The Stage 32 Videos: Score

Day 18 - “Eclipse” from the feature film “White Vinegar”. Dir. Yvonne Winfrey

An art house short film with custom score.

My original score for the 2025 Indie Film Scoring competition.

This is a blues-drenched hybrid orchestral piece I created inspired by the movie, Sinners.

I’m pretty sure I know what I’m doing, but don’t take my word for it. Let’s connect and chat about how I can help you tell your story as a composer!

I’m pretty sure I know what I’m doing, but don’t take my word for it. Let’s connect and chat about how I can help you tell your story as a composer! #filmcomposer #filmscore #directors #producers #composerbeard #spitfireaudio #spitfiresymphonyorchestra #cubase

New music posted the week of August 9-15! Catch the full tracks at brianlhgunter.com

Been woodshedding scary movies and scores looking at what makes the scares truly scary (at least on first viewing), and ended up in the way back machine, so here’s a shout-out to the spooky films OG Val Lewton, who just may be the originator of the false jump-scare! Here it is from the 1942 banger, Cat People! (Hint: the lack of score really sells it!) https://youtu.be/N3vm7UgE0bg?si

A sweet, and gentle moment, a brief respite for mother and child amid an otherwise terrible nightmare.

Day 12! This was a challenging 2 minutes for me to write, but it came from a very honest place. https://youtube.com/shorts/6SDiLWwDGIU?feature=share #filmcomposer #filmscore #composerbeard #music #instrumental #quartet #quintet #piano #overwhelmed #depression #mentalhealth

My candid thoughts on effectively communicating, especially through the initial phase of onboarding a composer to a production, and breaking down the basic idea of what's really important for the composer to have as direction. Spoiler - It's not musical knowledge or technical jargon!