I looked outside in my back yard during a thunderstorm, and was moved enough to write this song.

Thunderstorm

My entry for the Bleeding Fingers competition.  The piece recalls the story of Normandy on the famous fateful morning.  We begin at the graveyard, the endless ivory tombstones, and end with the army and orchestra marching in unison.  My aim was for a spiritual feeling, the same feeling that the graveyard has on it's visitors who see white crosses and David stars past the horizon.

The Beaches Of Normandy

On board an ghostly pirate ship, an old man has been imprisoned for many, many years.  At long last, he expresses his deep desire to die with dignity.

Old Man's Requiem

Imagine you're the king of the island of monsters, and your every whim is an impulsive thrill.  Today, you decree, is the Wild Rumpus, and let the Wild Rumpus begin!

A small orchestral piece which was inspired by the classic children's book, Where the Wild Things Are.

Where The Wild Things Are

Think of a moonlit Paris, where the streets are paved by romance.  Think of a Hawaiian sunset; where your and your loved one's fingers intertwine in the sizzling sand.  Wherever you think of, or whomever, let this track take you there...

Romantic

This is a track I composed for the audio tour of the Jewish Museum.  I wrote this piece entirely in Garageband and took about two hours.

Dreidel Music

Who is the Boy of Wood?  Why, Pinocchio, of course!  This is a large Orchestral piece inspired by the song I've Got No Strings from Disney's Pinocchio, and Serge Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.  It was written to revel in pure fun and delight.

Boy of Wood

Imagine a new film of high adventure, fantasy, and romance!  In the days of kings and dragons, a wizard-in-training must race to save a wild boy who has the power easily reap men's souls; lest the evil king reach and use him for total destruction of the world.

A golden locket is first given to our hero by his wife, which, upon opening, plays a song.  Our hero will follow the song, which always guides him home.

Reaper Of Souls Theme

This is a cover from the old school Pokémon Red and Blue.

Pokémon Red and Blue

A family member of ours died due to a ten-year shrapnel injury.  This happened in the 1950's, and I only recently found out.  This is dedicated to the memory of him.

WWII Heroes

I've been writing music for over a decade.  It began when I took lessons in 1992, and has developed into a passionate hobby.  I started composing on a demo version of Sibelius in 2004, in which I could not save anything I composed.  In short, I lost everything.  But with the advent of Garageband, I have managed to save my musical ideas and present them to everyone who wants to hear them.

Major influences are Beethoven, John Williams, Debussy, Broadway, and, more recently, Bon Iver.  I like both bombastic classical and experimentally intimate Indie.

If you would like me to score your film work, or otherwise, I can be reached at: 

(630) 597-3333

...at any time.

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