Batman searching the circus area for clues is musically challenging for any composer. Read why and listen to the music! The circus at night is treacherously calm and the slow variation on the[…]
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Oops I did it again
Christopher Nolan’s films are quite a challenge for a film composer. Content and structure are complicated and they seem to rely on sound more than on music. I recently watched The Prestige and I have[…]
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Track by Track: The Dark Guardian 13 – Searching The Wagon
Let’s investigate with some detective/investigation music that follows quite a lot of different events. Listen to the music and read my commentary! The music starts slowly with some low piano and rhythmic elements[…]
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Easy Mixing Advice: Struggling with Legato
One reason many MIDI compositions don’t sound convincing is legato. If the notes, especially violin phrases, do not sound connected, even casual listeners will know immediately. This is especially the case with strings, but of[…]
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Track by Track: The Dark Guardian 12 – Circus Investigation
This track ushers in the final part of the story. Prepare for circus sensation music, while you read along and listen! We start with the introductory picture of the last chapter of the[…]
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Track by Track: The Dark Guardian 11 – Confrontation At The Zoo
At the zoo Batman is challenged by an old foe/friend, and I’m going full into Goldsmith-mode. Listen and read along! When Batman enters the zoo the music starts silently with Marimba as a[…]
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Rescore Project finished: “Your Name”
I’m happy to share with you the final version of my latest rescore project, the 2016 anime Your Name, and also the story behind it: My daugther immediately fell in love with the book and[…]
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Thank you for 2018!
2018 has been a very exciting year and I want to say thank you to each and every one of you who followed me, talked to me, shared my music, my thoughts, my tweets and[…]
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End Credits Music for “Your Name”
The end of the year is near and it’s fitting that I share with you the one track from my #GuessTheRescore challenge that I haven’t included in my advent calendar yet. I’m talking about the[…]
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