15
January
2010
Cue of the Week: “Against Time”
We kick off the new year with one of my own personal favorites, the opening titles to the feature film Against Time. In the film,... Read More
11
December
2009
Cue of the Week: “The Troops Arrive”
Here’s a bit of noble militaristic heroism, also from the Empire Earth 2 score. Recording once again courtesy of the Budapest Film Orchestra. (Click on... Read More
04
December
2009
Cue of the Week: “Morituri Te Salutant”
This choral and orchestral piece opens up Empire Earth 2 with a healthy serving of sturm und drang. Chorus and orchestra both recorded in the... Read More
13
November
2009
Cue of the Week: “The F-Zone (Main Titles)”
This week’s selection is the opening theme to one of my first feature film scores, written for a political thriller called The F-Zone. The moody... Read More
06
November
2009
Cue of the Week: “Poker Night”
This week’s selection is a bit of 1940s-esque big band swing, originally written for a poker video game. We recorded with a dynamite pickup ensemble,... Read More
04
November
2009
Preview of Identity guzheng concerto
Identity – Zhongshan Zuang, a new concerto for orchestra and guzheng (Chinese zither) enjoyed a preview performance at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse on October... Read More
30
October
2009
Cue of the Week: “Meeting in the Fields”
My music has been used in three separate and unrelated adaptations of the novel Anthem: an audio book, a stage play, and now Greg Bowyer’s... Read More
23
October
2009
Cue of the Week: Excerpt from “Identity” Concerto
This is a very special Cue of the Week – and not just because it’s the first that’s been run in two weeks. Today’s selection... Read More
15
October
2009
Mini-musical wins awards down under
Michael’s short musicals “Climb The Smallest Mountain” and “The Charmed Life” were included in the 2009 Short, Sweet, and Song short musical festival in Sydney,... Read More
02
October
2009
Cue of the Week: “Tropical Falls”
Not to be confused with “Tropical Vignette”, run earlier this summer – I really need to come up with more creative cue titles – this... Read More
