T (feature length narrative film) Lane Michael Stanley dir.

T is a narrative feature directed by Lane Michael Stanley. It premiered at the Dances with Films festival 2025 at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Lane already had some songs temped into the film that he wanted to keep so my job was to compose a complimentary score around those songs. We decided to go with a guitar based instrument palette. This film is an intimate film about individual journeys and the relationships between the 5 main characters and the music had to match that tone. To keep with that tone, Lane wanted the music to simple and have minimal instruments and layers. One thing I always talk to directors about is the main themes of the story and how to connect them using music. In the sample reel below, I’ve showcased the main theme that we called, “Taking a Step Towards Your Real Self.” The first version I wrote was actually version 2. After writing a different piece of music for the opening we decided that this first scene is actually the first step the main character takes towards their true self. So I took the main theme and stripped it down, fragmented it and slowed it down to match the darker tone of the opening. That theme comes back throughout the film to connect the dots of the characters’ journeys towards their authentic selves. This reel features another more somber theme scoring moments where characters unintentionally hurt the ones they love. More info here: https://www.twine.net/signin