GalleryProject: "Their Finest Hour" - NBC Olympics
NBC’s “Their Finest Hour”, Olympic Prime-Time Broadcast
The Wall Street Journal calls this film “NBC’s finest hour of Olympic Programming”. Broadcast during primetime during the Olympic broadcast, Tom Brokaw Explores Britain’s World War II Resolve in the one-hour film entitled “Their Finest Hour”. The score was recorded using live orchestra and ethnic instruments.
View the film HERE.
“Heroes”
“Rise of the Nazi Machine”
“Hope”
“More Than A Stiff Upper Lip”
“Conventry In Ruins”
“Pilots Finest Hour”
“Epilog”
GalleryProject: "Bonhoeffer" - PBS
“Bonnhoeffer” – PBS Special
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a young German theologian who offered one of the first clear voices of resistance to Adolf Hitler. Bonhoeffer openly challenged his church to stand with the Jews in their time of need and eventually joined a plot to kill Hitler. Extensive research in the U.S. and Europe brings to life this amazing story of moral courage. Extraordinary archival footage is interwoven with interviews with friends, family and students of Bonhoeffer, with historians and theologians, and the the words of Bonhoeffer himself, read by Klas Maria Brandauer. Winner of the Gabriel Award.
Watch the Film HERE.
“Waiting for Her”
“On the March”
“Everything Gone but Hope”
GalleryProject: "Confronting The Truth" - PBS
“Confronting The Truth” – PBS Documentary
When bloodshed ends, political agreements are signed, and peace is restored, but the past still remains.
In the last 20 years, a number of countries emerging from political turmoil have chosen to move forward into the future by looking back. They believe the unspeakable truths of massive human rights abuse can’t simply be forgotten; they need to be aired and acknowledged so victims can regain their dignity, and society can be rebuilt.
Confronting the Truth tells the human stories behind the truth and reconciliation commissions in Morocco, Peru, South Africa and East Timor. Revealing how commissions work, the documentary explores what they can and cannot achieve, and what impact they have on the communities they serve. Featuring moving interviews with Nobel Peace Prize laureates and former commissioners, Rev. Desmond Tutu and Jose Ramos-Horta, as well as courageous testimony from victims.
Watch the film HERE
“Mountain Mist”
“Waiting For His Arrival”
“The Confrontation”
“The Slow Walk”
“Will It Never End?”
“The Journey”
“Finding The Graves”
GalleryProject: Autism Is A World
“Autism Is A World” – Academy Award Nominee
Sue had autism. She was diagnosed and treated and mentally retarded until the age of 13 when she began to communicate using a keyboard. This Academy Award nominated documentary, co-produced with CNN Productions, takes the viewer on a journey into her mind, into her incredible world, and her obsessions. Created by Academy Award wining producer & director Gerardine Wurzburg.
Watch the film HERE
“Lonliness”
“One More Day”
“Evening With Sue”
GalleryProject:
“The Human Spark” with Alan Alda – PBS
After countless years on this planet – a new human burst upon the scene, apparently unannounced.
It was us. What is the nature of human uniqueness? Where did the Human Spark ignite, and when? And perhaps most tantalizingly, why?
In a three-part PBS series, Alan Alda takes these questions personally, visiting with dozens of scientists on three continents, and participating directly in many experiments – including the detailed examination of his own brain.
Watch the trailer here.
Watch Part 1 HERE
Watch Part 2 HERE
Watch Part 3 HERE
Opening Tease
“Ancient Skulls”
“Forest Primeval”
“Wandering”
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The Power of Forgiveness is a dramatic documentary film for PBS that takes an honest look at the intensity of human anger and grief.It is a collection of seven short stories that profile some of the most dramatic transgressions imaginable, and explores the role forgiveness holds in various faith traditions and examines how the scientific community is now measuring the physical and mental benefits of letting go of grief and resentment.
Watch the film HERE
Watch the trailer HERE
“Vietnamese Monk”
“Ireland Rising”
“The Garden”
“Closing Credits”
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GalleryProject: Korean War Stories - PBS
“Korean War Stories” – PBS – National Emmy Winner
Hosted by Walter Cronkite, Korean War Stories allows veterans to share their memories of a very difficult and brutal war. Not only does it tell the story of the war and its effect on the men and women who fought, but it also shows how these veterans sacrificed and effort helped stabilize America and the world during the early years of the Cold War. This documentary won the Emmy for Best Historical Documentary.
