Filmmakers looking to create a powerful adventure soundtrack require a wide range of musical pieces to effectively communicate their expansive arcs, and palettes. From the beginning of a hero’s quest to their final victory, an epic adventure score will service every facet of the journey’s many thrilling twists and turns. The music should always compliment and enhance the emotions at hand.

Bank robberies, car chases, shootouts, daring rescues, death-defying leaps of faith. Fast action paced action sequences are meant to rouse and keep us on the edge of our seats. Whether it’s a serial killer manhunt, battlefield firefight, or heart -thumping espionage sequence, adrenaline-fueled action scores accentuate the intensity onscreen through a viewer’s ears.

“DRAMA” encapsulates a myriad of sub genres and respective musical styles. As a composer for film and television, I first look to zero in on the emotional core of a narrative’s dramatic premise.Is it a romantic? Courageous? Nurturing? Poignant? Grave? Once established, I often craft a core piece of music to serve as the story’s main theme. From there, various modifications - sometimes with just a single note or short melodic motif can be applied to compliment(or complicate) the theme’s composition for different scenes.

We often think of animation as a children’s medium. But many of today’s biggest productions and box office hits garner a wide, multi generational audience. Whether retelling an age old fairy tale or offering a contemporary narrative with social relevant themes, an effective animation score needs to be imaginative and magical as the story is being told.

As with horrors, thriller scores are all about tension and timing. The sounds and melodies inform a viewer whether they should be cautious… skeptical…scared…or finally take a calming breath. Often scores are designed to misdirect or betray the audiences. Thrillers require compositions with a constant pulse, vacillating between unbearable pressure and moments of release that escalates toward a final conflict and fulfilling resolve. Paired with compelling visuals, thrillers and horror scores can be some of the most impactful pieces of music within film and television. Sci-Fi scores encompass a wide range of topics,styles, and sub genres. A proper science fiction soundtrack will thread the needle between subject and tone in a way that feels both boldly novel and deeply personal.