Here are some samples of my music. You have a choice to hear just the music or when available see the picture along with the music.

Letter from God
LFG is a collaborative short directed by Bob Mundy. This is a pretty ironic and quirky orchestral score. I even play trumpet on a few cues for fun.

Frattura
Frattura is another collaboration with with a director that I have yet to meet in person. Omar Pesenti and I first talked in 2006 about another project but he had already hired a composer so we didn't have the opportunity to work together on that film. Fast forward one year and I get an e-mail asking me if I still wanted to collaborate with him. Absolutely! We did Frattura communicating entirely via Skype. We transfered huge files flawlessly and were able to IM each other as well. Frattura is scheduled to be screened at several festivals in Italy this spring. Omar Pesenti is an incredibly talented director and fantastic person to work with. He knows what he wants and knows how to communicate it!

On Frattura I was going for a very Cape Fear type sound. Lots of low brass, french horns and low brooding strings. Special thanks to Serge Kasimov who played the jazz piano for the end credits jazz waltz love theme.

Laurie's theme (1:30) [45mb] | for iPhone Laurie's theme (1:30) [8.4mb]

Laurie's theme| (unused cues) Una Mattina sul Ponte Vecchio : the Spell : Il Sogno

Cowboy Junction
This has really been a stretch for me. Cowboy is my first score that used the Dobro steel guitar. It was played by specialist Neil Fogel. I also chose to use as many as 4 different guitars in this score. Classical/spanish guitar was played by A.J. Barish. I used the LPC guitar sample library by Prominy to cover the various electric guitars in CJ. Thanks Aki! I also chose to have a very textural score utilizing many sounds from the Atmosphere virtual instrument by Spectrasonics and that's me playing the bass. CJ has about 40 minutes of music and about 35 music cues. I've used just about everything except the kitchen sink.

Intro: You don't know me : Chopping wood : Schoolgirl seduction : Washing up & flipping out : Together at last (end credits)

Waiting
Waiting is a quirky couples movie with a twist. Two men are trying to adopt a baby and the fun begins when they start the interview process. Very much in the Napoleon Dynamite style.

Lis & Ogre (9:00) [227mb] | for iPhone

Lis : The Ogre : The Chase : Water Tower

Motherless Child
Motherless Child is a feature film set in a New Jersey ghetto. I was trying to convey the darkness of the film with a bluesy jazz score. I am playing trumpet, trombone and french horn and long time friend Serge Kasimov is playing Piano. This was another internet project although this time we found time to meet in New York in June 2005.

What are you doin' dad? : My side : It's payday : Classroom : The letter : Miss Smith : Steps reading letter : Commencement : Locker room : Do you miss mom? : Gunshots : Police! Open up! : Released from jail : Laying in jail : What's the problem Mikey? : Therapy : Buying crack : Reflections : Hey dad! : Take care of yourself : Motherless child

Lisa & Lauren Intro (:30) : Lisa & Lauren End Credits (1:00)

L & L Cue 1 : L & L Cue 2

Povertyworks Logo
The PovertyWorks Logo was an add on to a project that I had just completed as re-recording mixer called Kisses & Caroms, directed by Vince Rocca. He wanted to parody the Dreamworks logo so I checked out the original and came up with my version. Oh, and that's Jeff Hoffman again, this time showing his versatility by playing classical guitar.

Povertyworks Logo (:20) | for iPhone

A lot to Ask
A lot to Ask is a quirky short with crazy characters. The director, Tamir Mostafa, had heard some of my jazzy stuff and wanted something similar. So I chose the instrumentation based on his desires and came up with a mix of jazzy ideas and ambient textures. The last scene is me on trumpet. Once again Jeff Hoffman on guitar and Kenny G drummer Daniel Bejarano on drums. For the End Credit music I was trying to capture the Ex-Girlfriend that wouldn't go away with the bizarre repetition of that four note pattern.

Cuzin' Sista
Cuzin' Sista is a documentary about an 80 year old woman in North Carolina and it traces her ancestry from slaves to the present. I tried to incorporate african instruments and rhythms as well as jazz elements into the score. This time I had Serge Kasimov on piano, John Silverman playing the acoustic bass and Jeff Hoffman on guitar. That's me on trumpet and singing backgrounds on Groove. This feature has a special place in my heart as none of the musicians actually played together at the same time as they all live in different cities. This was one of my first internet projects where each musician records his part in his own studio and then FTPs them to me for assembly into the final score. AMAZING!

RUN FOR THE WALL
This is a 5 part documentary about the veterans of the Vietnam War. Every May, hundreds of motorcyclists depart from Ontario, California for a ten-day journey across America to the Vietnam War Memorial wall in Washington, D.C. When the motorcyclists, consisting of veterans, families, supporters and friends, reach Washington for Memorial Day weekend, they participate in the Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Rally. Rolling Thunder takes place at the Pentagon parking lot with nearly half a million motorcyclists in attendance. The event concludes with a touching memorial at The Wall.
From the first bike to leave Ontario, to the first tear shed at The Wall, "The Long Ride Home" follows the participants of Run For The Wall across the heartland of America as they travel to small towns, large cities, war memorials, celebrations and veteran hospitals. We also get a chance to meet the veterans 30 years later and see how strong their bond still is with one another.
This five hour documentary features compelling interviews with veterans from World War I (104 years young) World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom. As Run For The Wall makes its way to Washington, the group is joined by hundreds of motorcyclists from towns all over America, arriving in DC with impressive numbers to show their support for the men and women who have given everything for their country.

Musically, I had to search my youth to remember the sound of the music from those days. Luckily, Jeff Hoffman was a teenager at the time and he has been able to guide me through those crazy years. Check out Jumpin' Jeff. It's like he never left the 60's.

Monsieur le Jumpin' Jeff Hoffman is featured on electric guitar.

The Baghdad Bounce : Vibe : Cops : Samba Oscura : Soft : Dracula 5 : General House-pital : GH 2 : GH 3 Salsa : Glory 1 : Glory 2 : Glory 3 : Glory 5 : I Know Eno : Low Simmer : Ambient 1 : Ambient 2 : Ambient 3 : Gaza