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June 2010
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Erhu Concerto Underway

Michael has begun work on a new orchestral concert piece for Hanyi Productions.

Erhu

The work will combine a traditional Western symphony with a soloist playing an erhu, a two-stringed Chinese bowed folk instrument. The work will premiere in a concert in the greater Los Angeles area in September, 2010.

Michael’s previous commission for Hayni, the guzheng concerto Identity – Zhongshan Zhuang, has been performed multiple times in the United States and mainland China.

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June 2010
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Cue of the Week: “Adventure in the Skies”

This is the third in the series of aerial action/adventure music cues drawn from my score for the video game Jane’s Attack Squadron. The french horns introduce a heroic main theme (I know, quite an unheard-of thing for that particular instrument) and several other motifs follow in a kind of whirlwind pastiche.


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Adventure In The Skies
 

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June 2010
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Cue of the Week: “Dogfight in the Skies”

A companion piece to last installment’s aerial adventure music, this week’s selection continues the spirit of high-energy derring-do and takes it up a notch. Almost a medley, this cue presents a fast-paced succession of themes and melodic fragments that intercut and play off one another.   (An alternate title might be “how to make your brass players’ lips bleed”.)


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Dogfight In The Skies
 

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May 2010
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Cue of the Week: “Patrolling the Skies”

A component of my score for the video game Jane’s Attack Squadron, this week’s selection is fast-paced orchestral adventure music with some thematic motifs dropped in hither and yon. It’s meant to evoke the derring-do of old World War 2 films, as well as the breakneck rush of flying a bomber into a dogfight. (Or so I’ve heard. Haven’t tried it myself!)


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Patrolling The Skies
 

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May 2010
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Cue of the Week: “Lou”

This was music for a fun character: a slow-talking cowboy bass player with a magnetic charm. I wrote a theme for electric bass, using glisses and other effects to translate the character’s laid-back personality into musical terms. A garnish of slide guitar and snapping fingers helped complete the picture of cowboy cool. Bass and guitar performances by the multi-talented Tom Strahle.


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Lou
 

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