... We wanted the music of Private Eye VR to track the player's interaction with the environment, to support and help evolve the narrative in a subtle, cinematic way, and most importantly to immerse the player more deeply in the rich and atmospheric world of PE.

The Ligeti Project (Boxset) - Gyorgy Ligeti 

Century Rools - John Adams

Anything Goes - Brad Mehldau

Correspondences - Henri Dutilleux

Mnq026 - Survive 

if you've ever felt that burning insecurity in yourself as you listen to another composer's amazing new work, a work that belongs to a body of work so good and consistent that you literally cry with envy, whilst you on the other hand haven't written anything for months, then this blog is for you.

How do you record a grand piano? What mics work well and where do you place them for that jaw dropping ECM piano sound? 

For this mockup I decided to use the Vienna Symphonic Library Orchestral Strings library in combination with Cinesamples' CineStrings Core.

Blood Orange - Todd Sickafoose Group

Low - David Bowie

Symphony No.5- Shostakovich

Anything Goes - Brad Mehldau Trio

A few months back I wrote the score for a short called 'Man Child' by Chris Watson. The project turned out to be quite unusual as I wasn't able to see any footage whilst writing! Scoring completely blind in effect, other than the storyboard and some critical timings to edit to.

Is it worth the money and hassle to attend Sync Summit? Will spending time at this conference foster those all important working relationships and opportunities for future prosperity? If you're thinking of attending then read on as I give you my experience at Sync Summit NYC.

Concerto for Cello - Samuel Baraber

One Armed Bandit - Jaga Jazzist 

The Fountain (original Soundtrack) - Clint Mansell 

Time Line - Ralph Towner