NBC Chimes

I received a call to record the Call to The Post combined with NBC’s Chime. NBC is covering The Preakness and this will be used in their network ID. Tune in to the coverage on NBC and hear the sounds.

 

Mejium Swing

I just completed a big band chart based on the standard “There Will Never Be Another You”. This will be for a concert at the Ferrwood Music Camp in July. There will be a big band concert during the camp. The piece swings and features a trumpet soloist, a sax soli, and brass choral. This is about a Level 3 if any high school would like a trumpet feature chart.

 

Hazelton Philharmonic

I will be spending a few weeks in July working at a music camp in Pennsylvania called Ferrwood. I am writing a piece for the Hazelton Philharmonic who will be perfroming at a concert at the camp. The piece is about 6 minutes. It starts with an easy one-note theme playable by any level of string player. The idea will be to incorporate the young players with the philharmonic, at least at the beginning of the piece. I am excited to hear the peice performed live.

 

College Road Trip

My music is in the current major motion picture from Disney called College Road Trip. The track plays during the scene when they visit the dad’s mother’s home. This track was written in the style of the mambo king, Perez Prado.  It was nice to see the scene and even better, was the actual screen credit.

Go see the movie and send a comment about the music and the scene. 

 

Wrap-Up Day

Today has been quite a day. I first completed the serial piece I have been writing. It ended up being a ten minute work for Trumpet, Bassoon, and Piano. This is going to be submitted to the International Trumpet Guild Composition Competition in January. Not sure if the judges will be ready for ten minutes of serial music. I did use a rondo form to present the serial themes so it is not entirely through composed. Afterwards, I printed scores and made a CD.

I also completed the CD mix for the Sounds of Lincoln piece. The score is completed, the CD pressed, and the other information completed. The piece is being submitted to the Pulitzer Board next week.

Tonight is a recording of the tune, Holding On Tight for a new TV theme show. Adding guitar to the mix in the hopes of adding more drive, edge, and grit to the piece.  

 

Smoke Eaters

Last night we recorded the demo of the Tv theme song. It was amazing to see how adding an instrumnet playing a given style migrates the song to a whole new direction. When we added a touch of B-3, the piece took on a new Steve Winwood feel. Anyway, its in the can, and we can submit it once the writer’s strike is over.

 

What is your favorite TV theme?

Just curious. I still am partial to family guy! What is your favorite?

 

TV THEME Music

I am recording a TV Theme song next week. Kim Patterson an accomplished lyricist asked me to collaborate on the piece. TV themes are generally 30 seconds so I spent much time fitting everything that was required into that timeframe. The recording is set for December 11. This is a pop style tune with a vocalist that sounds like Riatt and the music is supposed to sound like The Fray. We will see. The new show theme is being pitched once the writer’s strike is over.

 

Sounds of Lincoln

Today, I am putting on the finishing touches of a new work for Concert Band entitled Sounds of Lincoln. This is a grade 4 piece that lasts about 12 minutes. This traces the life of our 16th President from Illinois to Ford’s Theatre. Great showcase piece for an honor’s band festival or patriotic festival. I used themes from the time period to evoke the life and times of Lincoln. There is a sample of the piece at www.robwalkerjazz.com/lincoln.