Category Archives: Music
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
steady there
A new post has been long overdue. Want to be sure to have something worth posting and not just blab. Several things have developed over the past few weeks. Just finished a commission for a wedding this summer. I wrestled … Continue reading
update
It’s been a busy start to the new year. Here are some of the things that I’ve been doing musically over the past month and a half of blog silence: Composed musical score for a short animated video Wrote out … Continue reading
Yellow Cassette Tapes
My third collaboration with the Hamilton’s has yielded some more Budaful music. This time in the form of the annual Patch the Pirate adventure. I arranged 7 of the songs for the adventure. I got in touch with my fun, … Continue reading
