October 21, 2023

Picnic: An Allegory

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 […]
October 16, 2023

Evolution of a Cue

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 […]
September 26, 2023

“Unseen”: Mental Health and Depression

“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 […]
July 23, 2023

Missing Pieces: In the Spaceship

Missing Pieces: In the Spaceship I composed this piece to be the background for the first scene in the visual novel project, “Missing Pieces”. The first chapter of this video game / visual novel can […]
May 22, 2023

Dark Rituals

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 […]
March 25, 2023

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast I’ve been recently composing music for a fabulous theater company: Synetic Theater. This company is producing an original, very dark version of the classic, “Beauty and the Beast.” Here I show […]
March 13, 2023

A Summer in Winterbury

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 […]
January 26, 2023

Guitar Fascination

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 […]
November 17, 2022

Short Drama Film: “The Best Gift”

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 […]