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The Strayaway Child (2026)

This is a soundtrack I did for a friend's story. The entire OST is 53 tracks long with a total of 2 hours and 18 minutes of music, a lot of it being based on the music from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. 

The size of the ensemble stretches from and entire wind ensemble to piano accompaniment and accordion (played and recorded by me.)

The Strayaway Child: https://archiveofourown.org/works/79901296/chapters/209708281

November 2024

Peril's Lament

The studio recording of the B-side to Peril's Theme, Peril's Lament. This is based off of a character in the Wings of Fire series, written by Tui T. Sutherland. 

Dreamer's Ball

String quartet cover of Dreamer's Ball by Queen off of their album 'Jazz.' 

Anthropology 1983 (2024)

This is an analog horror short film I made for halloween. I did all of the screenwriting, directing, filming, special effects, music and editing. Editing done in Final Cut Pro.


I recruited a few friends to voice act for this project. Several clips were filmed on Belmont Campus.

World of Dinosaurs Trailer (2024)

A rescore I did for a commercial by Cue Tube.

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Transcription Project (2022-2024)

A transcription I did of Akira Senju's 3-hour orchestral score for the anime Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (2009).

    A Night at the Gallery (2024)

    My Senior Recital featuring music largely based off of Tui T. Sutherland's Wings of Fire series.

    Program Notes:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/13... 

    Austin Wintory Composition Contest (2023)

     This is my entry for Austin Wintory's Composer Contest. I was given a string of 12 notes and I had 3 weeks to make music based off of it. I decided to challange myself by 

    A. Making a lot of music in a short amount of time, and

    B. Playing most the instruments myself, which involved recording and mixing.

    It was a lot of fun, but a lot of work.

    Peril's Theme (2023)

    This is a rock piece based off of Tui T. Sutherland's character Peril from her book series Wings of Fire. This was performed by Zeke Meyer and Jacob Hoekwater on electric guitar, Graham Butler on Bass, and Cianan Reed on Drumset. This is part of a suite of pieces based off of the Wings of Fire series that will be played in my senior recital this spring.

    The Baron (2022)

    This is a live taping of a piece I composed for full orchestra in 2023. Played by the Belmont Symphony Orchestra.

    Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Suite (2023)

    A performance of a collection of works resulting from a score study of the score of one of my favorite TV shows. One was work was part of the original score, the other three were originals.

    Videogame Rescore (2023)

    This is the mock-up for a rescore I did for a game called 'Medabots.' 

    Other Projects

    Composition Experience

    • Composed a piece of music for the ‘Sing Me a Story Project.’ Took text and set it to music
    • Composed a jingle for solar energy as part of a workshop hosted by the Association of Energy Service Professionals (AESP)

    Composed score for several films:

    • Leaf it Alone by Garry Garrett. Spring 2023, Student short film
    • Love Letters by Abby Burch. Fall 2023, Student short film
    • In Situ by Lauren Garrison. Fall 2023, Award-winning student short film. Organized and helped record players


    Viola Experience

    Belmont University Symphony Orchestra  (2020-2024)

    • Second chair violist Senior Year  
    • First Chair for the official recording of Celebration  Overture by William Pursell
    • Second chair for premier of Malaysia by Tony Moreira 
    • Third chair for premier of Requiem for Color by Jefferey Ames

    Studio Recordings 

    Recorded for several different published albums recorded in professional settings

    • Apple Hill by Keaton Logsdon (2022)
    • Shangri-La by Austin Lanning (2022)
    • Sunrise by Austin Raabe (2023)

    Was featured in a virtual performance of 200 musicians orchestrated by youtuber ‘Instrument Maniac.’ Briefly spotlighted as a soloist. (2022)

    Played on the soundtracks for three films:

    • Of the Son (2023), Directed by Alex Denysov, score composed by Jeremy Nance
    • Deer Heaven (2022) short film, Directed by Isabella Bonde, score composed by Davis Ginn
    • In Situ (2023) award-winning student short film, Directed by Lauren Garrison, score composed by me

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