My latest completed project to work on was the 40th anniversary video for Christian Fellowship Church.  This was a fun project that included getting to record my friend, Danny Lau, on sax for the “2010s” and “Outro” tracks.  It also happens to be the longest use of my music in a video to date (thanks, Read more about CF 40th Anniversary Soundtrack[…]

For many artists “genre” is a four-letter word. That’s not because right brains have difficulty with math – it’s because right brains defy being categorized. “You can’t put me in a box,” we say. We hate being lumped in with other people, unfairly oversimplified, misunderstood, and prejudged. We want people to give us a fighting Read more about 10 Reasons Why Every Artist Needs a Genre[…]

This is trailer music…turn it up LOUD! Imagine a heroic protagonist who willingly risks (and gives) his life to save the world, despite being virtually unknown by the ones he saves… This piece is full of epic hybrid orchestra, electric bass, electric guitar, pulsing synth, strings, horns, and drums. It builds up with a glitchy Read more about Unseen Hero[…]

An upbeat track that suggests an urban environment (like a cop on his beat) with a fusion of funk and rock that is slightly reminiscent of Oceans 11 and a previous decade. (photo from Vivienne Gucwa at NYThroughTheLens.com)

Driving, pulsing, building…this hybrid orchestral track makes me think of flying over an iceberg-spotted ocean toward the looming majesty of snow-topped mountains, not unlike the glacier lagoon and mountains in this photo from Iceland. (photo likely from Jökulsárlón, Iceland–credit unknown)

Like a walk through Chinatown, this track is a mish-mash of cultures. The punky, big-city street feel of the synth and drums, the TV gumshoe feel of the electric keys, the traditional sounds of guzheng (Chinese dulcimer), erhu (Chinese violin), xiao and dizi (Chinese flutes)…then suddenly things get a bit more intense–fireworks for New Year’s! Read more about Chinatown[…]

You and what’s left of your team are following the trail of destruction left behind whatever attacked you, hoping to find its home and maybe figure out a way to stop its rampage. You discover a long corridor burrowing into a hillside, dimly lit with glowing tubes. You walk deeper and deeper underground until you Read more about Tritium (Proton Trilogy Part III)[…]

Your boots are on the ground. You peer through the dust and fog at what used to be a city, but there’s no time to gawk. Your first target is approaching quickly. But what is it? What’s responsible for all this mess? You’re about to find out. It’s down to business… Your friend falls in Read more about Deuterium (Proton Trilogy Part II)[…]

Even professional film composers are terrified by what others will think of their music, as shown by this interview. Anyone who has tried composing music (or pursuing any other art form) knows that one of the hardest things to do is share what you’ve spent countless hours on (and gotten quite attached to) with an Read more about Pro Film Composers Get Scared Too[…]