04
April
2008
Cue of the Week: “Going Home, Part 2”
Here’s something in a more traditional lyrical movie-music vein, one of two cues for oboe and string orchestra towards the end of Home Room. The... Read More
28
March
2008
Cue of the Week: “Tibetan Jam”
This short cue is a genre-blending mixture of meditative Far Eastern percussion and contemporary beats. I’m not winning any points for ethnomusicological authenticity here, but... Read More
14
March
2008
Cue of the Week: “Two Girls”
From the the film Home Room, a moody piece accompanying a dissolve between two film’s two protagonists (played by Erika Christensen and Busy Phillips, respectively)... Read More
07
March
2008
Cues of the Week: Ancient victory double feature
Continuing last week’s theme of accomplishment-oriented music, this week I’m presenting two more victory cues from Empire Earth 2. (Since they’re both short, I figured... Read More
07
March
2008
“The Alleged Adventures of Blenderman” to be performed in Sydney
Michael’s stage mini-musical, The Alleged Adventures of Blenderman will be produced as part of the Short, Sweet, and Song ten-minute musical festival in Sydney, Australia... Read More
06
March
2008
Michael participates in “Gaming Steve” panel discussion of 2008 GDC
Michael joined gaming journalists Stephen Glicker, Brent Lassi, and Michael Zenke in a panel discussion of the 2008 Game Developers Conference on the gaming podcast... Read More
29
February
2008
Cue of the Week: “Final Victory”
It’s a bit of a joke to name a cue “final victory”, given that everything from computer games to wildlife documentaries invariably features a piece... Read More
15
February
2008
Cue of the Week: “Dennis and Lauren”
This cue is the romance theme (now there’s a term you don’t seem to hear in film score descriptions any more!) from the film The... Read More
01
February
2008
Cue of the Week: “The Industrious Villagers”
A few months prior to starting work on Empire Earth 3, I composed a few preliminary music cues to help establish the overall artistic direction... Read More
25
January
2008
Cue of the Week: “The Storm Gathers”
This cue is technically a rerun, as it was originally posted on the earlier version of this blog, way back in fall of 2005. But... Read More
