Scoring for Arkham Radio

In the second half of 2020 band work slowed down a little, so I looked for other outlets where I could compose and just have fun with music. My expectations weren't high; I had a few projects on the go and not much free time. While recording parts for an earlier Radio Arkham radio play, I met Mateusz Tomiczek. I jumped in on the session, and one thing led to another: I got a look at how the radio plays come together and was asked to write the score for the next stories. I did, with Seweryn Jezierski handling the mix and master.

The work went really well. These backing tracks let me step away from metal and play with ambient textures, samples and symphonic touches. In 2020 our collaboration produced music for two stories, Maski Nyarlathotepa and Red Eye.

Maski is a series of shorter stories, and Red Eye is a single, longer radio play. Give them a listen: the stories are well written and well made. Alongside the band work, this brings me a lot of joy: composing, reading, suggesting tweaks, staying involved.

I'm curious what 2021 will bring. I suspect there'll be more stories for me to score.