Mill Valley – Composer Jerome Rossen of Freshmade Music has made the claim that his musical underscore was the key to delivering the crucial swing-state votes to yesterday’s Presidential win for Barack Obama.
In the video titled “For All”, where supporters share why they support Obama, Rossen’s underscore lends musical support to their message with a rhythmic piano counterpoint and a warm guitar texture. Rossen says “I’m from Ohio, so I really thought that I could help the Obama folks figure out how to deliver the 18-22 year old votes – with my music. What can I say? It worked!”
Andy Palacio & the Garifina Collective – Waitina (2007) Infectious music from Palacio, a musician from Belize, features wonderful grooves that seems to define Caribbean. It's an intersection of many cultures, especially Cuban and West African.
Faithful - Marcin Wasilewski Trio (2011) Wonderful trio from Poland featuring pianist Wasilewski, is easily the most reserved and sublime jazz that I’ve ever heard. Wasilewski has a wonderful touch and a great sense of time and melody.
I’m beginning a newsletter of sorts to share what I’ve been up to recently.
As usual I’ve been working on a mix of projects. I'm including a few samples below, that are scored to video. Don't miss my listen page at Freshmade Music with some new music samples. Stay tuned for a cool (soon to be released) video that I'm scoring celebrating 10 years of work of a great SF director of photography, Tom Seawell.
Ongo I worked on a fun, fast-paced animation for a startup called Ongo. I wrote and performed the music, then brought audio engineer Jim Lively aboard to add his magic with sound design and mixing. Watch it here:
Are you in the Bay Area? Shop local! Freshmade Music is your nearby, organic, grass-fed (among other things), sustainable, eco-friendly choice.
Google - YouTube My music was featured in a Google video for YouTube, accompanying Russell from the Happy Tree Friends, as he learns about copyrights. This overly dramatic, orchestral music is my take on the classic animation style, which draws it’s inspiration from some of my favorite cartoons growing up, like Bugs Bunny and Tom & Jerry – created by composer Carl Stalling and others. You can watch this video here (My music comes in at 1:17.):
Happy Tree Friends If you’re interested in watching/listening to the latest Happy Tree Friends episode, you can access it here. (If you haven’t seen the show, you should be aware that it’s not appropriate for little kids as it contains some extreme cartoon violence):
Tom Petty has asked presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann to stop using his song “American Girl” in her campaign. He “has reportedly issued a cease-and-desist letter to the conservative's camp” according to press reports.
I understand you may be looking for some new music for your campaign. Here are some suggestions you may wish to consider:
Crazy – Patsy Cline Crazy – Willie Nelson’s version (he originally wrote it) Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne Let’s Go Crazy – Prince (Not) “Takin’ Care of Business” Bachman Turner Overdrive U Don’t Know – Jay-Z Don’t Know Nothing – Maroon 5 Runaway - The National Go Away – Roy Orbison The Longest Day – in honor of (the real) John Wayne
Jerome Rossen is a composer, songwriter and professional musician. He creates music for television, film, video games, advertising, animation, concert, the internet and theater. He has performed and toured internationally with rock and jazz bands. Jerome was born in Akron, Ohio and has lived in New York City. Jerome holds a Bachelors of Music in Jazz piano performance from the University of North Texas. To learn more, visit the Freshmade Music website.
