Written for a cemetery scene in the film The F-Zone, this cue is somber but has some lyrical qualities as well. In the middle section I harmonize a solo flute with four double basses, rather than the more conventional approach of throwing in every cello and bass available. It’s an interesting sound, almost a bit medieval, and distinctly funereal in mood.

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	A Lost Brother

How’s that for a grim cue name? Don’t worry, this week’s cue picks up in optimism after its melancholy bassoon-solo opening. Composed for a cut scene in Empire Earth 2, and performed by the Budapest Film Orchestra.

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	Defeat and Resolve

This week’s selection is some brooding orchestral dystopian-future music, courtesy of one of the cut scenes from Empire Earth 2. (No implication intended about anyone’s actual future.)

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	A Dark Future

This week’s cue comes from the most distant recesses of my hard drive. It’s a nod to the Godfather of Soul from a short film I scored when I must have been fresh out of USC. Please feel encouraged to get on up and/or down as your mood dictates.

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	Birthday Girl

This week’s selection is military/heroic cut-scene music from the game Empire Earth 2. Each faction in the game had its own musical motif; the American theme is tucked away at the very end of the cue, played by the cellos.

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	The Troops Arrive