14
September
2018
Cue of the Week: “I Cannot Live With This / The Close”
The film Genie and the Shark pits a clever genie against an opponent who can match her trickery: a film and TV agent. This was... Read More
07
September
2018
Cue of the Week: “Second Place Blues”
In the movie Siren, the protagonist’s band (for whom we’re all rooting) competes in a giant battle of the bands, only to come in second... Read More
31
August
2018
Cue of the Week: “Vermilion”
This week’s music is an atmospheric main title for a supernatural thriller called Vermilion. In the film, a painter is slowly haunted by his works,... Read More
24
August
2018
Cue of the Week: “Dusk Over Ancient Koryo”
Having had a lovely time at the Edinburgh Fringe (no I didn’t eat haggis this year), I’m back stateside and will happily resume sharing excerpts... Read More
04
August
2018
Interview on the Music Respawn podcast
I was recently interviewed by the erudite Kate Remington on her Music Respawn podcast, which is all about game music and composers thereof. We chat... Read More
13
July
2018
Cue of the Week: “The Murky Swamp”
This week’s selection from Wizard Ops Tactics portrays the game’s swamp level as a damp and ominous place. Plaintive woodwinds ease in and out over... Read More
06
July
2018
Cue of the Week: “The Worm Boss”
This week’s cue heralds one of the bad guys in the original Wizard Ops game: a hulking, missile-spewing worm. (I hate when I find one... Read More
22
June
2018
Cue of the Week: “Wizard Ops Tactics”
Last week I highlighted the music of the game Wizard Ops. The followup game Wizard Ops Tactics wasn’t a pure sequel, in that it was... Read More
15
June
2018
Cue of the Week: “Wizard Ops (Main Theme)”
This week’s cue is the main theme from a visually delightful shooter (or, more accurately, magic-wand-zapper) for iOS and Android. The musical concept was a... Read More
01
June
2018
Cue of the Week: “One Absent Friend”
One joy of the digital music era is being able to go back to old recordings, particularly live recordings, and breathe some new life into... Read More
