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At the time of writing this, it has been two years since MakeMusic announced they were discontinuing Finale. I plan on doing this for quite a while longer, and I like being current on the latest OS and the new goodies that it brings, so staying with Finale on an old machine or OS is just not going to work. Anyone who has read my writings or heard me talk about programs would know that "the other program" was not going to be my…
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A few months ago, I had the pleasure of working with the Boston Pops on a suite from Arcane for violinist Ray Chen. Ray is featured on the original soundtrack, and I was given his parts along with Michael Barry’s original string orchestrations. The score also featured multiple string passes, synths, and programming, which I recreated for the orchestra. Thanks to Pano Fountas for the awesome transcriptions. It was a challenging arrangement with very limited rehearsal time, but the orchestra, led by Keith Lockhart, absolutely…
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The Sheep Detectives is out! Congrats to Christophe Beck, and thanks for having us on board for another awesome score.Go check it out if you haven’t seen it yet. It was a lot of fun working on this one and bringing Christophe’s music to life.Huge thanks to my team, Jeremy Levy, Lorenzo Carrano, Ryan Humphrey, Pano Fountas, and the crew at JoAnn Kane Music, for all their work pulling everything together.Recorded by C. Stone at AIR Studios in London and coordinated by the studio queen…
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It was a pleasure to collaborate with Justin Ellis and the National Symphony Orchestra on a new show for Lizzo at Wolf Trap.This was my 15th time working with the NSO, but my first time at Wolf Trap. There’s always a fine line with these shows; trying to do something different and original while working with limited time to write and rehearse. I think everyone really nailed it.Huge thanks to Jeremy Levy, Jochen Neuffer, and Lauren Elizabeth Baba for helping with the charts, and to…
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Hoppers is out and off to a fantastic start at the box office. Chuffed to have been involved in another score by Mark Mothersbaugh. It was great to meet and hang with director Daniel Chong during the sessions and hear about the process of making the film. It’s amazing how much time goes into creating one of these. As usual, it was a huge team effort. Jeremy Levy, Lorenzo Carrano, Pano Fountas, Ryan Humphrey, and Jordan Siegel all delivering as always. Thanks as well to Sunna…
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THE EXPENSIVE TRAIN SET
The new CD from the Tim Davies Big Band
Now Available!
Grammy-nominated composer, arranger, drummer and band leader Tim Davies formed his first big band in 1998 in Melbourne, Australia. Its run was cut short by Tim's move to Los Angeles, but since 2000, Davies has released two recordings with his topflight LA band of seasoned session and touring players.
For The Expensive Train Set, Davies comes full-circle as he resurrects the Melbourne group and features both bands on four tunes each, with one new composition written for the two bands performing together. Davies creates arrangements grounded in the traditional, while adding elements from many influences to create a sound that is wide-ranging and cinematic a sure consequence of his award winning career as a major orchestrator for film, TV and events.
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