Seoul In My Soul

Evening everyone.

I just finished pre-production and instrument selection for a new documentary I’ll be scoring next week. It’s a beautiful piece, and pretty much what I look for in any passion project. It’s real, well produced, and has a great narrative. I’ll begin the downbeat this Wednesday and should have the first drafts out by Friday afternoon.

Check out the documentarian’s weblog here:

http://findingseoulfilm.tumblr.com

As for TM2, I have hit a wall. I’ve written 48 minutes of the record and only have about 12 minutes to go, but those last 12 minutes are so hard. I don’t know if anything I’ve done is even worthy. I guess that’s why us artists can sometimes get to self-conscious and think everything we do is crap.

I know I do.

I still haven’t finished the music for my new demo reel, which is going to feature music that’s been everywhere. I mean, A&E, WE, NatGeo… You’d think I’d be rarin ta go and get the demo reel soundtrack going... And to boot, one of my friends who’s probably the best editor I’ve ever known is cutting the damn thing together! I mean common Jack!

But like I said it’s hard.

Any of you having the same problems I’m having?

Thanks for reading,

j

Looking Over The Tracks

Hi there fellow friends and composers

I’ve checked (and re-checked) what I have so far for TM2 and realized that a little more than half the album is done. There are three tracks that I am confident will make it onto the next album, while two others which don’t match the sound. One of them was so upbeat and happy I almost didn’t recognize it was me.

Along the same vein as the working-title tracks “Open” and “Clear” are another two percolating, which have yet to be named. Still figuring out instrumentation on one and the other…well I know it will have piano, that counts right? :)

Since returning to school, I’ve found less and less energy to do this album. But I am still working on it, and I will keep you posted on how it is going.

As always thanks for reading,

j