Watch the film on PBS
Opening Theme
“Battle”
“Frozen War”
“Unbelievable Aftermath”
“Remembering”
Gallery“Water Blues, Green Solutions” – PBS
Project: Green Solutions"
Hosted by Majora Carter, this PBS Special explores the ways in which everyday people can have a dramatic impact in saving our planet. The music score features country, blues, and even 70’s funk.
Watch the film HERE
“Water Blues Open”
“Pedal Steel”
“Dry Desert”
“70’s Funk – Sort of…”
“After The Hoedown”
“Country Avenue”
“Coming On Out”
“Twelve-Bar Swing”
GalleryProject: "Birth of a Colony"- PBS
This 90-minute PBS film highlights the beginnings of what is now the State of North Carolina, from the years when thousands of Native-Americans prospered, through the first visitors and the “Lost Colony,” early colonial development and growth in the 17th and 18th centuries, followed by the horrors of warfare against the once-powerful Tuscarora. It is truly the story of North Carolina’s -and America’s – beginnings.
Watch the film HERE.
“Indian Dawn”
“Fall Morning”
“Eve of Battle”
Click here to see the film.
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Gallery“Confronting The Truth” – PBS
Project: "Confronting The Truth" - PBS
Confronting The Truth shows how countries which have experienced massive human rights violations have created official, independent bodies known as truth commissions. Since 1983, truth commissions have been established in over 20 countries. This film tells the amazing story of what happens when human rights violators confront those they had abused. Composing this score gave me a real opportunity to delve into different ethnic styles, and use a ton of different ethnic instruments.
“Ethnic Heartbeat”
“The Wait for Home”
“Slow Flute Rising”
“Indonesia Awakes”
“Arabic Violin Waiting”
“Walking Towards Justice”
“Violin and Injustice”
“Another Evening”
“Solo Sad Wind”
“Justice Drums”
GalleryProject: Aquarium of the Pacific
Aquarium of the Pacific – “A Journey With Giants”
Excerpts from full score
GalleryFranklin Institute – “Curious Ben”
Project: Franklin Institute "Curious Ben"
The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia has a unique mission – to promote the spirit of inquiry and discovery embodied by Benjamin Franklin. The featured video at this institute tells Franklin’s amazing story in an amazing way. The score is classical, and even features the “glass harmonica”, an instrument invented by Franklin himself.
Video:
“Curious Ben” music score only:
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GalleryProject: "Water's Journey" - PBS
That fabled wetland, the Florida Everglades is in trouble. For the past 150 years humankind has attempted to harness this enigmatic wilderness to serve its needs. Ironically, we have destroyed more than the beautiful natural habitat of a diverse flora and fauna. We have endangered ourselves.
The subject of the Everglades and its restoration is as vast and complex as the landscape itself.In this two-part episode of Water’s Journey, our scientists and explorers follow the path of the water from the headwaters just outside of Disney World in Orlando, to the Florida Keys. They learn about the history, the hydrology, the people who live and work on the land, its natural beauty and our efforts to restore and protect this great natural resource.
WATCH THE FILM ON PBS
Opening Theme
“Quiet Swamp”
“This Thing Works!”
“Aquarius”
“Exotic Plants”
“Just One Left”
“Dramatic Dawn”
“Breathing”
“Moving at Last”
GalleryProject:
In 1918-1919, the worst flu in recorded history killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide. The U.S. death toll was 675,000 – five times the number of U.S. soldiers killed in World War I. Where did the 1918 flu come from? Why was it so lethal? What did we learn? A dramatic, evocative, and often heartbreaking score accompanies this revealing film.
Watch the film HERE
“Opening Theme”
“Jewish Ghetto”
“Inuit Indians”
GalleryProject: "Rescue In The Philippines" - PBS
“Rescue in The Philippines” is a one-hour documentary of the previously untold story of how the five Frieder brothers, Cincinnati businessmen making two-for-a-nickel cigars in pre-WWII Manila, together with Manuel Quezon, the charismatic first president of the Philippines, Paul McNutt, US High Commissioner and former governor of Indiana, and an ambitious Army Colonel named Dwight Eisenhower – helped 1,200 Jews escape the Nazis and immigrate to the Philippines.
