Written for APM’s Endgame production music library, this rambunctious cue is more in the spirit of family-friendly monsters than, say, the one from Cloverfield.

This week’s selection is a somber and somewhat disquieting bit of underscore for a hospital visit scene.

This cue from the film Against Time had a more spoilery title on the album, of the form “[Character Name] Dies”. These days I lean towards the view that track titles shouldn’t reveal plot points like this unless the person dying is, say, Julius Caesar. But I will reveal that a beloved character is hit by a car as an unintended consequence of a heated argument. The music first follows the growing tension of the fight, with mournful woodwind solos over a prolonged bass pedal, then shifts gears at the tragic moment.

This week’s selection is the orchestral main theme of the film Against Time, a family-friendly time travel adventure featuring familiar faces such as Robert Loggia and Craig T. Nelson. The mood I aimed for here was one of yearning and nostalgia, with such a hint of mysterious sci-fi goings-on.

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	Against Time

I normally write a little introduction to each music selection I post here, but in this case the title pretty much says it all.

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	Zombie Attack

Written for a cemetery scene in the film The F-Zone, this cue is somber but has some lyrical qualities as well. In the middle section I harmonize a solo flute with four double basses, rather than the more conventional approach of throwing in every cello and bass available. It’s an interesting sound, almost a bit medieval, and distinctly funereal in mood.

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	A Lost Brother

How’s that for a grim cue name? Don’t worry, this week’s cue picks up in optimism after its melancholy bassoon-solo opening. Composed for a cut scene in Empire Earth 2, and performed by the Budapest Film Orchestra.

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	Defeat and Resolve