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Written for short "Zephyrus"about a guy who had shunned human connection in favor of living in the woods, passing his time by scaring the heck out of hikers and the like. Was absolutely hilarious to film! 
    The score, originally outlined by Seam Crowley,  started with that great "dub" style bass with a more hip-hop groove. We added some strings, using, I believe, Vienna Symphonic Libraries. Finally, I added a little textural guitar, my favorite example of which being the two synth-y sounding ostinato lines in the final A section. mischief 
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Mischeif Music Dub and Orchestra


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Folky Indie Pop Acoustic Guitar and Banjo

A real rough jam I almost threw out.. but I'm glad I didn't. There's a catchy melody amidst the mistakes.

Hoakey Country 4 25 13 SOLO EDIT 2

This has been posted as "Cut Tempo Country Clean Guitar Ballad" for about a week now.... I apologize, as I'm sure any one who listened to the cue and looked at the tags could tell you, it is comically mislabeled. This is actualy as piece first sketched out for Patients Like Me spot. It was put aside fairly early on, (They liked it but felt it didn't suite the video... I agreed on both counts)
  I find myself returning to it frequently though, and also thought it captured a cool late summer vibe.  What does it make you guys think of? I could also see Driving on a country road at night with a clear sky and a million stars  whizzing by overhead. In an open top jeep with 3 friends, the road snaking between trees to some great glowing mansion  a top a hill, with the sounds of the party slowly starting to replace the crickets and owls as they pull to  a stop on the gravel and walk in... 

Funky Bass Electro Sunset Beat

Simple Guitar Jam, kinda #reggae and #blues #guitar

Straight Love For My BABY! CHILL SLEEPING NOODLING

Found an old recording from my very first (and only) band, the 5 sided enigma we named Visceral.  Quick shout out to the guys: Scott Fovel, Justin Jones, Sean Crowley, and of course Tom Larney.... Anyway, this is just a snippet of the blandly titled "Song in G,"  the very end of it... If you are interested let me know, I'd wanna ask the other guys  but it would be kinda cool to finally have it "out there" in some form, even if it's post mortem.
     How would you define it stylistically? Can anyone guess what the recording setup was roughly?

Giantic Epic Rock Solo . Clip from 2009 Unreleased Visceral EP" Song In G"

So for those of you who have been really following every last post and really paying attention (and believe it or bot there are some of you out there!) You'll remember that last week I posted a very old track named "Very first production" Named so because it was my first real attempt at to compose orchestral music  , back in 2007.
     To my surprise many of you really liked it, and in a matter of days it became my second most popular song! As I promised, here is one of 6 variations I wrote  to end the piece. This particular variation has always been my favorite, probably because of all the counterpoint  in it, and the way it even seems to flirt with the idea of going fugue, but never does.  fFugue or no Fugue guys?

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Danny Elfmen Piztzicatto Counter-Point-E Experiment

It's finally up! Check out the video the track was written for: http://vimeo.com/92794083

A new ditty recorded for use with a Rough Water Films Video for Boston based Ball And Buck. They are a kind of hip / boutique hunting clothing retailer, who are planning on opening new location in New York. Check em out!
 I just sort of pumped this out but I gotta say for It fits the video its written for... and I got that SRV guitar sound (achieved with a small modeling amp too!) so I'm happy. 


Ball And Buck Web Content by Rough Water Films  140417

A initial mix of music for a Rough Water Films new Documentary about the craft brewing, titled Brewland. This piece is for an indiegogo.com crowd sourcing campaign that should be underway in the next month or so. Ill post a link when it goes up.. until then: https://www.facebook.com/Brewland.

Brewland Teaser 140508 E MIXED NRML

    I was recently hired as a guest composer by Stonehill College for their 2015 production of Carlos Gozzi's Serpent Woman. This piece was used during the closing scene of the play. A sort of "happily ever after" moment, but one also with a slight tinge of sadness. A mostly sweet bittersweet.
    Director Betsy Goldman had an uncompromising vision of an interpretation that was  fresh and modern, and yet still grounded  in the commedia dell'arte tradition. 
     This is a variation on the fate motif I used throughout the play. Originally it was simply a very minor, legato, string quartet version of this central motif. But after a few rehersal the director told me she felt there was too much bitter in our bittersweet. I was very proud of that early version, and was sad to see it cut. However, at the end of the day, not only was she absolutely right about the tone feeling out of sync with the scene, but I feel like this is one of the best pieces Ive written in months. It reminds me of the beginning of A. Copland's Appalachian Springs! I'm realizing sometimes being challenged by a director can be a great blessing.

Serpent Woman Andante Moderato

Early Minor  Draft of SW Overature

Will Davis is a freelance film composer and musician based in Boston, MA. He recently completed his first complete score for the short film, Phil's Butts (winner of the Audience Choice Award, Snake Alley Film Festival, June 2013), and is actively seeking new projects. In addition to film composition, Will has worked as a live sound and audio technician (Klezmer Conservatory Band, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Breakdown Boston), recording engineer, interned at Peerless Mastering Studio, and has acted as head audio technician for a number of commercial video shoots and independent film projects. 

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