patrick composes and arranges music for films, TV, dance and any other audio-visual discipline or media. he has scored award winning films and his music has played at festivals around the world. patrick records evocative combinations of both live and synthesized scores. he works professionally and intelligently to create works that act as poetic and urgent counterpoint for the story, location and aesthetic impact of a film/piece. he delivers to deadlines and contributes much to the collaborative process with filmmakers and artists of all callings. he has neither technical nor stylistic boundaries and delivers broadcast quality soundtracks in all formats and with any kind of instrumentation and cultural setting. patrick records with many talented musicians, ensembles and orchestras.

patrick also provides full sound design, ADR and mix services - for info on these services, click here.

the weekly title sequence for this financial series which played nationwide on PBS. the arrangement features layered guitars, horns, strings, and a blend of electronic and live percussion. this sequence also features excellent motion graphics by sean dana and the show was produced by beyond pix communications.

william farley's poetic film has elements of both drama and comedy - this scene capturing the latter as struggling writer and cab driver mike o'donahue finds famed irish writer patrick o'reilly in the back of his san francisco cab... penniless, drunk and asleep.

this scene from victoria reichenberg's insightful comedy about identity theft to gain credit features a montage of a shopping spree - before the federal investigators arrive...

this clip from the dark who-dunnit short film 'foucault WHO?' features both underscore recorded with orchestra and moody electronica for the leather bar where it takes place.

nanci gaglio's film 'love life' was shot MOS (without sound) and required original sound design and music to accompany the imaginary whirlwind journey through time of a wheelchair-bound person.

an eerie scene from joyce lee's off-beat comedy short about a chinese girl's inability to explain her relationship with her black boyfriend to her family. it's time for granny to step in and sort it out, but from the dead...?

the closing scene from k.c.smith's highly-charged and insightful comedy about a method actor's dillemma - he's caught on tv while getting hammered in the ring by a female boxer after "training really heavily, six days a week" for a role...

this 30 sec spec commercial features an evocative blend of world music and synthesized textures along with effective precision in matching the moods of the fast paced images.

a clip from the 45 min made for TV documentary by Beyond Pix Communications. the program features spectacular aerial and underwater footage which perfectly captures the curious phenomena, fauna and flora of south africa's annual east coast sensation. the music varies greatly throughout and draws from afro-pop, SA 'township' jazz and kwela music, orchestral, electronic and ambient styles.