Symphony #1 Completed

Strongly emotive full-scale symphonic work in 5 movements, 61 mins.:

Movt. 1: Largo lacrimoso
Movt. 2: Scherzando - Presto agitato con fuoco
Movt. 3: Andante cantibile - Allegro
Movt. 4: Scherzo
Movt 5: Adagio grandioso - Andante luttoso - Allegro con brio

The symphony is on a grand scale, more than leaning toward the heroic, featuring enlarged percussion and brass sections [...]

New Track: “In Paradisium”

Quasi-religious French Romantic choral music in the style of Faure’s Requiem, text in Latin. This would be the last movement. EWQL SO Gold XP Pro, EWQL Symphonic Choirs, Reaktor (Steam Pipe instrument pipe organ).

War Of The Dead

Currently scoring a series of video episodes titled Z.E.R.O.: War of the Dead, following the adventures of a ragtag paramilitary team of zombie-hunters. The series is produced by Spherewerx Media in association with Fangoria TV.
See a clip here:
Hear my theme music for the series:

New Track: “Special Tabloid Violence”

Quick and jazzy.  Kick Ass Brass, EWQL Colossus, EWQL Symphonic Orchestra XP Pro, Stylus RMX, Atmosphere, Trilogy, Reaktor 5.

CFDA Womenswear Designer Of The Year Film

I recently had the privilege of providing music for The 2006 CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year Film, which is now available for download as a podcast from iTunes.
The film was played on Monday, June 5th, 2006 in New York as part of the awards ceremony - often called “The Oscars of Fashion” - which [...]

New Track: “Unless It Rains Skunks”

In the words of Mike Rubens: “Beatles-esque, cheerful, the kind of music that might be playing while a smiling character is lobotomized.” RealGuitar, Kick Ass Brass, Colossus, Trilogy, Stylus RMX. Production style influenced by Jon Brion.

New Track: “Sudden Archipelagos” For String Sextet

Zippy piece for string sextet - two violins, two violas, cello, and double bass. In four quick sections, named here for no good reason at all in Italian: Allegro, Adagio sentito, Allegro capriccioso, Allegro ritornello.  Mostly EWQL SO Gold XP Pro, fast runs in the middle done using Synful Orchestra.

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Omnisphere Demo: “Nevelig”

in Electronic, Music by admin on June 19th, 2009

A quick demo I whipped up using Spectrasonics’ new Omnisphere instrument, the successor to Atmosphere, with an incredibly broadened palette.

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Breaking out string parts

in Music, Orchestral by admin on May 28th, 2009
score

(Parts in concert pitch)

Currently in the middle of a major part-writing fiesta with the strings in the 5th Movt. of the symphony.

And so it goes …

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Like Borodin On Acid

in Featured, Orchestral by admin on April 29th, 2009

Alexander Borodin

Had my symphony described to me as being “like Borodin on acid.”  “What was that?  It was like Borodin on acid.” I like that.  Who wouldn’t like that?

Acid

A chemical which, if ingested by Borodin's music, could conceivably alter said music in such a manner that it thereafter sounded something like my symphony, according to the referenced source.

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Excerpt from Symphony #1, Movt. 5

in Featured, Music, Orchestral by admin on April 12th, 2009

Here’s an excerpt from Symphony #1, Movt. 5.  This excerpt begins about 13 minutes into the movement.

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Excerpt from Symphony #1, Movt. 3

in Featured, Music, Orchestral by admin on April 12th, 2009

Here’s an excerpt from Symphony #1, Movt. 3.  This excerpt begins about 4 minutes into the movement.

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“Patch” Currently Showing On Sundance Channel

in Uncategorizable by admin on March 20th, 2009

Patch, a short film by Chris Romero.  More info here.

  • Friday March 20 at 8:45AM
  • Friday March 20 at 11:45PM
  • Thursday March 26 at 8:55AM, and
  • Friday March 27 at 5:35AM
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Ongoing Notation Work On The Great Big Piece

in Music, Orchestral by admin on March 6th, 2009

img_symphonywritingPlugging away at notating an hour’s worth of some pretty layered and complex orchestration.  Quite the project, moving along.  To think this ball started rolling in July ‘07.

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Symphony #1 Completed

in Featured, Music, Orchestral by admin on January 15th, 2009

Strongly emotive full-scale symphonic work in 5 movements, 61 mins.:

  1. Movt. 1: Largo lacrimoso
  2. Movt. 2: Scherzando - Presto agitato con fuoco
  3. Movt. 3: Andante cantibile - Allegro
  4. Movt. 4: Scherzo
  5. Movt 5: Adagio grandioso - Andante luttoso - Allegro con brio

The symphony is on a grand scale, more than leaning toward the heroic, featuring enlarged percussion and brass sections and piano.

The Scherzo is the symphony’s light comic relief, and can function by itself as a standalone piece.  Hear it below (two other clips can be heard here and here):

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Shopping For Trouble

in Credits by admin on September 15th, 2008

Provided music for Shopping For Trouble, a film by Seth Berg, “ringmaster” of the Telluride Film Festival.

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New Track: “Wandering Madness”

in Music, Orchestral by admin on October 2nd, 2007

Big orchestra, big intervals, culminating in a big filmic finish. Instrumentation includes alpenhorns and bowed vibraphone. EWQL SO Gold XP, EWQL RA, Vienna Instruments Solo and Orchestral Strings, Vienna Horizon Mallets, Vienna Horizon FX Percussion.

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