One of my next feature film scoring projects is “Standing Firm” by Praise Pictures, a story about Dave, a widower who is a workaholic and blames himself for the death of his wife. He ultimately ends his relationship with the church. His son, Steven, the only remaining Christian in the family, is watching his father’s destructive lifestyle...

“Entrusted With Arrows” is one of my latest scoring projects. It is a one-hour documentary about homeschool dads who all have made career choices to build home-based businesses in order to be around their children. The general perception of the father’s role in modern-day families is ever changing and in many cases not for the better....

Scoring for ‘The Penny’ has been going well and is actually nearing the end. It has been an incredible experience working with Nathan Webster and the crew at Filmweavers adding a musical signature to the feature film. Crafting the soundscape of the score was an absolute delight as I love this type of score. It combines progressive elements...

It is official: As of last weekend I have started scoring for a new feature film, called ‘The Penny‘, which is currently in post production. It is truly an honor to be attached to this project, as the producers, crew, and cast of ‘The Penny’ have done a fine job bringing a great script to life. I am continually impressed with...

The modern composer lives in the software world these days, especially if you use software-based instruments to produce your compositions. If you hang apple-shaped curtains, then today’s release of Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard may pose a temptation for you: Should you upgrade, or should you wait? Common wisdom would dictate that you wait...

In April of this year (2009) the Christian Filmmakers site held a 36-hour short film contest. Participating filmmakers from all around the world were challenged to create a three minute short film within a 36-hour period. I was honored when Cory Taylor (http://www.coryalantaylor.com) asked me to create the score for an animated film he planned to produce...