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January 11, 2012 - Media Interview!
Here's a great little 15 minute interview with me and some of YouTube/Google+'s more funner peoples.
Got a question about me you want answered? It is probably in here.
Cheers, all!
December 21, 2011 - Merry Christmas
Here is an animated dancing Polar Bear for your enjoyment.
some things just strike me as awesome.
December 20, 2011 - Enter the Dojo
Man, this is a fun video.
December 05, 2011 - Movies
Forst off, a blazingly amazing Top 5 Movies that were Secretly Based on Comics!
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Next, a great pickup from Eric who emails me...
Hi Kevin!
Betsy and I saw "Hugo" on Friday and I was stunned - during the Meliès film back story montage your piece plays and you are credited in the end titles.
Did you know? I didn't see anything about it on your site.
Yes, I did know that. But I haven't seen it, so I wasn't sure how promenant the music was.
It must have been at least clear enough for someone to identify.
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I do have six more pieces of music to post soon - not sure when I'll get to it.
Happy December Everyone!
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Guerilla Improv Comedy
November 29, 2011 - A favorite
One of my favorite scores has just been reposted to Youtube in its entirety.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwU_tgwByko
"Luke's Kitchen" - now in high-def awesome.
Yes, it is a documentary.
November 01, 2011 - Interview!
Ronsamazingstories.com has a brief interview with me now available!
November 01, 2011 - Cry Wolf
Delightful storytelling; Excellent use of music; Fun.
October 13, 2011 - The Lost Zakumi Episodes
I did the score for a world-cup tie-in cartoon called "Zakumi". But, from the US, it seems that all 20 episodes just disappeared. Just found this one:
August 17, 2011 - Pod People
I have finally achieved personal cartoonedness.
August 04, 2011 - Movie Premiere
Tomorrow. New York. LA. Bellflower.
In NEW YORK: 11:45am 2:15 4:40 7:10 10:00pm
I recommend this movie.
It is really good.
It is occasionally difficult.
It is sometimes delightful.
It'll be worth your $13.
Not sure which showing I'll be going to tomorrow. Probably 7:10pm
July 29, 2011 - Alive!
Thanks to Matt Riley for finding this...
In the "documentary", Alive! Is Michael Jackson Really Dead?, they used at least one of my pieces of music (Zombie Hoodoo).
You can watch it on Netflix, though I don't recommend watching anything that starts with credits in Comic Sans... with a typewriter sound in the background.
June 01, 2011 - IndieGoGo
There is a new indiegogo project now available for New film that I'm scoring.
It is a documentary about pet ownership in China, mostly concerning pet rescue people. There are also some darker moments in the film. Watch the trailer to learn more!
May 19, 2011 - Thumber
The Thumber from Nathan Ross on Vimeo.
This is the type of film I don't normally post (as the soundtrack is very simply used), but I found it delightful.
March 22, 2011 - Company in Hell
At least I'm not going to hell alone.
Fans and Blowers (using "Motivator")
Thanks to Gabrielle for the Voice Over.
If you have a voice-over need, you can hire her for your project!
L. Gabrielle Penabaz on Twitter: @sainteve
January 23, 2011 - Too awesome
A while back, I did a random New Age album generator. It wasn't very smart, and was pretty buggy.
You can play with it here: http://incompetech.com/gallimaufry/new_age.pl
Well, someone took it one step too far - to my amazement and delight, and actually produced an album based on the random thingamabob.
A Cut Below
It is spooky good.
December 31, 2010 - Happy New Year!
Couple of things for everyone - an interview with Music Life Radio. It was a fun show. I recommend the series!
Rhe has a brand new version of the Happy New Year song! Copies are available in mp3 format if you send her an email!
Cheers, and remember - drink reasonably, and continuously tonight!
December 13, 2010 - New Project
Director Adam Bentley is starting up a new film. I worked with him on one of my favorite films to date "Luke's Kitchen". If you haven't seen it yet - it is a fantastic short documentary.
The new project is "Call of the City", and it looks to be another really cool piece.
October 19, 2010 - Squirrel!
How do I decide what to post here? No clue. Usually I like well done shorts with a good story.
Today, I found a squirrel shot on an iPhone on boingboing that I liked.
Man, those guys are high-strung!
October 08, 2010 - Black Peter - Executive Producers!
Black Peter is a dark comedy play written by Pat Quigley, and accompanied by the amazing musical compositions of... me. The show premieres this winter, starting right after Thanksgiving at the Stage Left Studio theater in mid town Manhattan, located at 214 W. 30th Street.
Creating an amazing play for the world to see doesn't come cheap, especially when we've attracted such great talent to this production. We're asking for donations of any amount, be it $5, $10, or $50 or more to help this production. If you give any amount of money above $150, we'll happily list you as an Executive Producer for "Black Peter" in the program, and give you a link of your choice on the Executive Producer page on incompetech that may just live forever! Plus you get free tickets! What more could a theater lover ask for?
Please consider giving some amount for this wonderful production!
October 04, 2010 - New Interview!
I just did an audio interview for Dave Dugdale at learningdslrvideo.com. Dave is a very accessible expert on shooting video with your DSLR camera, and is a great guy just in general. I don't know when the interview is going up - so, in the meantime, just enjoy the site and learn about shooting great-looking video. Many of the tips are useful for non-DSLRs as well.
September 04, 2010 - Very Fun Animation
"Iron Horse"
August 21, 2010 - Shanghai World Expo
"Living Voyage". Video clips. So much nicer than slide shows. This guy should do tutorials on how to make these.
June 22, 2010 - Leo Laporte
The president and current king of the internet Leo Laporte today announced that his stinger for himself was sort of lame... certainly not up to his regal standards.
Here's a shot at a better one.
Leo, if you're out there, drop me a line - I can make it better but it'll take hours.
May 22, 2010 - Originz
This is partially "new music", and partially a "sighting".
I'm a pretty big fan of Paulrex's Originz program, so I wrote a piece of music for it.
For Originz was included in the most recent episode (number 96) - and it was included so quickly, that I didn't even get it up on my site!
So, I rushed it up today, and will revise it in a bit.
May 16, 2010 - This Week in Startups
In the most bizarre sighting I have ever witnessed... Jason Calacanis has my music queued up on his laptop... TWiST "Interview with 100 Things" minute 48.
May 04, 2010 - Jim Henson Company
Hooray for puppets!
April 02, 2010 - Delightful animation
For some reason, I enjoy films where I dislike every single character.
Do not start watching this unless you have SEVEN MINUTES to give to it.
No "early clicking" off, got it? And no scanning to the end either. Just enjoy!
February 26, 2010 - One of my favorite films
"Luke's Kitchen" is now available on YouTube!
Don't forget Part 2.
Brilliant documentary, methinks.
January 27, 2010 - Musical Preview
The opening piece to Black Peter - The musical was just put online!
Check it out - it is a decent performance, and will be coming to an Off Off Broadway venue in New York later this year!
December 21, 2009 - Pop Music! A Happy New Year Song
So if you ever wonder how I do with pop... here's you go!
It'll be available in iTunes in a little bit, but you can get it through Google Checkout right now!
Less than $1. Happy New Year!
December 15, 2009 - BoingBoing Cat Video
Finally, a cat video, I can be proud of...
December 02, 2009 - Mystic Carnivale
Here's a little preview of some music that I'll be posting soon... but in book trailer form. :-)
Here's the book!
November 20, 2009 - Jiggle Balls: Spikes!
Another iPhone game...
And I have 5 promo codes for this as well. Email me if you would like one. Available in the US App Store.
November 18, 2009 - Giant Freaking Kaleidoscope
So... what happens if you make a kaleidoscope with three foot wheels and giant mirrors?
You film the thing for an hour and sell it on Etsy!
Have you seen high quality kaleidoscope footage before? Not synthesized filtered electronic things that look like kaleidoscopes... but real glass kaleidoscopes? This is freaking cool stuff... I'd like to see an excerpt, but the screenshots are amazing.
November 08, 2009 - Flickitty
There have been quite a few iPhone apps that are using my music. What makes this game special?
Well, the game developer gave me 5 promo codes so you can play too!
Update: All the promo codes are gone.
Offer will run out when the promo codes run out. Cheers, all! :-)
Only available for users of the US App Store.
November 03, 2009 - What, me Twitter?
Yes, your Movie Critic Next Door has given in to a trend. I'm now on Twitter, as MovieCriticND. So head on over and watch me struggle to keep myself within 140 characters. It's amusing.
November 01, 2009 - Fast Film
Here's a great little 72 hour film made by a team from Curtin University in Perth Australia last week.
October 25, 2009 - Small Worlds
Experience the wonder of discovery with the great little game "Small Worlds" by David Shute.
The soundtrack used in the game is (of course) available here!
August 22, 2009 - Tom's Shoes
This is a brilliantly edited piece for Tom's Shoes. I have included the original video that made the piece of music below.
The music piece itself, "Melodica Demo" is available for download at Freepd.com.
July 16, 2009 - Video Mania!
Rhe De Ville with another nice piece!
Here's an amazing vampire film, "Shadowland"...
and just for fun, from Craig Knitt.
July 01, 2009 - Captain Stargood!
Captain Stargood
A neat retro piece. Brilliant! BRILLIANT, I SAY!
Tamu Öyküleri Bölüm I - Kan ve Vanilya
This is an amazing piece.
It is like a modern film noir.
Strangely, I'm the only guy in the credits who is not Turkish. You should check this out just to hear the voice acting. This may be my new favourite language.
iPhone Apps
Just a couple of interesting apps from the iPhone App store. Kolonists, and AirCoaster 3D.
NASA
Plus, NASA Blueshift asked me to put a direct link in for those people who listen to podcasts - but don't have iTunes. So, for both of you; Here you go! :-)
June 07, 2009 - Blueshift
NASA's podcast Blueshift is using my music in many of their episodes now.
Yay, NASA!
June 07, 2009 - Afghanistan!
Are you in Afghanistan with a camera?
Do you know anyone in Afghanistan with a camera?
Join in and use the your talents in a contest!
http://contest.afghanistanmatters.com/
May 30, 2009 - A short Case Study for a short piece
May 13, 2009 - Awesome new sightings!
The always entertaining "Damsel in this Dress".
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THERE'S MORE!
The super informative and pleasant podcast from NASA:
Blueshift
And a... related(?) podcast - wherein the host comments on my music in the ep for May 9:
UFO Thinktank
- Cheers, all!
April 23, 2009 - A Prayer
In the time of great economic turmoil comes a momentary reflection.
April 13, 2009 - Questionable Tuning
A perfect setting for the Danse of Questionable Tuning. Sadly, Bryan is currently on tour with his cello, and I expect this performance will not be able to be repeated ever. :-)
April 04, 2009 - New Choirs are Coming
Here's a little preview of a piece after one day with it (well, actually, just a couple of hours).
March 27, 2009 - Damsel Part 8
Cheers!
March 20, 2009 - I never do this...
I was sent a short animation of such pure awesome, that I'm going to break my own rules, and ask you to leave my website to go watch it.
Please come back afterward.
Enjoy!
March 08, 2009 - Damsel
This just in: Episode 7
(don't worry too much, it starts with a recap)
Okay, the music isn't all from me, but it is a pretty fun series that is super "New York".
January 07, 2009 - Yet Another Travel Show
"Yet Another Travel Show" is actually the title of the show. It is a pretty neat and expansive production that includes some longer edits of interesting events that would be atypical in a network TV travel show. I think they are used to great effect. The music used is quite familiar, too. :-)
December 19, 2008 - I did an interview? Crazy!
NSider Select Radio Episode 4.
I did an extended interview - while on the street. I don't recall what I said - but it was hopefully interesting. :-)
Probably about 20 minutes in.
December 10, 2008 - John Cleese
I really shouldn't be geeking out about this, but I am. John Cleese. I am super proud to be a part of anything with John Cleese. :-)
At Home with John Cleese from Dean Whitbread on Vimeo.
November 28, 2008 - Scoring Help: Part One
November 12, 2008 - Riding Hood Animation
I do not know what sort of style this is, but I do like it!
September 22, 2008 - Welcome to the Show
Hey! "Welcome to the Show" is used to intro a Will Ferrell video!
A credit would have been nice.
...just saying... :-)
August 02, 2008 - Trailer for a Non-Movie
The film does not and will not exist, but I'll post the soundtrack in the clean after I work on it some more.
Just fun.
May 24, 2008 - No updates in a while...
Um... sorry everyone.
I have been working - just not really hard recently. There's lots of reasons.
In any event. Every now and again, I find a video with my music in it that, for some reason or another, I really like. So here's one. It is from Elise Harris. I would tell you about her, but I don't know a darn thing.
Bonus points for creepy honesty, and mention of Doctor Who's cat people.
Also, you can put me on your twitter list, if you like. "kmacleod"
I'm not posting really until I get enough people to make it worth while, so it may be disappointing for a week or two.
January 30, 2008 - Pronunciation Help
November 13, 2007 - You Tube?
Ok... I knew I was on YouTube in a few things. But randomly today, I found out just how many. I picked out three things... completely unrelated, and found my music in all three. (unattributed. seriously people, how much am I asking for here?)
So I went to look at the Recently Featured. I am in number 4, 5, and 7 of the top ten.
This is crazy. I should be getting more jobs.
Dear everyone;
Hire me for your independent film score.
Thank you.
- Kevin MacLeod
kevin@incompetech.com
September 03, 2007 - Contest!
Who wants to see an ad about ketchup?
Me too!
And you can vote for a commercial that I scored. It is called "Respect the Taste" and is quite good.
Find it, vote, and enjoy.
April 03, 2007 - New Shows
I've been getting a lot of good content sent to me recently... here are a couple of my favorites.
- Rogue Cursor from Attack of the Show
- Give and Take an award winning short... and by award I mean "1st place"... in... something.
Oh! And my favorite voice-over guy sent me a new demo. He's a good guy to work with... and the man has pipes.
January 23, 2007 - Hey! That's me!
Well, I turned up in a few more places recently... Mean Well (Elvie at Godo) a Filipino feature that I really don't know anything more about... The Cult of Austin Film Festival which I do know more about... and InDigital Episode 10 with Wil Wheaton. If one counts 'crew'... and it was a film - I'd have a Kevin Bacon number of 3... but it isn't, so I don't. yet.
I do have a John C. Dvorak (dvorak.org/blog/) Number of 1.
November 21, 2006 - Podcast Mania
I'm really getting around these days. If you're into tech podcasts, you'll recognize these. Diggnation, Infected w/ Martin Sargent, and Indigital. I just need to get in with Leo Laport, and I'll have most everything covered.
In other news, I have music in A&E's upcoming special on Madonna, Blame Society's Fun Rangers, and a radio drama - Father Brown Mysteries available in the US on XM and Sirius, and I think BBC radio in the UK.
Fun stuff.
July 20, 2006 - Falcon Byron TV Flash!
Audio Dramas: The Falcon Banner
http://www.darkerprojects.com/
New Episode online; #5. It has music that I composed for eps 2 and 4 in it - because I didn't have the time to provide a full new score. Very nice edits. I'm really into this story - but the book is $18 plus shipping... Maybe I'll get it if I'm super impulsive one of these days.
Audio Dramas: Byron Chronicles
http://www.darkerprojects.com/
Remember when I said I was busy? I was doing some of these. Episodes 1 and 2 are online. Ep 2 is hilarous.
IPTV? CFZTV
http://www.cfztv.com/
Uh... I'm not sure what this is exactly (internet-based media channel?), but it has some of the same score from the Byron Chronicles in it.
Website: http://www.kennewick-man.com/
http://www.kennewick-man.com/
Somewhere on this site there is a presentation with my music... I've not found it yet. Oh well.
June 14, 2006 - Falcon Banner, Pasokon, Chew, et al.
Audio Dramas: The Falcon Banner
http://www.darkerprojects.com/
These are very very cool, check them out. I did episodes 2 and 4, but you'll want to get 1 and 3 or it won't make sense.
Audio Adaptation: Pasokon
http://productions.lovelyv.net/pasokon/
I believe this in an audio adaptation of a comic; and it is pretty nice! Good voice acting; good story; very good production... It is just plain good! I recommend checking this out - especially if you're into Anime.
Theatrical Short: Dancing for Peanuts
http://gbifg.proboards41.com/
This is a silent-era period piece shot in HD; The first piece I've done in HD... actually the first time I've _seen_ HD. It looks lovely! I did a full custom score for it, but I don't think it is online yet.
Theatrical Featurette: Chew
http://www.exquisitebeast.com/films.htm
I've seen the rough cut of this. I recommend not reading the plot blurb before seeing the piece, as it is a crazy spoiler. Screening In July in New York.
Geometry Demo: How Round is your Circle
I'm in a multimedia addendum(?) to a soon to be published book from Chris Sangwin (School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham). I've not seen the book, but from what I can tell it is a non-technical geometry book.
Website: Uri Planet
http://www.uriplanet.com/
I hear I'm somewhere on this site... note sure where. But I likes the Russia.
More to come soon... I'm way behind on my email.
June 03, 2006 - Obsession, Vampires, Downtime
DVD Product: Extreme Downtime
I'm not certain on which of the DVD's my music is featured, but it is on something! Personally - I just like the concept of Extreme Downtime! Woohoo! Relaxation!! [website]
Feature Film: Dance with a Vampire
I just got a DVD of this one in the mail, and despite what the credits page says - my music is definitely used in it. Heck, it is used in the opening scene! It is quite a long film (almost 2 hours) but the makeup effects are very very good. [website]
Featurette: Obsession
I don't know a lot about this one... other than it was submitted to Progeny Film Festival in Blacksburg, VA
and has a runtime of 20 minutes. Soon to be seen in Norway and Ontario, Canada? Not sure - I'll keep you updated when I am futher updated. [no site available]
May 10, 2006 - 23:20, IMDB
23:20 is now done and available online! I didn't do all the score, but I did do some custom scoring for one of the scenes, and a lot of my music was used for other scenes... but not the opening sequence.
I got myself on IMDB for a film called "Run" from Matt Zien. The film has screened at a few festivals, and got listed at IMDB. Sounds like it is going well!
Congrats, guys! Things are looking good!
April 27, 2006 - Ghosts, Ghosts, Writers, Christ, Norway, Norway
Atmospheric Video
http://www.ghostmystery.com/
Animation Project
http://www.archive.org/details/LamplightJackTrailer
The Naked Novelist Podcast (coming May 1)
http://www.thenakednovelist.com.au/
Web Cards
http://www.crosscards.com/
Norway TV... thing...
http://www.aftenposten.no/player/
And this one is super-cool... not sure if I'm supposed to publish the URL... it is quite a large piece. :-)
Sorry, Kristoffer.
http://www.crawl-forever.com/kriss/troll-menn2.avi
Oh. This one is in Norwegian - but it works well even if you don't understand the words.
April 22, 2006 - Cranky Geeks
Holy Mother of Cranks! I just subscribed to the Cranky Geeks podcast after hearing about it on TWiT. The opening title is ME! Hilarious! This is cool - I was having a bad day up to now. Thanks John C. Dvorak (dvorak.org/blog)!
Wow. That's an old piece with bad samples. I almost should redo it... but I have a feeling they want the cheese. Email me if you want a new one, John!
"...we're going to try to be as cranky about it as possible. If that polka music doesn't do it for you - nothing will."
- John C. Dvorak (dvorak.org/blog)
April 14, 2006 - Weddings; Damnation; Charles Bronson; Arizona
Website: New stuff to Sweden!
http://www.weddings.se/frida_eng.htm
Mark Earthy commissioned some new piano stuff. I'm not done with all the pieces... but they are already cropping up on the site. Good stuff!
Short Film: "The Frequency of Damnation"
Shot in a day, edited in a day. This is a... I'm not certain the genre - but I'll say death is involved. I didn't do all the soundtrack, but bits and pieces of my stuff is in it. The end result is here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6647289850857906035
Shorts: The One Minute Show
These are awesome. That is all I will say.
Charles Bronson Home Protection System
The Other White Meat
Online Slideshows: AZCentral.com
http://www.azcentral.com/flash/jason
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/azetc/ (click on the ironman slideshow)
April 05, 2006 - 23:20; PBS; Edison Death Machine
Sightings!
Cinematic Featurette: Eleven-Twenty (23:20)
Still in production, this piece is from our fine friends across the pond in the U.K. It is a horror piece with a darned fine story. It features some of my stock music, and one scene that I scored specifically for them.
Check out the trailer at the Swansea Bay Film Festival site.
Online Interactive Project: PBS's POV / American Documentary
As of this posting it isn't online, but I thought it was interesting enough to list here. Post a comment if you see it go live. You're looking for "Borders: American Documentary".
pbs.org/pov
Feature Film: Edison Death Machine
A "vintage" feature film from the director of Zombie Planet. A trailer is available along with lots of other notes. Looks to be fun!
The web site (ZP International).
April 03, 2006 - Ex-Mas, Sweden, Rwanda
Feature Film Trailer: Ex-Mas Eve
http://silveredgefilms.com/downloads.htm
It is a nice trailer, and looks to be a cool movie. I worked with the director to get custom music for this trailer, and will be scoring the movie - scheduled for release November 2006.
Website: wedding photographers in stockholm sweden
Mark Earthy - http://www.weddings.se/pictures.htm
Nothing says 'wedding' like touching piano solos. These slideshows are better than most. :-)
Online Video: Richard Bangs Adventures
http://www.adventures.yahoo.com/
I'm not sure when this one is going live, but my African pieces were used in the Rwanda segments.
March 30, 2006 - First Post
This catagory is for listing people who are using my music in their projects. Today I have 2 new listings and an update.
Update - Movie: Forfeit
A film about a guy in Oshkosh trying to have fun... despite being in Oshkosh used a few pieces of my music, and was awarded 3rd place at "Films on the Fox"! They plan to enter it into other festivals.
Congrats to Erik Cieslewicz and the crew.
New - Video Game: Easter Bonus
Sort of a puzzle, switcher, matcher game with a bunny theme. My music is only in levels 5 and 13 (and every eight after that) - but it is a fun game, and I wasted a few hours on it.
http://www.cloverleafgames.com/download.php?id=1037
It is Windows-only for the big version. There is apparently also a Flash version...
New - Audio Book: Serenity
A 6-hour long audio book with piano music wall-to-wall. I'll get these guys some more solo material if I have some time, and am feeling particularly 'serene'.
http://positivediscipline.com/podcast/index.html
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