31
July
2015
Cue of the Week: “A Dark Future”
This week’s selection is some brooding orchestral dystopian-future music, courtesy of one of the cut scenes from Empire Earth 2. (No implication intended about anyone’s... Read More
24
July
2015
Cue of the Week: “Birthday Girl”
This week’s cue comes from the most distant recesses of my hard drive. It’s a nod to the Godfather of Soul from a short film... Read More
03
July
2015
Cue of the Week: “The Troops Arrive”
This week’s selection is military/heroic cut-scene music from the game Empire Earth 2. Each faction in the game had its own musical motif; the American... Read More
19
June
2015
Cue of the Week: “The Test”
This week’s selection is a mystery/suspense orchestral cue from the time-travel film Against Time. This cue is on the quiet and subtle side, but the... Read More
29
May
2015
Cue of the Week: “The Story of Leo”
That’s not a solo cello you hear, but a contrabass played lyrically with a bow, courtesy of bassist Maggie Hasspacher. This is the theme for... Read More
22
May
2015
Cue of the Week: “Postcard Therapy”
The music for Emerald, Texas‘s last scene has a happy-go-lucky vibe, with guitars segueing into a finale for piano and strings. (The film’s denouement is... Read More
15
May
2015
Cue of the Week: “Welcome to Ozana”
Just your basic ambient percussive quasi-ethnic forest hippie music. (Click on the play button to stream, or the cue title to download.) Welcome to Ozana
08
May
2015
Cue of the Week: “Driving at Night”
This week’s selection, from the score of Emerald, Texas, uses a southwestern guitar feel to accompany a drive in the desert at night. (It took... Read More
01
May
2015
Cue of the Week: “Golden Coreopsis”
And now, my personal favorite of the tracks from the Emerald, Texas score. The scene is a moment of relaxation in a windy field of... Read More
17
April
2015
Cue of the Week: “Elva Arrives”
In this selection from the score of Emerald, Texas, we’re introduced to bail bond bounty hunter Elva West, a modern reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s... Read More
