ROGER HOOPER MUSIC
composer | synthesist | pianist | music tech blogger
FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE!- Bandcamp: "The Road We Know" Soundtrack
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FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE!
- The Story of Ian & Larissa Murphy
Produced by Citygate Films. Featuring Rachael Boer on viola, Susan Schroeder Fuller on violin, and Dave Campbell on guitar.
The Cosmonaut
Produced by Vinegar Hill Creative.
Featuring Rachael Boer on violin and viola, and Josh Cooper on cello.
Nominated for Best Original Score (Short) at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2012!
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- SummaryI am a composer, performer, producer and recording artist in the Washington, DC area. One of my scores, “The Cosmonaut”, was nominated for “best score short film” at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema in January 2012. In 2011 I scored "The Road We Know", a full-length documentary directed by Suzanne Taylor, which was an Official Selection at the DocMiami International Film Festival. I’ve scored EA Games Battlefield 2 gameplay trailers; one (Battlefield 2142) was nominated for best score at the 2006 Machinima Film Festival in NYC. My work for TV has appeared on NBC, FOX News, CNN, and HGTV. I also have written music for Voice of America's Persian News Network, have scored political ads, promos, commercials, and the like. Clients include Citygate Films, Vinegar Hill Creative, Greengrass Studios (in Dallas, TX), Reliant Films (gameplay trailers for EA Games and short films), HZDG, Edward Mitchell Communications, Bonnemaison Inc., among others. I also perform in the DC/Baltimore area, playing solo piano and jazz trio gigs.Education
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1979 - 1983University of Maryland College ParkBM in Music Theory
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- Produced by Citygate Films.
The Road We Know Trailer from Citygate Films on Vimeo.
THE COSMONAUT — Trailer from Vinegar Hill on Vimeo.
The Cosmonaut is the story of a young man who left earth once upon a time and has now returned to find that everything has changed...
"Love Costs Every Thing" Trailer from CIY Move on Vimeo.
Please check www.ciy.com/lovecostseverything for the latest information about the film, including screening dates.
Christ In Youth presents, in association with The Voice of the Martyrs, "Love Costs Every Thing".
Persecution is a reality for nearly two hundred million Christians around the world. Daily, they risk their lives simply because they believe in Jesus. They could surrender, or convert, or quit but the love of Jesus is worth the sacrifice. For many of them, this road leads to death.
This summer, MOVE invites you on a journey around the world. From the jungles of Colombia to the war-torn streets of Baghdad, LOVE COSTS EVERY THING tells the real-life stories of Christians standing firm in the face of death.
Though persecution is severe, the faithful continue to rise. The church is advancing. God’s people are risking it all in the name of love. And it is worth it, because love costs every thing.
From VS the Brain
A short documentary produced by Citygate Films.
This is a work-in-progress selection of scenes from the forthcoming documentary film, A NOTE OF HOPE.
A NOTE OF HOPE is a documentary in the final stage of production about a group of five African-American jazz musicians who are reinterpreting both the musical tradition of the American Negro spiritual and its legacy of social justice. As they continue the tradition of using music to uplift fellow human beings and create social change, they find themselves changing in the process.
The film introduces the history of the spirituals, the unique musical contribution made by African-American slaves to our nation’s culture, and then follows these musicians as they decide to build on that legacy today. Just as those who first performed spirituals in concert settings gave their proceeds to the victims of the great Chicago fire of 1871, these musicians also connected music to humanitarian causes by raising funds for African AIDS orphans at U.S.-based benefit concerts. But the band wasn’t content to promote social change from afar. They longed for the human connection.
So in September, 2009, these five friends (John Blake, Jr., Sumi Tonooka, Gerald Veasley, Rosella Washington, and Harry “Butch” Reed) made their first visit to Africa (Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Ghana) to perform their arrangements there and meet the children for whom they have been raising funds. Along the way, they met and performed with other African musicians who are also using music to highlight humanitarian causes. Their journey deepened their understanding of African-American history, the current AIDS orphans crisis, their personal family experiences and childhood backgrounds, and their commitment to continue using spirituals to promote today’s social justice issue of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS.
Part music appreciation, part humanitarian documentary, A NOTE OF HOPE offers audiences an understanding of the legacy of African-American music—not just in the form of spirituals and jazz, but in the context of how African-Americans used music to build their faith and reaffirm their human dignity. For this reason, it is a topic that transcends racial barriers, appealing to music fans and global citizens alike.
Arrangements by John Blake, Jr.
