Film Short
A young writer, John Presser, becomes frustrated with his career and decides to follow in the footsteps of a famous author he has always admired. This life-changing event lands him in an eerie hotel which is home to the mysterious Room 401. Will the secrets within the walls of this strange room change John’s life forever?
Role: Composer
Director: Jason Sting
Cast: Travis Beaty, Michael Vincent Carrera, Adam Gregor, Susan Quick
Gameshow Pilot
A modern re-boot of the classic game-show by the same name.
Role: Composer
| Feature Film US Release: July 11, 2008 The fate of mankind hangs in the balance when a ruthless prince awakens an unstoppable army of creatures and wages war with the human world. It’s up to Hellboy and his team of paranormal outcasts to face off with the forces of darkness in the ultimate battle of good versus evil! From the visionary director of Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy II: The Golden Army takes you into fantastical worlds with imaginative creatures and thrilling fight sequences unlike anything you’ve ever seen before! Role: Music Editor Composer: Danny Elfman |
 Nominated – Golden Reel Award: Best Sound Editing in Feature Film: Music |
Ballet
Rabbit and Rogue was given its World Premiere at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York on June 3, 2008, danced by Herman Cornejo, Ethan Stiefel, Paloma Herrera, Gennadi Saveliev, Gillian Murphy and David Hallberg.
The ballet was co-commissioned by the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa, California.
Role: Music Editor
| Feature Documentary US Release: April 25, 2008Is it possible for a photograph to change the world? Photographs taken by soldiers in Abu Ghraib prison changed the war in Iraq and changed America’s image of itself. Yet, a central mystery remains. Did the notorious Abu Ghraib photographs constitute evidence of systematic abuse by the American military, or were they documenting the aberrant behavior of a few “bad apples”?Role: Music Editor Composer: Danny Elfman |
 Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2008 |
 Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2008 |
 Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008 |
 Official Selection Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival 2008 |
 Official Selection CPH:DOX Festival 2008 |
| Feature Film US Premiere: January 19, 2008A man who makes his living composing other people’s suicide notes enters into a romance with the sister of a recent client.Role: Music Editor Composer: John Swihart |
 Official Selection – Sundance Film Festival |
Feature Film
US Release: December 21, 2007
In order to find the The Lost City of Gold, Ben Gates and his team must weave their way to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. But there’s only one way to find it – Ben Gates must kidnap the President.
Role: Music Editor
Composer: Trevor Rabin
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Helen Mirren, Ed Harris, Harvey Keitel, Bruce Greenwood, Ty Burrell
| Feature Film US Premiere: October 13, 2007A good ol’ boy from the middle-class suburbs of Atlanta becomes indebted to the mob in actor-turned-director/screenwriter Ray McKinnon’s quirky crime comedy. Randy is about as American as baseball and apple pie. Randy’s wife is a clinically depressed baton teacher who also suffers from a painful case of carpal tunnel syndrome, and his identical twin brother, Cecil, is openly homosexual. When Randy runs into financial trouble, he seeks a quick fix by borrowing money from some local mobsters. Just when it begins to appear as if Randy has gotten in way over his head, the unanticipated appearance of mysterious mobster named Tino Armani leads to a decidedly bizarre turn of events. Role: Music Editor Composer: John Swihart |
Official Selection Austin Film Festival 2007
Feature Film
US Release: September 28, 2007
A high-intensity thriller about a team of elite FBI agents sent to Saudi Arabia to solve a brutal mass murder and find a killer before he strikes again. Out of their element and under heavy fire, the team must join forces with their Saudi counterparts. As these unlikely allies begin to unlock the secrets of the crime scene, the team is led into a heart-stopping, do-or-die confrontation.
Role: Music Editor
Composer: Danny Elfman
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Ashraf Barhom, Ali Suliman, Jeremy Piven, Richard Jenkins, Tim McGraw
Feature Film
US Release: August 27, 2007
Wilson De Leon, Jr. is an exceptional college student with an adoring girlfriend, doting mother and a future full of promise. He has never wanted for anything, and he has never been forced to stand his ground. But, when ghosts from his mother’s past come back to haunt his present, he must defend his family…and quickly turn into the strong man his father prayed he’d become. Nothing could stop Wilson’s mother, Millie, from protecting her two boys. Forced to flee her home after gangsters killed her husband, she made an oath to give her children only the best. But, all that changes when an enemy from the past catches up with them. It’s finally time to take action-and now, they’re done running. Weapons at the ready, Wilson, Jr. and Millie prepare for a final showdown with the murderer who robbed him of a father and her of a husband. Now, in a battle fueled by family ties and blood feuds, it will become very clear what happens when anyone tries to come between this son and his mother.
Role: Music Editor
Composer: Heitor Pereira
Director: Franc Reyes
Cast: Rick Gonzalez, Dania Ramirez,, Gary Perez, Wanda De Jesus, Antonio Ortiz, Tego Calderon
Feature Film
US Release: August 17, 2007
As a Washington psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.
Role: Auricle Operator
Composer: John Ottman
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeffrey Wright, Veronica Cartwright, Josef Sommer, Celia Weston
| Feature Film US Release: May 4, 2007Peter Parker finally has the girl of his dreams, Mary Jane Watson, and New York City is in the throes of Spider-mania! But when a strange alien symbiote turns Spider-Man’s suit black, his darkest demons come to light changing Spider-Man inside as well as out. Spider-Man is in for the fight of his life against a lethal mix of villains – the deadly Sandman, Venom, and the New Goblin – as well as the enemy within himself. Role: Music Editor/Orchestrator (Uncredited) Themes: Danny Elfman |
Nominated – Golden Reel Award: Best Sound Editing in Feature Film: Music |