ORIGINAL MUSIC, SOUND EDIT + MIX FOR SHORT DOCUMENTARY: "UGANDA GOLD"

I’m happy to have contributed an original musical score (also featured in the trailer above) as well as sound edit and final mix to the short documentary “Uganda Gold”, directed by J.D. O’Brien. The short premieres at the film’s Facebook page on Sunday, March 29th at 7PM CST. Check it out!

In a country where 30% of the population doesn’t have access to clean water, drilling a sustainable well is like striking gold. “Uganda Gold” tells the story of Ugandans’ struggle to fulfill this basic need for their community.

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More musical scores by Mike Hallenbeck for film

More sound edit and mix by Mike Hallenbeck for documentary

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ORIGINAL MUSIC ON NBC'S "MAKING IT"

I’m happy to report that a piece of music I composed appears in a recent episode of the NBC show “Making It”, co-hosted by executive producer Amy Poehler.

On this episode, “Wreathy Street”, the contestants compete to craft-- as the title suggests-- decorative wreaths. I think it was clear that it would be unacceptable to exclude music by yours truly, the crown prince of decorative wreath craft.

You can watch the episode here— my track comes up at about 15:51, during the judging of Rebecca’s spring wreath.

WORK IN PROGRESS: ROOTY TOOT

A new composition I’ve been working on. I woke up one morning with this melody in my head and liked it a lot. Sang it into my phone, which is kind of a sonic sketch pad that I use in place of a memory. I wondered if it was one of those things where you realize how dumb it is once you wake up a little more, or if I’d still like it once I was more awake. I did like it as much once I was more awake, though it is still definitely dumb. For some reason it made sense to have some wacky analog synth noise way in the background, maybe as a mirror for the wacky bass line. I love that I have no idea how to describe what genre of music it is. Anyway… enjoy!

More music by Mike Hallenbeck