It has been many years since I originally compiled one of my first concept albums Flight. Along with Songs of the Heavens and The Farthest Reaches, this remained a personal favorite of mine of that particular vintage. However, due to some of the complications involved with the Great Computer Crash of 2010, it never made it on to my iPod. I wanted ( Read more... )

I Saved Christmas On Thursday


• No, really. I did, along with two other guys ( Read more... )

• I am alive and doing quite well for the most part. The changes are coming along quite well. I will have more to discuss on the topic in a little while.
• I have a couple of mix projects I'm working on right now, the one closest completion is yet another revision on a familiar favorite, but with a few new ideas that I believe will make for a more ( Read more... )

The idea of making a compilation built around hunting music was one that had been kicking around for a while, but only really became solidified with the Varèse Sarabande release of John Corigliano's Revolution, with its energetic fox hunt sequence. A few months ago I asked for suggestions from the good folks over at the Film Score Monthly Message ( Read more... )

While I had indeed made my Silver Screen Star Trek and Man of Steel albums on the new computer, due to odd timing and equipment issues, I hadn't really gotten around to working on it since my grandfather died. A mix idea had been tossing about in my head, a piece that was inspired somewhat by the turmoil of the past few months. Today, I put all ( Read more... )

One of my most popular mixes is The Farthest Reaches: World Influences on Modern Film Music, which was made almost three years ago. It is one of the oldest of my mixes (and only the first that I archived). Despite its age, and the technical limitations I had when I originally made it, I found that the disc has stood quite a bit of scrutiny and I ( Read more... )

Flight

"Buckbeak's Flight" from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a wonderful cue, perfectly evoking a sense of freedom associated with flying. Because I have been enjoying it so much, it made sense then to compile an album out of similar material. There ended up being quite a bit of John Williams on this album, as well as Jerry ( Read more... )