Scoring Examples

Welcome to my reel

The thing that attracts me to producing music for film and video is that every project can be completely different. Below are examples of scores I have created for independent filmmakers, for contests, and as explorations and experiments for developing my craft in different genres and instrumentation. Contact me at mike1caral@gmail.com if you are interested in collaborating on a project.

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I wrote and performed the score for the pilot episode of a crime series “When Doves Cry” which is nominated for “Best Original Score” in the 2024 Indie Film Awards show in Burbank CA taking place on May 15. #indieseriesawards @indieseriesawards #ISA14

Recent Scores

Documentary Soundtrack

Hybrid Orchestral Music Video

WW I Drama Soundtrack
Wing It! #scorerelief2024
The Boxer’s Creed
14-minute Meditation

Emotional & Ambient

Indie Film Music Contest 2022
Mystery, Time, Disorientation
Ambient score for a Columbus Independent Filmmakers’ comedy skit series
Introspection, Sadness, Emotional

Orchestral and Hybrid Synth/Orchestral

Here is my entry for the 2022 Spitfire Bridgerton Contest.
5th Place entry 2022 Indie Gathering Film Scoring Competition

Documentary and Reality Scores

Documentary Trailer. Subtle and neutral. Video provided by #thecuetube.
Penguins Documentary
“The relentless pursuit of speed.” Score to a Video provided by #thecuetube.
Ocean Documentary Trailer
Meandering Travel Tourism
Video provided by #thecuetube.

Sci-Fi and Game Trailer Scores

Sci-fi Horror Honorable Mention in the Horror Hotel Scoring 2021 contest.
Early months of COVID, Stuck at Home, Doggie is an Alien
Video Game Trailer
Si-Fi Trailer Part 1
Video from #thecuetube and #BlenderFoundation.
Ominous Alien Invasion
Si-Fi Trailer Part 2
Video from #thecuetube and #BlenderFoundation.
Time Warp
Video Game Trailer
Video from #thecuetube
Dystopian Nightmare

Animation Scores

Indie Film Music Contest 2022 Mafia Mix-up
2020 Indie Film Music Contest
Caminandes Series
Animation, Cute, Terrifying
2021 Composers Choice Contest
Spies, Comedy, Fight scene for IFMC 2023
Animation, Horror, Action, Humor
Hybrid, Orchestra, Nawlins
#ScoreRelief 2021.

Commercials

Sound Library advert
FinTech Commercial
FinTech Commercial 2

Horror Shorts and Trailers

Honorable Mention entry to the Horror Hotel 2020 contest.
Horror Hotel 2022 Trailer Scoring Contest 6th Place Entry
Is RomZom a genre?
I composed this score of a man searching for a cure for the one he loves.
Crime Drama Horrorshow
Office Horror/Comedy
Video provided by #thecuetube.
Honorable Mention Horror Hotel 2021 contest

The following links have to run directly from youtube for license reasons.
A Hybrid Orchestral Battle Action Score  I composed in 2022 for the Sonuscore COTY2022 contest.
An Action scene score I composed for the 2020 Spitfire Westworld Scoring competition.
An action Scene I composed for the Stargirl Spitfire Contest in 2021.

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