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On a scale of one to giddy I am Stephen-Fry-Level excited to share my thesis piece for my MFA degree in Composition for the Screen at Columbia College Chicago.

Recorded at Eastwood Scoring Stage 6/23/24
Composed, Orchestrated, and Prepared by John Rake
Conducted by @anthony_parnther
Mixed by Dennis Sands
Pro Tools Operation and Music Editing by Adam Olmsted
Thesis Advisor @kubilay.uner
Special thanks to Bill Ross and @maxmcomposer
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#composer #filmcomposer #orchestra #eastwoodscoringstage #space #cinematic #videogamecomposer #startrek #starwars #jerrygoldsmith #johnwilliams #gustavholst #dorico #musiccopyist #orchestrator #orchestration #gradschool #thesis

Announcing July’s Night Temple String Night! We have an incredible lineup of amazing composers for July!! ✨✨✨

This month we have a special song for Night Temple choir member @persephonegodwinmusic ‘s birthday and music by wonderful composers @johnrakecomposer @luis_musicman and Chef’s Table composition duo @house_of_duncaroo & @davidbertokmusic plus hosts @carisa_bianca_mellado & @andrew_dalziell 🎻💃🏻🎶✨

We’ll be raffling an amazing package from @orchestraltools ! We’ll also be raffling 6 months of @reelcrafter free!!!! 🥳🎉🎶✨

We’ll have pasta, risotto, snacks and delicious yummy gin from @fourpillarsgin !!! 🍷🎻💃🏻

RSVP at link in bio!! @thenighttemple

#filmcomposer #filmmusic #filmscorecomposer #filmmusiccomposer #filmscore #losangeleslivemusic #thenighttemple #filmscoring #stringmusic

We all know Keanu Reeves is a great guy—but did you know he is OBSESSED with pretzels?

In “A People’s History of Pretzels in Cinema,” Keanu says he went to bat for his Matrix co-star, the Philadelphia Soft Pretzel: “they wanted to use a young, fresh, right-out-of-the-oven pretzel but I insisted on a more age-appropriate one.There are plenty of older pretzels that deserve their time in the spotlight.”

Starring pretzels from @shappypretzel @shappyshaps
VO from philly-native Cliff Augustin from @ringer Philly Special with @sheilkapadia
Mix by @johnrakecomposer
Copy help from @rekha_s
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#cinema4d #c4d #vfx #bts #aftereffects #Keanureeves #matrix #cinema #3danimation #pretzel #philadelphia #eagles

Soft Pretzels really stole the show in Rocky—so much so that the studio had them digitally removed in the 1999 special edition.We found this original footage and had to show it to the people!

Enjoy Great Pretzels In History Episode #1 extended edition!

Starring pretzels from @shappyshaps @shappypretzel
VO from philly-native comic @rekha_s
Mix by @johnrakecomposer

#cinema4d #c4d #vfx #bts #aftereffects #ae #pretzels #3dart #rocky #cinema #3danimation #pretzel #philadelphia #eagles

Great Pretzels in Cinema History Episode #1 — Did you know that Soft Pretzels played a huge role in Rocky? Sylvester Stallone claimed that he “would never have been able to pull it off without [his] stunning co-star, Giant Soft Pretzel from @shappyshaps .”

Voiceover by Philly-native and comic @rekha_s

Sound mix by @johnrakecomposer

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#cinema4d #c4d #vfx #bts #aftereffects #ae #pretzels #3dart #rocky #cinema #3danimation #pretzel

This goal felt like Vince Vaughn saying "you're so money" sweetly in my ear.

📷 @taylissforge

Folks who know me know that hockey is a very important part of my life.I can't begin to tell you how lucky I am to have joined this team immediately after moving to LA.This is the most fun I've ever had playing hockey, on team where ever last person is a kind soul with a true love of the game and a spirit of comaraderie.Here's to the Zombonies in 2025!

Special thanks to Tayliss and their crew for these 🔥 photos!

📷 @taylissforge

Folks who know me know that hockey is a very important part of my life.I can't begin to tell you how lucky I am to have joined this team immediately after moving to LA.This is the most fun I've ever had playing hockey, on team where ever last person is a kind soul with a true love of the game and a spirit of comaraderie.Here's to the Zombonies in 2025!

Special thanks to Tayliss and their crew for these 🔥 photos!

