27
March
2015
Cue of the Week: “Leaving Ozana”
A self-styled miracle man resides across a shady forest. The ragtag companions of Emerald, Texas set out through the woods to what they hope will... Read More
13
March
2015
Cue of the Week: “Kick the Can”
Here’s the next selection from the score for Emerald, Texas. Two friends kick the can down a dusty Kansas lane. The music blends American folk... Read More
27
February
2015
Cue of the Week: “Dee and T”
This blog apologizes, in its most sincere blog voice, for the hiatus in content. Its composer has had a very busy month. This week’s selection... Read More
27
January
2015
The San Francisco Symphony to perform “Identity” guzheng concerto
The world-renowned San Francisco Symphony will perform Michael’s concerto for guzheng as part of a February Chinese New Year Concert. The concert will be conducted... Read More
16
January
2015
Cue of the Week: “Alone in the City”
Another melancholy cue this week (no reflection of my personal mood), again in an orchestral vein but from a different film. For the opening passage... Read More
09
January
2015
Cue of the Week: “The Cemetery”
This week’s cue is a melancholy and nostalgic piece for piano, strings, and winds. (Click on the play button to stream, or the cue title... Read More
02
January
2015
Cue of the Week: “Icy Confrontation”
A companion to last week’s Ice Arena cue, this is an atmospheric and mysterious piece with frigid overtones. (Given Southern California’s record low temperatures this... Read More
20
December
2014
Cue of the Week: “The Ice Arena”
The game Hex: Shards of Fate recently launched a big expansion, so I thought it might be nice to feature some of the new music... Read More
12
December
2014
Cue of the Week: “The Industrious Villagers”
This week’s cue is a quirky rhythmic piece for mallet percussion and assorted oddball instruments, meant to evoke the daily grind of life in antiquity.... Read More
05
December
2014
Cue of the Week: “The F-Zone (main title)”
This blog has been on hiatus for several weeks while I was working on a new film project. Now that crunch time is past, the... Read More
