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Funny or Die Presidential Debate & 2011 Roundup

January 6th, 2012

Finished 2011 strong, scoring the intro, outro and bumpers for the Yahoo News Funny or Die Presidential Online Internet Cyber Debate, starring Larry King as himself and Mike Tyson as Herman Cain.

2011 was great. I wrote music for 8 episodes of the prime time ABC medical drama Body of Proof, and will continue to write as the season runs through March of 2012. I also contributed music to the upcoming ABC comedy, Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23. I had music in trailers and promotional material for Tangled (Disney), Mars Needs Moms (Disney), Mr. Poppers Penguins (20th Century Fox), Your Highness (Universal), The Muppets – 2 trailers – (Disney), Kung Fu Panda 2 (Paramount), and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Focus Features). I scored a great pilot episode for Tremendosaur and many episodes of MyRoommateThe. There were also some shorts and odd jobs, like a national commercial for ADT Home Security, and a commission for a 5 minute piece to accompany a stadium fireworks show in Bahrain.

I’m exhausted just writing about this. Let’s see what 2012 brings.

Original Music in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Trailer

December 31st, 2011

My cue, “Simmer,” was used throughout this recent TV spot for the critically acclaimed British spy thriller, Tinker Tailor Solider Spy, starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, and Mark Strong.

Writing for ABC Drama “Body of Proof”

November 4th, 2011

I’m very excited to announce that I’m writing additional music on the hit primetime ABC medical drama, Body of Proof. The show recently began its second season. You can catch episodes here, or see the latest Tuesdays at 10PM on ABC.

Body of Proof

Odd Jobs

October 6th, 2011

I was commissioned to write a five minute orchestral piece for a fireworks show in Bahrain, which I finished this past week. I also recently custom scored a national advertisement for ADT Home Security. More to share, soon.

Original Music in Kung Fu Panda 2 Trailer

July 9th, 2011

My cue, “One Man Army,” was used in the TV campaign for Paramount’s Kung Fu Panda 2, starring Jack Black.

KF2
I returned from my latest X-Ray Dog orchestral session in Seattle last week.  Currently scoring a great short that will be premiering at LA Shorts Fest in a couple of weeks (trailer).  I’ll have lots of new music coming to the site soon.

Original Music in “The Muppets” Trailer; TV Pilot Wrapped

May 12th, 2011

Just found out I’ve licensed my cue, “Hopes and Dreams,” for use in a trailer for the upcoming Disney release, The Muppets. featuring voice performances by Zach Galifianakis, Amy Adams, and Emily Blunt.  Watch here (Trailer 1 from :25-:35).  I also custom scored a trailer last week for upcoming release Man on the Train, starring Donald Sutherland and Larry Mullen Jr. of U2.

Muppets

In scoring news, these past couple weeks I wrapped up scoring a pilot directed by LA-Based sketch group, Tremendosaur and produced by Levity Entertainment – hopefully I can share more on that soon.  Also, several shorts I’ve recently scored have been making the festival rounds – The Wallet played at Newport Beach Film Festival with an upcoming screening at LA Shorts Fest, and Blackbird (co-composer Ben Crippin Taylor) has been nominated for a student academy award.

I’m currently writing music to be recorded at an upcoming Seattle orchestral session with X-Ray Dog.  Very much looking forward to it.  Stay tuned.

Original Music Used in “Your Highness” Trailer

April 18th, 2011

My cue, “One Man Army,” was used in a trailer for the current Universal release, Your Highness, starring Danny McBride, James Franco, and Natalie Portman.

Original Music Used in “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” Trailer

April 12th, 2011

My cue, “Just In Time,” was used in a trailer for the upcoming 20th Century Fox film, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, starring Jim Carrey.  You can view the trailer here.  My music is featured in the first fifteen seconds.

Just returned from an absolutely exhausting, exhilarating, and mind bending trip to India.  I spent the entire two weeks in Mumbai to visit the filming of Beyond All Boundaries, Sushrut Jain’s (Andheri) upcoming feature documentary about India’s fervor and madness for the game of cricket.  The energy during India’s monumental win against Pakistan, and their victory in the championship, which was played in Mumbai, was incomparable.  After two weeks of absolute mayhem, I’m glad to be home!

My Roommate the Time Traveler

March 8th, 2011

Just finished writing some action adventure music for the season finale of the popular web series, My Roommate The…. You can watch part 1 here and part 2 here.  Also recently scored a Tremendosaur sketch for the first annual T-Mobile Funny or Die Sketch Contest, which features some amazing stop motion animation from Harry Chaskin (a little behind the scenes write up on Harry’s brilliant animation here).

Also, No Way to Say Goodbye director Jonas Jacobs has been in Cochabamba, Bolivia this past week to screen the film and revisit its city of origin.  He’ll be making his way across South America for additional screenings over the next few months.  Here’s some recent South American press about the film.

Original Music Used in “Tangled” Making Of

March 5th, 2011

Just found out that my cue, “Pure Excellence,” was used in a making of featurette for the recent Disney animated film, Tangled.