Hell or High Water Hell or High Water is a 2016 American neo-Western crime thriller film directed by David Mackenzie and written by Taylor Sheridan. The film follows two brothers (Chris Pine and Ben Foster) who carry out a series of bank robberies to save […]

[Don’t worry, no spoilers] Truth Not sure what the statute of limitations is on spoilers, but the “big reveal” from Game of Thrones Season 7, episode 7 was made obvious from fan theories several years ago. I walked into a local guitar shop, where I […]

[Update 4/21/22] Feather This song is played during the end credits of Wind River. Feather is by indie folk artist, William Wild. William Wild is the moniker of guitarist/singer Garrett Sale. I think it’s a Bon Iver situation, where the pseudonym eventually becomes known as […]

[Updated 4/21/22] Wind River and the destiny of Taylor Sheridan Wind River is a modern western (disguised as a crime thriller) written and directed by Taylor Sheridan. His “thematic trilogy” of films (Sicario, Hell or High Water, and Wind River) explore the modern American West […]

Variation 15 (Dunkirk) Although Hans Zimmer is the principal composer of the Dunkirk Score, the soft ambient/melodic tracks are from composer Benjamin Wallfisch, and classical composer Sir Edward Elgar 1857-1934. The music of Dunkirk is a reimagined piece from Sir Edward Elgar entitled, Nimrod – […]

War for the Planet of the Apes These movies are unbelievably good. Specifically the second installment, Dawn. [That movie was a perfect parable for the origin of political conflict — zealots on either side ruining peace for the whole.] Here’s my guitar arrangement of the Dawn […]

A Ghost Story If you haven’t heard the buzz over David Lowery’s A Ghost Story, the film features oscar winner Casey Affleck under a sheet for the majority of the run time. Though I haven’t seen the film yet, I’m excited about (director) David Lowery’s highly […]

Trafalgar Celebration I’m a big fan of composer, Rupert Gregson-Williams. He tends to write long passages of music — without many repeats. He scored Hacksaw Ridge (a phenomenal movie) where I’ve also created a guitar arrangement. His brother, Harry Gregson-Williams has created the incredible scores […]

Twin Peaks [Wikipedia, edited] Originally aired in 1990, Twin Peaks is a crime drama mixed with healthy doses of the surreal, this series is about FBI Agent Dale Cooper, who travels to the small logging town of Twin Peaks to solve the murder of seemingly […]

Alien: Covenant Alien: Covenant is serves as a prequel to Ridley Scott’s original and iconic film, Alien. It’s also the sequel to (Prometheus). The film follows the crew of the colony ship Covenant, as they journey to a remote planet, believing it to be an […]

Intrusion | Ma Mère Although composer, Gustavo Santaolalla is mostly known for Brokeback Mountain, and Babel (for which he won back-to-back Oscars) he has a ton of work out there from lesser known films. Les yeux de sa mère (His Mother’s Eyes) is a 2011 […]

Shin Godzilla Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) is a 2016 Japanese film, produced and distributed by the Toho production company. Toho specializes in “Kaijū” (Japanese for Strange Beast) movies, and was Godzilla’s original producer. Shin Godzilla is the 31st film in the Godzilla franchise, the 29th […]