Growing up in the Bush -
      Music for Wind Orchestra

This is an original composition for wind orchestra based on my life growing up in the bush in country Queensland, Australia. It took almost a year of revisions to complete, and I feel captures the various phases of a regular day when I was growing up - the quiet early morning, a life spent outdoors free to run and explore, tiny country schools, and treasured music classes.
The score and parts are available for purchase.
Length: 6m15s

Westwood Lost Piano Scoring Competition

I thought I would have a crack at this film scoring competition. Its only the second time I have submitted for something like this, but I really enjoyed the process of crafting music to fit the narrative of the short story. Storytelling with music is a real passion for me, I enjoy that challenge greatly. Have a listen, and if you enjoyed it, please leave a comment. I would really appreciate that.

If you want to join the fun you can read more on the Westwood site.

Score Relief 2022 - I Catch You

Another shot at a scoring competition. This was quite a difficult video to work to, but I eventually settled on a relatively simple African inspired piece that I felt captured the feeling of the narration and story.

You can check out the competition here.

Re-imagined Music for Stray

This was just a little exercise to create a piece of light music for this game. The music responds to event changes as if it way dynamically implement in the game. I do enjoy the current OST, and just wanted an excuse to imagine how I would have approached it. :-)

Flight

Inspired by the footage from the back on an eagle flying high over mountain peaks, this piece for horn captures the lonely, souring flight.

A Lament for Ukraine

I feel so distressed by the images and news coming from Ukraine. At first I felt numb, and as the days dragged on I felt I just had to get my feelings out, which resulted in this simple little quartet. For those suffering at the hands of a brutal dictator, and those who so bravely fight to defend themselves. Thank you to the wonderful musicians who brought the piece to life. This is part of a little album "This world is too small for war" which you can listen to on Bandcamp. 

Hyper Light Breaker - Trailer Score

Here is my entry for Stillalive Game Labs HLB Trailer Music Challenge #24. Loved the video trailer and the neon colours and frantic energy, so I went with music and enhanced SFX that played off the neon colours with sparkly synth sounds. I focused on molding the music to very closely fit the action, with just a drop of humor slipped in. I also wanted to capture in the music the parkour aspects of the action, and the galloping hunting down of the hapless prey. I hope you enjoy it. 

Phoenix Fell from Heaven

This was a collaboration with a friend that creates pixelated poetry, and asked if I could create a music track to match.
An early peice, this was a fun exercise in linking the misic to a story.

Critial Role Album!!!

Critter Songs - A musical tribute to Critical Role Campaign 2

Critter Songs: I've been working for the last few months on an album of music inspired by the characters from Critical Role Campaign 2. There are eight very different tracks, for eight amazing and diverse characters.

If you would like to support me you can buy the album now on Bandcamp!