Musings and predictions
10/01/15 16:19
Apparently I'm either lazy or quite busy, as the website seems to get updated less frequently. I like to think it's the latter... Either way, "City Under the Sea" was successfully wrapped up several months ago and is now officially part of the National Geographic family. My thanks go out to Anita and Guy, who are always a joy to work with, even during crunch time!
You can find a trailer for the doc at their homepage: www.liquidmotionfilm.com
Since finishing the documentary, I've been working toward several very different releases for separate music libraries; styles include "family adventure" with a mysterious and epic feel, as in this intro from one of the titles: The Witch and the Butterfly_Excerpt
Other music is far more Jazz-oriented and typical of "Heist" films, with loads of influences from the '60s - very cool to play with, providing much opportunity for experimentation. Here the final section of one of the tracks on the album (mockup only): 7-Getaway Excerpt
Other music still, is geared towards usage in sports.
On the more artistic side, I have also been wrestling with research and thoughts for the new documentary on which I've started to work. The subject matter is WWII, the Frank family and the way that message is being delivered to the newest generation of the world. It has been very intense so far and I expect it to continue being intense. I'm planning a rather large recording session on this one in order to capture the right mood, but I am yet to nail down the exact ensemble. The coming weeks will provide clarity as the score begins to take shape, morphing from abstract ideas into concrete notes.
Finally, I think it is a time during which many Europeans, either at home or, like me, abroad, look at their homeland with trepidation in light of the events of this past week. We continue to hope for the best. In the meantime:
Je suis Charlie. Wroclaw Contemporary Museum
15/02/14 11:52
Well, it has been quite a while since my last update. These past few months have been very busy: an incredible cross-country trip from NY to LA, setting up shop here and getting right to work on shows for Discovery and others. In the midst of this working feast, I was informed that music I had previously composed for SONG OF THE DUNES, a documentary by Paula Fouce about the caste system in India, has been married to a video poem by artist Cecilia Woloch. The poem is part of a larger exhibition at the WROCLAW CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM in Poland. The exhibit is dedicated to bringing the topic of Roma people within society out of our common marginal treatment. It runs from February 2 to May 19, 2014. Needless to say, I am very pleased to contribute to an important and overdue topic such as this one. Have a look below:
HOUSES AS SILVER AS TENTS.