Credits


Filmography - Feature Films


2011 - Red Valentine - Dir. Amin Matalqa *
         - End of the Road - Dir. Jesse Vigil, Psychic Bunny Prod. *
         - Zero Dark Thirty - Dir. Paul Solet, Further Films*
         - Remnants - Dir. Peter Engert, LightWave Entertainment*
         - Homerun Showdown - Dir. Oz Scott, Secret Handshake Productions*
         - Congratulations - Dir. Eric Levy, Juan Cardarelli, Brainwave Films*

2011 - The Grief Tourist - Dir. Suri Krishnamma, Vision Entertainment
         - Junction - Dir. Tony Glazer, Choice Films
2010 - A Beautiful Game - Dir. Michael Pickett, Stoptime Productions
         - Leave - Dir. Robert Celestino, Visualeyes Productions
         - Playing House - Dir. Tom Vaughan, UV Pictures
         - Majid - Dir. Nassim Abassi, Moondust Productions [Morocco]
         - Workshop - Dir. Michael Gunn, Ikonoklastes Productions
         - Let the Game Begin - Dir. Amit Gupta, Paradox Pictures
         - The Incredible Adventures of Jojo - Dir. Brian Schmidt, Tree House Mafia Films
2009 - A Little Help - Dir. Michael J. Weithorn, Secret Handshake Productions
         - The Sunset Sky - Dir. Olivier Bernier, Finite Films
         - The River Why - Dir. Matthew Leutwyler, Ambush Entertainment
         - The Echo Game - Dir. Brian Feeney, Psychic Bunny Prod.
         - Make the Yuletide Gay - Dir. Rob Williams, Guest House Films
2008 - Knuckle Draggers - Dir. Alex Ranarivelo, Partners in Crime Films
         - Print - Dir. Ashley Beyer, Upload Films
         - Grace - Dir. Paul Solet, Ariescope Films
         - Live Evil - Dir. Jay Woelfel, LEM Ent.
         - 3-Day Weekend - Dir. Rob Williams, Guest House Films
         - The Acquirer - Dir. Matt Schultze, Cinsay.com
         - TK's Corner - Dir's Matt Bain, Rocky Yost, Old Virginia Films
         - Hubristic - Dir. Owen Stanley, Secret Handshake Films
2007 - Mr. Sadman - Dir. Patrick Epino, Empire and Sleep Productions
         - Captain Abu Raed - Dir. Amin Matalqa, Paper and Pen Films [Jordan] / GigaPix
         - If You Could Have - Dir. Kimberli Zou, The ORB Prod.
         - Serpent and the Sun- Dir. Shaahin Cheyene, Victory Films
         - Back Soon - Dir. Rob Williams, Guest House Films
2006 - Johnny Montana - Dir. John Daniel Gavin, 3b Studios

           * - forthcoming project

Games


2011 - Journey (PlayStation3) / thatgamecompany
         - Monaco (PC)/ Pocketwatch Games
2010 - Super Awesome Mountain RPG (PlayStation3) / Codename Games
2009 - My Virtual Tutor (Nintendo DS) / 1st Playable Productions
         - Census 2010 (PC)/ Draft FCB
2008 - GroundTruth 2: Lock Down (PC) / Sandia Nat'l Lab, USC-Gamepipe
         - Islands of War [theme only] (PC)/ NeoJac Entertainment
         - Alatheya [theme only] (PC) / Team Augreal
2007 - flOw Expansion Pack (PlayStation3)/ ThatGameCompany & Super Villain Studios
         - Original Fin (PC)/ USC IMD
         - Project Energize (PC)/ USC IMD
         - GroundTruth: Toxic City (PC) / Sandia Nat'l Lab, USC-Gamepipe
         - Replay (PC)/ Take Action Games
         - flOw (PlayStation3) / ThatGameCompany
2006 - Disaster DayCare (PC)/ USC IMD
         - flOw (PC) / ThatGameCompany, USC IMD
2005 - Hunt or Prey (PC)/ USC IMD
2002 - Ages of Athiria [theme only] (PC)/ Elysian Productions

