vogelscheiss: chuck graef’s sonic blog

Click the image at left to access the Symphony at the iTunes store.

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 [...]

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:

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

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 [...]

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.

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.