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This instrumental composition, Clyfford Still, was used in the documentary film “The Next American Dream” and a few other places.  I started writing this song on my birthday.  It was built around the piano line that sort of mimicked the sound of my dog, walking across the wooden floor above my head.  He was 14 [...]

As he winds down work on The Next American Dream, John Velghe looks at the process of producing music for film

So I’ve been asked to score a documentary. It’s called The Next American Dream. (this is the trailer I scored) Of course I accepted. The film, set to air on PBS in April, is a documentary about how we will build our environment in the future. It features Chris Lienberger [...]