Photo by Roberto Nickson on Unsplash Video Games Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. I’ve always loved the song, Video Games by Lana Del Rey. With her usual deft lyricism and poetry — Lana sings about the relationship she has verses the relationship […]

Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash The Poet Acts Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. Philip Glass (1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass is the godfather of […]

[Note: this song is available on all streaming services. Links below.] Reclamation Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. I’m frequently involved with (or commissioned for) short-films. Often, these filmmakers are professionals on much larger projects. ‘Short-films’ are a vehicle for their own talents, […]

Photo by Denny Müller on Unsplash Vanishing Grace (a variation) Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. I’ve been steeped in Gustavo Santaolalla’s music and guitar playing since 2005 when his iconic score for Brokeback Mountain was first released. The minimalism of his playing […]

Photo: Hu Chen | Unsplash 1923 Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. 1923 is a Yellowstone origin story, where the Duttons face challenges to the ranch, in the early 20th century. I particularly like the character of Spencer — a WW1 soldier suffering […]

The Pale Blue Eye (no spoilers) Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. I was REALLY excited to see The Pale Blue Eye – as the whole thing was shot around my hometown of Pittsburgh. Western PA is filled with well-preserved colonial sites that […]

Photo by Ilona Frey | Unsplash Adagio in C Minor Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. HBO’s Succession has definitely been on my list to watch. A friendly listener suggested Impromptu No. 1 from the soundtrack of Season 3. I had no idea […]

Photo by Linus Nylund | Unsplash The Whale Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. The Whale is a film directed by Darren Aronofsky, and stars Brendan Fraser as a reclusive English teacher, who tries to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter. Brendan Fraser […]

Photo by Brandon Mowinkel | Unsplash I’m With You (Always) Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. Bones and All is a romantic/horror/road film directed by Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name). The film tells the story of two young cannibals, falling in […]

Photo by Dana Davis | Unsplash 1883 Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. I’ve been obsessing over Taylor Sheridan’s work since he wrote the screenplay for Sicario (2015). However, I’m only getting a chance to watch his 1883 series now — and IT […]

Original photo by Alex Fredrich | Unsplash Yellowstone Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. Yellowstone is a Paramount TV series written and directed by Taylor Sheridan (Sicario, Hell or High Water, Wind River). Kevin Costner plays John Dutton, a father trying to protect […]

All Quiet on the Western Front Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. (This arrangement is also available on all streaming services. Links below.) This film has instantly become one of my all-time favorites. While based on a literary classic, All Quiet on the […]