Intellimusica

Wayfaring Stranger The Wayfaring Stranger is a well-known American folk and gospel song that originating in the early 19th century. The song is about a plaintive soul on the journey of life. The most popular variation is from Johnny Cash. In my humble opinion, Jos […]

A Star Wars Medley This is a fingerstyle guitar medley of my favorite Star Wars motifs by John Williams. Luke’s theme is played all throughout Luke’s hero’s journey. Most notably on his home planet of Tatooine. Leia’s theme is usually represents her affections toward Luke, […]

Only Ghosts I wrote and recorded Only Ghosts in 2016. At that point, I was in the infancy of my sound design implementation. I’m still learning, but I’m much better at working my music software — dialing in the right reverb, EQ, and mastering. Additionally, […]

Fireflies Fireflies is by pianist/composer Stephan Moccio, from his 2021 album, Lionheart. Stephan Moccio is one of my recent finds on Spotify. He’s an Italian/Canadian composer. I love his work. You’ll want to think of him in terms of the post-classical space like: Dustin O’Halloran, […]

Catwoman I love this (James Bond-esque) motif from The Batman composer Michael Giacchino. It’s sexy, slinky — and definitely conjures the image of Catwoman. You might also like to play… The Batman (2022) | fingerstyle guitar + TAB The Dark Knight Rises | fingerstyle guitar […]

Apertura Apertura is the opening song of Walter Salles’ The Motorcycle Diaries —  a 2004 biopic about a then 23-year-old Ernesto Guevara, who would years later become internationally known as Che Guevara. The film recounts the 1952 expedition by Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado […]

The Imitation Game The Imitation Game is a 2014 British historical drama based on the 1983 biography, Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing, who decrypted Nazi intelligence messages for the British government during World War II. This […]

The Godfather I finally watched The Godfather and The Godfather Part II. If you’re a young person and haven’t seen these films, you must prioritize them straight away. They’re total perfection in script, cinematography, and acting. You’ll be glued to the screen — only occasionally […]

The Batman Christopher Nolan’s previous Dark Knight franchise was tough to follow in any sense. It’s still my favorite; cinematically and musically. However, I think The Batman was pretty great. I wasn’t sold on the first watch, but I’ve revisited the film since, and enjoyed […]

The House I highly recommend The House on Netflix. In general, stop-animation is incredibly engaging — with a weirdness and authenticity that’s impossible to look away from. The House couples this with excellent writing and a creeping dread. This film is an easy watch — […]

a love unreturned When I write music, put my hands on the guitar to see what happens. After I get two or three notes, I execute what I hear in my head, and follow that thread until completion. It’s hard for me to get away […]

Finch 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 played by the delightfully weird, […]