16
May
2024
“My Nanny Stole My Life” premieres on Lifetime Movie Networks!
Tonight (May 16, 2024) at 8pm / 7pm central, tune into Lifetime Movie Networks to catch My Nanny Stole My Life, superbly directed by Matthew Toronto,... Read More
10
May
2024
Cue of the Week: “A Bitter Funeral”
This week’s music selection from Secrets Beneath the Floorboards accompanies a moment near the start of the film, where our heroine is attending the funeral... Read More
03
May
2024
Cue of the Week: “Kiss Me”
As you probably figured out from the title, this week’s music selection has something of a romantic tone. In the accompanying scene in Lifetime’s “Secrets... Read More
26
April
2024
Cue of the Week: “Holden Investigates”
A relatively subtle suspense cue, this week’s selection shows my belief that tense music ought to feature more kalimba. Cue of the Week music selections... Read More
19
April
2024
Cue of the Week: “Holden on the Range”
An interlude of romance in a rustic setting inspires this week’s music selection from Lifetime’s Secrets Beneath the Floorboards. I particularly love scoring these kinds... Read More
05
April
2024
Cue of the Week: “Contemplating the Discovery”
A question we film composers often face is how to musically support small, incidental moments — those connective mini-scenes that give us vital information at a... Read More
15
March
2024
Cue of the Week: “Not Steve Jobs”
This music from Secrets Beneath the Floorboards walks a fine line with respect to tone. In the corresponding scene, a would-be entrepreneur confesses his failures... Read More
12
March
2024
Thoughts on AI and music
As of this writing, AI has captured the public’s imagination with highly-publicized tools like ChatGPT. There have been numerous discussions in the entertainment community (some... Read More
08
March
2024
Cue of the Week: “Nightmare”
Music can sometimes cross the threshold into sound design, its effect coming less from melody and more from the impact of raw sonic timbre. In... Read More
01
March
2024
Cue of the Week: “Renaldo”
This music from Secrets Beneath the Floorboards serves as a signature leitmotif for the film’s comic relief character, who has a harmless crush on the... Read More
