Scott Derrickson's sci-fi The Day The Earth Stood Still stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly. I was part of the orchestration and score prep team for composer Tyler Bates. The film will be out December 12, 2008.
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Ridley Scott's drama American Gangster stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. I was music coordinator for composer Mark Streitenfeld and assisted on the scoring stage.
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Jake Kennedy's feature horror "Penance" shows the dangerous underworld that is in parts of the escort industry.
Additional music was a classical period piece.
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Robert Iscove's feature "Love N' Dancing" had two film composers, one of whom was David Iscove. I was David's orchestrator, and the film will be released in March of '09. In the film a deaf swing dancer and his partner try for the World Swing Dancing Championships.
Pop orchestral film score.
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Ridley Scott's drama Body Of Lies stars Leonardo DiCaprio & Russell Crowe. This was my second film as music coordinator for Mark Streitenfeld.
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Alan Menken first previewed the music from Enchanted in a live concert at the Cinema Expo in Amsterdam. Ruy Folguera & I orchestrated a medley for that concert of his past hits and the main themes from Enchanted.
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Robert Rollins' featurette "Knightfall" won a Telly award. It's about a modern day knight who has been captured by the Vatican but is attempting to hide his identity. A timely topic, we learn that these two opposing religious zealots will go to great lengths for "the greater good".
Orchestral & electronic film music.
Watch the trailer.
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Rebecca Lorenne's feature documentary "Take a Bow" was made by Breaking Glass Films. It chronicles a special needs school in Chicago, many of the children in the school, the problems these children face, and a musical that they make every year. The film is now completed and seeking distribution.
Acoustic pop film music.
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During the 2006-7 season I worked as assistant music editor to Josh Winget on the television shows "C.S.I. New York" and "Everybody Hates Chris".
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Brett Ratner's action/comedy, with Jackie Chan. My role in this film was small, but I made some synth mock-ups with Ruy Folguera for Lalo Schifrin.
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The Blue Shield of California ad campaign titled "We Shield You" has used my music from 2006-present. There were about 15 spots in all, and just a few of my favorites are sampled here:
Funny
Circumcision
Helmet
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Gwen O'Donnell's 35mm feature "The Funk Parlor", made by Funky Films Inc., features my music. The Funk family owns one of two funeral parlors in a small town, the law is suspicious of their activities, and the other parlor wants them out of business.
Orchestral additional music.
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This was my third time composing for Robert Rollins. His film "Long After Midnight" is completely narrated, and explores the wild imagination of a child when sleeping alone in a tent in the back yard. The film score is traditional orchestral.
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Ryosuke Kawanaka's film "The Razor" was part of the 2008 Wisconsin Film Festival and the 2007 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival along with "Pumpkin Hollow". The story is about Craig, an old-time barber. He is slowly coming to grips with his failing health and diminishing dexterity with a straight razor, and an accident with the razor may change his future permanently...
Old time jazz film score.
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Robert Rollins' "Pumpkin Hollow" was shown at the 2007 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, where "The Razor" also participated. It is a Halloween suspense film in which the owner of a pumpkin lot is terrorized by a haunted scarecrow. A film composer's playground!
Orchestral film score.
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Iris Ichishita's "Homeless Karaoke" is a short documentary about a positive side of homelessnes on skid row. It has been acquired by PBS and won Juror's Choice in their Independent Lens Shorts Festival. It received the Paul Robeson Fund for the Arts grant and was also one of 12 finalists in the International Documentary Challenge where I was the film composer. In association with Silverdocs, the film was screened in festivals across the world:
 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
DOCNZ Festival New Zealand
Republic of Palau in Micronesia
LA International Short Film Festival
Cinema St. Louis
Documentary Organization of Canada
Acoustic & electronic film score.
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Iris Ichishita's "Al Jazeera English" is a short documentary about the Washington branch of the Arabic news station and its efforts to provide global news in the US despite the biases that have developed towards it since 9/11. Originally a web video for GOOD Magazine.
Electronic film music.
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Maytal Gilboa's "Tommy and Lucy" is a modern-day Hansel and Gretel story. In it two children separated by an evil mother attempt to reunite in the dark of night, despite the frightening things they encounter.
Orchestral film score.
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For Adam Biggs' "Two People" I was the dubbing engineer and also played the piano (not film composer). This film tells the story of a couple's breakup through the dialogue of an intimate morning earlier in their relationship.
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Kamir Ainouz's "Roses, Coffee" tells the same story twice, once from a male perspective and once from a female perspective, a fun challenge for a film composer.
Jazz & pop film music.
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Christopher Sepulveda's "Anyone Anywhere" was distributed through the Film Festival Channel. Inspired by the passing comments of his co-worker and boss, Steven challenges the everyday trust we put in people.
Acoustic pop & orchestral film score.
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Jeremy Milford's "Randolf the Hungry Wizard" is totally ridiculous and completely hilarious! An unsuspecting Randolf is cursed with unceasing hunger, and a myriad of escapades ensue!
Orchestral film score.
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Mr. Resistor was a thesis project from my time at the Berklee College of Music. Although a student project it remains one of my favorite works as a film compsoer. The big band film score coupled with the stop motion animation makes for great slapstick cartoon comedy. The original film was directed by Mark Gustafson, and I have replaced Jamie Haggerly's original music.
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Alan Shore's "Jump For Joy" appeared in two Australian film festivals: The Canberra Film Festival and the Australian National Contemporary Arts Festival. This was a very successful debut for me as a film composer. Four people and three very different problems all meet in the same hot air balloon.
Acoustic pop film score.
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