Free download on SoundCloud. This piece seems to be the main motif from the Downton Abbey series and movie — perhaps the closing theme. Within the score by John Lunn, this queue is known as One Hundred Years of Downton Abbey and End of an […]

To the Stars Free download on SoundCloud. As of this writing, To the Stars, is the first released song from Brad Pitt’s deep space epic, Ad Astra. I think about Pitt’s career often. His IMDb page is ridiculously good. From early in the 90’s his […]

More Hearts Than Mine Free download on SoundCloud. More Hearts Than Mine is a charming and perfect song; both lyrically and melodically. Excellent debut work from singer songwriter Ingrid Andress. I’ve been teaching this song to my guitar students for a week now and thought […]

Sins of the Father Free download on SoundCloud. This whimsical ditty is the closing theme of Yellowstone Season 2, Episode 10 – Sins of the Father. I believe this is written and performed by Ryan Bingham – an Americana singer/songwriter who also plays Walker; a […]

Light of My Life Free download on SoundCloud. Light of My Life is a film directed and written by Casey Affleck. It’s a post-pandemic drama – as a plague has wiped out most of the world’s female population. A father and daughter (one of the […]

Free download on SoundCloud. The Real Hero (Don’t worry, no spoilers!) I’m a bit late on this piece, but I only just watched Avengers: Endgame. The Real Hero is mostly an orchestral piece. However there’s a subtle fingerstyle guitar resolution at the end. I took […]

Miss Lily Langtry With the exception of The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino usually comprises his film scores with expertly curated and re-purposed tunes from past eras and films. Like Pulp Fiction, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a great stand-alone soundtrack that transports us to […]

Top Gun Free download on SoundCloud. The trailer for Top Gun: Maverick has me totally pumped up. I’m 42 and remember the VCR revolution in the mid 80’s. Prior to VCRs and home video rental shops, we relied on HBO or encore showings a smaller […]

Pumped Up Kicks Free download on SoundCloud. Pumped Up Kicks was one of my first ever post from 2011. In addition to creating new content, I’m redoing my old material (if still relevant). I always thought his arrangement was cool, and found an even easier […]

The NeverEnding Story Free Download on SoundCloud. It’s great that Stranger Things brought back The NeverEnding Story. I loved that theme (and movie) when I was a kid. My wife and I are reliving a lot of movies from our youth. We just watched E.T. […]

Undisclosed Desires Free Download on SoundCloud. I did this song years ago on this blog, maybe 2011. It was time for an update. Muse has always been a treasure trove of melody. This arrangement turned out to be relatively easy to play as well. As […]

The First I Love You Free download on SoundCloud. At the time of this writing (July 3rd) Stranger Things Season 3 has not yet been released on Netflix. However, the soundtrack was released — and it’s the typical 80’s synth excellence we’ve come to expect […]