Brave

Bring The Light

Judgement

This piece was written as an assignment for my MIDI II class in UCLA's Film Scoring program. The scene was taken from a movie called "Hero Wanted" (Copyright Nu Image / Millennium Films, 2008), directed by Brian Smrz with original music by Kenneth Burgomaster. 

Context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FMxHisVzBw

A man with a troubled past (Liam) and his friend (Swain) witness a horrific car crash occur right in front of them as they are sitting outside of a coffee shop. A woman barges out of another nearby shop, screaming hysterically at the grisly scene of twisted metal and broken glass and begins begging for someone to help. We quickly come to find that her young daughter (still conscious and frightened) is trapped inside the overturned car, which is already almost completely engulfed in flames by this point. As a growing crowd of people look on in shock and disbelief, Liam springs into action. He immediately rips the coat off of a man nearby and carefully crawls into the vehicle through one of the shattered windows. His friend, Swain, stands by, commanding a nearby waitress to call 911. Liam eventually reaches the girl and begins to comfort her. With the flames intensifying and time running out, he wraps the coat around her. He then musters his strength and courage, kicking open the passenger side door and diving through with the girl in his arms. The mother runs and scoops up her daughter (who is clearly shaken up but unscathed), quickly carrying her away from the flames. Swain runs in and bats the flames that have engulfed Liam's back, struggling to comprehend the heroic act that he had just witnessed his friend perform. Lying face down on the pavement in pain, Liam watches in satisfaction as the girl and her mother embrace each other away from the wreckage. The scene then cuts to a point in the near future where, in his bedroom, he reflects on his actions from that fateful day.

Courage In The Flames

::Work in progress::

I plan to complete this at some point, but in the meantime here's a short teaser. I selected this piece to mock up in order to help me balance my orchestral template... and because John Williams. 

Enjoy.

Star Wars Main Title (Mockup)

Epic crossfit tabata music:

20 seconds on (lift)
10 seconds off (rest)

Music evolves during the course of the workout, culminating into an explosive finale to help you through your final 20 second push.

Epic Crossfit Tabata

Virtual mockup of Maurice Ravel's "Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant" (Pavane for sleeping princess) from the Mother Goose Suite.

Maurice Ravel - Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Mockup)

Departed (Live)

The Colony

I originally uploaded this on here over four years ago and set it to private, but I figured I might as well finally make it public in celebration of the release of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. 

I cannot overstate how influential the score for the first Mass Effect was for me way back in 2007. At the time, I had recently finished up my second year of college and still had no idea what I wanted to pursue as far as a career goes. That changed with this game. 

To this day, Mass Effect's music still speaks to me in a way that just makes me want to sit down and create, so I couldn't help but make this little tribute to one of my favorite game scores of all time. I hope you enjoy it.

Mass Effect - Vigil (Orchestral Cover)

Quick teaser of some trailer stuff in the works.

Ride Of The Valkyrs (Teaser)

Blood Bonds (End Title)

Epilog (End Title)

A Pound Of Flesh

Legion (Teaser)

Hap... h-happy *hic* b-brirthday. ::burpfart::

BenHicks

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