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I have always loved music, and believe it has a unique power when it has been paired with a great movie, or with an amazing game.  I believe that movies/games have the potential to provide powerful imagery and detailed story line while the music brings out the proper emotion from inside the audience/players.  I want to bring out that emotion and mood to bring the listener into our created world, where they will feel like they are a part of.

Some of my favorite games would definitely have to be FF 4, 6, 7, & 9, Secret of Mana, Legend of Mana, Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, the Star Ocean 3, and the Tales of Series.  These games not only have good gameplay and story, but they also come with some of the best game music I have heard.

My favorite classical composers are Debussy, Prokofiev, Chopin, Rachmoninov, and Holst while some of my favorite media composers are Joe Hisaishi, Nobuo Uematsu, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, to name a few.

My main forte is definitely orchestral composition.  Not just because I have been raised on it, but also because I believe that only through this medium can one truly access all the emotions.  That's doesn't mean that it's the best choice for every case though.  I just believe that it has the most versatility and the widest range of possibilities.  (Action, Comedy, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery, etc.)  I also experiment with electronic instruments and jazz to take a break from the orchestra every once in awhile.

I hope I've given  a detailed enough description about myself, and hope to hear from you, whether your looking to work with me, or just wanting to say hi.   I welcome you to my page, and hope you come again. (Please?)