July, 2023 

Composing Additional Music 

On "The Old Ones"

My ongoing professional association with Richard Band as his Music Assistant / Assistant Composer has led me to another opportunity in assisting on another of his upcoming composing assignments. This movie "The Old Ones" will be a sequel to "the Deep Ones". This time around I got to compose 2 lengthy action cues in addition to several suspense and tense sequences.

Professionally, I work with Richard Band under my real name, not D4Disgruntled.  All my personal work here will always bare the my D4D branding.

May, 2023   

Album Release

"Horror Re-Scored Vol. 3"  

Finally released this long-awaited (and heavily delayed) album. Since this one is the most complex compositionally I have done today, I needed the mix to be just right. each album exemplifies my growth not just compositionally but also on a technical level.  This album demonstrate3s my first real balancing act with all the instruments and placing them appropriately the left, center, & right channels. 

April 5, 2023  

Mixing Stage 

"Horror Re-Scored Vol. 3" 

I began this project a year ago. After many digressions, a result of working with Richard Band on several of his projects as an additional composer and entering contests, as well as upgrading my system with newere software and VSTs, I have finished my 3rd concept soundtrack album.  

"Horror Re-Scored Vol. 3" will present another new, alternate and complete 60 to 70-minute score (using Virtual Instruments) to the horror film classic "Pumpkinhead. I normally would not diss on a movie score unless it is truly awful and I am not afraid to say, the original score to the film is awful.  I own the soundtrack and even it on its own is not an enjoyable listen.  

I love this movie and have always wished I could give it a score it truly deserved. It is big where it needs to be and subtle in the appropriate spots. It has a new life with the material I created. Where the the original used Bluesy and Twangy country music to depict locale rather than characters, I used country instruments sparingly and in a way that focuses on the characters and their emotions instead of locale.   

I five whaling and roaring fluttery brass for when Pumpkinhead attacks, bombastic drums for chases and hunting, a creepy piano motif that devolved from the love of the father to a father's obsession for revenge and pletny of creepy atmosphere to go around.  

I will be posting excerpts soon as they tracks are finished being mixed. There are 29 total.  Look for the announcement on my scoila media pages. Once the album and cover art is  finished, I will make additional announcements for  it as well.

January 25, 2023

Composing Additional Music

with Richard Band

My ongoing professional association with Richard Band as his Music Assistant / Assistant Composer has led me to another opportunity in assisting on another of his upcoming composing assignments. This movie will be a sequel to a recent horror film that he did on which I also assisted in researching and creating mock-ups on for him to us e and incorpoarte into the score.

This time he is giving me more cues to personally compose. He is mentoring me in the professional workflow process of spotting, taking notes for artistic directions for each cue as it relates to the narrative and visuals, cue sheet preparation and actual composing. He will still helm the majority of the music and thematic material he did from the previous movie while giving me leqay to come up with new ideas for the darker scenes. 

I couldn't be more honored and humble to have earned his respect and trust on my road to a professional career in film composing.