Michael has completed scoring game projects for Gas Powered Games/Square Enix and Phyken Media, both of which will be announced in early Spring.
On the film side, Michael has completed original score for Birdemic 2: The Ressurrection, sequel to the infamous cult hit Birdemic: Shock and Terror.
This week’s selection is a bouncy yet wistful mix of pitched percussion, flute, and upright bass.
(Click on the play button to stream, or the cue title to download.)
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The Aquarium | |
Michael’s Lament for Solo Violin premiered in December at a San Francisco commemorative service for victims of the Nanking Massacre. Joseph Maile performs in the photo below.
This week’s music is actually a splice of two successive cues from the film Home Room. (Bonus points if you can discern where I made the edit.)
Most of the film is a dialogue between two principal characters, girls from opposite social castes who bond in the aftermath of a school shooting. Correspondingly, most of the music is scored for intimate instrumental combinations – piano, woodwind quartet, solo cello, and so on. We reserved the full string ensemble, such as in today’s piece, for the more significant dramatic moments.
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Going Home | |
Keeping in step with the season, this week’s selection is my hyperactive arrangement of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. Thanks to Wikipedia, I learned all sorts of interesting things about this traditional carol. Did you know that Satan is prominently mentioned in the lyrics? This adds an element of drama which I feel is sorely lacking in most holiday songs.
I can’t post the arrangement directly, since it was commissioned by a music library and I don’t technically own it. But you can hear a chunk of it for free on Amazon via the link below.
