FILMSCORES
"THE PICTURE TAKER" Independent Lens PBS 2023.
Scored feature documentary on the complex life of Earnest Withers, famed Civil Rights photographer and FBI informant. Nominated for 2024 Peabody Award. Directed by Phil Bertelsen ("Who Killed Malcolm X").
"PANDORA'S BOX" Dir. by Georg Wilhelm Pabst 1929. Original Score created in 2022.
Composed Original score to classic silent masterpiece, starring Louise Brooks. Performed live at LeMoyne College Performing Arts Center. Commissioned by New Music USA, Society for New Music, LeMoyne College, and Syracuse University.
"BLACKMAIL" Dir. by Alfred Hitchcock 1929. Original Score created in 2016
Composed Original score to Alfred Hitchcock's silent masterpiece. Performed live at Palace Theater for Syracuse International Film Festival 2016.
"THE C WORD" Netflix & Revelations Entertainment 2016
Original Music in feature documentary. Directed by Meghan LaFrance O'Hara. A personal, funny doc about the for-profit industries of death that cause cancer, and the unheralded science of prevention. Winner Best Film at Cleveland International Film Festival 2016 and Best US Documentary (Roger Ebert Prize) at Traverse City Film Festival 2016.
"STINK!" Netflix & Net Return 2015
Scored feature documentary. Directed by Jon Whelan. The story follows Jon Whelan, as he takes on the chemical industry, in a mad-cap journey to uncover hidden toxins in everyday products. Nominated for Best Documentary at Massachusetts Independent Film Festival 2015
"ON BEAUTY" Kartemquin 2014
Scored short documentary that follows high fashion photographer Rick Guidotti, as he challenges and expands the tradional definitions of how we see beauty. Directed by Joanna Rudnick. Winner of Audience Award at Chicago International Film Festival and Sebastapol Documentary Film Festival 2015. Winner of Best Documentary Short at Cleveland International Film Festival 2015.
"CAN'T STOP THE WATER" Cottage Films 2013
Scored short documentary on the Native American community of Isle de Jean Charles. Directed by Rebecca and Jason Ferris. Premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival.
"AMERICAN COMMUNE" Mundo Films 2013
Additional Music in feature documentary on the autobiographical experience of growing up on The Farm- America's largest Hippie commune. Directed by sisters Rena Mundo Croshere and Nadine Mundo. Named in the top 15 docs to watch of 2013 by Huffington Post.
“MILLER’S TALE” PBS & Cottage Films 2011
Scored feature documentary on the life of Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright, Jason Miller. Premiered on PBS. Directed by Rebecca Marshall.
“PARTLY PRIVATE” Danae Elon Films & FilmOption International 2009
Original Song “Darling By the Sea” in Soundtrack for feature documentary. Won “Best NY Doc” at Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by Danae Elon.
“IN THE FAMILY” PBS/POV & Kartemquin 2008
Scored Emmy-nominated feature documentary directed by Joanna Rudnick. Premiered on PBS P.O.V.
“RETURN TO PENGUIN CITY” Discovery/ Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom 2008
Scored television documentary on the life of Adele penguins and the effects of climate change.
“DAY ZERO” First Look Studios & Indalo Productions 2007
Scored narrative feature film. Starring Elijah Wood, Chris Klein, and Jon Bernthal. Directed by Bryan Gunnar Cole. Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival.
“SICKO” Dog Eat Dog Films & The Weinstein Company 2007
Scored Oscar-nominated feature documentary directed by Michael Moore. Premiered at Cannes Film Festival 2007.
“REDACTED” Magnolia Pictures & HDNet Films 2007
A doc-style feature directed by Brian DePalma. Featured original song 'Voice of A Gun'. Premiered at Venice Film Festival 2007.
“DEMISTIFYING DYSLEXIA” WNED 2007
Scored television documentary on dyslexia. Premiered on PBS
“ARTIC SON” PBS/POV & Arts Engine/Big Mouth 2006
Composer: additional music. Directed by Andrew Walton. Premiered on PBS P.O.V.
“ROME: THE MAKING OF” HBO 2005
Composer: additional music for behind the scenes television doc on award-winning critically acclaimed series.
