22
January
2021
Cue of the Week: “Unwelcome Revelations”
Late in the film Lady Usher, protagonist Morgan learns increasingly uncomfortable secrets about her beloved Roderick and his family. It’s hard to say more without... Read More
15
January
2021
Cue of the Week: “The Crossroads”
In a late scene in the film Lady Usher, Morgan desperately tries to persuade the conflicted Roderick to join her in escaping the Usher family... Read More
18
December
2020
Cue of the Week: “The Gardener”
Next from the score of the film Lady Usher is this textural theme for the Ushers’ gardener, Gordon. Hiding his face behind a beekeeper’s mask... Read More
11
December
2020
Cue of the Week: “The Funeral”
Sometimes a composer’s job is to not write music. I put a lot of TLC into this cue accompanying Lady Usher‘s funeral scene. (Name of... Read More
04
December
2020
Cue of the Week: “The Shower”
This music from Lady Usher accompanies a reflective moment in the shower which becomes visceral with the arrival of an unwelcome plus one. The hair-raising... Read More
24
November
2020
A sneak peak of the “Dice Legacy” score
One of my favorite scoring projects this year has been music for DESTINYbit’s game Dice Legacy. (Follow that link for a sense of this beautiful... Read More
20
November
2020
Cue of the Week: “Night Passions”
This mid-film cue from Lady Usher accompanies a complex scene where tenderness turns to passion, and then… something disturbing. Thematically, this cue introduces a melody... Read More
06
November
2020
Cue of the Week: “Visions and Explorations”
One reason I selected a string quartet for the score of Lady Usher is because strings are particularly capable of producing hair-raising acoustic effects. This... Read More
30
October
2020
Cue of the Week: “To Resting Comfortably”
This week’s music from the score for Lady Usher accompanies a classic “plot thickens” scene. We hear a reprise of the Lady’s theme, then a... Read More
26
October
2020
“Lady Usher” wins Best Score award
I’m pleased to announce that my score for Lady Usher won Best Original Score from the New York Cinematography Awards competition. Continued gratitude to writer/director... Read More
