All Life Has Meaning Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was an excellent send off for the Guardians crew. The movie was actually pretty violent, both graphically and thematically. My son is 8 at the time of this writing, and Guardians 3 pressed his (and […]

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 […]

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 Dark Knight Rises My hometown of Pittsburgh was the shooting location for The Dark Knight Rises. Many movies, TV, and Netflix shows are shot in Pittsburgh — but the 2011 Dark Knight Rises production was BY FAR the coolest one. Our downtown area is mostly […]

Song to the Siren Zack Snyder’s Justice League was incredible. I watched it in two nights, but the 4 hours flew by. I highly recommend the 3 hour director’s cut of Batman v Superman as well — also on HBO Max. Song to the Siren […]

Batman Begins Eptesicus is a prominent piece in both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. This has always been one of my favorite pieces of music, and it’s usually centered around Bruce Wayne’s love interest, Rachel Dawes. I’ve been re-watching Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. All […]

Man of Steel The title of this piece is: What Are You Going to Do When You’re Not Saving the World? It’s otherwise known as the title theme of Man of Steel. I believe this is some of Hans Zimmer’s greatest music — and one […]

Bathroom Dance If you require an ominous soundtrack for Halloween night, I recommend the Joker Movie soundtrack. It’s absolutely dread-filled. The composer is Hildur Guðnadóttir; a tiny, soft-spoken Icelandic lady. She also composed the score for Chernobyl. While she’s done other work with Johann Johannsson, […]

The Real Hero The Real Hero is a beautiful orchestral piece, played at the very end of Avengers: Endgame. There’s also a subtle fingerstyle guitar resolution at the end. I took the cues from that guitar bit, then I created my own arrangement, incorporating the […]

Porch I love this piece at the end of Infinity War as Thanos limps out to his porch. I mildly get into these Avenger movies. I’ve seen them all, and I suppose my favorites were the first Iron Man, and Thor: Ragnarok. However, Infinity War […]

The Avengers The Avengers theme by composer Alan Silvestri is iconic. The way the chorus comes in gets me every time. You’ll hear it in the films when the tide has turned against the enemy, and the Avengers (specifically Iron Man) are really getting after […]

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 […]