A revision and a new piece today. It seems that the uber-happy synth line from Shiny Tech has been done before. A lot. It was pointed out by my friend Kelly that a very very similar line appears in Trainspotting when they go to London. She brought over the DVD. Indeed, the line is very similar. Anyway, I did a retake – and pulled down the ‘pop’ on it.
The new piece is my favorite so far (of these kinds of things). Harmful or Fatal. It has speed guitar in it, but it behaves alongside and in compliment to an electronic instrument. I need an audio engineering degree – because this isn’t as loud of a mix as I would have liked. I’m missing something. The length of this one got out of hand, but it really requires the time to develop. It might be even better longer.

• Shiny Tech II
  
• Harmful or Fatal
  

Today’s piece is a crazy Slavic-sounding folk-ish thingie. It is deliberately rough-around-the-edges and features a nice accordion. There just aren’t enough pieces of music with accordion these days.

Miri’s Magic Dance

I wrote this for a possible stage show. I forget the exact constraints, but they included a small ensemble and a raucous mysterious feel… or maybe I just made that up.
In the project, there are lots and lots of instruments that didn’t make the final cut. Harpsichords, clarinets, triangles, drum sets… bunches of things. But even at its 4-piece level it is quite chaotic.

Two new pieces today. Both electronica dance, and completely dissimilar.

• Shiny Tech
  
• In a Heartbeat

I wrote these both a possible sketches for an upcoming film I’m scoring. Shiny Tech is a full-bore happy peppy dance/techno piece. Were it a real techno piece – it would probably be three times longer than it is. The themes are introduced and killed off as quickly as possible to allow for fast development. I recommend!
In a Heartbeat, on the other hand is a nasty piece of music. It is hardcore ugly and produced to be very very loud. By “nasty”, I don’t mean it is bad. It is gritty and grating… the kind of things the kids are into these days. This piece has quite an effect on my affect. After about 4 hours of working on various blips and screams – I was downright angry.
Yes, music can make me angry. This is not a surprise, but it does make one lose perspective. I wasn’t quite sure if it was good – or if it just made me angry because it was not good. I’m pretty sure there will be another version of this piece… there is just something about the structure that is unbalanced right now. Of course, that may just add to the anger – so maybe it is a good thing. We’ll see.
Also, I found out that quite a few people subscribe to the RSS feed on this site… Thanks, everyone – keep the feedback coming!

I scattered a few new entries around the site, but most are in the Drama section. They range from minutes’ long fight sequences to just a few seconds’ worth of finishing touches.
We Got Trouble, Power Restored, Time Passes, Ambush, Action, Quiet Panic.
A few of these are from audio dramas, a few from movie scores, and one is from a stage play scene change (Time Passes).

Here’s a few projects that have been on my desktop way too long.

• Four Beers’ Polka
  
• Sax, Rock, and Roll
  
• Cool, Hard Facts
  
• 80’s Action
  

That’s one polka down, about 3 still left to be finished. As for the rock and pop tunes… I don’t often finish them because I rarely like them. The exceptions here are that I actually finished them, and I like one of them. I’ll leave it up to the listener to figure out which…

A friend of mine (Mr. Craig Knitt) shared with me an idea for a film that I was pretty excited about, so I started doing a soundtrack for it blind. These are the first two pieces. Who knows if they’ll make the cut…

• Zombie HooDoo (horror)
  
• Zombie Chase (horror)
  

I’m not a big fan of horror movies; but I am pretty excited about the music.