About The Score “Rescued: The Movie” is a documentary about the heart of adoption and caring for orphans. Composing the music for documentaries requires special care to ensure that the music truly sits in the background and does not interfere with the dialog, which in most documentaries is almost constant. However, I wanted to deviate [...]
About The Score Working with Jean-Marc on his excellent award-winning short film “The Save” was an iterative process, making refinements to the score as it was composed. This was done to ensure that it became the integral part of the film that it needed to be. With the exception of short narrations at the beginning [...]
I hope your curiosity peaked reading the title of this post. To be honest, I decided to name it specifically this way, as there are several aspects of what I want to talk about wrapped into the title. This will be a two-part post, so let’s delve right in. Ever thought about what it takes [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Learning from the professionals in any industry is of utmost value, that is, if you are serious about your craft. This is no different for film composers. While it may be relatively simple to add just any score to a film, the intricacies covered in Richard Davis’ presentation at the New Mexico Filmmakers Conference in [...]
Jurgen is a passionate composer who enjoys adding a special musical touch to the films he works on. His passion and long musical experience have allowed him to contribute original scores to films that have gone on to win awards. 
Recognizing the need for quality music in digital media, here are valuable resources that will help you in your journey of honing your skills as a composer. As a filmmaker you may also find helpful information about working with your composer.
