TIMELESS

These are the full-length pieces

Outside of Time

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The somewhat eerie opening to Jon Blum's "Timeless", a short video follow-up to his "Time Rift" Doctor Who fan video (see below).

The March of Time

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This cut is comprised of four different cues used for tense sequences through out the video, cobbled together into one piece. It opens with a sound effect I created for the baddies, followed by alternating sections of marching percussion and steady string chords with lighter but more tense strings and voices. The piece culminates with strong marching percussion and a moving piano bass section, punctuatued by orchestra hits.

Memories in the Glass

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A tense moment, followed by a gentle, sorrowful piano and strings segment, capped by a reprise of one of the character themes from "Time Rift".

Timeless (end theme)

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Something very different this time: an urban drum and bass loop supports a delayed saxophone melody over the closing titles.

THE PRISONER AND THE TIME LORD

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Prologue

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A simple snare drum and bass string duo.

Opening Titles

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This piece, which has been praised for how well it dovetails with the opening title sequence, was actually written a year earlier as a possible theme for the Mic Thompson radio show featured in Jon Blum's Doctor Who story "The Fearmonger", produced by Big Finish Productions. Sadly it was never used, but it found new life as the theme for PATL.

The Cell

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Sad piano and cosmic string effects overlay this scene where a character is discovered to have been tortured.

Closing Titles

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Extended version of the Opening Titles.

MISCELLANEOUS

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Brenda

3.9MB

This song was written as a birthday present for my friend Brenda. The featured instrument is piano with a nice, mellow string part throughout.

TALES FROM RA'HASH-NIR

These are all 20-40 second clips of the full-length pieces

Adventures of Rocky Who

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Upbeat 6/8 piece written as the theme to one of my RPG groups. Based on the feel of the Doctor Who theme.

Deadline

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Written as the theme for a TV news show we did in my advanced video production class.

In the Shadow of the Storm

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New age-type piece with lots of voices and Yanni-style bending harmonica sounds.

Sapphire

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First piece I ever wrote. Upbeat synth rock feel. Hard drums, bass and brass.

Second Chance

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Fast-paced synth rock tune with vibes solo.

Through the Tears

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Slow rock ballad with heavy, emotional piano.

We Have Walked Together

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Another gentle soft rock piece written as a gift for a friend's wedding in 1987.

Xetwnk Zone

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Jazzy synth piece with rap break in the middle. Just a silly song, but  a lot of fun to make. I apologize ahead of time, though, but you know white guys can't rap. :)

TIME RIFT

You can now buy the "Time Rift" soundtrack on CD through PayPal. Just follow this link to find out more about purchasing it!

These are all 20-40 second clips of the full-length pieces

Blackmail

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Swing piece based on Dudley Simpson's UNIT theme from the Doctor Who episodes "The Ambassadors of Death" and "The Mind of Evil".

Desperate Measures

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Tense section where one of the characters has to make a life-and-death decision.

En Passant

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Drum-beat driven section with strings and timpani.

Eternal Warrior

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Written by Darrin Snider and arranged by me. This cut is one movement out of seven in a 7 1/2 minute piece. This movement is called Melee.

Gambit

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String ensemble effect leading into a bluesy-jazz flute riff.

Masterly Devices

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My attempt at emulating Dudley Simpson's Doctor Who scores. Very 70's synth sound.

Metro Chase

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Clip from a chase through the DC subway system.

Unit Drive

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Clip of the very ending of the song. This seems to be the part that everyone loves.

MISCELLANEOUS

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Doctor Who: CyberMix

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My latest piece of music. An experiment in using dance loops, soundbites, and my new ES1 software synth for Logic Audio. A must to download for any Doctor Who fans!

Loops for this piece were made by Bjorn Lynne, a very talented composer whose music can be found all overe the Internet.

Santa Rosa Saturday

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I wrote this song for my sister-in-law Elizabeth's wedding in September 2000.It's a piano piece wth some nice cosmic strings and a strong orchestral percussion part at the end. It was played at the beginning of the reception.

Solomon's Road

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Beckie and I wrote this folk-style song for our wedding, which was performed by the local folk duet, Two Guys Singing.

The following files were made from cassette recordings of some of my older works. While I have done a fair amount of clean-up work on them, the quality is still lacking compared to other files on this page.

Doctor Who and the JazzMasters

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A big band rendition of the Doctor Who theme written in 1991 as the theme for WhoosierCon I, a convention I helped to organize.

Ivory Chessboard

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In 1992 a friend of mine suggested writing a piece that reflected the pieces on a chessboard. This song has been well-received and is likely to be the basis for a large ochestral/choral work in the future.

Mannequin

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My first dance piece, written in 1994 for Robert McConnell Productions for use in a student's guide to Paris.

Parallaxys

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It's hard to describe this piece. Light piano beginning with solo instruments and a alternative rock-style chorus. Written in 1993.

TIME RIFT

Eternal Warrior

This piece was composed by Darrin Snider and arranged by Neil for the "Time Rift" soundtrack.

Time

Originally entitled "Paris", this song was commissioned by a client as background music for a tour video for student's planning to visit France.

Unit Drive

An upbeat piece that has been the favorite of many from the soundtrack. It was originally called "Vortex" and was written as the theme for the last of my Doctor Who RPG groups.

Resolutions

Written as a birthday song for my wife, Beckie. The actual title, oddly enough, was "Rebecca's Song".

MISCELLANEOUS

FM Radio Theme

"Time Rift" producer Jon Blum asked me to write this piece as a possible theme for a radio shock jock in his script for the Big Finish Doctor Who audioplay, "The Fearmonger".

Forever Autumn

My arrangement of the song from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of "The War of the Worlds", made famous by Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues.

Halloween: HTS Theme

My arrangement of John Carpenter's theme from the horror movie series. Written as the theme for a friend's website about a fictional Halloween TV series.

Wedding Fanfare & Processional

I wrote this for the organist to play at our wedding in 1996.

Without a Clue

This became the theme for a Doctor Who RPG group in the early 90's. It was written for my friend Beezy.