All Life Has Meaning Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. All Life Has Meaning is the tender closing theme of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The piece is from British composer John Murphy. He’s most famous for composing ‘In the House – […]

Wake Me Up When September Ends (Jonathan’s Version) Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. I couldn’t stand Green Day. I respected the band as musicians and songwriters, but as a guitar teacher, they’ve been the bane of my existence for 30 years. A […]

(Note: If you like my work, please subscribe to my YouTube channel. That’s a huge help to me. Thank you!) The Last of Us (HBO) Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. HBO’s The Last of Us is being heralded as “the greatest video […]

Silent Night Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. I really love this understated arrangement of Silent Night. Everything is in the right place. Guitar doesn’t have to be complicated to be beautiful. In fact, I would argue that simplicity in music is virtuous, […]

21 Grams Free audio download on SoundCloud. I completely lifted my right-hand technique from composer, Gustavo Santaolalla. He effectively arpeggiates chord shapes by rolling through them with his fingers. This is a beautiful way to voice chords, and pretty easy to do with a little […]

The Banshees of Inisherin Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. The Banshees of Inisherin, is a 2022 black comedy written and directed by British-Irish playwright, Martin McDonagh. The film follows two lifelong friends (Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson) who find themselves at an impasse, […]

Werewolf by Night Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. Werewolf by Night is the directorial debut film debut of (A-list composer) Michael Giacchino. It is a TON of fun. The “creature feature” is stylized in black & white with a run time of […]

Only Ghosts Free download of this performance on SoundCloud. This song is also available on all streaming and music services including: Spotify and Apple I wrote and recorded Only Ghosts in 2016. At that point, I was in the infancy of my sound design implementation. […]

Finch Free audio download on SoundCloud. Finch on Apple + was a beautiful and highly entertaining movie: In a post-apocalyptic world, Finch (Tom Hanks) knowing that his health is slowly failing, builds a robot to take of his dog after he passes. The robot was […]

Calmamente Free download of this performance on SoundCloud. Calmamente is from the soundtrack of Qhapaq Ñan — Gustavo Santaolalla’s docuseries about the pre-Columbian ‘Inca road system’, which winds for 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles) through the Andean region. It’s a serene song that exemplifies Santaolalla’s minimalist ability […]

Wait and Then by Gustavo Santaolalla Free download of this performance on SoundCloud. As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, I believe Gustavo Santaolalla’s 2014 album, Camino, is a collection of music that was intended for various film projects. I’ve scored a few short films, […]

But for the Fall of Rain Free download of this performance on SoundCloud. This is piece of music I wrote for Adam Taylor’s micro-short animation, But for the Fall of Rain. [Parents, although it’s an animation, there is an F-bomb in there.] Adam is a […]