In this week’s selection, stone and wooden percussion instruments – and a few other oddities – join together in a slowly-thickening minimalist rhythm. (The “jungle” atmosphere may resonate with those of you currently drenched in summer humidity.)
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Jungle Dwellers | |
This week’s cue is an alternately intimate and sweeping orchestral piece featuring strings, oboe, and piano. This was recorded back in the days when you needed a stack of DA-88 recorders in order to track an orchestra digitally. (Today you just need a reasonably fast hard drive!)
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The List | |
This week’s selection, from Star Trek Conquest, is what is technically known as “good guy victory music”. (You Trekkers out there can check my terminology.)
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Federation Victory | |
I wrote this somber prelude for piano, strings, and clarinet for the opening of the film Home Room, which deals with the psychological effects of school violence. In this scene, detective Van Zandt (played by Victor Garber) surveys the sad aftermath of a school shooting.
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Aftermath | |
Michael’s orchestral and contemporary music has been included in the Targeted Speech Intervention Speech Boost music collection produced by the National Association for Child Development. The CDs are targeted at children with learning disabilities, and use music to enhance cognitive and attentional processing.
