Film & TV Music Productions

Musical Supervisor

I was the Musical Supervisor for two seasons of the hit TV series Olivia, based on the popular children's books by Ian Falconer.  I also composed the music for their promotional "sizzle reel."  The show was co-produced by Chorion in New York and Brown Bag Films in Dublin, Ireland.

Musical Direction & Composition

Orchestrated and conducted three seasons of Wonder Pets! (Nickelodeon, produced by Little Airplane Productions.) Since its debut in March 2006, Wonder Pets! has ranked among the top three children's shows in the U.S. and around the world.

Musical Director, Conductor & Performer

I arranged, conducted, and performed in HBO's Cathouse: The Musical. Producers Sheila Nevins and Patti Kaplan created this unusual musical special as the finale to their hit "docutainment" series. Cathouse: The Musical, directed and choreographed by Scott Thompson, continues to air, and is available on DVD.

Music Contributor

It was my great privilege to contribute music to Michael Moore's series, The Awful Truth, including, among other sequences, a wild pseudo-Awards ceremony full-orchestra scoring for the hilarious "Man Of The Year" sequence, and a sensitive, syrupy musical backdrop for a scandalous "Make A Wish" parody.

Composer & Orchestrator

Three seasons of The Magic Schoolbus, working with of head composer Peter Lurye. The shows were science lessons packaged as full-out adventure shows, as Miss Frizzle, portrayed by Lily Tomlin, led her students into outer space, into the human body, and inside such memorable objects as pickles and water treatment systems.

Composer

Even before I took the USC Film Scoring program, Peter Lurye brought me on as Associate Composer for Eureeka's Castle for Nickelodeon. The score was built on the mighty Synclavier (which was cutting-edge at the time.) I was the night shift in the Synclavier studio – and it's always fun to work with such a low-maintenance and happy cast (see left).