“I absolutely loved working with Joe on my feature documentary, Homeschooled. That project is so near and dear to my heart, and it meant the world to me to find a composer with as much compassion and depth as our subjects. We're looking forward to working with him again in the future!”
—Niki Koss, K Factor Films
Homeschooled: a mother's lamentation
As I listened to Rae quietly talking about her daughter's struggles with bullying and being marginalized at public school, the pain and sadness were so palpable and heartbreaking that I began to play without thinking. This cue arose de novo and remained untouched and pure as her love for Cheyanne.
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Homeschooled: Seamus’s cry for help
This scene was a dark and painful journey detailing events following Seamus's attempted suicide by shooting himself in the chest. Seamus and his mother Carrie's matter of fact and somewhat detached narrative barely concealed a deep chasm of desperation and hopelessness that led him to try taking his own life.
In this first version, I wanted the viewer to feel as if swimming in an ocean of sorrow and redemption as they spoke.
The final version was written at Niki's request to pare everything down to a minimum to support the dialogue. I wrote a simple, child-like melody for prepared piano as a backdrop to hold the grief, pain, and love.
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Homeschooled: Trying on prom dresses
How fun and exciting is it to be trying on designer prom dresses — fitted by your own personal dressmaker — with your best friends chiming in on which is best? It's glitzy, glamorous, and makes you wanna dance! I loved channeling memories of my own two daughters when they were teenagers.
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“Joe Gold has captured the American cinematic idiom in his music — its elegance, freshness and breadth — continuing the legacy of Leonard Rosenman, Bernard Herrmann and the best Hollywood composers.”
—Yehuda Hanani American-Israeli cellist
“[Joe Gold’s music is] creative and intuitive, full of emotion and
unexpected surprises with memorable melodies that stick with you for days.”
—Phil Sheeran composer, orchestrator, musician, instructor
Berklee College of Music
“Joseph Gold has written some sensitive and effective music. He has a mature dramatic sense, and is able to add a wide variety of suitable emotional color to a film. You will enjoy what you hear.”
—Jack Freeman, Film Scoring Department, Berklee College of Music
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