View the film HERE
“Philippine Morning”
“Clouds of War”
“Nylon Dreams”
“A Family At Last”
“Koto Clouds”
GalleryBiltmore “Across Generations”
Project: Biltmore: "Across Generations"
This theater experience tells the story of the legendary Biltmore Estate and the Vanderbilt family’s efforts to preserve and hold on to their land. Visitors sit in an intimate theater as breathtaking aerials and panoramas of the estate and nearby Blue Ridge Mountains play out on three large screens that surround the viewers. The family story is told, in part, by George Vanderbilt’s great-granddaughter, who provides a warm and compelling view of her family’s history.
Audio Sample
Video Sample
Gallery“Gun Power” – Discovery Channel
Project: "Gun Power" - Discovery Channel
A Discovery Channel film that deals with the history of guns and arms, while looking at the successes and the damage caused by guns throughout history.
“Up The Hill”
“Sun In Your Eyes”
“Summer Realization”
“Distant Drums”
GalleryProject: "A Force More Powerful"
“A Force More Powerful” – PBS Award-Winning Series
“A Force More Powerful” explores one of the 20th century’s most important but least understood stories: how nonviolent power has overcome oppression and authoritarian rule all over the world. Narrated by Ben Kingsley, and nominated for an Emmy.
Watch the full film here.
Dramatic orchestra theme when Jews are saved by Danes in World War II
Orchestral Soft Drama with tension
Tension Builds in Indian theme
Sad Cellos depict cold prisons
Poles resistance movement gains strength
African plains
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Albert Schweitzer: Called To Africa – PBS
The film tells the compelling story of a theologian, musician and philosopher who abandoned a life of fame and comfort in Europe at the age of 30 to dedicate his life to the medical care of Africans. Ultimately he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace and became one of the most celebrated figures of the 20th century. The price Schweitzer and his family paid was enormous. And his achievements are manifest in the Schweitzer Hospital that today continues to provide magnificent service to the people of West Africa.
Watch the film HERE
Opening Theme
“Dark Slavery”
Cathedral Organ Fugue
“African Walk”
“Healed”
Finale
GalleryProject:
“Monumental Arizona” – PBS
One word may best describe Arizona – monumental. Arizona is home to more national monuments than any other state in America. Using spectacular high definition technology, Monumental Arizona takes you on a wondrous journey across the state to experience Arizona in ways you never expected.
View the Trailer HERE
Watch the Film HERE
“Wupatki Indians”
“Mystery”
“DeChelly”
Gallery“Walter Cronkite” – Witness To History”
Project: "Walter Cronkite" - PBS American Masters
“Walter Cronkite” – Witness To History”
He was the man who told us that President Kennedy had been shot, the man who told us that we had put a man on the moon, and the man who told us that we couldn’t win the war in Vietnam. During the 20 years he anchored the evening news on CBS, Walter Cronkite became a daily presence in the American home. The score reflects some great and tragic moments in our nation’s history.
View the film HERE
Opening Theme
“Remembrance”
“Man On The Moon”
“Kennedy Assassination”
Closing Theme
Gallery“Exploring Space” – PBS
Project:
“Exploring Space” is a PBS feature 90-minute documentary that takes a closer look at the infinite universe around us.
Watch the trailer HERE.
Watch the film HERE
“Galileos Struggle”
“Endless Abyss”
“Countdown”
GalleryProject:
A Force More Powerful – Video Game
A tense video game that is a companion piece to the film “A Force More Powerful”, this interactive game provides players with a chance to learn actual strategy than can be used when confronting oppressive regimes. A highly energetic and dramatic score.
Main Theme
“Before Dawn”
“Night Hunting”
“Racing Through Town”
“Victory”
Gallery“The Other Holy Land” – PBS
Project: "The Other Holy Land" - PBS
This documentary explores the incredible history and growth of Christianity in Asia Minor, now the country of Turkey. Top scholars of archeology and history guide us through regions that played a major role in the transformation of a “cult” called Christianity into a world wide religion.
