In the Thomas Newman style, this track contains suggestion of African elements in a light , fresh contemporary urban presentation. Percussion driven, with piano and voices, this is pure underscore, with a consistent texture that will drive picture and is highly editable. A button ending is easily edited into a fade to picture. At home in drama or comedy, it adapts itself to the picture it is placed against, and is extremely versatile.
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John has been composing music for media for over 25 years, and brings a wealth of experience to his work. With composing credits such as “Joan of Arc” (CBS TV Minisieries), “Queen of Swords” (Global/Fox TV Series) and “Once Upon a Hamster” (YTV TV Series), John has a demonstrated ability to cross genres and demographics.
As an orchestrator, John has worked on projects such as “Winnie” (Jennifer Hudson, Terence Howard), and “Horses of McBride” (CTV), which won a DGC Award for Best Direction in 2013
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With over 45 CDs written and produced, 7 Gold records and 5 Juno nominations, John’s music is widely appreciated.
As a community-builder, John has recently launched Toronto Ravel, which gathers together filmmakers and music professionals to study great orchestral music, just for the love of doing so.