Film Music Composition and Audio Production Services
Genre Compatibility
Below are brief descriptions of a few of the many genres of film. This is by no means a complete list of film genres, but it is a good place to start when thinking of hiring me. I am not good at everything and I do not accept certain jobs if the music requires a pure traditional representation of a certain genre. The exception implied in that statement is this: Even though you want music for a western film, you may not want a western score. In which case, I evaluate accepting your project based on your initial guidance and direction. I will let you know within the first consultation if I am not the man for your job and will gladly refer you to someone who is.
The huge array of demos on my site should give you a flavor of what kind of realm I do best in! Be sure to listen to them to fully evaluate what I can bring to the table for you!
Genre descriptions were referenced from filmsite.org.
Drama
Dramas are serious, plot-driven presentations, portraying realistic characters, settings, life situations, and stories involving intense character development and interaction. Usually, they are not focused on special-effects, comedy, or action, Dramatic films are probably the largest film genre, with many subsets.
I am probably one of your best choices for this genre and all its sub-genres.
Horror
Horror films are designed to frighten and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale, while captivating and entertaining us at the same time in a cathartic experience. Horror films feature a wide range of styles, from the earliest silent Nosferatu classic, to today's CGI monsters and deranged humans. They are often combined with science fiction when the menace or monster is related to a corruption of technology, or when Earth is threatened by aliens. The fantasy and supernatural film genres are not usually synonymous with the horror genre. There are many sub-genres of horror: slasher, teen terror, serial killers, satanic, Dracula, Frankenstein, etc.
Next to drama, this is my next biggest talent, an edge for horror!
Science Fiction
Sci-fi films are often quasi-scientific, visionary and imaginative - complete with heroes, aliens, distant planets, impossible quests, improbable settings, fantastic places, great dark and shadowy villains, futuristic technology, unknown and unknowable forces, and extraordinary monsters ('things or creatures from space'), either created by mad scientists or by nuclear havoc. They are sometimes an offshoot of fantasy films, or they share some similarities with action/adventure films. Science fiction often expresses the potential of technology to destroy humankind and easily overlaps with horror films, particularly when technology or alien life forms become malevolent, as in the "Atomic Age" of sci-fi films in the 1950s.
Along with horror and drama, this is another of my greatest strengths.
Action
Action films usually include high energy, big-budget physical stunts and chases, possibly with rescues, battles, fights, escapes, destructive crises (floods, explosions, natural disasters, fires, etc.), non-stop motion, spectacular rhythm and pacing, and adventurous, often two-dimensional 'good-guy' heroes (or recently, heroines) battling 'bad guys' - all designed for pure audience escapism. Includes the James Bond 'fantasy' spy/espionage series, martial arts films, and so-called 'blaxploitation' films. A major sub-genre is the disaster film.
I can easily write music for action films with the exception of large blockbuster orchestrations.
Adventure
Adventure films are usually exciting stories, with new experiences or exotic locales, very similar to or often paired with the action film genre. They can include traditional swashbucklers, serialized films, and historical spectacles (similar to the epics film genre), searches or expeditions for lost continents, "jungle" and "desert" epics, treasure hunts, disaster films, or searches for the unknown.
I can easily write music for adventures with the exception of large blockbuster orchestrations.
Comedy
Comedies are light-hearted plots consistently and deliberately designed to amuse and provoke laughter (with one-liners, jokes, etc.) by exaggerating the situation, the language, action, relationships and characters. This genre includes various forms of comedy through cinematic history, including slapstick, screwball, spoofs and parodies, romantic comedies, black comedy (dark satirical comedy), and more.
I DO NOT accept comedy film projects.
Musicals
Musical films are cinematic forms that emphasize full-scale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way (usually with a musical or dance performance integrated as part of the film narrative), or they are films that are centered on combinations of music, dance, song or choreography. Major subgenres include the musical comedy or the concert film.
I DO NOT accept musical film projects.
If you're type of project is not listed, contact me today and find out if I am the man for you job.