This is the new film by Joe Fab and Elliot Berlin of Paper Clips fame. It is a beautiful portrait of the town of Bedford Virginia: the town that lost more young men (per capita) on D-Day than any other city in America. Beyond that it is a study in the effects of war on those left behind.

Susan Koch and Jeff Werner's award-winning doc about homeless soccer players and the Homeless World Cup of Soccer. The premier of this film at Sundance last year was such a thrill for me. It is now out on DVD and was the pick of the week on HULU!

A film by the redoubtable Phylis Geller about… coal. It concentrates on the mining proctice of “mountaintop removal.” The film also features music by Kathy Mattea and Justin Towns Earle.

In this film about US cemeteries in Europe, director Robert Uth manages to deliver a message about the heroism and the ageless futility of war all at the same time. It was a pleasure working with him on this difficult film. He brought things out of me I didn't know were there. This aired on Memorial Day 2009.

Part of the The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe box-set, deluxe edition is an amazing documentary about CS Lewis. It is called The World of Narnia. M. David Melvin directed this gem. The story is compelling and structured to mirror The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis’ masterpiece.

We went for a chamber orchestra sound for the most part, recording with a 40 piece orchestra. The result is very “British,” I think. Jon Baumgarten played the solo flute parts and Terri Lazar played all the violin solos. Tim White brought his round, perfect trumpet tone to this score. As always, the musicians are the best part of the gig.

The small team that worked on this film was one of the best I have ever worked with. Dave Melvin, of course, and John Laux, the editor, were the key ingredients to making a really great film out of what might have been nothing more than a DVD extra. I am truly proud of this piece. I hope it gets some airtime and some sort of life of its own.

This is a Suite of the orchestral score to the movie Paper Clips. It includes the song Alison Krauss sang in the film, Jubilee.

Paper Clips Orchestral Theme
This is from wonderful documentary called Paper Clips. It is the story of the people of Whitwell, Tennessee and their junior high school’s project designed to teach their kids about the Holocaust. It is an astonishing little film that makes almost everyone weep - mostly tears of hope and joy. Miramax has picked this up and it has played on HBO. We'll see where it goes from here. Congratulations to Bob Johnson, Joe Fab and Elliot Berlin, the amazing guys who made this film.

Paper Clips (Small Group Cue 1)
There were three sorts of music for Paper Clips - these cues were from the chamber group sessions featuring Janice Martin, again. I just love her playing. Also Greg Watkins is on double bass with Robert Sullivan on guitar and Lukasz Czyner on cello. I think the sound here perfectly reflects the Appalachian setting with the overtones of the Holocaust in Eastern Europe.

Paper Clips (Small Group Cue 2)
The third group of sessions took place in Nashville with Alison Krauss. She sang the end titles and two tunes for the interior of the film. She was not only flawless and inspiring, she was funny. I don't think I have ever worked with such a genuinely funny singer. And as you can imagine, she stole my heart.

These tracks are from a huge multi screen project at the Newseum when it was in Arlington, VA.

The pieces evoke the Civil War, World War I, and The Korean War respectively. The images are an incredibly powerful anti-war message.

It was a powerful piece aired on a screen that was one hundred and twelve feet long, divided into nine screens at times, three at times, one enormous image at times.

Paul Sparrow's documentary on The New York Times's non-involvment with reporting the Holocaust during World War II. This features Janice Martin on her 1708 Stradivarious violin. She is a beautiful player. Her solo CD is out now on Sonoris (# SCD5159). Check out her performance of the Corigliano Sonata for violin and piano.

A feature film. The director of this film is a very talented man named Stephen James. I only mention that so that when he is incredibly famous, I can document the fact that I worked with him first.

The Homecoming
This is the scene where everyone cries in the film Certain Guys.

A Trail of Hershey Kisses
This is the scene in Certain Guys where everyone laughs.

A feature film, aired on The Romance Channel. One of the featured actresses in this film by Nell Cox, is Jane Krakowski from 30 Rock. She sings in the film, and has an amazing voice. Perhaps I will put that audio clip up sometime soon for her fans to hear.

Directed by the intellectual wild child, Peter Getzels. He is the poster boy for making ADD work FOR you! I LOVED writing for him. Here are two string tracks that say everything about Peter's taste in music - and maybe something about mine also.

These two tracks are from a three part series for PBS called The Appalachians. The brilliant Phylis Geller produced this under the guiding hand of MariLynn Evans. Sam Green and Barbara Burst edited. The best part of this was putting together an all-star string band: Bob (Sparky) Spates on fiddle and mandolin, Chris Kosky on bass, and Paul Bell on his various guitars. I played the banjo (yes.... who knew?). The recordings were all done at Cue Recording Studios in Falls Church, VA with Ken Shubert engineering. The show premiered on Nashville Public Television in March 2005.

This is a score I wrote for a wonderful filmmaker named Sonnny Izon. It was narrated by Lou Diamond Phillips.

It is the amazing story of the 1st and 2nd Filipino Army Regiments who fought in the re-taking of the Philippines in WWII.

A documentary by the amazing Graham Townsley.

Graham is one of those people who are fluent in six languages AND play piano well AND are terrific film makers!

String Theme
The string section theme. The accompanying hardcover book Tesla: Master of Lightning is out in finer bookstores everywhere. If you are into this arcane subject, it is a must.

Closing Theme
The closing theme, where all the musical sub-themes are tied together.

Main Theme
This is such a sweet cue I couldn't help but want a few more people to hear it. John Wubbenhorst plays flute here. And I am playing the guitar!

2nd Theme
The performers here are Nery Arevalo on Udu and Steve Bloom on Bierenbau. Is this a great sound or what?

This was a TV show for the now nearly dead Rysher. Randy Gerston was the music supervisor on this. It was a wonderful opportunity to work with him. Since he supervised “Titanic” he opened his own shop: Seehear Music.