View the film HERE
Opening Theme”
“Ruins”
“Fire”
Gallery“Pets: Part of the Family” – PBS Series
Project:
“Pets: Part of the Family” is a 13 part PBS series that focuses on the amazing world of pets. Narrated by M*A*S*H’s Gary Burghoff, the score is sometimes silly, sometimes goofy, sometimes sad, and even at times majestic.
Watch the series HERE.
“Bassett Hound”
“Platypus”
“Circus”
Frisbee Dogs”
Gallery“The Secret Life of Whitetails” – PBS
Project:
There are nature films, and then there are incredible nature films. This is the latter. This film is full of stunning footage of the secret life of these majestic animals.
Watch the film HERE
“The Gathering”
“Early Mist”
“Dawn”
Gallery“The Retirement Revolution” – PBS
Project:
Millions of Americans have had to change their retirement plans in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown. Retirement Revolution looks at the stories of everyday people who have found ways not only to survive but thrive in this new reality.
Watch the film on PBS
“Jazzy”
“Still Frozen”
“Too Tense”
“Industrial Revolution”
“Tentative Jazz”
Closing Theme
Gallery“Pushing The Limits”
Project: Pushing The Limits
This amazing TV series features authors, scientists and everyday people who thrive on exploring the natural world. The variety of incredible stories provided an opportunity to create a pretty wide variety of music!
Opening Theme
Rocker
Light Blues
Jazz Trio
Surfer Guitar
Country Town
The Bayou
GalleryRediscovering Alexander Hamilton
Project: Alexander Hamilton - PBS
This engaging 2-hour HD film walks the paths of Hamilton’s life, from the Caribbean islands where he was born, to Yorktown and Wall Street where he fought and worked, to Harlem, where he lived and died. We hear a Treasury Secretary, a Supreme Court Justice, publishers, warriors, pornographers, lawyers, calypso singers and urban gang members talk about money, rights, news, battle, sex and honor—all the themes that shaped Hamilton’s life, helped him make modern capitalist America, and led to his death in the most famous duel in American history.
Rediscovering Alexander Hamilton illuminates the life and accomplishments of one of the most brilliant yet least celebrated Founding Fathers.
Watch the film HERE
“Whiskey Rebellion” Excerpt
“Lonely Night”Excerpt
“Waiting for Her” Excerpt
Gallery“Rebuilding Iraq”
Project: "Rebuilding Iraq"
Rebuilding Iraq is a dramatic story of Iraqis, Americans, and others, working together to restore this war-torn country.
“Iraq – Opening Theme”
“Slowly, Slowly”
“Real Progress”
GalleryProject: "Concorde" Supersonic Dream" - PBS NOVA
Between 1976 and 2003, the fastest, highest flying, and most elegant way to travel between Europe and the U.S. was aboard the British-French Concorde, a marvel of aircraft engineering that had to battle protestors, politicians, and nervous accountants to earn its place in aviation history and also win the hearts of an adoring public, including many who could never afford to fly it. In “Supersonic Dream,” NOVA explores the mystique of this technological wonder of the world.
Watch the film HERE.
“I Love The 70’s”
“The Roll Out”
“Morning On The Runway”
Closing Theme
Gallery“The Last 600 Meters”
Project: "The Last 600 Meters:
The Last 600 Meters, a 90-minute documentary,takes a look at the two biggest battles of the Iraq war, Najaf and Fallujah, through the firsthand testimony of those who fought them. It offers perspectives on these battles, and lessons for warfare in the future.
Watch the trailer HERE
“Night Drone”
“A Foreign Land”
“It’s Never Gonna’ End”
“Another Day in Hell”
“Light At The End of the Tunnel”
Gallery“Coma: The Silent Epidemic” – Discovery Channel
Project: "Coma: The Silent Epidemic"
An amazing story about the human brain, and the effects a coma may have.
