Author: john

Here is a short video on the re-design of my work space. A transformation from Studio to Composer’s Suite. Follow me along for the tour!

Hey everyone. It’s been a while, I know. Below is a short film by Joe Black that I scored recently. This was a fun project. Joe had a “temp” track that was all piano and fit really well. The only thing I wanted to accomplish Read More …

01/21/2015 Welcome to this installment. They say you’re just a babe if you haven’t had a score thrown out (in Hollywood). I can only imagine. The most famous case is the film 2001 a space odyssey, where Stanley Kubrick fell in love with the temp Read More …

Welcome to this installment. Next week, I’ll be previewing a rough cut of the film Bloody Island. This is a sequel to a film I scored under the title Community Service, written and directed by Joe Kelly. So, in the spirit of preparing for the Read More …

Welcome to this installment. I recently had the opportunity to score a silent film entitled, The Prisoner Of New Glasgow. This was a lot of fun to do. Not only because the music has a greater purpose of stitching the story together through the use Read More …

Welcome to this installment. This is Thanksgiving week which gives us all cause to reflect and think of the many things we can be thankful for. For me, one of them is the relationships and bonds formed with other creative people. One that comes to Read More …

Welcome to this installment. Today is my oldest daughter’s 21st birthday! Wow, where does the time go? Feeling old, I was going to reflect on some of my past work, but, yesterday I learned that one of the film makers that I do a lot Read More …

. . .and so, the email from the Society of Composers and Lyricists, read “deadline to submit 90 seconds of comedy score to be reviewed by a panel has been extended.” And I thought, Mmmm, maybe the number of entries is low, so why not Read More …

09/30/2014 Welcome to the 2nd installment. Today I am highlighting film maker Curt Markham. Curt hired me to score his cult film, Saberfrog back in 2010. Recently, he was rummaging through his Mom’s closet and discovered a bunch of super 8 reels from an ambitious Read More …