“SEX & THE CITY: A FAREWELL” HBO 2004
Composer: additional music for television doc, as well as promo spot for final episode.
MERCEDES BENZ SUMMER CAMPAIGN "World On A String" 2003
Featured Vocalist and co-arranger on classic song for National Ad Campaign for Mercedes Benz
“24 WITH DAMON DASH” Scout Production & TRIO 2003
Composer: additional music for TV series
“UNFURLED” Showtime Productions & Sweetspot Pictures 2002
Short film premiered on Showtime’s “Visions from Ground Zero” Directed by Bryan Gunnar Cole. Featured original song “Love is Stronger than Hate”
“THRIVING TEENS” Raconteur Productions & NYU 2002
Scored a series of narrative shorts used in workshops nationwide to improve communication between parents and teens. Directed by Phil Bertelsen.
“BOOMTOWN” PBS/POV- Mixed Greens & Sweetspot Pictures 2001
Scored feature documentary about 4th of July on Indian Reservation. Directed by Bryan Gunnar Cole. Premiered on PBS for P.O.V. July 2002
“OUTSIDE LOOKING IN” PBS & Big Mouth Productions 2001
Scored feature documentary on trans-racial adoption. Directed by Phil Bertelsen. Winner of Paul Robeson Award. Aired on PBS
“KEEPIN IT REAL: ADVENTURES WITH GREG WALLOCH” Maddog Films 2001
Original song “To the Core” on Soundtrack to feature documentary.
‘DRIVING LESSONS” Chick Flix Productions 2001
Short narrative film. Co-scored with Jimi Zhivago.
“SCIENCE KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES” National Institute Of Health 2001
Educational short film for medical professionals. Directed by Mona Kanin
“ACTION WORK OUT” Sport Camp Productions 2001
Scored Children's exercise video featuring Sean Elliot of San Antonio Spurs.
“THE SUNSHINE” Raconteur Pictures 2000
Documentary short film on Bowery Flophouse. Co-scored with Jimi Zhivago. Winner of Best Documentary at Palm Springs, Woodstock & International Short Film Festivals. Directed by Phil Bertelsen.
“A LITTLE THC” Crazy Aunt Productions 2000
Scored short Narrative Film directed by Erin King.
“THE RIDE HOME” IFC & Spitting Cobra Films 2000
Scored short narrative film directed by Sam Hoffman, starring John Slattery (Mad Men).
Premiered at Palm Springs Film Festivals. Aired on IFC
“A PROBLEM WITH SHARKS” Wild Life Pictures 2000
Scored short narrative film. Screened at Seattle International, Palm Springs, Hampton, and Northwest Film Festivals. Directed by Mike Shapiro
“META” Marcella Steingardt 1999
Scored short narrative film. Features version of Pink Floyd's “Fat Old Sun”
“THE CROWS: URBAN PLAGUE” National Geographic Television 1999
Scored Explorer Series television show.
“STREET DOGS” National Geographic Television 1998
Scored Explorer Series television show.
“TRIM” Threshold Films 1998
Scored Short narrative film directed by Bryan Gunnar Cole
Winner of Wasserman Award in NYU First Run Film Festival. Screened at Newport Film Festival.
“ROE VS. ROE” Cinemax REEL LIFE 1997
Scored feature documentary on the life of Norma McCorvey aka Jane Roe of Roe V. Wade. Premiered on Cinemax
“TWO DAYS IN THE VALLEY” MGM 1997
Arranged and performed original version of “Down In The Valley”, the single for the soundtrack CD of MGM feature film.
Song featured in Billboard Review.
“SLEEPING DOGS LIE” Threshold Films 1997
Scored short narrative film. Winner of Craft Award for Best Score at NYU First Run Film Festival. Screened at Palm Springs and Newport Film Festivals.
“I’LL FLY AWAY” PBS 1993
Featured vocalist on traditional song for all promo-spots for award-winning dramatic series. Starring Sam Waterston and Regina Taylor.
“AMERICA UNDERCOVER” HBO 1993
Featured vocalist on show-open and promo-spots for acclaimed series.
