Lunchtime sketching. The B material of this piece needs more rhythmic contrast with the A theme, so I’m rewriting it a bunch to find out what works.
Neat detail I noticed in last night’s ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ rewatch. The main Indy theme doesn’t play until after the whole temple sequence, and he’s on the getaway plane. It’s treated as a ‘phew, he made it!’ theme for most of the film. Only near the end does it play during heroic action.
I’ve been recording some of my work in the studio the past few days getting to understand Cinematic Studio Strings. I hope to have edited video up soon for you all—not a tutorial or review, but a ‘learn-along.’
Started tweaking my website and ended up editing down quite a bit. Less content, more clarity.
Still workshopping the end of this theme. What’s the right emotion? What’s the right punctuation?
You will not be able to guess in 100 years what they are broadcasting to ward off these wolves
I do not at all regret my decision to be quite distant from the social media platforms, but it does mean I have not really yelled enough about how I am GETTING MARRIED NEXT WEEK
The Betrayer is Crowned (New Track!)
The king’s assassin is crowned as heir while surviving friends look on in sadness. Regal, imposing, and dramatic, this orchestral cue is probably my best production value yet!
Just heard that Tom Lehrer died. What a unique and necessary voice in music, satire, and comedy! I’ll miss him.
He made all his songs and sheet music public domain and free to download a few years ago. Get some: tomlehrersongs.com
Knowing your tipping point: What’s your personal signal for knowing you’ve spent enough / too much time on a project, and need to wrap it up?
Playing a fun music studio game called ‘how many times can I solve my Rubik’s cube before my project loads’ (answer: three)
A travel chess set that saves the board position and rolls up to fit in a cupholder. This looks brilliant.
Hooting and hollering at this partita recording. Love the tone of this instrument and the clarity of the harmonic color shifts!
When you use a dog in your ad campaign that’s barketing
Little known story: on the set of The Fast and the Furious, Mr. Diesel actually requested his own personal craft services table.
The crew was skeptical, but once it arrived he was Vin D. catered
God rest ye merry, gentlemen / let nothing harsh your vibe
I’ve been struggling to release music for a long time, and I decided I had to go back to where I began: just playing a mood at the piano. This one’s somber, for staring out windows and wondering what might have been.
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WHY you’re afraid of other artists judging your work:
Hypernormalization: the term for why everything feels so… ‘you know.’ Worth reading, to put a name on this social phenomenon.