Best Problem Ever
I worked on a feature film earlier this year, the adaptation of the Michael Healey play The Drawer Boy. A strange experience because I attended the actual play at Theatre Passe […]
Films
The Job Market.
the film I am currently scoring came about because an editor at the company worked with me 2 years earlier and recommended me when they wondered out loud who to […]
memories of vienna
I worked on a film and they required me to sign a clause that stipulated I could not say anything negative about them – ever. This became weirder by the […]
mothface@yahoo.ca [released]
What a pleasure to work with people (Garrett and Dan) and let them interpret however they saw fit. Too many times I’ve been called in to be the artist I […]
meeting of the creatives
(1st mtg) director: so glad to meet you and let me say this – i love your music. composer: thanks nice to meet you too. director: i […]
How Can Can You
I have a task in writing for a film to imitate the Can Can song by Offenbach. So I wrote a piece on piano that feels similar but doesn’t […]
Do Your Thing …But Do It Like This
The common train wreck filmmakers have with composers is the “how” of temp music. The editor wants something to cut with (understandable) so they take Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, King Sunny […]
Business 101
First I submitted my work for a job. Then they said yes. Then they told me how much money they could pay. Then they said sorry that’s all there is. […]
Rules
Say yes to every job, even if there is no money. Say no when they ask to own all the publishing. Stall when they ask you to agree to something […]
Business Haiku
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