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Cutting Room Floor

I've noticed that my approach to composing generates much more material than necessary. Only a small percentage of my music actually makes it out of the studio. To change this, I've created this page of unused sketches, scraps, and musical fragments.

This material--most of which is quickly rendered by synthesizers--occupies a weird in-between space. It doesn't reflect my professional output, but some people may enjoy it anyway.

I might go back to these ideas someday. For now they live here, hibernating.

See also:
  • Mosh Lab
  • Early work

    A Sinister Vignette
    Release Date: July 4, 2023
    Length: 1:37
    Description: "Sinister Vignette" is a brief orchestral composition that exhibits a slow, ominous, creepy, and unnerving quality. It is characterized by a halting and menacing rhythm that conveys a sense of impending threat, creating a sensation of being slowly and inevitably approached.
    Download: track
    Proud Incompetence
    Release Date: July 4, 2023
    Length: 1:38
    Description: An orchestral march drawn from the concept of arrogance. It resonates loudly and confidently, brimming with bravado and positive energy, but it's unable to sustain a steady foundation. Crafted in the unconventional 5/4 meter, despite its attempts to present itself as a traditional march it consistently fumbles.
    Download: track
    Grave Acre
    Release Date: July 4, 2023
    Length: 1:29
    Description: This is unsettling orchestral music. Its tones are dark and brooding. Imagine walking among graves on a dark night, each step echoing in the stillness.
    Download: track
    Hidden City
    Release Date: July 4, 2023
    Length: 2:20
    Description: This track uses synthesizers and more realistic string sounds to create high, uplifting musical lines. It gives off a vibe of productivity and hope. The music makes you think of a futuristic city with floating cars, sleek buildings, and bright lights on a beautiful sunny day.
    Download: track
    Wooden Robot
    Release Date: July 4, 2023
    Length: 1:44
    Description: This track uses a synthesized kalimba that brings a somewhat wooden and natural feel. Yet, the use of a delay effect gives it a mechanical, robotic touch. It feels like a wooden machine, working smoothly and efficiently like clockwork, complete with spinning gears.
    Download: track
    Imperium
    Release Date: July 4, 2023
    Length: 0:48
    Description: This track carries an air of creepiness, created by the pulsating and throbbing synthesizers. They resound at regular intervals, similar to the rhythm of a heartbeat, lending an imperious atmosphere. There are unsettling, menacing, evil overtones.
    Download: track
    This Machine Will Fly
    Release Date: November 2, 2022
    Length: 2:22
    Description: Music for the anticipation and optimism around lighter-than-air travel. Harp, strings, organ, and piano.
    Download: track
    The Tiny King of a Patch of Woods
    Release Date: November 2, 2022
    Length: 1:00
    Description: Silly music evoking a ridiculous character. Bassoon, pizzicato strings, synthesizer, and percussion.
    Download: track
    Shepherd in the Afternoon
    Release Date: November 2, 2022
    Length: 2:30
    Description: Simple pastorale for flute and strings.
    Download: track
    Runaway
    Release Date: November 2, 2022
    Length: 2:14
    Description: Tense music. Inspired by the scenes in Psycho when the main character is on the run, driving through the rain at night. Orchestral.
    Download: track
    Hidden in the Factory
    Release Date: November 2, 2022
    Length: 1:45
    Description: Mysterious music for searching in a dark place. Orchestral.
    Download: track
    Nightwaker: The Forsaken Tracks
    Release Date: April 14, 2022
    Length: approx. 22 minutes
    Description: These audio sketches were made for Nightwaker, a game developed for Ludum Dare 50. They were produced in collaboration with the composer Tavarus (listen on SoundCloud). Unfortunately, none of these cues made it into the game.
    Download individual tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22; and these last three were produced by Tavarus: 23, 24, 25
    Download all tracks: ZIP archive
    Endless Run
    Release Date: April 14, 2022
    Length: 3:29
    Description: An anxious, low-key electronic loop written for an endless runner video game.
    Download: loop
    Hush Falling
    Release Date: June 9, 2021
    Length: 1:11
    Description: A gentle, simple piece for harp.
    Download: loop
    Primitive Temple
    Release Date: June 8, 2021
    Length: 1:36
    Description: Solving puzzles and moving urgently in an ancient temple, à la Indiana Jones. Featuring choir, piano, bass, and drums.
    Download: loop
    Late Night Run
    Release Date: May 30, 2021
    Length: 2:15
    Description: Easygoing but steady, this puts me in mind of a meditative jog.
    Download: loop
    Prelude
    Release Date: May 30, 2021
    Length: 1:15
    Description: A prelude for piano, flutes, and string orchestra. It gently builds throughout the course of a minute.
    Download: loop
    Jungle Encounter
    Release Date: May 30, 2021
    Length: 1:25
    Description: A percussion-heavy track with marimba and bass, this evokes conflict or tension within a jungle environment.
    Download: loop


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