Scored feature documentary on the complex life of Earnest Withers, famed Civil Rights photographer and FBI informant. Nominated for 2024 Peabody Award. Directed by Phil Bertelsen ("Who Killed Malcolm X").
"PANDORA'S BOX" Dir. by Georg Wilhelm Pabst 1929. Original Score created in 2022.
Composed Original score to classic silent masterpiece, starring Louise Brooks. Performed live at LeMoyne College Performing Arts Center. Commissioned by New Music USA, Society for New Music, LeMoyne College, and Syracuse University.
"BLACKMAIL" Dir. by Alfred Hitchcock 1929. Original Score created in 2016
Composed Original score to Alfred Hitchcock's silent masterpiece. Performed live at Palace Theater for Syracuse International Film Festival 2016.
"THE C WORD" Netflix & Revelations Entertainment 2016
Original Music in feature documentary. Directed by Meghan LaFrance O'Hara. A personal, funny doc about the for-profit industries of death that cause cancer, and the unheralded science of prevention. Winner Best Film at Cleveland International Film Festival 2016 and Best US Documentary (Roger Ebert Prize) at Traverse City Film Festival 2016.
"STINK!" Netflix & Net Return 2015
Scored feature documentary. Directed by Jon Whelan. The story follows Jon Whelan, as he takes on the chemical industry, in a mad-cap journey to uncover hidden toxins in everyday products. Nominated for Best Documentary at Massachusetts Independent Film Festival 2015
"ON BEAUTY" Kartemquin 2014
Scored short documentary that follows high fashion photographer Rick Guidotti, as he challenges and expands the tradional definitions of how we see beauty. Directed by Joanna Rudnick. Winner of Audience Award at Chicago International Film Festival and Sebastapol Documentary Film Festival 2015. Winner of Best Documentary Short at Cleveland International Film Festival 2015.
"CAN'T STOP THE WATER" Cottage Films 2013
Scored short documentary on the Native American community of Isle de Jean Charles. Directed by Rebecca and Jason Ferris. Premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival.
"AMERICAN COMMUNE" Mundo Films 2013
Additional Music in feature documentary on the autobiographical experience of growing up on The Farm- America's largest Hippie commune. Directed by sisters Rena Mundo Croshere and Nadine Mundo. Named in the top 15 docs to watch of 2013 by Huffington Post.
“MILLER’S TALE” PBS & Cottage Films 2011
Scored feature documentary on the life of Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright, Jason Miller. Premiered on PBS. Directed by Rebecca Marshall.
“PARTLY PRIVATE” Danae Elon Films & FilmOption International 2009
Original Song “Darling By the Sea” in Soundtrack for feature documentary. Won “Best NY Doc” at Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by Danae Elon.
“IN THE FAMILY” PBS/POV & Kartemquin 2008
Scored Emmy-nominated feature documentary directed by Joanna Rudnick. Premiered on PBS P.O.V.
“RETURN TO PENGUIN CITY” Discovery/ Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom 2008
Scored television documentary on the life of Adele penguins and the effects of climate change.
“DAY ZERO” First Look Studios & Indalo Productions 2007
Scored narrative feature film. Starring Elijah Wood, Chris Klein, and Jon Bernthal. Directed by Bryan Gunnar Cole. Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival.
“SICKO” Dog Eat Dog Films & The Weinstein Company 2007
Scored Oscar-nominated feature documentary directed by Michael Moore. Premiered at Cannes Film Festival 2007.
“REDACTED” Magnolia Pictures & HDNet Films 2007
A doc-style feature directed by Brian DePalma. Featured original song 'Voice of A Gun'. Premiered at Venice Film Festival 2007.
“DEMISTIFYING DYSLEXIA” WNED 2007
Scored television documentary on dyslexia. Premiered on PBS
“ARTIC SON” PBS/POV & Arts Engine/Big Mouth 2006
Composer: additional music. Directed by Andrew Walton. Premiered on PBS P.O.V.
“ROME: THE MAKING OF” HBO 2005
Composer: additional music for behind the scenes television doc on award-winning critically acclaimed series.
