“I do pick projects because I love them. If I get into a project — where I feel like either the people are there just because it’s a job for them — and it’s not going to be an enjoyable process — and it’s going […]

Perfect for a Bond theme If you listen to this song with the right frame of mind, Ultraviolence is the perfect James Bond theme. Lyrically and musically. The slight chord variation from the intro to the first verse is very reminiscent of Chris Cornell’s astute, […]

Crikey! I’ve lost my mojo! – Austin Powers I was insanely sick this week for the first time in years. When your lifestyle is your passion — the lines between work and play become very blurry. I burnt the candle at both ends and succumbed […]

“You have to have numbers. People are the best defense against walkers, or people.” -Rick As you can probably tell, I (sometimes) get deeply affected by music in film. When Blackbird Song first appeared on AMC’s The Walking Dead, I remember saying to my wife […]

How to Play Coda for classical guitar, by Dustin O’Halloran, from the Breath In original score I love this one. In many cases the post-classical genre follows the simple formula of: a single compelling chord progression with evolving layers of melodies.  In this regard — Max Richter, Dustin […]

I’ve been so busy with my blog in the past few months, that I haven’t had the desire to write new music at all.  However, as I post the final The Last Of Us transcriptions (there’s probably one more), I’ve been inspired to play my […]

Rooftop Kiss materialized into beautiful guitar piece. Looking through the score for The Amazing Spider-Man, I immediately gravitated to Rooftop Kiss on it’s name alone — recalling the rooftop scene from Superman (1978) and it’s iconic music. The second page of the transcription contains a couple difficult […]