Short Drama Film: “The Best Gift” I’ve been contributing music to several films this month. The most recent one is “The Best Gift”, a lovely film written and directed by Joshua Pitney. Joshua is currently […]
Guitar Fascination I’ve been contributing music to a theatrical production of “Beauty and the Beast”, being produced by the fantastic Synetic Theater in Crystal City, Virginia. This piece is not as dark as some of […]
A Summer in Winterbury John Romanos wrote and directed this stunning film about an elderly stranger who arrives at an isolated farm town with a brutal past. Will his lost memories be the key to […]
Show Reel: Dark Rituals I composed this show reel in preparation for a dark film requiring deep chants for a dramatic horror scene. What fun! Much of this music is derived from Prometheus, a new […]
“Unseen”: Mental Health This short film by filmmaker Bella Glanville is about a young man who is afflicted with depression, and his girlfriend who has an eating disorder. These mental health issues are not always […]
Evolution of a Cue When composing music cues for a film, the director is the final arbiter for what is and what is not acceptable. He or she will usually suggest a mood, and sometimes […]
Picnic: An Allegory “Picnic” was filmed 60 years ago in the Bowery in New York City, by Al Brok and Jon Laitin. It is an allegory, about the oppressors and the oppressed. A family has […]
Vintage Horror: “The Morgue Party” Jonathan Hawes of One Door Films wrote and directed this vintage horror film. I’ve worked with Jonathan on a number of his films–he is so creative! His stories are so […]