News and Updates

A lot has been going on! Firstly, I am right in the thick of it writing season 2 of Guillermo del Toro's  Trollhunters. I believe it will drop sometime in December. On the Arranging front, I had a blast back at the Kennedy Center working with Common. with Common and Stephen Reineke I just got back from a few weeks in Australia with Mark Mothersbaugh (of Devo fame) where I was conducting his score for the Lego Ninjago Movie. It was…
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The Team and I are having a blast working on the new Marvel Spiderman Game for composer John Paesano.
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I recently sat down with Greg Ehrbar from LeonardMaltin.com to talk about what I do.
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My favorite character to write for in Trollhunters is Angor Rot. He is all bad and angry all the time, so that is what I did with the music. Here is a little suite I put together of some of my favorite Angor Rot cues.
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Unfortunately I did not win the Annie award or the Grammy. But I am very proud to have conducted the orchestra for Justin Hurwitz Oscar winning score and song from La La Land. I am honored to be called by the National Symphony to supervise the arrangements for this one off event on March 22 at the Kennedy Center featuring Common!      
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Here is the opening cue from Trollhunters. This is a little suite from the pilot. Guillermo wanted an Amblin feel to it. I will google it one day and find out what that is! And here is something a little darker from a later episode. Lots of fun to write this type of music.
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Over a year in the making, over 6 hours of music and we are finally live. You can watch Trollhunters on Netflix anywhere in the world now. Watch it here! It is such a thrill to hear my music coming out of the TV and watching kids and adults enjoy the show. (more…)
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Here are 5 tracks from my new album. More information here. Conceivilization Sarahbande Minor Incidents The Expensive Train Set for Double Big Band   Jazz Vespas
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I have been nominated for a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition for the title track from my new album, The Expensive Train Set.
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My score for Trollhunters has been nominated for an Annie Award! You will also notice I am credited alongside Alexandre Desplat. (more…)
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