Executive Producers: Fred & Alice Barber. Producer/Director: Carolyn McCulley. Assistant Director: David Altrogge. Director of Photography (Africa unit): Drew Painter. Cameras: Michael Hartnett, Andrew Gallo, Carissa Gallo, David Altrogge. Live Audio Engineering: Lucien Dowdell. Location Sound: Lucien Dowdell, David Altrogge. Editors: Daniel McNeill, Drew Painter. Colorist: Michael Hartnett. Animations: Andrew Gallo. Sound Design/Editing: Dallas Taylor. Score: Roger Hooper. Band performances: John Blake, Jr., Harry "Butch" Reed, Sumi Tonooka, Gerald Veasley, Rosella Washington.
Special thanks to Doug Hayes, executive director of Covenant Mercies, for the editorial access.
Travel sponsorship through Ethiopian Airlines and British Airways.
www.anoteofhope.com
Copyright 2010 A Note of Hope LLCThis is a teaser trailer for the forthcoming documentary film, MACH ONE MAC, which is still in production. It introduces the Korean War jet fighter pilot who is the main character of the film and his ongoing passion for flying.
CREDITS
- Carolyn McCulley (Producer/Director/Writer)
- Michael Hartnett (Director of Photography, Colorist)
- Suzanne Taylor (Editor)
- Roger Hooper (Composer)
- Dallas Taylor, CAS (Sound Mix and Design)
www.citygatefilms.com
Copyright 2010 Citygate Films LLC
A 30 second spot about the dangers of hunger...
"Go English", produced by Voice of America's Persian News Network.
A commercial promoting an online initiative from Chuck Colson
prisonfellowship.org
claritymediacoaching.com
Creative: Vinegar Hill
Director: David Altrogge
Producer: Jen Thompson
Director of Photography: Michael Hartnett
Editor: Andrew Gallo
Sound Design: Dallas Taylor
Music: Roger Hooper
Cast: Jason Frederick, Ashwin Rai, Makeda Duncan, Elizabeth Brinkley, and Jack Goodstein
Battlefield 2142, Northern Strike - www.RELIANTFILMS.net from Joe Falcione on Vimeo.
Battlefield 2142 - Reliant Films, EA Games from Joe Falcione on Vimeo.
Gameplay video for EA Games Battlefield 2142, produced by Reliant Films. Nominated for best score at the 2006 Machinima Festival in NYC.
Battlefield 2 - Amored Fury from Joe Falcione on Vimeo.
Machinima film, The Objective, produced by Reliant Films in 2005.
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- Two cues from a Citygate Films promo film on church work in the Dominican Republic.
"Desiring God Ministries Year End Video", produced by Citygate Films. @2011 Roger Hooper Music.
Two cues from "Planting in Ethiopia" ©2008 Roger Hooper Music; produced by Citygate Films.
Four cues from "Kingdom Planting: Bahamas" ©2009 by Roger Hooper Music; produced by Citygate Films.
Assorted Soundtrack Cues 1 ©2009 Roger Hooper Music.
Voice of America's Persian News Network program scores.
Assorted Soundtrack Cues 2 ©2010 Roger Hooper Music.
From a series of short films by Vinegar Hill Creative: "The Psalms: Real Help for Real People".
Assorted Soundtrack Cues 3 spanning 2000 to 2006.
Roger Hooper Piano Performance Demo.
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My blog: Painting With Oscillators
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- @CitygateFilms Thanks for the shout out!
- Looking forward to tomorrow night's gig w/@Mvelarde2 and @spitzomatic at Starbucks. Jazz, Latin, and maybe a little Led Zeppelin.....maybe!
- Bringing an album to market is much like preparing a child for school. Much time & work invested, then comes the moment you have to let go!
- The Godfather of GoGo, Chuck Brown, passed away. A great DC music icon; he will be missed! http://t.co/h6fg6DGe
- Next-gen iMac said to include Retina display http://t.co/yTIJbUzE via @BGR
- @shepherdahlers I think they were Ford Explorers in the movie; should have been jeeps! TRex still would have squashed them.
- The soundtrack for @suzdocfilms @TheRoadWeKnow, produced by @CitygateFilms, is now available on Bandcamp: http://t.co/OeUjdwNb
- My soundtrack for @suzdocfilms doc "The Road We Know", an @CitygateFilms production , is now on iTunes; yes! - http://t.co/m9ObFDQD #iTunes
- @thispeterlewis Congrats, Peter! Excellent work; just as moving seeing it again as the first time.
- @calebJmurphy Thank you, Caleb!
- Preview of my upcoming soundtrack release: The Road We Know: The Road to Soundtrack Production: http://t.co/CfQAPssS
- Great story about Laurie Spiegel electronic piece in Hunger Games score: http://t.co/tERIUqmr
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Roger Hooper at IMDB
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