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

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)

Mihembe (exc)

Mbwasa

Nkunjila (exc)

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)

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)

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

Score for a mafia movie trailer.  Violin, Anna Kostyuchek; Cello, Michael Masters; Clarinet, Gary Gray; Bassoon, Judy Farmer; Horn, Brian O'Connor; Percussion, Paul Sternhagen.

Mafia Movie Trailer

For string octet. Faster, minimal reverb for clarity.

Sistema Labirintika  |  String Octet (rev 2)

Gravity Well

Gray

Zinc | Softube Modular

String Quartet 1 - Movt 2

String Quartet 1 - Movt 3

String Quartet 1 - Movt 4

String Quartet 1 - Movt 1

A cue from my score for Scott Brown's web series "Stockholm."

Cue from "Stockholm" - Awkward Dinner For Two

Morning Light | VCV Rack Groove (straight output)

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

VCV Rack  |  119 Patches (3)

VCV Rack patch mixed live.
PSPaudioware Lotary on Host-FX module.

Doobert | VCV Rack Groove

Fork | VCV Rack Groove

Go | VCV Rack Groove

Unreleased Jam  |  Insect Arcade (2012)

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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