A Peaceful, Dreamy Track

This 60-second cut can add a soothing touch to your next media, or consider it as a musical backdrop for short sequences in planetarium shows or nature videos.

Making Music on a Budget: Virtual Instruments

If you're trying to get music out of your head and into a computer-based mix as I am, you just can't make it happen without decent instrument sounds. This post from my series on producing music on a budget focuses on instrument sounds, some of which you can get at little or no cost.

Epic Success

Here's the perfect soundtrack for your personal or business success story. The intensity level builds throughout most of this high-quality track's two minute, forty second length. A change from minor to major key near the end signifies the breakthrough and your ultimate triumph over the greatest challenges. Celebrate your biggest wins or lay out your bold vision with this track in the background.

Music of Devastation

It was a cloudy day, so I wrote this. It's a great choice to convey stark emotion behind scenes of destruction or tragedy.

How I Got Into Instrumental Music (Part Five)

The last post in this series talked about the fusion of musical styles in the 1970s. This post delves specifically into the influence of progressive rock on me at the time.

An Exotic Soundscape

This musical background features a wash of noise and chords over an undulating bed of rhythm.

Heightened Suspense

Here's a 90-second cut that adds layers of instrumentation as it builds toward a climactic finish and resolution.

Making Music on a Budget: Reverb

This is the second in a planned series of posts describing ways musicians can create good sounding music without breaking the bank. This post is about reverb, a critical aspect of any project studio.

Sneaky Music

"Sneaking Around" is a short incidental cue that can be a little creepy or light-hearted depending on the application. A great choice for Halloween, mystery, or horror parody videos.

Western Suspense Mashup

Here's something that starts out like a background for a western, then adds elements of action suspense music. A little something different.

Thanks for Supporting My Work in May 2014

May has just wrapped up, and I'm really grateful to everyone who bought and downloaded my work last month.