Author Archives: Brian

We Are Your Church

A new choral collection put out by Majesty is now available. We Are Your Church contains 11 pieces, 5 of which I arranged. I’ve included new audio samples of each of them below. These songs are heart felt and are … Continue reading

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popsicles

Have you ever, after a films conclusion, ‘stayed with it’ and listened to the entire end credit (EC) music? Most people, once the credits start to roll, leave the theater or turn off the tv and go on to the next activity of the day. But what actually goes into the making of the EC music? Can it be done with intent and style? What can the composer do while the names go up? Continue reading

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I’m listening

A friend of mine recently lent me several film scores that have a rural sound and/or story to them. What I found after listening to them was interesting. There were several commonalities over a large span of genres while each … Continue reading

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Complete in Thee

This fifth and final choral piece was actually the first that I arranged for Majesty this time around. The old hymn text has been set to a relatively popular new tune by Ben Nyce. This setting takes a rather restrained … Continue reading

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Summon the Worms

Do you ever wonder how the tracks found on soundtracks got their names? The art of assigning track names in a soundtrack recording is a unique and sometimes challenging task. There seem to be at least three different existing ways … Continue reading

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new look

WordPress 3.0 just came out and this is their new default look. I think it is easier to read and over all looks refreshing. Love the lonely road in the fall pic! If something doesn’t work properly, like a link … Continue reading

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Two more choral pieces

Here are two additional samplings of music that I arranged for Majesty’s new choral collection. It and the full recording will be released later this summer.  The Fountain This well known Cowper text is treated with a new melody by … Continue reading

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Music of Majesty

Posted here are a few mp3 samplings of a few of my arrangements that I wrote for my friends at Majesty Music. All the orchestrations are by Tim Fisher. They were recorded at Aire Borne Studios. These selections, among several … Continue reading

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Twilight

You’ve, no doubt, heard all the buzz from the popular Twilight series. Here, I offer a highly condensed version to the 4 books in the series. All you need to know about Twilight…and way too much more. Twilight: (Bella) ugh, … Continue reading

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God Moves in a Mysterious Way

Today’s post will focus on a new hymn tune I composed for one of my absolute favorite texts. William Cowper’s relatively unknown text for ‘God Moves in a Mysterious Way‘ conjures up metaphors of nature that teach us that God … Continue reading

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