23
June
2009
Change of Plans begins run at the Secret Rose Theatre
Michael’s short musical Change of Plans has begun a ten-evening run at the Secret Rose Theatre (North Hollywood, CA), as part of the second annual... Read More
12
June
2009
Cue of the Week: “Clash of the Emirates”
Here’s another piece that combines orchestral and mideastern instrumentation, this one of a more martial and driving character. (Click on the play button to stream,... Read More
05
June
2009
Cue of the Week: “Sands of Arabia”
There is a long Hollywood tradition of attempting to shoehorn ethnic folk music in orchestral format. Actually, it predates Hollywood; 18th and 19th century symphonic... Read More
01
June
2009
Michael contributes to Endgame Music Library
Michael has entered an agreement with major production music library APM Music, and will be providing music for the gaming-oriented Endgame library.
29
May
2009
Cue of the Week: “Dennis Alone”
This moody and lyrical cue features soprano sax, a recurring modal piano ostinato, and string orchestra. I’ve always liked using the saxophone as an orchestral... Read More
22
May
2009
Cue of the Week: “Struggle in the Sands”
Nothing perks up a Friday like some good old-fashioned, wholesome battle-to-the-death music. Here’s some of my Mideastern-styled action scoring from Empire Earth 3. This piece... Read More
15
May
2009
Cue of the Week: “A Dark Future”
Brooding and lyrical, this orchestral cue adopts the classic “rounded binary” form – a theme, followed by a contrasting B section, capped with a brief... Read More
08
May
2009
Cue of the Week: “Training Montage”
This happy guitar rock cue – written for an archetypical athletic training montage – wraps up our (discontinuous) month of happy music. I hadn’t intended... Read More
17
April
2009
Cue of the Week: “El Tequila Bar”
This third installment in our month of happy music series should be a hit among fans of Mariachi music and spirits-induced catatonia. On a technical... Read More
10
April
2009
Cue of the Week: “Field Work”
Continuing our month of nonstop happy music series, this cue prominently features the guitar-playin’ of the inimitably talented Tom Strahle. Not to mention mandolin-playin’ and... Read More