📷 @taylissforge

Folks who know me know that hockey is a very important part of my life.I can't begin to tell you how lucky I am to have joined this team immediately after moving to LA.This is the most fun I've ever had playing hockey, on team where ever last person is a kind soul with a true love of the game and a spirit of comaraderie.Here's to the Zombonies in 2025!

Special thanks to Tayliss and their crew for these 🔥 photos!

📷 @taylissforge

Folks who know me know that hockey is a very important part of my life.I can't begin to tell you how lucky I am to have joined this team immediately after moving to LA.This is the most fun I've ever had playing hockey, on team where ever last person is a kind soul with a true love of the game and a spirit of comaraderie.Here's to the Zombonies in 2025!

Special thanks to Tayliss and their crew for these 🔥 photos!

📷 @taylissforge

Folks who know me know that hockey is a very important part of my life.I can't begin to tell you how lucky I am to have joined this team immediately after moving to LA.This is the most fun I've ever had playing hockey, on team where ever last person is a kind soul with a true love of the game and a spirit of comaraderie.Here's to the Zombonies in 2025!

Special thanks to Tayliss and their crew for these 🔥 photos!

📷 @taylissforge

Folks who know me know that hockey is a very important part of my life.I can't begin to tell you how lucky I am to have joined this team immediately after moving to LA.This is the most fun I've ever had playing hockey, on team where ever last person is a kind soul with a true love of the game and a spirit of comaraderie.Here's to the Zombonies in 2025!

Special thanks to Tayliss and their crew for these 🔥 photos!

📷 @taylissforge

Folks who know me know that hockey is a very important part of my life.I can't begin to tell you how lucky I am to have joined this team immediately after moving to LA.This is the most fun I've ever had playing hockey, on team where ever last person is a kind soul with a true love of the game and a spirit of comaraderie.Here's to the Zombonies in 2025!

Special thanks to Tayliss and their crew for these 🔥 photos!

📷 @taylissforge

Folks who know me know that hockey is a very important part of my life.I can't begin to tell you how lucky I am to have joined this team immediately after moving to LA.This is the most fun I've ever had playing hockey, on team where ever last person is a kind soul with a true love of the game and a spirit of comaraderie.Here's to the Zombonies in 2025!

Special thanks to Tayliss and their crew for these 🔥 photos!

📷 @taylissforge

Folks who know me know that hockey is a very important part of my life.I can't begin to tell you how lucky I am to have joined this team immediately after moving to LA.This is the most fun I've ever had playing hockey, on team where ever last person is a kind soul with a true love of the game and a spirit of comaraderie.Here's to the Zombonies in 2025!

Special thanks to Tayliss and their crew for these 🔥 photos!

📷 @taylissforge

Folks who know me know that hockey is a very important part of my life.I can't begin to tell you how lucky I am to have joined this team immediately after moving to LA.This is the most fun I've ever had playing hockey, on team where ever last person is a kind soul with a true love of the game and a spirit of comaraderie.Here's to the Zombonies in 2025!

Special thanks to Tayliss and their crew for these 🔥 photos!

You know what we need to do? We gotta get some instruments, take lessons, and learn to play them, and then we're gonna have the hottest jam of 'Comfortably Numb' that anyone has ever heard in their life!
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#pinkfloyd #comfortablynumb #guitar #guitarsolo #davidgilmour #rogerwaters #aquateenhungerforce #mastershake #moonajuana

Dug up this old video of me doing a "Purdie Shuffle" version of Enter Sandman.
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#entersandman #metallica #purdieshuffle #bernardpurdie

I've been a long time user and proponent of Dorico as the future of notation software and I know how important it is to have your work preserved in an editable format.I started composing on Finale Print Music 2006 and I want to help all my Finale friends get their work into Dorico in a hassle-free way.I can help you with converting your Finale files into a Dorico session, as well as help you learn Dorico one on one!DM or email me for rates and questions!
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#dorico #finale #notation #notationsoftware #engraving #notationsoftwaretraining #finaletodorico #copyist #steinberg #makemusic

Hey folks!This is a short that I scored directed by the fantastic Yanely Castellanos (@local_w3ird0 )! Recently made an appearance at Chicago Film Fest's CineYouth Festival. 🔗 in bio!
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#filmcomposer #orchestrator #shortfilm #cineyouth

Scalable polyphonic music system in FMOD.Thanks to @christiangrahamcomposer for recording some esoteric instruments!
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#composer #gamemusiccomposer #gamemusic #acousticmusic #fmod #guitar #mandolin