           * - forthcoming project

Awards


2011 - Hollywood Music in Media Awards, "Best Original Score - Indie Feature," for The River Why; nominated
         - Hollywood Music in Media Awards, "Best Original Score - Mobile Video Game," for The Blunder Brothers
                   and the Curse of the Bog Frog
; winner
2010 - Hollywood Music in Media Awards, "Best Original Score - Indie Feature," for A Little Help; nominated
         - Hollywood Music in Media Awards, "Best Original Song - Film" (shared with co-writer / performer
                   Celeigh Chapman) for A Little Help; nominated
2009 - International Film Music Critics Association, Breakout Composer of the Year (2009) (for Captain Abu Raed
                   Grace, and Make the Yuletide Gay); nominated
         - Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, Best Original Score (for Grace); nominated
         - Sammy Awards, Best Overlooked New Film Score, 2009 (for Captain Abu Raed)
         - Film Music Review, Editor's Choice, December '09 (for Captain Abu Raed)
         - Visions in Sound (Radio show, hosted/produced by Rob Daniels), Best Original Scores for 2009 (Grace);
                   Top Ten Scores for 2009 (4th)
2008 - Hollywood Music Awards, Best New Film Composer (for Captain Abu Raed); winner
         - Game Audio Network Guild Awards, Rookie of the Year; winner
         - Game Audio Network Guild Awards, Best Interactive Score (for flOw); nominated
         - Game Audio Network Guild Awards, Most Innovative Use of Audio (for flOw);
                   nominated
         - Telly Award, Original Score (NASA: "The Hidden Universe: Trilogy of Terror"), winner
         - Beverly Hills Shorts Festival, Best Original Music and Sound Design (The Procedure),
                   winner
2007 - British Academy Awards, Innovation (for flOw); nominated
         - Film and TV Music Awards, Best Score for an Indie Feature (for Back Soon);
                   nominated (1st runner-up)
         - Film and TV Music Awards, Best Score for a Student Film (for Morning Latte);
                   winner
         - IGN.com Best of 2007 (PS3), Best Artistic Design (for flOw); winner
         - Aegis Film and Video Production Award, composer (for "M51 and Gizmo"); winner
         - CINE Golden Eagle Awards, composer (for "M51 and Gizmo"); winner
         - ASCAP Morten Gould Young Composer Awards (for "Space, Time, and Plexiglass");
                   finalist
2006 - GameShadow Innovation in Games Festival, Innovative Use of In-Game Audio
                  (music and sound design for fl0w); nominated
         - Society of Composers, Inc., Best Original Score (Oleg's Overcoat); winner
         - ASCAP Morten Gould Young Composer Awards ("Wooden Rain"); finalist
2005 - Alan Menken Young Composer Award; winner
         - Prism Brass Quintet competition ("Hymn"); winner
         - NYU Orchestra Competition ("Symphony for Today"); winner
2004 - Prism Brass Quintet competition ("Fanfares"); winner
         - NYU Woodwind Quintet competition ("Dance"); winner
         - Lincoln Center Golden Silent film score competition (Nuts & Bolts); winner
2003 - Lumina String Quartet competition ("Fear in Motion"); winner


Commissions


2012 - *currently untitled octet* for the Golden State Pops Chamber Ensemble (CA, Jan. '12)
         - *currently untitled orchestral/choral work* for the Boulder Symphony and Cherry Creek Choral Arts
                  Society (CO, May. '12)
         - *currently untitled orchestral work* for the Boulder Symphony (CO, Oct '12)
         - *currently untitled cello concerto* for Tina Guo (CA, winter '12)
2011 - "Shakes" for the American Studio Orchestra (MD, Jan. '11)
         - "Woven Variations" for orchestra and cello solo, for the Golden State Pops Orchestra and
                  Tina Guo (CA, April '11)
         - "Boxes of Earth" for orchestra and soprano solo, for the Golden State Pops and Lisbeth Scott (CA, Oct '11)
2010 - "Inter" for The Midnight Winds (CA, spring '11)
2009 - "Der Zalaeb" for The Mercury Ensemble (CO, Feb. '09)
         - "Storytelling," for Wind Quintet for the Golden State Pops Wind Quintet (CA, Oct '09)
         - "Synapse" for cello and oboe, for the USC Thornton School of Music (125th anniversary concert)
         - "The World of flOw," for orchestra and mixed chorus, for the Golden State Pops
                 Orchestra (CA, May '09)
2008 - "Kyrie," for solo flute and chamber strings, for Up, Close and Musical; Colorado
                 Symphony Chamber Ensemble (CA, April, '08)
2006 - "Space, Time and Plexiglass," for U. of Southern California 'New Music for Orchestra'
                  (CA, May '07)
         - "Chantey Fanfares," for Charlotte Symphony (FL, '06/'07 season)
         - "Wooden Rain" for Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestra (CO, '05/'06 season)
2005 - "Ashes of History" for Black Sea Philharmonic (Constanta, Romania, Oct. '05)
         - Christmas 1917" for M. Lindsay Smith; music for modern dance (NY, May '05)
         - Through the Eyes of a Child" for Charlotte Symphony (FL, '04/'05 season);
2004 - "Glassless Windows" for the CO Music Teachers' Association (CO, June'05)
2003 - "Strung Beat" for Up Close and Musical; Colorado Symphony chamber
                   ensemble; (CO, May '03)
2002 - "The Rose Wedding" for David and Kerstin Rowe (CO, June '02)