Selection of music from past and present film and TV scores. Just click on the the cue you want to listen to.
ORCHESTRAL
Comedy generic -
Orchestral comedy
For dad -
Written for orchestra, after losing my pop
Two Chubby People in Love -
Orchestral comedy
Triumphant -
Epic orchestra
Battle of the Great Emperor -
Epic orchestra
United we will stand -
Epic orchestra
Wild West Fandango -
Wild orchestral comedy
Forest race -
Orchestral, family track
Mayhem at the castle -
Orchestral comedy
The Toys Are Alive -
Orchestral comedy
Enemy Assault -
Epic orchestra
A Time of Sweet Sadness -
Orchestral family track
A Tale of True Love -
Orchestral romance
Old Style Love -
Orchestral nostalgia
Inspiration. -
Orchestral. Nostalgic, uplifting.
Upbeat generic -
Orchestral
Death Chase -
Orchestral suspense
Kissing in the sunshine -
Orchestral romance
Love Will Be True -
Orchestral romance
We Will Be Together -
Orchestral romance
Lover's Play -
Orchestral romance
Joy and Hope -
Orchestral family track
Stranger with a morbid secret -
Orchestral suspense
House of Fear -
Orchestral horror
The Monster Arrives -
Orchestral horror
Pit of Bloody Spikes -
Orchestral horror
Slow Death Chase -
Orchestral horro
Unspeakable -
Orchestral horror
The killer is close -
Orchestral suspense
Deadly Waltz -
Orchestral suspense
Murderers cave -
Orchestral suspense
DRAMA
Theme from Brothers -
Vibraphones and electric guitar. Elegaic.
The Past Was Beautiful -
Electric piano with ambient background
Bittersweet Apples -
sad nostalgic track
Lonely But Hopeful -
Sad piano gives way to epic orchestral rock
Xmas 2 -
One of a couple of tracks written during some down time over Xmas '05. Orchestral with electronica, world sounds. Uplifting.
Xmas 3 -
Electronica with orch. Sad, menacing, mysterious.
Green Field Waltz -
Alan on his Steinway
Xmas 4 -
Nostalgic, romantic.
Discovery -
From 'This Is Not A Test'. Gentle pulsating groove
Milk moustache -
Grooves, guitars, keyboards. Uplifting, rhythmic. From "Purpose".
Two Heroes -
Dark atmospheres into tribal drumming with orch, and a techno inflection
Shopping -
From 'This Is Not A Test'
The Great Nail Experiment -
Grooves, electronica, guitars. Rhythmic, energetic. From "Purpose"
Theme from Duck -
Pads, guitars, and brushes. Dark, atmospheric
Theme from "Killing Time" -
Pads, groove. Mysterious, enigmatic, nostalgic.
Theme from Two Days -
Piano-based. Melancholy, but with hope.
QUIRKY
Jawbreaker -
A strange piece! Montage of different styles, with dark feeling.
Solo duet trio quartet -
Performed by the late Shari Lewis and Lambchop!
AFRICAN
e.tv Theme 1.0 -
African choir and orchestra mutates into Afro-techno. Theme music for e.tv, first independent, private TV network in South Africa.
e.tv Theme 2008 SuperGroove mix -
A dabble in house with latest version of e.tv theme
etv Theme 2008 Emo mix -
Hip hop grooves with African vocals
e.tv Theme 2.0 -
A new take on the theme done a couple of years later
Sweetness' Theme -
Sipho Nxumalo on vocals with African backing. From "Hearts and Minds".
e.tv Weather -
Atmospheric, with African vox.
e.tv Weather 2.0 -
Different tempo.
African Dream -
Performed by Vicky Sampson. South African "Song of the Year" performed at presidential inauguration and big sports games. Known as "the unofficial national anthem".
One Tribe -
anthem performed by Vicky Sampson
Pennywhistle -
From Mango Groove - big band African swing.
JERUSALEMA
US trailer for Gangsters Paradise Jerusalema -
Sniper -
Sad, haunting. Tribal percussion, cellos, garden hose. From Jerusalema
Jerusalema -
Theme from the movie, performed by Sipho Nxumalo
Lucky meets Leah -
Enigmatic, romantic, hint of menace. Beautiful guitars by Heitor Pereira
The return of Nazareth -
Dark, menacing. Orchestra, African percussion.
Psalm -
Cello section. From Jerusalema. Sad, romantic.
Josh escapes -
Enigmatic, sad, menacing, from 'Jerusalema'. Duduk, African perc, orchestra.
Josh is dead -
Sad, very menacing, dramatic. Duduk, orchestra, tribal percussion. From 'Jerusalema'.
Nazareth drug bust -
Tribal drumming, orchestra, gumboots, menacing
Resisting Nazareth -
Tribal percussion, cellos duduk. Haunting.
Khulule -
Another theme from Jerusalema. Performed by Sipho Nxumalo and Beaulah Hashe. Zulu lyrics by Marilyn Nokwe
Shot them like dogs -
African voices, cellos, storotoro (Jew's harp). Dark, menacing.
AN AMERICAN CRIME
US trailer for Gangsters Paradise Jerusalema -
An American Crime -
End credits. Only vocals, all performed by Petra Haden.
The carousel -
From "An American Crime". With vocals by Petra Haden, and orchestra.
Back with parents -
From "An American Crime". Orchestral, sad.
Everyone in the basement -
Orchestral. Scary. From "An American Crime".
GUITAR-ORIENTED
Love Theme -
Guitar and piano. From 'This Is Not A Test'
Things work out -
Guitar, groove, emo. Featured on "Sex and the City", with Carrie and Baryshnikov in Central Park in the snow.
Sweet Road to Nothing -
An odd track with Rusty Anderson on guitars
Longing -
Guitars, vocals, melancholy. From "Purpose"
JAZZY
Gabriel's Room -
Loungey, piano, drums. From "Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss"
The Butterfly Club -
Groovy track with trumpet performed by Wayne Bergeron
Funky Heaven -
Enough said...
Don't meet in Rio -
My mother always loved Girl From Ipanema
Sunrise Beach -
A secret predilection for kitsch
Fudge Klezma -
with Bronwen Jones on clarinet
Theme from "The Truth About Juliet" -
Lounge swing with a little klezma feel.
Mystic tango -
Lounge. From "Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss".
The Love Slave of Catalina -
Lounge, vocals by Tonya Kelly. From "Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss', end credits.
