18
July
2014
Cue of the Week: “The Necrotic”
This week’s selection is an otherworldly choir of voices for one of the races in Hex: Shards of Fate – in this case, an undead... Read More
11
July
2014
Cue of the Week: “Breakdown”
This dramatic cue from the film Home Room features strings, piano, and one of the signature solo instruments of that score, bass flute. (Click on... Read More
27
June
2014
Cue of the Week: “Advance of the Orcs”
Many fantasy-themed games lovingly pilfer from Tolkien and add orcs to their indigenous species. In Hex: Shards of Fate the orcs are a comparatively benevolent... Read More
20
June
2014
Cue of the Week: “With the Band”
In the movie Siren, a groupie comes a little close for comfort to a married band member. I scored the abortive moment of temptation with... Read More
13
June
2014
Cue of the Week: “The Journey Underway”
The next music cue from the Hex series, this week’s selection is both a darker and more energetic take on the traveling/map view visual. The... Read More
06
June
2014
Identity guzheng concerto performed by Chicago Sinfonietta
In May 2014 Michael’s concerto for guzheng and orchestra (“Identity: Zhongshan Zhuang”, co-written with Victor Cheng) continued its concert tour of the United States with... Read More
06
June
2014
Cue of the Week: “Journey to Entrath”
This week’s selection is from Cryptozoic’s forthcoming game Hex: Shards of Fate. This ambient theme, partly a variation of the game’s main title music, accompanies... Read More
30
May
2014
Cue of the Week: “Better Off Said”
To provide some perk to your Friday, here’s a bit of upbeat quasi-ragtime. This is the end title music for David Kiang’s dark comedy about... Read More
23
May
2014
Cue of the Week: “Clash of the Emirates”
This week’s music is a polished-and-remixed battle cue from the game Empire Earth 3. As the title suggests, it features mideastern instrumentation mixed with traditional... Read More
09
May
2014
Cue of the Week: “The Return”
This Sunday and Monday the Chicago Sinfonietta will be performing Identity: Zhongshan Zhuang, a concerto for orchestra and guzheng (Chinese zither) which I wrote with... Read More
