1378 ~45sec clips from 100 hours of music composed and automated on the knobs. 1378 little places to visit each with its own weather. Enough to last over a drive from Santa Monica to somewhere in Canada.

VCV Rack  |  Patch Automata (all self-playing with < ~5 exceptions)

Symphony 1 in 5 movements, remastered Apr 2021

Symphony 1  |  Remastered

String Quartet 1

Symphony 1  |  Movt 5

Symphony 1  |  Movt 4 - Scherzo

Symphony 1  |  Movt 3

Symphony 1  |  Movt 2

Symphony 1  |  Movt 1

My music for the credits sequence of the web series "Josie & Dale."  Link soon.

End Credits - Josie & Dale

My version of "The Stars & Stripes Forever," realized via multitrack recording of a MacBeth M3X, a small but terrific analog monosynth roughly analogous to a Minimoog.

"The Stars & Stripes Forever" by John Phillip Sousa, realized on MacBeth M3X Synth

74 patches recorded live between early Feb and mid Apr 2022. In a few of instances VCV Rack sequencers are used to control pianos, guitars, and solo string libraries hosted in Kontakt via the Host-FX module.

VCV Rack  |  90 Patches (14)

65 Patches recorded live between Labor Day and the end of Sep 2022.

VCV Rack |  65 Patches (15) (Rev. 2)

From my score for "The Man Who Saved Ben Hur," a documentary film by Joe Forte.  Guitars and bass performed by Adrian Romero.

Dolce Vita - Fama

63 Patches recorded during February and March, 2023, no multitracking, live output

VCV Rack | 63 Patches (16)

Music for the credits sequence of Michael Roud's film, "Black Cadillac," for which I created the score.

Credits music from "Black Cadillac"

A climactic cue from my score for Michael Roud's film "Black Cadillac."

Death cue from "Black Cadillac"

A cue from my score for Michael Roud's film "Black Cadillac"

Evil cue from "Black Cadillac"

Final movement of a symphonic-choral piece, somewhat in the style of Gabriel Fauré.

In Paradisium

From "The Man Who Saved Ben Hur," a documentary by Joe Forte. John Alarimo talks about shooting "Boom!" on Sardinia in 1968 with Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and Noel Coward.

Sardinia '68 (From "The Man Who Saved Ben Hur")

62 Patches recorded between Apr 2023 and Feb 2024, no multitracking, live output

VCV Rack | 62 Patches (17)

Tungujortoq (exc)

Maafa Ya Chuma (exc)

Ku Fambisana (exc)

Verloren (exc)

Masesambatan (exc)

Ayre

Giya

Floe

62 Patches recorded between Mar and Aug 2024, live output, occasional added drums

VCV Rack | 62 Patches (18)

Fur Barrage (rev2)

Parking Lot for piano, Rev 2

Callr Theme - Electronic Outtake

Trail Of Evidence

Deus Ex Machina (Superhero Psychedelic Freakout Rock)

Entering Jupiter Space

String Quartet 1 - Movt 2

String Quartet 1 - Movt 3

String Quartet 1 - Movt 4

String Quartet 1 - Movt 1

90 patches on VCV Rack recorded live, in approx. chronological order between May '18 and Mar '19.

VCV Rack  |  90 Patches (2)

119 VCV Rack patches recorded live between March 2019 and January 2020.

VCV Rack  |  119 Patches (3)

Chuck is a Los Angeles-based composer whose recent work spans both film and concert music. His scoring credits include the Samantha Bee: Your Favorite Woman special and films for Calvin Klein and a sound installation for the ELLE Next couture show at Lincoln Center. He has also worked on various documentaries, web series, and television projects. In addition to his film work, Chuck has composed concert pieces such as "Symphony 1" and "String Quartet 1," available on iTunes and Amazon.

Chuck Graef

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