04
February
2011
Cue of the Week: “Winter in Paris”
Accordion (of course) and piano help evoke an overseas wintery musical vignette. (Click on the play button to stream, or the cue title to download.)... Read More
02
February
2011
“Identity: Zhongshan Zuang” album to be released by Hanyi
The album of Identity: Zhongshan Zuang, a concerto for orchestra and guzheng, will be released by Hanyi on March 24th, 2011. The album features the... Read More
02
February
2011
“A Feast of Snacks” to premiere in London
A Feast of Snacks, an anthology of short musicals by Michael and playwright Mark Harvey Levine, will premiere in London on March 24, 2011. The... Read More
21
January
2011
Cue of the Week: “The F-Zone (End Titles)”
This week’s selection is the orchestral main theme for a political thriller I scored back in the mid-90s, and the first major recording I conducted... Read More
13
January
2011
Cue of the Week: “Tender Days”
In this week’s selection, ambient solo piano evokes a mood of longing for days past. (Click on the play button to stream, or the cue... Read More
07
January
2011
Cue of the Week: “The Big Plan”
In this week’s selection, bluesy clarinet, piano, and strings create an atmosphere of old-school slyness. (As happens embarrassingly often with my older cues, I can’t... Read More
24
December
2010
Cue of the Week: “A Happy Gig”
While not holiday music per se, this string cue has a folktune-like melody and cheerful mood that I thought might match the spirit of the... Read More
17
December
2010
Cue of the Week: “Killing Frost”
A chilly day in the mid-50’s (arctic by Los Angeles standards) inspires this week’s selection, one of the atmospheric winter cues I wrote for the... Read More
03
December
2010
Cue of the Week: “The Cemetery”
This week’s selection is a wistful orchestral elegy from the film “Against Time”, sensitively performed by the Budapest Film Orchestra. (Click on the play button... Read More
12
November
2010
Cue of the Week: “The Bedroom”
This week’s selection was underscore for a steamy bedroom scene. The onscreen action was more psychological rather than physical, and so the music’s job was... Read More