Classical Music

Retro, Kitsch, and Exotica

Field recording of the Great Northern Loon with strings.  A miniature sketch or mood.  Thanks to Ingela Sundberg of Sweden for the inspiration behind this.

Great Northern Loon

Short little dance piece for orchestra featuring the pizzicato strings.

Pizzicato Polka

A killer drives away from the scene of a murder.  The sliding light of oncoming traffic give us the occasional glimpse of the killer's eyes as she calmly grips the wheel.

Thanks to Cliff White for playing guitar and John Kim for laying down the trumpet!

La Strada Misteriosa

Halloween Surf

Upbeat country tune feat. Cliff White on guitar and John Kim on trumpet.

The Story So Far...

County Line

Crimson Blue

Dolorous ballad featuring Kate Kilbourne on vocals.

Marcia's Lament

Little song featuring the gorgeous vocals of June Magnolia.

Je Ne Sais Pas

Jon Paul on guitar absolutely slaying on this voodoo soul track.

Sacrifice To The Dark Goddess

String Quartet recorded live at Berklee College of Music.
It's in a strict classical style, with 2 themes, a development, and a recap.

Dedicated to my grandma, Myrtle.

String Quartet

Recorded live by the Kalistos Chamber Orchestra in Boston, MA.
An homage to Erik Satie.

Gymnopedie (for string orchestra)

Here is the same cue with the dialog.  It's an emotional interview with an octogenarian athlete.

She Was My Best Friend (with dialog)

Prelude inspired by a 2010 production of Equus, directed by Corbin Went.
Quartet of strings:  violin, viola i & ii, and cello.

Equus Prelude

Dysart's Theme, which recurs throughout the other music.

Equus - Dysart's Theme

Chorus of Horses, incidental music inspired by the stage play, Equus.

Equus - Chorus of Horses

Incidental music inspired by the stage play, Equus.
This is the final cue as the stage lighting fades out.

Equus - "Equus Sees You" (End)

Postlude inspired by the stage play, Equus, directed by Corbin Went.

Equus Postlude

Duet for two classical guitars inspired by a book by Luis Sepulveda.
I tried to incorporate many techniques idiomatic to the guitar, such as harmonics, portamento, and taking advantage of open strings.
The guitarists are Lawrence Ferrera and Rahul Paur, in concert at San Francisco State University, 2011.

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (for guitar duet)

Here's a straight-up blues about a lady who means business.  Look out, it won't be over till she sings!
From the Blue Collar Suite (2006-7)

Big Momma's Blues

Bossa nova tune about a window washer lazily enjoying his work.
Featuring Oliver Pratt (aka Kashmir) on trumpet.
from Blue Collar Suite (2006-7)

The Window Washer

Funky blues about the guy who does your dirty work.
Featuring Jon Paul Ruggieri on guitar and yours truly stinkin' it up on the euphonium.
From Blue Collar Suite (2006-7)

The Plumber

Rainy streets, late night, and for a price, he'll take you anywhere you want to go.
Ballad featuring Freddie DeBoe on tenor sax.
Recorded live at Berklee College of Music in 2008.
From Blue Collar Suite (2006-7)
(no relation to the movie, Taxi Driver)

Taxi Driver

This is another old tune that I revamped for today (day 10).
This was an original jingle project at Berklee for a Bud Light commercial.
I took out the voice-over and remixed and mastered the track.

Light Beer Commercial

Here is a tune made from vintage electronic toys, including the Tronichord and Droopy the Dragon, a talking educational toy.

Electric Dream

Spies, murder, poetry, love, and intrigue:  it's all there in the life and works of Rudyard Kipling.  Known for his exotic locales and characters, the man himself may have been more interesting than the people he portrayed.

Performed by the Kalistos Chamber Orchestra

Theme for Kipling

I wrote and conducted this piece for full orchestra.  I tried to use a lot of color combinations in the orchestration.

This is the recording from the studio read-through session.

Inamorata (for orchestra)

Retro Electro space jam.  

Come away with me on a Fantastic Odyssey.
Come and you will see.  Live out your fantasies.

Fantastic Odyssey

Spaghetti western cowboy track.  Slow guitar intro before the main theme rides in.
Morricone baby!

Road to Kerosene Flats

Homage a Serge Gainsbourg.  Poem by Guillaume Apollinaire.

Cigarette

Hard hitting 70s groove with featuring clavinet and horns.

Beat Cop

Cactus Joe rides again in this classic spaghetti western track.  Saddle up.

The Ballad of Cactus Joe

Cuban Cars

Smooth and sexy 80s ballad with lush synths and sweet guitars.

I'm Still Haunted

A little bit funky, a little bit bluesy.  Old school urban at its finest.

Off Broadway

A smooth, hi-tech spy groove for a casino heist scene.

The Casino Job

Kirk and Spock must fight to the death in the pit.

Kirk Fight (Star Trek Stinger)

Burnin' rubber with this homage to 80s TV theme songs.

Corvette Slummer

An epic opening track for your film studio logo.

Epic Studio Logo

Dance with the Devil

And epic piece for huge orchestra.
Brass is the new heavy metal.  

Leviathan

Kumiko Shiratori on koto and Aozora Teru on vox.  This song is so awesome we just had to cover it.

Gurenge - Demon Slayer Cover

JJ Reinhold is an eclectic composer/songwriter/producer/musician in Portland, OR.

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