Watch the film HERE
Coma – Opening Theme”
“Icy Silence”
“Nobody Knows”
“Just Like Yesterday”
“I’m Still Here”
Gallery“America’s Stone Age Explorers” – PBS NOVA
Project: "America's Stone Age Explorers" - PBS NOVA
Ever since unusually ancient and deadly spear points were found near Clovis, New Mexico in the 1930s, many archeologists have believed that this type of weapon originated with the first settlers of the New World, who supposedly migrated from Asia at the end of the last ice age. In “America’s Stone Age Explorers,” NOVA reports new evidence that challenges this widely held view.
The hunt for clues takes NOVA to sites of stunning discoveries in western Pennsylvania and southern Chile; to southern France, where Stone Age artifacts have been found that resemble the famous Clovis points; to the high arctic to learn the techniques that may have been used to cross the ice-encrusted Atlantic 17,000 years before Columbus; and to a remarkable find in central Texas that may hold the key to who invented the Clovis technology.
“Through The Jungle”
“Eerie Strangers”
“Catch That Boar!”
“Gazing At The Universe”
“Stone Age Closing Theme”
Gallery“The Adventists” – PBS
Project: "The Adventists" - PBS
A fascinating PBS documentary that explores the body-mind-spirit connections of Seventh-day Adventists. The film chronicles the history of the Adventist faith and investigates the reasons why Adventists are among the longest-living people in the world.
Watch the film HERE
Watch the trailer HERE
“Adventists – Opening Theme”
“Caring Always”
“The Flight Home”
GalleryProject: "The Supreme Court"- PBS
This film aired on PBS, and also runs in abbreviated form at the Supreme Court visitors center every hour. The original score was recorded in Bratislava, Slovakia, using the Radio Slovak Orchestra.
Supreme Court Justice Kennedy liked the score so much, that he asked for his own CD of the music.
Opening Theme
Closing Theme
GalleryMedia General News Music Package
Project: Media General News Music
I was honored to develop a new news theme package for Media General, a company with dozens of televisions stations around the country. Over 30 themes were created – below are a few samples from this package.
Main Theme
Soft Theme
Tension Theme
Rock Theme
Patriotic Theme
Frenetic Theme
Gallery“Code Blue: Lung Cancer” – PBS
Project: Code Blue: Lung Cancer - PBS
This powerful campaign spreads a life-saving message – that as a nation, we must do more about the number-one cancer killer – lung cancer. Created by Academy Award wining producer & director Gerardine Wurzburg.
Watch the film HERE.
“Piano Open”
“One More Breath”
“Open Wonder”
Gallery“Zoofari!” – TV Series
Project: "Zoofari" - TV Series
An original, live-action children’s wildlife conservation series filmed at the world’s premiere zoos and aquariums and in the wild. It is the only wildlife series to earn the unprecedented, written endorsement of the A.Z.A. (Association of Zoos and Aquariums).
Zoofari Opening Theme
“Tame Jungle?”
GalleryProject: "Egypt" Revolution Interrupted"
An amazing story of the Egyption Revolution, including ths suprising successes, failures, and continuing struggles. The original score was recorded using numerous mid-Eastern musicians, including the band “Sultana”.
Watch the film HERE
Music Montage from the Score
GalleryProject: "Leopard Son" - Discovery Channel
“Making of The Leopard Son” – Discovery Channel
What does it take to make a feature film about a young leopard growing up in Serengeti bush? Director Holly Stadtler spent six weeks following renowned wildlife cinematographer Hugo van Lawick and his crew to present this fascinating behind-the-scenes portrait. THE MAKING OF THE LEOPARD SON captures the dedicated crew’s efforts to film wildlife from a glider, to record sound from a hot air balloon, and to film leopard behavior from a custom built Landrover.
Watch the film HERE.
“Leopard Son – Opening Theme”
“Serengeti Afternoon”
“Leopard Reprise”
“African Rhythms”
“The Hunt”
“African Flute Dance”
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Gallery“Over Alaska” – PBS
Project: "Over Alaska" - PBS, zzz
Explore Alaska like never before in Over Alaska in High Definition video. The film, shot by the world’s most experienced high-definition aerial production team, takes you over everything from bustling cities to ghost towns, and some of the most dramatic aerial footage ever taken. This film received numerous awards, including an Emmy for best music score.
