07
March
2008
Cues of the Week: Ancient victory double feature
Continuing last week’s theme of accomplishment-oriented music, this week I’m presenting two more victory cues from Empire Earth 2. (Since they’re both short, I figured... Read More
07
March
2008
“The Alleged Adventures of Blenderman” to be performed in Sydney
Michael’s stage mini-musical, The Alleged Adventures of Blenderman will be produced as part of the Short, Sweet, and Song ten-minute musical festival in Sydney, Australia... Read More
06
March
2008
Michael participates in “Gaming Steve” panel discussion of 2008 GDC
Michael joined gaming journalists Stephen Glicker, Brent Lassi, and Michael Zenke in a panel discussion of the 2008 Game Developers Conference on the gaming podcast... Read More
29
February
2008
Cue of the Week: “Final Victory”
It’s a bit of a joke to name a cue “final victory”, given that everything from computer games to wildlife documentaries invariably features a piece... Read More
15
February
2008
Cue of the Week: “Dennis and Lauren”
This cue is the romance theme (now there’s a term you don’t seem to hear in film score descriptions any more!) from the film The... Read More
01
February
2008
Cue of the Week: “The Industrious Villagers”
A few months prior to starting work on Empire Earth 3, I composed a few preliminary music cues to help establish the overall artistic direction... Read More
25
January
2008
Cue of the Week: “The Storm Gathers”
This cue is technically a rerun, as it was originally posted on the earlier version of this blog, way back in fall of 2005. But... Read More
18
January
2008
Cue of the Week: “The Audit”
This week’s cue comes from the film The F-Zone, wherein an innocent businessman’s life is ruined by the IRS. (Perhaps a bit topically premature for... Read More
11
January
2008
Cue of the Week: “Star Trek: Stardock Refuel”
Here’s another selection from the Wii/PS2 game Star Trek Conquest. In contrast to last week’s anthemic musical selection, this cue has a more anticipatory flavor.... Read More
04
January
2008
Cue of the Week: “Star Trek Conquest”
This week’s music selection is the introductory theme from Star Trek Conquest, a game for the Nintendo Wii and Playstation 2. While I’m not a... Read More