In The Fishbowl
fred: i hate bach judy: bach is a genius randy: i’m trying to eat dinner. why are you fighting? judy: we’re not fighting he’s bragging about being stupid. fred: bach […]
Composing
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 […]
the thing in Bb
working on a piece where whatever my right hand does, the left has to make equally complex passages. trying to do it with my computer and be unconcerned about whether […]
Ones and Zeros
I work a lot with digital samples. Wonder when there will be a Margaret Atwood or Salmon Rushdie Filter for writing? A Scorsese filter or Lina Wertmuller plug-in for film […]
The Rubber Necker, Bach and Mozetich
Sometimes driving and listening to the radio I have heard things which caused my brain to explode and had to pull over for everyone’s safety. It happened one time with […]
String Survey
I started writing a string quartet in April, now there’s 4 of of them bugging me to complete them and set them free. I haven’t a clue how long they […]
Haydn String Quartet Opus 64 #5
I’m studying this and find myself wondering about Haydn’s mind and the way it ebbs and flows. How the 1st violin is set up initially to grab our ear […]
Blood White
I scored this. I hope they make the feature.
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 […]