Watch the film on HOOPLA or PLEX
“Landbridge”
“Ideterod”
“Inside Passage”
“Kenai Fords”
“Anchorage”
“Bush Pilot”
“Glacier Bay”
“Railroad”
Gallery“Betty Ford: The Real Deal” – MacNeil-Lehrer
Project: "Betty Ford: The Real Deal" - MacNeil-Lehrer
Family, friends, historians and Betty Ford herself reflect on her life as a political spouse; an accidental and outspoken first lady; breast cancer survivor; and feminist pro-choice Republican in Betty Ford: The Real Deal.
Watch the film HERE.
“Betty Ford Open”“Almost Deserted”
“The Diagnosis”
“Piano Push”
Gallery“Suffer No Fools” – PBS
Project: "Suffer No Fools" - PBS
On the major social and political issues of our time, Walter Williams is one of America’s most important and provocative thinkers. He has come to believe that it has been the welfare state that has done to Black Americans what slavery could never do: destroy the Black family.
PBS is premiering a new film on this controversial man, and I was honored to compose the music for this film. The music score really was a joy to compose, because it gave me a chance to create music in a number of different styles for the same project.
Watch the film HERE.
Music Samples are below.
“One More Day”
“Down South Hopeful”
“City Movement”
“60’s Tension”
“Soft and Easy”
“Williams Piano”
“Fifties Prom”
Gallery“D-Day: Under The Waves” – Discovery Channel
Project: "D-Day: Under The Waves" - Discovery Channel
An amazing Discovery Channel documentary that features divers exploring off the coast of Normandy, France, and the discoveries that they make.
D-Day Opening Theme”
“Diving In Darkness”
“D-Day Battle”
GalleryMt. St. Helens Film “Eruption Of Life”
Project:
Produced for the Mt.St. Helens Visitors Center, this film features a wide variety of orchestral cues, from dramatic to down-right goofy…
“Opening Theme”
“Goofy Gopher”
“Closing Theme”
Gallery“The Bill of Rights” – National Archives Film
Project: "The Bill of Rights" - National Archives Film
Score for film that runs hourly in the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Gallery“Thumper” – Disney DVD
Project: "Thumper" - Disney DVD
Cute animated full-length cartoon DVD from Disney for small children. Fun children’s score.
“Just A’ Hoppin'”
“Morning Meeting”
“Down the Trail”
GalleryU.S. Navy – “Flight” TV Spots
Project: U.S. Navy - TV Spots
Music for TV spots for the U.S. Navy. Each spot has the identical opening, but different ending. Three samples below.
“Flight 1 – Launch”
“Flight 2 – Night”
“Flight 3 – Triumph”
Gallery“Bringing Down A Dictator” – PBS
Project: "Bringing Down A Dictator" - PBS
Narrated by Martin Sheen, “Bringing Down A Dictator” documents the spectacular defeat of Slobodan Milosevic in October, 2000, not by force of arms, as many had predicted, but by an ingenious nonviolent strategy of honest elections and massive civil disobedience.
WATCH THE FILM HERE
“Dictator Opening Theme”
“We Won’t Go Away”
“Nighttime is Best”
“Final Triumph”
Gallery“The Blue Angels: In Pursuit of Excellence”
Project: "The Blue Angels: In Pursuit of Excellence"
The amazing story of the United States Navy Blue Angels, and what it takes to become a pilot that is truly “the best of the best”.
“Blue Angels – Power”
“Blue Angels – Strength”
“Blue Angels – Excellence”
“Blue Angels – Honor”
Gallery“Footsteps of a Bear” – Discovery Channel
Project: "Footsteps of a Bear" Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel’s wonderful look at the hidden life of bears in Alaska. Viewers come to know four female Kodiak bears over the course of a year as we see their varying parenting styles and get to know their cubs of different ages living on Kodiak Island in Alaska.
Watch the film HERE.
Footsteps – Opening Theme”
“Sad Bear, Dopey Bear”
“Over The Ridge”
“Facing Off”
“Racing Through The Woods”
Gallery“Cybersurgery” – Discovery Channel
Project:
A fascinating look at how computers and surgeons are combining to work on patients long-distance.
“Into The Room”
“Blood in the Air”
“Another Tense Night”
“Latin Dancing in the Aisles”
“Long Distance Victory”