Category: Compositions

Schubert’s Impromptus Opus 90 – Fantasy for Large Orchestra Written by Franz Schubert, Arranged by John M. Davis When I first played on the piano Schubert’s Impromptus Opus 90 #1, it struck me as very cinematic.  It was written in 1827, long before movies were invented, but it told me a story of soldiers…

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I’m very happy to be featured again on a Flop House podcast.  I decided to arrange a version of their theme song for the Christmas season, and you can hear the result below right at the beginning of the show.   I tried to mix their theme with Jingle Bells (featuring sleigh bells) and the…

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“Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine” is having its premiere this summer at the Brooklyn Film Festival this summer. Details can be found here: http://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org If you want to hear the music now, you don’t have to wait — it’s all here: Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine

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“The Flop House” it’s a very funny podcast in which three friends discusses bad movies.  Occasionally they have live shows which sell out very quickly (and I’m going to one next week). When they read letters from their listeners Elliott Kalan always makes up a song.  I set one of these Letter Songs to music, and they…

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  “Sons of Liberty,” a three-episode miniseries on The History Channel, premieres January 25th at 9PM EST. Be sure to stay to the end, because I have an “Additional Music By…” credit in addition to my usual “Music Editor.”

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