07
August
2009
Cue of the Week: “Building the Bat”
This hybridized orchestral/contemporary cue features an enigmatic strings and piano texture, acoustic rhythm guitar, and a light garnish of hand percussion. If you listen to... Read More
31
July
2009
Cue of the Week: “The Close”
This week’s selection is from Cleve Nettles’ slightly-supernatural romantic comedy, Genie and the Shark, which begins its festival run this fall. The cue is an... Read More
10
July
2009
Cue of the Week: “Tropical Vignette”
This week’s selection is atmospheric and rhythmic, arguably falling under the umbrella of minimalism. The primary sound is of a marimba run through a digital... Read More
03
July
2009
Cue of the Week: “A Nation of Kings”
As Independence Day is approaching for those of us in the USA, something patriotic seems to be in order. Rather than post a music cue... Read More
26
June
2009
Cue of the Week: “Broken (Closing titles)”
This week’s music is the closing theme from Red Field Media’s short dramatic film, “Broken”. Cello solo by the very talented Venessa Freebairn-Smith. The mood... Read More
12
June
2009
Cue of the Week: “Clash of the Emirates”
Here’s another piece that combines orchestral and mideastern instrumentation, this one of a more martial and driving character. (Click on the play button to stream,... Read More
05
June
2009
Cue of the Week: “Sands of Arabia”
There is a long Hollywood tradition of attempting to shoehorn ethnic folk music in orchestral format. Actually, it predates Hollywood; 18th and 19th century symphonic... Read More
29
May
2009
Cue of the Week: “Dennis Alone”
This moody and lyrical cue features soprano sax, a recurring modal piano ostinato, and string orchestra. I’ve always liked using the saxophone as an orchestral... Read More
22
May
2009
Cue of the Week: “Struggle in the Sands”
Nothing perks up a Friday like some good old-fashioned, wholesome battle-to-the-death music. Here’s some of my Mideastern-styled action scoring from Empire Earth 3. This piece... Read More
15
May
2009
Cue of the Week: “A Dark Future”
Brooding and lyrical, this orchestral cue adopts the classic “rounded binary” form – a theme, followed by a contrasting B section, capped with a brief... Read More