David Rubenstein

Video Game — 4 Atmospheric Variations

Video Game — 4 Atmospheric Variations While working on a score for a video game, I composed a melody, a motif that I thought could be very flexible. I could use the same melody for […]

Creepy Western

Creepy Western This week I composed a couple of cues for an upcoming short film by filmmaker Joe Boyce, titled “Winter Story”. He has a very interesting approach. He has given me a script, but […]

Meditation

Meditation During the past few weeks I composed a set of relaxing pieces that are suitable for meditation, yoga, mindfulness training, and general relaxation. “We Look to the Heavens Above” is a slow, soft, sweet […]

Soul-Searching; for Video Game

Soul Searching; for Video Game I’ve been composing a lot of music for a series of machinima videos. These videos are animated using the Grand Theft Auto 5 engine. They are being produced by “That […]

Modern Middle-Eastern

Modern Middle Eastern In preparation for composing a score for the film Homeland Insecurity, I composed six style samples of modern Middle-Eastern music. Most of these pieces use one of several variants of a Middle-Eastern […]

Marching Band

Marching Band This week I joined an A&R music placement service called “TAXI”. The reason I did this, is that after a significant sign-up fee, submissions only cost $5 for a potential follow-on to a […]

Japanese Game

Japanese Game This week I composed two variants of a song for a Japanese video game. They are both based on the same melody, which is intended to be sung by a woman in Japanese. […]

Hairball Jazz

Hairball Jazz This week I composed a film score for a film titled “Hairball”. The director gave me some temp tracks, and the first track was in the style of a jazz trio; piano, bass […]

Prime Thickness: Comedy

Prime Thickness This week I composed a score for a short excerpt from a hilarious film, titled “Prime Thickness”. Filmed by PB Productions, it is about a teen-aged boy who has a thing for older […]

Ancient Middle-Eastern

Ancient Middle-Eastern This week I composed a short piece with a Middle-Eastern flavor. It was intended to be an introduction to a potential film project. The film story is set in the Middle East during […]

Suspenseful Intro

Suspenseful Intro This week I repeated my earlier experiment. I composed this piece in Sibelius, and later imported it into my DAW. Let me explain a few details. I started up Sibelius, my notation program. […]

Fun and Games

Fun and Games This week I composed a piece of new music in a completely new way. Well, it is new for me–many composers use this approach as a matter of course. I started up […]