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Topic: And now for something completely different

...and yet more of the same. Sorry if I'm posting a ton of music and it feels spammy. If so, I'll give it a rest.

That said: I just released my most recent score and I'm super excited about it. Because it's for a movie about real human beings talking and dealing with human things and there's not an explosion or spaceship to be found.

And the music reflects this...it's more Thomas Newman or Clint Mansell than Hans Zimmer. I recorded it with a string quartet and they kicked major ass.

This score feels like a step-up in terms of the maturity of my dramatic writing. I'd love it if you gave it a listen.

If you're strapped for time, start with track 3 and then skip to track 6.

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Re: And now for something completely different

Alex, this is really tremendous, I love it!

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Re: And now for something completely different

Damn this is good. Track 6 is amazing.

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Re: And now for something completely different

For real. Who could possibly get mad at you for posting THIS?

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Re: And now for something completely different

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Re: And now for something completely different

That is amazing.

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Re: And now for something completely different

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. Makes my tummy all warm and stuff.

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Re: And now for something completely different

I'm not a soundtrack guy, but this was really cool. I especially liked track 3. More melody, I suppose. And I dig that artwork.

Warning: I'm probably rewriting this post as you read it.

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Re: And now for something completely different

Zarban wrote:

I dig that artwork.

WU TEAGUE AIN'T NUTHIN' TO FUCK WITH



WU TEEEEEEEEEAGUE

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Re: And now for something completely different

Dude Teague brought the pain on that artwork.

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I came to bring the pain.

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Re: And now for something completely different

This was so utterly perfect for my mood today. Beautiful work, Alex.
Track 6. No Endings. Literally no endings, since I've had it on repeat. So, so good.

And I too am digging that artwork. Nice one, Teague.

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Thank you so much! That really made my day...and today I needed something to make my day  smile

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Re: And now for something completely different

I actually used a couple of these tracks (with Alex's permission — not to name drop or anything) in the Mike announcement.

Made 'em real quiet to keep the melodrama at an acceptably minimal level. The whole thing was actually a bit too much without the music.

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Re: And now for something completely different

That is an absolutely absurd typewriter layout.  I cannot imagine getting any work done with that thing.  And that ruins the music for me, which is otherwise crafted with a level of talent that my brain cannot begin to conceive of possessing.

Thanks a LOT, Fig.

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Re: And now for something completely different

Speaking of bad keyboard layouts:

http://friendsinyourhead.com/keybored/keybored.html#

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Re: And now for something completely different

That's actually badass and I want one.

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