Spitfire Audio invited composers to create a festive song of 59 seconds or less as part of their celebration of the season. I found some inspiring video from Pexels.com and cut together a little video and then wrote this short Christmasy song. It’s the first time I’ve had Davinci Resovle open in 2021, and reminded me that my video editing skills need to be practiced continually. Instruments: 8DIO – Acoustic Grand Ensembles I & II Fracture Sounds – Sleighbells Spitfire Audio – Abbey Road Two Spitfrie Audio – Bernard Herrmann Composers Toolkit Spitfire Audio – Olafur Arnalds Composers Toolkit Spitfire […]

I recently submitted my entry into the Lost Piano Scoring Competition, sponsored by Westwood. I was inspired to create a more intimate score, which was a challenging and rewarding experience. My goal was to avoid accentuating the frustrations, but instead, imagined the protagonist having music in his mind while exploring his childhood home. When he finally discovers the piano, perhaps memories of childhood piano lessons come back, and we complete the film with his attempt to reconnect with that song from his childhood, and play it on the lost piano as the credits roll. I hope you enjoy my entry: […]

This is my original composition entry for the Spitfire Audio STARGIRL Scoring Competition 2021. A bit thank you to Spitfire Audio, Pinar Toprak, DC, CW and Mad Ghost Productions for the opportunity to participate in this competition. Any opportunities to blend music, video, composition and the challenge of working with a scene having such varied dynamics (action, relief, tension, sorrow) and finding ways to weave my creativity was a welcome. I wish everyone in the competition the best of luck, and it’s been really enjoyable to listen to other people’s impressions of the same scene!