Here you'll find excerpts from scores I've written for film and game projects, along with pieces that are written with a style suitable for media soundtracks. For the ease of browsing, each track is labeled with an emotional adjective describing the mood of the piece. Also, please check out the JOURNEY LIVE page for information about my live concert work with austin wintory’s score to the game Journey (2012).
Compilation Suite
A 15 minute compilation of excerpts presented back to back. Full versions below in the playlists.
the lights beyond the gate (colors beyond)
a dramatic orchestral cue, featuring colorful effects and a grand climax.
performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony, recorded at the Warner Bros. Scoring Stage.
adjacent room - isolation arcade album
an album of electronica/new age tracks inspired by feelings of isolation and solitude.
F*** you Seth (romantic drama)
melancholic synth music for a nostalgic moment.
rest and restless (emotional landscape)
a large orchestral piece that explores both dark and hopeful moods, ending with a powerful climax.
folding fissure (electronic/suspense)
a descent into darkness, with light at the end
loneliness in a beautiful place (music for mysterious places)
modern pastoral music for strings, featuring both quiet and active moments.
Thinking about you (film: sci-fi drama, weird romance)
combines electronic and orchestral elements into a wistful dreamscape.
Transmute (film: identity drama, sorrowful and hopeful)
delicate solo instruments create a feeling of loneliness and internal struggle.
dust (game: adventure, exploration)
special percussion and orchestra capture the mood of exploring a strange desert.
Ouroboros (orchestral: dreamlike abyss)
LA’s experimental chamber musicians WildUp create a bewildering texture for psychedelic landscapes.
Night glider (game: top-down platformer)
light synths and percussion create an active texture for fun gameplay.
uncanny valley (film: sci-fi, adventure)
a pulpy sci-fi sendup.
Head or tail (film: black comedy, weird sci-fi)
bizarre instruments set an alien tone for this awkward sci-fi comedy.
The garden (Film: relationshiop drama)
melodic instruments combined with ambient textures.
Even in Paradise (orchestraL: surreal gardens)
bawdy orchestral romantic excess - dramatic to the extreme
apart/ment (film: relationship drama)
quiet tension building with piano and strings.
reveal (game: thriller, horror)
piano creates a haunting atmosphere for strange discoveries.
catching up (film: coming of age drama, instrumental rock)
music for friends
over the years (electronic ambient cue)
strange musical dreams, atmospheres, and clouds.
Island Sanctuary (solo cello electronic cue - bizarre game feeling)
a cello traveling through 8 levels of electro-musical themes.
journey live (game: concert version of music by austin wintory)
my arrangement of Austin’s “The Road of Trials” for Journey Live
batman reassembled (film: lego-batman fanfilm, action)
a bit of fun. all of my favorite Batman music tropes in one Bat-cue.