Compositions, Arrangements, Film Scores
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Sheet music is available for most of my compositions, through publishers listed or by contacting me directly.
Compositions
THE ACORN SCANDAL
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For concert band
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Commissioned in 2007 by Amanda Drinkwater and the Marcus High School Band (Flower Mound, TX)
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Published by TRN Music Publisher, Inc.
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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Audio: World Premiere - Marcus HS Symphonic Band, 2008
BALLAD
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For solo piano
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Completed in 2009
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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Audio: David Sterrett, Piano, 2009
BRIGHTER THAN THE FLAMES
A special tribute to firefighters and first responders of the wildfires in 2018, commissioned by the Music In the Mountains Festival
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2 versions for orchestra or concert band
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Completed in 2018
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Commissioned in 2018 by Greg Hustis and the Music in the Mountains Festival (Durango, Colorado)
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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Audio (orchestra version): Music In the Mountains Festival Orchestra, 2018
FANFARE À LA STRAVINSKY
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For 3 antiphonal brass choirs
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Completed in 2008
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Published by Brixton Publications
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Difficulty: Advanced
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Audio: David Sterrett, Brass, 2008
FANFARE AND CAPRICE FOR 4 TRUMPETS
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Completed in 2013
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Commissioned in 2013 by Dylan Smith
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Published by Brixton Publications
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Difficulty: Advanced
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Audio: World Premiere - David Sterrett, Dylan Smith, Cody McClarty, Jarrod Beard, Trumpets, 2013
FANFARE FOR THE MARCUS BAND
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2 versions for concert band or marching band
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Completed in 2006
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Commissioned in 2006 by Amanda Drinkwater and the Marcus High School Band (Flower Mound, TX)
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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Audio (concert band version): World Premiere - Marcus HS Wind Symphony, 2006
GUINEA PIG SCHERZO
​The whacky result of long COVID-19 lockdown
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For violin and guinea pig
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Completed in 2020
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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Audio: Erin Weber and her Guinea pig Roosevelt, 2020
INTO PARADISE
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2 versions for viola and harp (original) or viola and piano
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Completed in 2020
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Difficulty: Advanced
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Audio 1 (viola and harp version): MIDI mock-up
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Audio 2 (viola and piano version): Live reading session
LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL ALMA MATER
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Multiple versions for marching band, string orchestra, choir, or piano
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Completed in 2010
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Commissioned in 2010 by Lone Star High School (Frisco, TX)
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Difficulty: Medium
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Audio: MIDI mock-up
LOST IN NATURE
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Electro-acoustic project: digital variations of a single sound source
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Original sound source is a 3-second recording of draining water
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Completed in 2008​
MY TEARS HAVE BEEN MY FOOD
A reflection on Psalm 42
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2 versions for a cappella choir or concert band (separate or combined)
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Text: Psalm 42:3,8 (NASB)
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Completed in 2008 (choir), 2020 (concert band)
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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Audio 1 (choir version - excerpt): Various performers. 2009
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Audio 2 (concert band version): MIDI mock-up
REMINISCENCE
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For concert band
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Completed in 2006
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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Audio: Various performers, 2006
RHAPSODY FOR TRUMPET AND PIANO
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Completed in 2012
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Published by Brixton Publications
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Recorded on the 2020 MSR Classics album "Imagined Conversations"
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Difficulty: Advanced
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Audio: Jesso Cook, Trumpet; Edward Neeman, Piano, 2020
SOUNDS OF WINTER
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For orchestra
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Completed in 2005
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Difficulty: Advanced
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Audio: MIDI mock-up
SPLASH!
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For 3 flutes
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Completed in 2007
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Commissioned in 2007 by Nina Chavez
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Published by Brixton Publications
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Difficulty: Advanced
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Audio: MIDI mock-up
TRIPTYCH FOR SOLO CLARINET
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Scherzo
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Fantasy
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Waltz
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Completed in 2007
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Published by Brixton Publications
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Difficulty: Advanced
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Audio: World premiere, 2010
TRIPTYCH FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO
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Scherzo
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Rhapsody
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Tarantella
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Competed in 2010
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Published by Brixton Publications
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Difficulty: Advanced
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Audio: MIDI mock-up
Arrangements
3 ANTHEMS FROM "ALL-NIGHT VIGIL"
1. "Blessed Be the Man"
2. "Rejoice, O Virgin"
3. "To Thee, Victorious Leader of Triumphant Hosts"
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For brass sextet
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Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arranged by David Sterrett
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Commissioned in 2020 by the Fort Worth Brass (Fort Worth, TX)
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Completed in 2020
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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Audio: World Premiere - Fort Worth Brass, 2020
3 MOVEMENTS FROM "EASTER ORATORIO"
1. Sinfonia
2. Adagio
3. Chorus: "Kommt, Eilet und Laufet"
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For brass sextet
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Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Arranged by David Sterrett
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Commissioned in 2021 by the Fort Worth Brass (Fort Worth, TX)
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Completed in 2021
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Difficulty: Advanced
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Audio: Coming soon
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
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For orchestra, rhythm section, and voice
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Music by Samuel Ward, lyrics by Katherine Bates, Arranged by David Sterrett
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Completed in 2016
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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Audio: MIDI mock-up
COME THOU FOUNT
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For brass choir and vocal choir (optional piano)
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Music by John Wyeth, Arranged for piano by Bob Krogstad, Adapted by David Sterrett
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Commissioned in 2019 by Stonebriar Community Church (Frisco, TX)
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Completed in 2019
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Difficulty: Medium
FANTASY ON "AND CAN IT BE?"
