White Collar Revolution (2009), is an experimental film by Boston filmmaker Derek Frank, for which I composed and produced the original score, or soundtrack I suppose, depending on how you look at it. It was a cool experience, not only for being my first foray into electronic music, but also the nature of the film called for some creative thinking with regards to form.

Spoiler Alert!: The movie itself is one day in the life of a single, unnamed character, spent doing a variety of menial tasks. The day is then looped six times. However, with each loop, the focus slowly shifts from the actions involved in doing the tasks to the time spent waiting for the tasks – making copies, waiting for an elevator, etc. – to be completed. So creating the score called for lots of different kinds of play between motion and stillness to emphasize the film’s inherent array of different effects: humor, anticipation, and even boredom.

I had a great time putting this score together: what was to be a fun departure ended up stirring my interest in electronic music. We’ll see what comes in the future from this, and thanks to Derek for the opportunity to be involved.