Miss Arizona Score & Passage Score Both Nominated for Hollywood Music in Media Awards

Surreal Hollywood Moments: My score for Miss Arizona and my score for Passage were both nominated for Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Miss Arizona in the US Indie Feature Category, Passage in the US Shorts Category. You may recognize some big names on that list…


Trico Tri: Happy Halloween Opens in Theaters


Trico Tri: Happy Halloween, the movie I co-composed with the brilliant Jeremy Rubolino opens in over 80 theaters this week. AMC, Cinemark and more – check it out!


The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer premiere announced!

Very excited to announce that the feature film I scored, produced by James Franco, John Watson, Jenna Cavelle and David Breschel will premiere in Los Angeles on November 3rd, 2018. More details to soon!
The movie is a Tom-boy Sawyer adaptation of the classic novel. With Angelina Capozzoli and Marianna Palka.

Listen to our main title here:


Miss Arizona wins AUDIENCE AWARD – BEST FEATURE

After two SOLD-OUT screenings… Miss Arizona, starring Johanna Braddy, wins AUDIENCE AWARD for BEST FEATURE at Bentonville Film Festival! Congrats to my wonderful collaborators, director Autumn McEwen McAlpin and producer Deanna Cooper on creating such a perfect & inclusive dramedy! LA premiere date coming soon… Also, check this out! The Hollywood Reporter mentioned us! https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bentonville-film-festival-announces-2018-film-competition-winners-1108978 ??

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THIS DAY FORWARD’s Score Nominated for an HMMA Award

This Day Forward’s score is nominated for Best Original Score- Independent Feature at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Boom! Kinda surreal to see my name on the list alongside these masters of film scoring…
This meaningful, thought-provoking film was directed by the very gifted Brian Ide , and I’m very proud of our second collaboration!
And thank you Mike and Jennifer Jensen, for sharing this personal story. May the movie bring faith and hope to the ones who watch it.


Luminarias wins Best Score (Short) at Tenerife International Film Music Festival

I’m super pumped to share the news – My score for Luminarias won Best Score for a Short Film at Fimucite, the Tenerife International Film Music Festival. Out of 908 short films that were submitted, 20 were shortlisted as finalists, and my film won. I couldn’t be more thrilled about it. Listen to Luminarias’ score here:

Thanks again to animator Catherine Choolijian who brought me on board to score her wonderful movie! And thank you- amazing musicians who made the score sound good: Catherine Baker, Chloe Chiu, Karen Chooljian, @Ben Crofut, Kelsi Doolittle, Alex Rosales García, Coco Ya-nan Hu, Annie Jacobs-Perkins, Marina Lenau, Margeaux Maloney, Karoline Menezes Smith, Zach Pulse, Carrie Rexroat, Tim Richardson, Evgeny Tonkha, Daphne Violin Tsao, @Zun-Hin Woo, Jennifer Wu, and Dan Blanck.


The Big Nothing – Israeli TV show now airing on YES KIDZ Channel

Over the summer, I scored The Big Nothing, the coolest Sci-Fi Comedy TV Series for Yes-Kidz Channel. This concludes my fourth collaboration with writer-director Nir Berger, whom I can only describe as a ROCK STAR and I can’t wait for our next project together. He is A List material. The story of the series: it’s the first intergalactic reality show, taking place in a giant butt-shaped space station. The contestants are aliens, portrayed by puppets, and humans. It’s dark, fast-paced and utterly crazy. If you’re in Israel, catch the 12 episodes of The Big Nothing- airing now on Yes-Kidz and on YES-VOD in-demand.

Listen to the main title:

And the end credits:


New Zealand’s Guide To Tessering Performed by the HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Performed by the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra lead by Mark Robertson, New Zealand’s Guide To Tessering is inspired by A Wrinkle In Time and my adventures when traveling in New Zealand, the piece celebrates the energy of nature, love & hope. As described in the novel by Madeleine L’Engle, Tessering is a form of traveling in the fifth dimension. The colorful musical journey reflects this experience, which transcends temporal and earthly boundaries.
“Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.” – Madeleine L’Engle

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MINDGAME

Here’s a link to MINDGAME, the thriller I recently scored. Directed by Jamie Neese
I’m so proud of this movie and the score. Note that it’s probably R rated.. enjoy!