“SEX & THE CITY: A FAREWELL” HBO 2004
Composer: additional music for television doc, as well as promo spot for final episode.
MERCEDES BENZ SUMMER CAMPAIGN "World On A String" 2003
Featured Vocalist and co-arranger on classic song for National Ad Campaign for Mercedes Benz
“24 WITH DAMON DASH” Scout Production & TRIO 2003
Composer: additional music for TV series
“UNFURLED” Showtime Productions & Sweetspot Pictures 2002
Short film premiered on Showtime’s “Visions from Ground Zero” Directed by Bryan Gunnar Cole. Featured original song “Love is Stronger than Hate”
“THRIVING TEENS” Raconteur Productions & NYU 2002
Scored a series of narrative shorts used in workshops nationwide to improve communication between parents and teens. Directed by Phil Bertelsen.
“BOOMTOWN” PBS/POV- Mixed Greens & Sweetspot Pictures 2001
Scored feature documentary about 4th of July on Indian Reservation. Directed by Bryan Gunnar Cole. Premiered on PBS for P.O.V. July 2002
“OUTSIDE LOOKING IN” PBS & Big Mouth Productions 2001
Scored feature documentary on trans-racial adoption. Directed by Phil Bertelsen. Winner of Paul Robeson Award. Aired on PBS
“KEEPIN IT REAL: ADVENTURES WITH GREG WALLOCH” Maddog Films 2001
Original song “To the Core” on Soundtrack to feature documentary.
‘DRIVING LESSONS” Chick Flix Productions 2001
Short narrative film. Co-scored with Jimi Zhivago.
“SCIENCE KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES” National Institute Of Health 2001
Educational short film for medical professionals. Directed by Mona Kanin
“ACTION WORK OUT” Sport Camp Productions 2001
Scored Children's exercise video featuring Sean Elliot of San Antonio Spurs.
“THE SUNSHINE” Raconteur Pictures 2000
Documentary short film on Bowery Flophouse. Co-scored with Jimi Zhivago. Winner of Best Documentary at Palm Springs, Woodstock & International Short Film Festivals. Directed by Phil Bertelsen.
“A LITTLE THC” Crazy Aunt Productions 2000
Scored short Narrative Film directed by Erin King.
“THE RIDE HOME” IFC & Spitting Cobra Films 2000
Scored short narrative film directed by Sam Hoffman, starring John Slattery (Mad Men).
Premiered at Palm Springs Film Festivals. Aired on IFC
“A PROBLEM WITH SHARKS” Wild Life Pictures 2000
Scored short narrative film. Screened at Seattle International, Palm Springs, Hampton, and Northwest Film Festivals. Directed by Mike Shapiro
“META” Marcella Steingardt 1999
Scored short narrative film. Features version of Pink Floyd's “Fat Old Sun”
“THE CROWS: URBAN PLAGUE” National Geographic Television 1999
Scored Explorer Series television show.
“STREET DOGS” National Geographic Television 1998
Scored Explorer Series television show.
“TRIM” Threshold Films 1998
Scored Short narrative film directed by Bryan Gunnar Cole
Winner of Wasserman Award in NYU First Run Film Festival. Screened at Newport Film Festival.
“ROE VS. ROE” Cinemax REEL LIFE 1997
Scored feature documentary on the life of Norma McCorvey aka Jane Roe of Roe V. Wade. Premiered on Cinemax
“TWO DAYS IN THE VALLEY” MGM 1997
Arranged and performed original version of “Down In The Valley”, the single for the soundtrack CD of MGM feature film.
Song featured in Billboard Review.
“SLEEPING DOGS LIE” Threshold Films 1997
Scored short narrative film. Winner of Craft Award for Best Score at NYU First Run Film Festival. Screened at Palm Springs and Newport Film Festivals.
“I’LL FLY AWAY” PBS 1993
Featured vocalist on traditional song for all promo-spots for award-winning dramatic series. Starring Sam Waterston and Regina Taylor.
“AMERICA UNDERCOVER” HBO 1993
Featured vocalist on show-open and promo-spots for acclaimed series.