01
February
2013
“Identity” concerto available for orchestral rental; soloist subsidy grant announced
Orchestral scores and parts for Identity: Zhongshan Zhuang, a concerto for guzheng and orchestra, are now available for rental from Janen Music. Composed by Michael... Read More
01
February
2013
Cue of the Week: “The Treehouse”
This selection from the score of the film Against Time is one of my personal favorites, and features a lovely performance by the Budapest Film... Read More
25
January
2013
Recent project roundup
Michael has completed scoring game projects for Gas Powered Games/Square Enix and Phyken Media, both of which will be announced in early Spring. On the... Read More
25
January
2013
Cue of the Week: “The Aquarium”
This week’s selection is a bouncy yet wistful mix of pitched percussion, flute, and upright bass. (Click on the play button to stream, or the... Read More
23
January
2013
Premiere of “Lament for Solo Violin”
Michael’s Lament for Solo Violin premiered in December at a San Francisco commemorative service for victims of the Nanking Massacre. Joseph Maile performs in the... Read More
18
January
2013
Cue of the Week: “Weapons Shop”
This short and impish piece of music is from the game Wizard Ops, and plays when you negotiate with a surly shopkeeper to buy an... Read More
11
January
2013
Cue of the Week: “Going Home”
This week’s music is actually a splice of two successive cues from the film Home Room. (Bonus points if you can discern where I made... Read More
14
December
2012
Cue of the Week: “No Rest For The Merry”
Keeping in step with the season, this week’s selection is my hyperactive arrangement of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. Thanks to Wikipedia, I learned all... Read More
07
December
2012
Cue of the Week: “Broken (alternate)”
This week’s music is from Red Field Media’s short dramatic film, “Broken”. I wrote two versions of the music to accompany the end credits, both... Read More
30
November
2012
New Solo Violin Work
Michael was commissioned to write a piece for solo violin to be premiered on December 15th in San Francisco at a commemoration of the 1937... Read More
