Picture the antagonists in a suspense movie planning a bridge attack. This track is evocative of the peril associated with such a film scene. 

Planning the Bridge Attack

Find something that you love to do, find someone to pay you to do it, and you will never have to work a day in your life. I am doing just that by entering the field of film scoring.

My love for music began in my childhood and I began playing piano at age four. Labeled a child prodigy by the local media, I was performing concerts at age six.

I produced and recorded two CDs by age 14, the proceeds of which were donated to specific charities. As a result, I was nominated for a local volunteer of the year award in 2009. At 16, I became interested in film scoring. That interest has grown into a love for this musical genre.

I scored 23 films for Red Eye Film Productions. Those films have received awards and recognition from several outlets. I was part of award-winning composer Christopher Young’s residency program, The Tilden House, in Culver City, California. In 2018, 

I was selected as the Statewide Young Soloist of the Year, awarded by arts4all Florida (a private not-for-profit organization).In early 2019, I created the original score for a 7-part mini-series titled Deathless, which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. 

Later in 2019, I scored the film, Front Burner; winner of the 48-Hour Film Competition in Savannah, GA. Front Burner, can be found on my filmography page and premiered at the Filmapoloosa 2019 Film Festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

In 2020, my film, I Will Not Say His Name, was accepted at the Tally Shorts Film Festival (Tallahassee, FL) the Gasparilla International Film Festival (Tampa Bay, FL), and the Philadelphia Film Festival.

In late 2020, I scored the feature film, A Day in the Life, which is currently available on Amazon Prime.

I also scored an immersive theater play, The Savannah Underground, which is a theatrical sequence of 3 stories about Savannah Georgia’s dark history. 

In early 2022, I was given the opportunity to score director Adam Marino’s drama/thriller film, “The Ride”. Produced by Jessica Roszko, the independent film starred Savanah Joeckel, Paul Sorvino, Dee Dee Sorvino, Dean Cain, Mark Justice, and DB Sweeney. It went on to premiere at the Spotlight International Film Festival, showing at Cinemark theaters in Jacksonville Florida. More about this film is to come.

In late 2022, I had the amazing opportunity to meet animator and director, James Scott. James is currently working on Akashic Spheres, a miniseries for which I will be scoring the original music. Stay tuned for more episodes and music later in the year.

Planning the Bridge Attack

Matthew Cravener