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For clarinet choir
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Music by Thomas Campbell, Arranged by David Sterrett
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Commissioned in 2018 by Stonebriar Community Church (Frisco, TX)
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Completed in 2018
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2 difficulty versions available: Medium, or Medium-Advanced
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Audio 1 (medium-advanced version): MIDI mock-up
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Audio 2 (medium version): World Premiere - Stonebriar Community Church Clarinet Choir, 2018
GOIN' HOME
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For concert band and voice
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Music by Antonin Dvorak, lyrics by William Fischer, Arranged by David Sterrett
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Completed in 2016
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING
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For string quartet
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Music by Edward Grieg, Arranged by David Sterrett
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Completed in 2015
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
LET ALL THE PEOPLE PRAISE
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For wind quintet and choir (optional piano)
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Music by Craig Courtney, Adapted by David Sterrett
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Commissioned in 2019 by Stonebriar Community Church (Frisco, TX)
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Completed in 2019
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Difficulty: Medium
MY COUNTRY, 'TIS OF THEE
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For concert band and SATB chorus
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Music and lyrics by Samuel Smith, Arranged by David Sterrett
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Completed in 2017
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Difficulty: Advanced
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Audio: MIDI mock-up
SEE YOU TOMORROW
From the 2010 motion picture How To Train Your Dragon
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For 4 trumpets
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Music by John Powell, Arranged by David Sterrett
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Completed in 2013
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Difficulty: Advanced
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Audio: David Sterrett, Trumpets, 2013
THEMES FROM "UNDERTALE"
​1. Spear of Justice
2. Dog Song
3. Spider Dance
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For 2 violins
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Music by Toby Fox, Arranged by David Sterrett
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Completed in 2017
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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Audio: Erin Weber, Violins
UPTOWN GIRL
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For concert band, rhythm section, choir, and voice
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Music by Billy Joel, Arranged by David Sterrett
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Completed in 2017
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
WONDER WOMAN THEME
​From the 2017 motion picture soundtrack
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For concert band
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Music by Rupert Gregson-Williams, Arranged by David Sterrett
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Commissioned in 2018 by Greg Hustis and the Metropolitan Winds (Dallas, TX)
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Licensed by Tresona Music
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Completed in 2018
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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Audio: World Premiere - Metropolitan Winds, 2017
YOU'RE A GRAND OLD FLAG
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For marching band
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Music and lyrics by G.H. Cohan, Arranged by David Sterrett
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Completed in 2016
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Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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Audio: MIDI mock-up
Film Scores
BIGFOOT CHASE
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2020 Independent Spoof Short Film
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Scored for orchestra
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Music composed and produced by David Sterrett
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Story by David Sterrett and Erin Weber
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Directed by David Sterrett
My girlfriend and I made this just for fun. It's cheesy; we just wanted to do something creative and silly!
SUCH SUBTLETIES
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2010 Independent Drama Film
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Scored for chamber orchestra, rhythm section, and voice
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Music composed and produced by David Sterrett
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Story by Hannah Beets
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Directed by Lucas Kitchen
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Produced by Press On Ministries
NEC FILM SCORING CLASS 2010 PROJECT 1: "PERSONA" SCENE
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1966 Drama Film
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Scored for orchestra
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Music for this student project composed and produced by David Sterrett
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Completed in 2010
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Movie written and directed by Ingmar Bergman
NEC FILM SCORING CLASS 2010 PROJECT 2: "TALK TO HER" SCENE
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2002 Spanish Drama Film
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Scored for orchestra
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Music for this student project composed and produced by David Sterrett
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Completed in 2010
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Movie written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar
NEC FILM SCORING CLASS 2010 PROJECT 3: "THE CONVERSATION" SCENE
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1974 Mystery-Thriller Film
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Scored for orchestra
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Music for this student project composed and produced by David Sterrett
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Completed in 2010
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Movie written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola
For film and media producers - a shortlist of select demo samples is coming soon. In the meantime, please sample the cues from my soundtrack to the film "Such Subtleties" here for a representation of my film and media work. Thank you for listening!