17
March
2017
Cue of the Week: “Poker Night”
This week’s music selection is an uptempo 40s-esque big band number, originally written for a poker video game. We recorded with a dynamite horn and... Read More
10
March
2017
Cue of the Week: “Not Lazarus”
This week’s selection was written for the crime-thriller feature Maximum Justice, which in original release went by the perhaps more elegant name The Waterfront. Its... Read More
24
February
2017
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. (Disclaimer: the conveyed mood may be more optimistic than... Read More
17
February
2017
Cue of the Week: “Mythic Battle”
This week’s cue is loud and percussive battle music with a historical/mythological mood. Readers of this blog know that I’m a big proponent of finding... Read More
27
January
2017
Cue of the Week: “Ghostly Attractions”
The title of this week’s cue suggests supernatural romance, but in fact it references the Attract Mode of arcade games, wherein games attempt to lure... Read More
20
January
2017
Cue of the Week: “Ghostly Training”
The next cue from “Ghost Attackers VR” is music for the inevitable tutorial level. Here the musical mood shifts to one of militaristic determination, while... Read More
13
January
2017
Cue of the Week: “The Ghostly Kitchen”
This week’s selection is the next cue from Gree/Vitei’s arcade shooter, “Ghost Attackers VR”, recently launched at VR Park Tokyo. The second level of the... Read More
06
January
2017
Cue of the Week: “The Ghostly Foyer”
This cue from Gree/Vitei’s “Ghost Attackers VR” (currently thrilling arcade-goers in Tokyo) accompanies the first level of the game. A first-level cue can effectively define... Read More
30
December
2016
Cue of the Week: “The Ghostly Ballroom”
I recently had great fun scoring a ghost-shooting game by Vitei that launched with the new VR Park Tokyo. This week’s cue comes from the... Read More
23
December
2016
Cue of the Week: “Playground Groove I”
Those of you who listened to my cue “Playground Groove II” last fall may have wondered what happened to the first one. Your wait is... Read More
