03
April
2009
Cue of the Week: “Audrey and Einstein”
It was recently remarked to me that this blog tends to feature a lot of music of dark/aliens-invading/yearning-for-eternal-truths sort of character. In response to this,... Read More
20
March
2009
Cue of the Week: “Trouble’s Overture”
An ominously-building musical prelude combining orchestral colors with chorus, drums, and electronic timbres. If this blog were written by a publicist, the words “relentless pulsation”... Read More
06
March
2009
Cue of the Week: “Unlikely Heroes”
An offbeat tune featuring bari sax, drums, and marimba. The mood is something halfway between African wildlife documentary and slightly unhinged 1960s spy movie. (Click... Read More
27
February
2009
Cue of the Week: “High Adventure”
Circa fourteen years ago the University of Southern California, I wrote music for a short thesis film called High Adventure. It was decidedly unlike any... Read More
13
February
2009
Cue of the Week: “Egon’s Decision”
This is a medley of two cues from The Penguin Who Wouldn’t Swim, embodying the “drama in a storybook world” flavor common to the music... Read More
06
February
2009
Cue of the Week: “Above the World”
No, that’s not the title of a Bond film. This piece is part of Empire Earth 3, and accompanies a foreboding image of the Earth... Read More
30
January
2009
Cue of the Week: “Little Village”
A short and sweet little tune for harpsichord, recorders, and glockenspiel. There’s something of a “once upon a time” feeling at work here. (Click on... Read More
23
January
2009
Cue of the Week: “The Final Painting”
This week’s selection is a dark and brooding cue for piano, cello, and strings, written for a thriller film a few years back. I’m indebted... Read More
16
January
2009
Cue of the Week: “Attack of the Yen”
No, we can’t all get along! This week’s selection musically accompanies aggressive battle between ancient Korea and Japan, and thus features percussion indigenous to both... Read More
09
January
2009
Cue of the Week: “The Tension Mounts”
This week’s musical selection has something of a storybook flavor to it – conveying drama, but in a lighthearted world. This is actually a montage... Read More
