Sound
Sound has always been just as important as visuals in the world of interactive. Sound design for web applications, musical scores for films, and developing easy-to-use music technology for mobile apps have been some of the ways I have integrated sound in the field of multimedia.
Thirsty
Produced a dreamy guitar score for the short film Thirsty. The music set a introspective and emotional mood for the film’s main character as he comes to terms with a family loss. Songs: Title Grief Watershed Emergence Resolution Intro (alt 1) Intro (alt...
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Plasterhead is a feature-length independent horror film whose producers requested a film score that “the instruments are unrecognizable, a pure soundscape.” By combining analog synthesizers with experimental guitar pedals, the music achieved that goal. Official selection at the Atlanta Horror Film Festival and Evil City Film Festival. Songs: Mountain Cabin Basement Prisoner Small Town Gas Station Abandoned House Short Wave Radio Missing Person Diner Nightfall Lair Torture Torture Frantic Hiding Bullet...
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The musical score for the crime thriller Polycarp, creating an atmosphere of suspense and mystery with dark, eerie jazz. Songs: Polycarp Seduction Factory Divorce Attorney at Law Icy Demeanor Drug Haze Interrogation Police Beat City Streets Desolate Area Broken Law Seven...
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Collaborated with Brandon Slagle to create the film score for Methodic, an independent horror film. Viewer’s Choice Award at both the Big Apple Film Festival and Sacramento Horror Film Festival Songs: Intro Search Voyeur Empty...
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Produced several songs for the soundtrack of 2nd Verse, a documentary that explores urban teen life in San Francisco through the rising popularity of poetry and spoken word. The goal of the music was to provide a mood of reflection and inspiration, achieved with the use of sweeping pad synths and analog effects pedals. The film received several awards, including Best Documentary at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival, Best Film at the London Independent Film Festival, Best Documentary at the Santa Cruz Film Festival, and...
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Created the soundtrack and animations for Forest Grove, an interactive, online film that follows a boy named Charlie as he explores a model suburbia. The music and animations help shape his journey from seeing Forest Grove as a saccharine community to a bleaker reality that lies underneath. Official selection in the Frontier division of Sundance Film Festival. View Film Songs: Welcome to Forest Grove Mara’s Fear Shamed by the Bullies Running Away In Love with...
read moreGiantStep Jukebox
Developed a full-scale media player for GiantStep Records, capable of playing songs, playlist, audio streams, videos, and browsing photo galleries. Created in conjunction with Area 17. View Project
read moreAMC “Monsterfest”
Programmed interactivity and designed sounds for AMC, creating a game to promote the Monsterfest TV series. Created in conjunction with Area 17. View Project
read moreHBO “Unchained Memories”
Programming, animation, and sound design for Unchained Memories, an educational supplement to the documentary that displayed stories from the WPA Slave Narratives in an engaging online form. Created for HBO. View Project
read moreHBO “9-11 In Memoriam”
Built website for the Emmy Award winning 9-11 In Memoriam documentary, featuring an interactive digital quilt which housed over 50,000 personal tributes. Created for HBO. View Project
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