14
May
2010
Cue of the Week: “Lou”
This was music for a fun character: a slow-talking cowboy bass player with a magnetic charm. I wrote a theme for electric bass, using glisses... Read More
07
May
2010
Cue of the Week: “Dusk in Ancient Koryo”
This week’s selection is a lyrical, Far Eastern-flavored theme in two parts: an optimistic opening for strings and Korean daegum flute, followed by a more... Read More
23
April
2010
Cue of the Week: “The Discovery”
This week’s musical selection accompanies a moment of discovery and illumination in Greg Bowyer’s “Anthem” film. (Click on the play button to stream, or the... Read More
16
April
2010
Cue of the Week: “The First Wave”
A raucous, guitar-and-drums based action cue. No fancy thematic development here; this one just starts at a run and keeps going. Guitar courtesy of sublime... Read More
09
April
2010
Cue of the Week: “Song of Greywood”
A haunting vocal performance by recording artist Jennifer Lindsay carries the torch in this elegiac fantasy-flavored piece. Tolkien fans will feel quite at home! (Click... Read More
26
March
2010
Cue of the Week: “Fisticuffs of the Gods”
Loud and proud, the music of a burly battle in an apocalyptic setting. In the tradition of many film composers, I stole a lick from... Read More
19
March
2010
Cue of the Week: “Defeat and Resolve”
I’d originally imagined this cue’s introductory solo on trumpet, this being the traditional “sad military” sound. In a fit of what I like to consider... Read More
12
March
2010
Cue of the Week: “The Hospital”
Part of the same dramatic sequence as “A Lost Brother”, this week’s selection is a dark and sobering cue featuring orchestra, piano, and mallet percussion.... Read More
05
March
2010
Cue of the Week: “Anvil Cloud”
This week’s selection is a rock groove with an aggressive and almost ponderous momentum to it. If pressed to characterize the emotional mood, I’d probably... Read More
19
February
2010
Cue of the Week: “A Lost Brother”
From a cemetery scene in the movie The F-Zone, this cue is on somber side, but with some lyrical qualities as well. In order to... Read More
