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,...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

Being a composer this may come across as self-serving, but believe me when I tell you that filmmakers should not overlook the importance of a composer, which they often do, knowingly or unknowingly. All too often I read in filmmaking forum posts about all kinds of crew members required or at the least...

Spectrasonics has long been a favorite sample library producer of mine. Atmoshpere was a ground-breaking virtual instrument when it was first released and Spectrasonics has followed up with another excellent VI in the form of Omnisphere. The latest incarnation of what they call a ‘Power Synth’...

If you haven’t checked it out yet, you may want to look at my great friend David Gilchrist’s score for ‘Come What May’. David has created a fine score for this independent film that deals with an issue that is dear to my heart, the Pro-life argument. Find out more about the film...