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Music for picture and the concert hall.

Orchestral scores for film and concert works, written for live players.

Still from the demo reel: a figure in a fedora aims a revolver

Demo reel · Maximall, Reign of Death, Tamah2018 · 5 min

Inaugural winner · 2013

CINE Marvin Hamlisch Film Scoring Contest

Winning score for Virtus Vitae, a short film by Laszlo L. Ujvari, in which a robot brings life back to a post-apocalyptic world with music.

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Virtus Vitae title card with laurels: Winner, CINE Marvin Hamlisch Film Scoring Contest 2013

Film scores

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Tamah

2017

Rescore of Erhan Yuruk’s short film in two contrasting styles (original score by Jeremy Dirat). Read the essay

The Exchange

2012

An old antiques shop harbors something dark. Directed by Matt Bird. String ensemble.

[Another film score]Room for Maximall, Reign of Death, or newer work from the channel.

Concert works

[Modern classical pieces: title, year, instrumentation, duration, premiere or performer. A score preview and a recording link per work work well here.]

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Essay & video

Film Scoring: A Study in Style

One short film, scored twice — once in the Remote Control style, once in the tradition of John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith.

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