My second “Defiance” album is available now on iTunes, Amazon and other digital retailers!  This record contains songs and score from the SyFy television series, and acts as a companion piece to the videogame album released in April.

The “Defiance” television soundtrack is unlike any other record I’ve ever released, because it includes a substantial number of songs in addition to my score.  This is not one of those annoying “music-inspired-by” cash-grabs that became so frustratingly popular starting in the 1990’s.  I produced or co-produced every song to tell us something specific about the Votan / Human culture in Defiance.  I arranged this record to flow seamlessly between songs and score and to provide the listener with a musical guide to this alien, yet familiar, world.

The songs tell us about the culture, while the score cues follow the narrative arc of our main characters.  Fans who have already picked up my “Defiance” Videogame Soundtrack will immediately hear the thematic and sonic connections.  Where the game score emphasized propulsive action, the television score emphasizes character and melody much more.  But, they are two sides of the same coin.  Listeners need to hear both records to get a true feeling for the franchise.

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