COMPOSER | ARRANGER
THE IGNITION (Live Recording with Landesjugendorchester Sachsen)
Concert Work
In this context, I envisioned the flame as a metaphor for the passion for orchestral music. The piece is designed to be bold, energetic, rhythmically engaging, and heroic—qualities befitting a fanfare. My initial inspiration was to compose a work that would ignite this passion for orchestral music within the listener.
Listen to "The Ignition" in the video.
GEAR SHIFT (Recording with Trompa Brasilis)
for Horn Octet
Writing for brass quickly became a passion of mine when I began working on my first brass quintet. The focus of this piece is contrast. With just two melodic ideas, the composition continuously shifts gears from fast to slow, loud to quiet, and expansive to intimate. Ensuring each shift is properly interpreted presents the greatest challenge of the piece.
Listen to "Gear Shift" in the video.
UNREAL TOURNAMENT
Video Game Music
Unreal Tournament is one of the most popular arena first-person shooter (FPS) games to date. Unlike my typical projects, the music for Unreal Tournament is characterized by its aggressive, highly percussive, and synth-heavy nature, with only brief interludes of orchestral color.
Listen to the music of DM-LEA in the video.