What I love about documentaries are the interesting stories and ideas. Documentaries pose the musical challenge of how to support the viewers' understanding of the different perspectives presented while honouring each of the interviewees unique contributions. In other words, keeping it real and not being melodramatic.
Extreme emotion is what dramatic film and television is all about. You want the audience to be on the edge of their seats with suspense one moment and choked up with tears the next. I once heard that music makes up 30% of the emotional content of a film!
You've got action games, slash 'em and whack 'em games, adventure games, games requiring incredible thumb skills... Music needs to enhance the game play and sound cool otherwise, what's the point of spending those extra bytes on music?! As games and interactive media become more sophisticated, so must the music.
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Composing original music for film, television, video games, and interactive digital media.
Custom Television Music Libraries
Bell Media - CTV, Discovery, TSN
Trois Boxeuses Canadienne pour les Olympics (Documentary)
Mediatique/CBC-SRC - Dir: Aline Robichaud  watch
A la Recherche d'Etienne Brule (Documentary)
Mediatique/CBC-SRC - Dir: Fadel Saleh
Le Paix Musclee de Carolyn McAskie (Documentary)
Mediatique/CBC-SRC - Dir: Jonny Silver/Joseph Bitamba
Sous le Tout du Monde (Documentary)
Mediatique/CBC-SRC - Dir: Izabelle Barsive
Verite et Reconciliation (Documentary)
Mediatique/TV5 - Dir: Fadel Saleh
Lentement (Documentary)
Mediatique/TV5 - Dir: Sylvene Gilchrist
Rosia Montana (Documentary)
Mediatique/CBC-SRC - Dir: Alexandre Oktan
Adoption (Documentary)
Mediatique/Canal Vie - Dir: Fadel Saleh
The Writing Life (13 Episode documentary series)
Ticklescratch Productions/Bravo! - Dir: Michael Glassbourg
S.M.A.R.T. Tips (Children's Educational Webseries)
Stark Productions Dir: Paul Stark *Gold Remi Award Winner, Houston Worldfest 2013 watch
Parent Teacher (comedy short)
Dir: Brett Heard
Exgratia (fantasy short)
Dir: Lizz Hodgson
Manfred and The Waiting Room (Dramatic)
Dir: Joel Breitman
Marquee Depths (Dramatic)
Dir: James Burt
The Cut (Animation)
Dir: Susan Justin
Abeer (Docu-drama)
Dir: Elizabeth Lazebnik
Red Like Meat (Experimental)
Dir: Elizabeth Lazebnik
The Guardian (Dramatic)
Dir: Janelle Roberts
On Special (Drama)
Dir: Stephen Philipson
Cumberland Hotel (Comedy)
Dir: Chris Chen
Don't Save the World (RPG)
Sakura River - Alfe Clemencio
Infinite Game Works (RPG) Title Music
Sakura River - Alfe Clemencio
The Shadowed Road (Educational Interactive Graphic Novel/game)
TEACH Magazine/ Phantom Compass  watch
Game Jams: TO JAM 5, Global Game Jam
Classical Jam, Snake Jam, Squid Fight, Jabberwoky, Mad Science, Mustache Marauders