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It was a pleasure to work with Jeremiah Fraites and David Baron on the film adaptation of Steven King's The Long Walk (dir. Francis Lawrence). Huge thanks to Lionsgate and Celeste Chada for bringing me on board. The score turned out fantastic, and the movie itself is incredibly impactful.
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It was a pleasure to write some charts for Joe Boanamassa and the Metropole Orkest for their incredible show at the North Sea Jazz Festival. Big thanks to Jules Buckley for having me on the team.
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I had the pleasure to conduct and write arrangements for this awesome show with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. I was commissioned to write an overture celebrating the artistry of Detroit icon J Dilla, and also arranged several pieces for Big Sean, who curated the concert. Thank you to Jeremy Levy for writing a chart for Queen Naija, and to Enrico Lopez-Yañez for contributing a great arrangement and for letting me drive his orchestra for a bit.
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I left Australia 27 years ago and have worked overseas ever since, so it was an honor to get the call from Joel at Far Land Creative to write some arrangements for Parkway Drive at the Sydney Opera House. The show was filmed and recorded and will be released soon. I was tasked with writing the big organ reveal, a short toccata to set up “The Greatest Fear”, and arranging the final number, “Wild Eyes.” For that one, I wrote an orchestral intro where the band all…
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Final Destination: Bloodlines is out! I had the pleasure of conducting Tim Wynn’s awesome score for the film and also got to jump in and help out the orchestration team. It was a blast working with Tim, Andrew Kinney, and Michael Lloyd at the sessions.
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I had a lot of fun conducting Jeff Morrow’s score at Abbey Road. I’ve known Jeff for years—back when he was working with Chris Beck—so watching his journey from assistant, to additional music, to now composer of a Disney film has been inspiring. I was also super proud to conduct Jordan Seigel’s orchestrations. Jordan has been part of my team for many years, and this was his first big studio film as lead orchestrator As always, it was a pleasure working with my friends Fer…
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A Minecraft Movie, starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black, is out in theaters! It was great working with Mark Mothersbaugh on another awesome score. This one was part of my crazy travels in November-December 2024. I went to Wellington twice to conduct the score. The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra were a lot of fun to work with and sounded incredible.Thanks to my crew for helping out at such a crazy time – Pano Fountas, Jeremy Levy, Lorenzo Carrano, and Ryan Humphrey. Also Trevor Motycka and…
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Holland, starring Nicole Kidman, Tom from Succession, and Rodrigo from Mozart in the Jungle, and directed by Mimi Cave, is out on Amazon! I had the pleasure of writing some additional music for Alex Somer's awesome score, performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra and expertly orchestrated by my mate James McWilliam. Thanks to Anton Monsted, Marcus Tamkin, and Celeste Chada for bringing me on, Jason Ruder for keeping us all organized, and to Alex for trusting me with his themes. Check out this musical excerpt:
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Another awesome show with the National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez at the Kennedy Center, this time featuring Guster. I had a blast arranging a bunch of new songs and adapting some old ones. Thanks to the team who helped get it over the finish line and contribute some charts as well – Jeremy Levy, Lauren Elizabeth Baba, Jordan Siegel, Lorenzo Carrano, and Pano Fountas for the takedowns and final prep.
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It was a honor to arrange Titanium for Sia and the NSO for the ADL's In Concert Against Hate. It is not often you get to reimagine a song for the original artist.
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