music samples
by genre & style
by resources

DRAMA
Home (full orchestra: heartfelt, sentimental)

Mezuzah, Main Title (small ensemble: klezmer/classical)

Lament/A Call To Arms (full orchestra: lament/action/triumph)

Rounding Home, Main Title (small ensemble: rural)

Wes' Death (ambient sound design + glassy violin)

Walk 'n Talk (guitar, violin: light & outdoorsy)

Sarah Recalls (reflective, spacious, piano and strings)

Letting Go (sound design + strings)

Bike Ride (gtr, vln, perc: energetic)

~ additional drama samples

COMEDY: QUIRKY/DARK

Evil Space-Villain Must Be Stopped! (full orchestra: cartoon)

     ASCAP Steve Kaplan Award

Visiting the Vet (clownlike waltz, moderately dark)

Outta Here! (dark, orchestral)

Howdy, Rabbi! (Morricone meets Moishe: He’Brew Beer ad)

Uncomfortably Drugged (reserved quirk becomes pyschedelic)

Meeting Bill (spacey, quirky, playful)

Amelia at the Door (small ensemble: a bit disjointed/stuttering)

COMEDY: ROMANTIC/LIGHT

BILL: Main Title (small ensemble, intimate, optimistic)

Apartment Hunting (upbeat, optimistic)

Don't Ever Stop Playing (quirky, lyrical, orch + eastern perc)

Love Is Funny (romance followed by comedy)

Creeps (plucked strings, woodwinds: oom-pah funny stuff)

Americana/Sproing! (pastoral, then comedic)

Woody’s Joke (small ensemble: klezmer)

First Bike Ride (orchestra: light, optimistic, energetic)

ACTION/ADVENTURE

The Warrior (sound design/orchestra: thematic, dark, heroic)

Evil Space-Villain Must Be Stopped! (full orchestra: cartoon)

     ASCAP Steve Kaplan Award

Lament/A Call To Arms (full orchestra: lament/action/triumph

Fightin' Comic Book Chick (orchestra, sound design, loops)

Lethal Love/Ugly Nun (avant-garde jazz meets comedic horror)

Paintball! (small ensemble: upbeat jazz bolero)

Defending the Battle Station (full orchestra: bad guys attack)

EPIC
Lament/A Call To Arms (full orchestra: lament/action/triumph)

A Hero Rises (full orchestra: hero's journey)

SUSPENSE

Death's Door (full orchestra: horror)

When Your Brother's A Demon . . . (campy horror)

Main Theme from Shadow Puppets of Doom (orchestral)

Vealfont on the Menu (orchestral: horror)
Streets of Seattle: Protest (small ensemble: tango influence)

Betrayal (orchestral, strings: gradually intensifying throughout)

AMBIENT/ELECTRONIC

Wes' Death (ambient sound design + glassy violin)

Disoriented, Disconnected (sound design + strings)

Letting Go (sound design + strings)

Not So Nice (strings/pno, atmospheric, ethereal)

Revolving Dates (ambient + oboe, piz strings, vibes)

Technology At Work (beat-based, sound designy)

Ambient Optimist (slower, dreamlike)
Overconsumption (bright, percussive)

ETHNIC INFLUENCE

Afro-Pop: Akwasi's Theme, Fretless Bass Feature

American: Made In America

Argentine Tango: Protest, Anarchy

Blues: Coffee Shop, Mornin' After Blues

Cambodian: Fresno, Chills, Festival

Klezmer/Jewish: Mezuzah, Woody’s Joke

Louisiana/Cajun: Rollicking, Legacy

Salsa: Salsa Woman

Tex-mex: Borders, Strollin'

POP/OTHER INFLUENCE

Free Jazz/Comic Horror: Lethal Love/Ugly Nun

Lounge Cheese/Horror: Louella's Love Goes Bad

Classic Rock: Men Were Men (Organ Feature)

Funk/Soul: Funky Lullaby

Blues/Rock: Made in America

House/Salsa: Dancin'

World/Hip-Hop: Mission: Recycle

Reggae: Akwasi's Reggae

music from documentaries