Denmark

My friend Mike Delano is an extremely talented film maker. Last year he spent countless man-hours toiling on a horror movie called Denmark. When the opportunity came to write some music for the project I jumped at the chance.

One of the joys of writing music for my friend's projects is getting to create appropriate songs for unfamiliar genres. I'm not a horror fan so Denmark presented a formidable but fun challenge.


Here is what I came up with for a general theme.
Denmark Theme



I also took a stab at creating music for a scene involving a guy being hanged. The weird sounds and cues are timed to match up with specific visuals so it may not work as a standalone piece but here it is anyway.
Hanging



At this moment the movie is still being shopped around and I believe the director wants to take a stab at scoring the whole thing himself. So, if you happen to have a horror movie in desperate need of a theme, I await your call.

Evolution

Regardless of your views on evolution the concept applies directly to a lot of the songs I write. An example is The Gorge. It wound up being a song about my wife and I driving to an outdoor concert and how remarkable the experience was.


You can here it here.
The Gorge



However, the song itself began as an instrumental I wrote back in the Schwag days. We used to play it live but I never got around to writing lyrics. Eventually the band broke up so I recorded the music myself on the computer. Dig the cheesy drums.
The Gorge Early Version



Even back when this was recorded I referred to the song as "Evie's Song". I really liked the music and thought it required a worthwhile subject matter, my beloved wife seemed like a natural choice.

Orchestral

Despite my years playing in punk bands, my musical tastes tend to be large in scale. Nothing adds depth to music like strings and horns.

Last year I bought a program that allowed me to use sampled notes of actual instruments to create more realistic orchestral sounds. While on a press trip I spent a few hours one evening toying around with the program and came up with the following bit of music cleverly titled 1st Orchestral.

1st Orchestral


I haven't found a use for it yet. It might find a place in a future Hudson and Gaines commercial or maybe I'll just use it as a dramatic ring tone. I'm open to suggestions.