Scavengers Reign . HBO Max . Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner
An epic Sci-Fi drama that takes place on the beautifully volatile world of Vesta. This is as cinematic as it gets, alive with sweeping orchestral works, regal piano themes and cerebral synth tones that all form a sonic flora and fauna seemingly emanating from the planet itself. This is still in production and will air on HBO Max in 2023.
Song of Salt . Emma Baiada and Nicolas Snyder
5 years in the making, this is the largest undertaking of our lives. We not only created the music but co-directed and shot this intimate observational tone poem with our favorite human Emma Baiada, about real people existing and/or escaping the eroding American mining town of Trona, CA. Set in the Mojave desert the score is predominantly rust-colored stringed instruments that sound as if they've been sitting in the sun for two decades. Shout out to master cellist Hadas Kleinman.
GLAS Signal Film . Jonathan Djob Nkondo
Tesla coil snap-crackles, big squidgy balloons, warm rubbery synth arpeggios, and some badass drum grooves by Naji. We had so much fun constructing the sonic landscape to this mini-masterpiece by the wizard, Jonathan Djob Nkondo. Probably one of our favorite shorts we've ever done.
MITCH . Joseph Bennett
What kind of music is appropriate for your annoying great uncle who just wants someone to talk about Battle Bots with? Why wilting strings, Marvel-esque impacts and Tuvan throat singing of course. Shout out to our main man Joe Bennett.
#LightenTheLoad
. JanSport
Made For Barking Owl
We laid down a warm, but heavy synth beat for this heavy load. We're proud to have contributed in a small way to this way overdue conversation.
The New Exhibition . Jonathan Djob Nkondo
For this minimalist and highly conceptual work from our friend and frequent collaborator Jonathan Nkondo Djob, we utilized the bass clarinet, percussive bamboo thwacks, analog synth arps and even some chopped and screwed operatic vocals to paint a thrilling sonic narrative.
FX . JAY
This one was a beast. We used so many strange samples (from old fax machines to hammer-tap field recordings of Buck's County, PA's Ringing Rocks) to sonically create the Pig-Penesque cloud of organized chaos that follows Jay, like an aura, through his brashly obnoxious and magical day.
CATSUKA . JONATHAN DJOB NKONDO
We had a blast making explosive sound subversions to Jonathan's masterful tribute to Catsuka and minimalism.
FX . BIRDS
We love this one so much. For this delightful meditation on the musings of an odd pair of bird-watching brothers, both played by Joe Pera, we made a lilting and lyrical, little, piano tune with just the right amount of existential dread hovering in the periphery.
AOK . Iggy and Friends
Melancholic oboe ascends for a hilarious new mini-mini-series by my good friend, director, Joe Bennett. It also features spurts of joyous toy train twinkling, horrifying sound design blasts and uproarious adventure brass. Stay tuned for part III.
Showtime . Shangri-La
Two moody ones from Showtime's Grammy Nominated docu-series about legendary producer Rick Rubin and his Malibu studio. The first is from a pivotal moment in Episode 3, a slow-mo recomposition of a Bach Fugue with glass organ. The second is an equally glassy percussive piece that accompanies Rick and SZA as they reconnect with the inner-world.
FedEx . Dreams
Made for Barking Owl
Directed by Michel Gondry. We were able to get deeply textural with curling, spritely timbres, husky female vocals by Salami Rose Joe Louis and soaring strings that culminate into what sounds like a parade of toy trains chugging through Tin Pan Alley.
Ugly Delicious . Netflix
Produced for Netflix by Academy Award winning Morgan Neville. This was a fantastically fun and freewheeling series to co-score, as it was not bound by genre or vibe.
This first clip (Transformation/June Baby) is probably my favorite cue we did for the whole series--honey sweet strings over a sobering arpeggio of pan drums.
The second clip (Naples) is just a good time. Funky, analog, slow churned.
The third was actually from a simple exercise in improv I turned in during pre-production. I was floored when I saw how beautifully it was matched with the methodical hands-on preparation of cochinita pibil.
GE . Unimpossible Missions . A Snowball's Chance in Hell
Made for Barking Owl
Probably one of my favorite spots we've done. Wilting strings melt into a chugging, hellscape-orchestra of scraping, churning, and moaning. So much fun!
CAKE . FX
We did sound design for an extensive series of hilarious and creative short shorts by Joe Bennett for FX's anthology series, Cake.
SKIN
The first in the franchise. I had so many laughs doing sound and music for Kristofski's non-erotic anti-thriller. The idea was to utilize sound design as part of the joke. I think we pulled it off.
Squarespace . All In One
Made for Barking Owl
A fun funky one for Squarespace that haunted your every YouTube watch in the spring of 2019. This is the original version I submitted, timecode and all. Punchy mouth percussion, break-downs, and loads of wood block. Feast your ears.
APARTMENTS.COM . POLYGONS/MIRA
Made for Barking Owl
Some fun, whacky ones for renters. All performed on a 1989 Ensoniq SQ2 for maximum futurist vibes.
Juice
HEALTH . OFF THE AIR . GIRL PUDDLE
Had a blast doing sound design and music amidst this chunk of surrealist madness.
The Form of Space
Directed by Dr. D. Foothead, New Zealand's premier psychocartoonist. We travel through the cosmos with a stream of conscious parade of musical moods and styles, climaxing with a massive dollop of love infused future soul.
Big Weather II /
Two great collabs with amazing UK animator Sophie Koko Gates. Big Weather II garnered the coveted Vimeo Staff Pick.
New Balance . We Are Not in Canada Anymore
Some down home, rustic, stomp-along business for this doc style NB spot.