NEW RELEASE: Riot Games - League Of Legends Lunar New Year Official Main Theme!

The day has finally come... such a blast to have composed the main theme to this year's Riot Games League of Legends Lunar New Year Campaign !!! Last year we recorded at Sony's Barbara Streisand Stage, and the thrill of seeing the stage where John Williams conducted ET cannot be overstated (pics / vids coming soon)

Youtube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7h1u5eUkjg&t=30s

Spotify -- https://bit.ly/3XqNOcL

The track is featured in-game, and in a bunch of their lunar new year videos /content , as well as used as the thematic basis for other tracks as well! A true honor to work with such an amazing group of people (and there's A LOT that helped make this a reality)..

- Thanks to Kyle 'Kole' Hicks for supervising and helping Shepard this piece from start to finish, giving crucially helpful feedback to elevate it, as well as to him and Sarah Blandy for thinking of me for this event!

- Thanks to Joy Music House (Edith Mudge for her beautiful orchestrations, Catherine Joy, Robinton Hobbs for helping supervise during the recording session)

- Brendon Williams for all your help and feedback during the recording session

- George Shaw and Dan Negovan for contributing their amazing music to this campaign, and for their helpful feedback when working on this

- Noah Gladstone for orchestra contracting and helping during the recording process

- Adam Michalak for guiding us through recording process and creating an absolutely stellar mix

- Vocals Baraka May

- Conductor Anthony Parnther

-Violins: Mark Robertson (Concertmaster), Benjamin Jacobson (Principal), Katie Sloan, Josefina Vergara, Luanne Homzy, Joel Pargman, YuEun Kim, Christian Hebel, Kayvon Sesar, Eun Mee Ahn, Mira Khomik, Radu Pieptea, Mui-Yee Chu, Mina Hong

- Viola: Andrew Duckies (Principal), Luke Maurer, Victor De Almeida, Diana Wade

- Cello: David Low (Principal), Julie Yoo, Christopher Ahn, Cameron Stone

- Bass: Michael Valerio (Principal), Thomas Harte, Stephen Pfeifer

Yangqin: Jiale Yi

Erhu: Steve C. Chiu

Winds: Chris Bleth

Translator: Beibei Monter

Orchestra Contractor: Noah Gladstone

Recording Engineer: Sean Gehricke, Adam Michalak

Mixer: Adam Michalak

Conductor: Anthony Parnther

Orchestration: Edith Mudge

Copyist: Thanh Tran

Recorded at: Sony Pictures Studios

Supervised by: Kole Hicks

Executive Producer: Riot Music Team

2022 - A Year In Review...

This has been a most incredible year, both on a professional and personal level.

Professionally, the year was one of output over input. I was fortunate to do my first full year at 14th street music under Lorne Balfe, which has been a great learning experience. I also worked on my own projects as a composer, and pulling those double shifts was an exercise in building stamina (and maintaining sanity!)

I got a chance to write or arrange around 150 cues across 9 TV series, 5 of which are out now (most recently, His Dark Materials Season 3 - HBO/BBC), as well as written scores for short-films, an audio drama, and a very special game project I can’t wait to announce!

With my pals Andrew Scott Bell and the wonderful friends at Joy Music House I got to score one of the short films in the anthology, Give Me An A, which was featured in both FANGORIA and Deadline (bucket list moment!)

I pitched a lot, I missed a lot, and I learned a lot each time.

I also finally pushed the ball forward on a set of EP’s I’ve been writing, and arranged / recorded strings for 9 of the songs earlier this year. Looking forward to finishing those up in 2023!

However, the long work hours were not without its costs, and I’ve missed connecting with a lot of you this year. Just like breathing, the exhale is followed by the inhale, and I’ve been enjoying spending the end of the year reflecting and recharging, soaking inspiration from the joy of being present with my fiancé and family. It’s also reminded me of just how important that input really is, and I look forward to greeting the upcoming year with more balance, and to reconnect with all of you!

Hope you all are having a wonderful holiday, and an even more stellar 2023 to come!

#2023ready

ALBUM RELEASE: A Parable For Winter (OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK)

Last year, I wrote about 20 minutes of music for a short film, A Parable For Winter, about two brothers who seek revenge for the death of their mother, set in the harsh winters of New Hampshire. It explores morality and one’s own true nature in such a fantastic way, and filmmaker Conor Soucy did such a fantastic job creating an evocative atmosphere with this film! And now, the official soundtrack will be out on all digital outlets FRIDAY MARCH 26, 2021!

I used a string orchestra, and mangled synths/sound design to create a Fargo meets Breaking Bad style score. And now, you can PRE-SAVE on Spotify or PRE-ORDER on Bandcamp HERE

Excerpt below: