IFMC Winter 2025 · Two replacement scores
Music for two IFMC short films
Two short films with new music in place of their original scores. I entered both in the Indie Film Music Contest (IFMC) Winter 2025.
I wrote both scores on my own. Walter has no dialogue, so the music carries his concern, the plant’s decline and the relief when the room fills with seeds. One musical idea connects the wind hitting the window with the plant’s final bloom.
Walter, the animated entry, with my music on it.
When The Clapping Stops
The film runs on conversation, so I kept the music around the speech and took it out completely in the final hallway.
It came back with a two-page review from the jury. They found the tension effective, but felt the music during the seizure was heavier than the character’s controlled response needed.
“The introduction of the heavy brass and high strings riff is really well done in the context of your score.”
IFMC juror feedback
The live action entry; the festival laurels in the frame belong to the film itself, not to this rescore.