04
June
2021
Cue of the Week: “Mountainview Village”
Continuing the “misc fantasy-themed music” streak, this week’s cue is a lyrical orchestral piece evoking a small settlement with a gorgeous view. Michael Gordon Shapiro... Read More
28
May
2021
Cue of the Week: “4am”
This one is unusual for me in that it’s all-synth. I refer to it as a dark journey through an alien place. It was closer... Read More
16
April
2021
Cue of the Week: “The Hospital”
This week’s selection is another cue from the political thriller The F-Zone. I’m fond of the often-underutilized low registers of mallet instruments. Here the vibraphone,... Read More
02
April
2021
Cue of the Week: “Escaping the Country”
This week’s selection is an action cue from one of my first feature films, a political thriller called The F-Zone. The string orchestration gives it... Read More
26
March
2021
Cue of the Week: Walking
This music introduces a short film called Dead Line, which I scored many years ago. Detuned piano, fiddle drones, and exotic bells create a disquieting... Read More
05
March
2021
Cue of the Week: “Craving Greatness”
Here’s the opening music from the film Craving Greatness, celebrating its recent release. As mentioned last week, the film is a visual love letter to... Read More
26
February
2021
Cue of the Week: “Write On”
Craving Greatness, a heart-warming love letter to creative process, runs this weekend at the Kapow Intergalactic Film Festival. (This is just a hunch, but I... Read More
12
February
2021
Cue of the Week: “Paris”
We’ve reached the denouement of the Lady Usher film score, a reprise of the opening theme for protagonist Morgan. As always, it’s tough to describe... Read More
05
February
2021
Cue of the Week: “Welcome to My House”
Every movie about a domineering matriarch needs final confrontation music, or so they taught us in composer school. This week’s music from Lady Usher accompanies... Read More
22
January
2021
Cue of the Week: “Unwelcome Revelations”
Late in the film Lady Usher, protagonist Morgan learns increasingly uncomfortable secrets about her beloved Roderick and his family. It’s hard to say more without... Read More
