Works

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A short surrealist comedy about a guitarist who goes a little crazy while preparing for a big audition. Created in 2023 by student filmaker Jack Rahill with a few music cues (at 3:12 and 6:47) by me. All of the music was created electronically, using sample libraries, software instruments, and digital effects.


Spring is the story of a shepherd girl and her dog, who face ancient spirits in order to continue the cycle of life. This poetic and visually stunning short film was written and directed by Andy Goralczyk, inspired by his childhood in the mountains of Germany. 


Because the film has no dialogue, the emotions that the audience perceives are very heavily guided by the music. Since I wasn't working with the director to guide me, I had to reconstruct the emotions for each cue based on the expressions of the girl and the visuals given. This resulted in the sweeping mountain shots at the beginning being set to grandiose, spacious music, while the first shots of the winter forest were punctuated by sounds of metallic instruments and the eerie bowed marimba. 


Ensemble: University of Minnesota Percussion Ensemble 

Recorded by: Felipe Fernandez of CyanCoco Studios 

Thanks to Fernando Meza, the University of Minnesota Percussion Ensemble, and the University of Costa Rica Percussion Studio for your help in making this happen!!


Film can be found for purchase here.

Originally performed in April of 2021, "Caminandes Llamigos" came about after I scored this same film for a competition, using only piano and percussion. After some of my professors took notice, one of them approached me and asked me to arrange it for this ensemble.


The film follows a goofy, clumsy llama as it "battles" a penguin over the little food left in over the landscape. The music closely follows the characters' actions, starting with a light, playful melody when the characters are introduced, to a suspensful, driving clarinet melody as the llama narrowly misses a train. Enjoy the misadventures of Koro the Llama and Oti the Penguin in my score for Caminandes Llamigos!


Ensemble: University of Minnesota Symphonic Band

Thanks to Professor Jerry Luckhardt for giving me the opportunity to compose for this ensemble!