All Quiet on the Western Front This film has instantly become one of my all-time favorites. While based on a literary classic, All Quiet on the Western Front is not your “classic” war film. It has more in common with HBO’s Chernobyl, than 1917. There […]

Photo by Edan Cohen | Unsplash The Haunting of Hill House I loved this Netflix series from writer/director Mike Flanagan. The music by The Newton Brothers almost acts like an additional character (or ghost). If you’ve seen the series, you’ll agree the music and film […]

Photo by Joyce McCown | Unsplash Blood Theme Dexter was an excellent Showtime series (2006 – 2013) set in Miami. The series centered on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a forensic technician, who leads a secret parallel life as a vigilante serial killer. The Blood […]

Photo by Clay Banks | Unsplash Blood Oath This is definitely my favorite piece from the IT score. I’m 45, so I remember when the book came out in the 80’s: Stephen King’s IT (the book) was figuratively and literally biggest thing in 1986. I […]

Photo by John Fowler | Unsplash Andor I’ve only seen the 1st episode of Andor so far — and it’s unlike anything in Star Wars canon. Andor is a slow burn, clearly designed for adults. Don’t expect The Mandalorian, this is more akin to Blade […]

Photo by Denny Müller | Unsplash The Shawshank Redemption Written and directed by Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redemption, is a 1994 drama film based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption.  The film tells the story of a banker who is […]

Photo by Adam Thompson | Unsplash The Parting Glass The Parting Glass is a Scottish traditional song written in 1770. (However, evidence of this song has been found in manuscripts from the 1620s-1630’s.) This solo guitar arrangement is heavily inspired by the live a-capella versions […]

Photo by Giannis Skarlatos | Unsplash The Terminator The original Terminator theme was written by 80’s synthesizer composer, Brad Fiedel. Even though he composed a lot of movie scores through the 80’s and early 90’s, The Terminator theme was the defining work of his career. […]

Photo by Maher El Aridi | Unsplash Naru’s Way Prey, is an origin prequel to Predator, set 300 years ago in the world of the Comanche Nation, in 1719. The story follows Naru (Amber Midthunder) a skilled warrior, as she fights to protect her tribe […]

Casadh an Tsúgáin Sean-nós “in the old way” singing is unaccompanied, traditional Irish vocal music — usually performed in the Irish language. Of these singers, Iarla Ó Lionáird is definitely my favorite. His performances are emotive, and his intonation is masterful. The song, Casadh an […]

Photo by Sole D’Alessandro G. | Unsplash Lago Frías  I often create medleys and musical derivatives that I personally want to hear. Lago Frias (The Motorcycle Diaries) has always been one of my favorite guitar riffs from composer Gustavo Santaolalla. But, it’s only a riff. […]

Photo by Casey Horner | Unsplash My Heart Will Go On I recently heard a super minimal version of My Heart Will Go On played with two cellos. I believe the duo’s name was literally 2CELLOS. It was beautiful and I wanted to create a […]