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April
2017
Cue of the Week: “Above the World”
When it comes to orchestral cues I’m more inclined to share live recordings than those made with digital instruments, since the former are evergreen and... Read More
07
April
2017
Cue of the Week: “Troubles Overture”
This week’s cue is an ominously-building prelude combining orchestral colors with chorus, electronics, and many drums.
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March
2017
Cue of the Week: “Catherine’s Test”
This week’s selection comes from the feature documentary Touché: A Blind Fencer’s Story, whose subject matter is as inspiring as it is surprising. (If you’ve... Read More
17
March
2017
Cue of the Week: “Poker Night”
This week’s music selection is an uptempo 40s-esque big band number, originally written for a poker video game. We recorded with a dynamite horn and... Read More
10
March
2017
Cue of the Week: “Not Lazarus”
This week’s selection was written for the crime-thriller feature Maximum Justice, which in original release went by the perhaps more elegant name The Waterfront. Its... Read More
24
February
2017
Cue of the Week: “Morning on the Highway”
This week’s selection is a rhythmically-driven piano and orchestra texture that gradually builds to a crescendo. (Disclaimer: the conveyed mood may be more optimistic than... Read More
17
February
2017
Cue of the Week: “Mythic Battle”
This week’s cue is loud and percussive battle music with a historical/mythological mood. Readers of this blog know that I’m a big proponent of finding... Read More
27
January
2017
Cue of the Week: “Ghostly Attractions”
The title of this week’s cue suggests supernatural romance, but in fact it references the Attract Mode of arcade games, wherein games attempt to lure... Read More
20
January
2017
Cue of the Week: “Ghostly Training”
The next cue from “Ghost Attackers VR” is music for the inevitable tutorial level. Here the musical mood shifts to one of militaristic determination, while... Read More
13
January
2017
Cue of the Week: “The Ghostly Kitchen”
This week’s selection is the next cue from Gree/Vitei’s arcade shooter, “Ghost Attackers VR”, recently launched at VR Park Tokyo. The second level of the... Read More
