05
August
2011
Cue of the Week: “Cumulus Effect”
This week’s selection is my theme for the newest release of Strange Rain, an app for iPhone/iPod/iPad. Strange Rain is an unusual entertainment app, mixing... Read More
29
July
2011
Cue of the Week: “Jungle Dwellers”
In this week’s selection, stone and wooden percussion instruments – and a few other oddities – join together in a slowly-thickening minimalist rhythm. (The “jungle”... Read More
15
July
2011
Cue of the Week: “The List”
This week’s cue is an alternately intimate and sweeping orchestral piece featuring strings, oboe, and piano. This was recorded back in the days when you... Read More
08
July
2011
Cue of the Week: “Federation Victory”
This week’s selection, from Star Trek Conquest, is what is technically known as “good guy victory music”. (You Trekkers out there can check my terminology.)... Read More
01
July
2011
Cue of the Week: “Aftermath”
I wrote this somber prelude for piano, strings, and clarinet for the opening of the film Home Room, which deals with the psychological effects of... Read More
10
June
2011
Cue of the Week: “Gideon’s Ride”
This week I’m breaking from my usual stream of music for films, video games, and the like. Today’s selection is an instrumental excerpt from Gideon... Read More
27
May
2011
Cue of the Week: “The Last Highway”
This week’s selection combines contemporary drums and guitar, orchestral strings, and the ubiquitous french horn section. The overall flavor is a mix of heroism with... Read More
13
May
2011
Cue of the Week: “One Absent Friend”
This week’s cue is melancholy, but a jaunty sort of melancholy. Piano and strings create a mood that’s both wry and wistful. (Click on the... Read More
06
May
2011
Cue of the Week: “Laying on Hands”
This week’s supernaturally-themed music selection features the dusky tone of a relatively uncommon instrument, the baritone violin. (Click on the play button to stream, or... Read More
29
April
2011
Cue of the Week: “Morning on the Highway”
This week’s selection is a rhythmically-driven piano and orchestra texture that gradually builds to a crescendo. (Click on the play button to stream, or the... Read More