Evan Monheit - "Metamorphosis"

My friends are talented. They constantly do things that awe, amaze, & inspire me. Evan Monheit is one of those incredible people. Evan is an accomplished media composer who has spent the past 17 years in Los Angeles tuning his mind and honing his craft.  Equally comfortable as a composer or editor (and frequently both), he takes immense pride in his collaborative nature, musical sensibilities and passion for story-telling.

His diverse music resume includes trailer music for 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros and Universal, along with commercial music for FX Network and Sketchers.  He has arranged music for composer John Ottman (X-Men: Apocalypse) and scored various short films and films, including 2015’s The Chosen (Terror Films) and three seasons of the award-winning show Bloomers, on YouTube. 

Beyond film and tv, Evan has composed theme park music for Agila: The EKsperience at Enchanted Kingdom, Philippines, as well as the entire score for Phantom Bridge, a hybrid video-game/escape room experience debuting on Princess Cruises’ brand new Sky Princess ship.

In addition, Evan has written 3 classical works for orchestra, fully produced and composed an animated short film “The Empress and the Thief”, collaborated with and provided music for dancer/choreographer Andrew Pearson and partnered with The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles to direct/film/compose an emotional short film on the healing power of music. 

This is a piece that is so beautifully crafted it carries the swelling dramatic inspiration I constantly dream is happening in my life. Few people have the ability to create something where there was nothing. As a music maker, Evan can do that in spades. I look forward to the day he wins his second Oscar for best score.

So today, with inspiration swirling in the wind, I choose Evan Monheit’s “Metamorphosis” as my, let it move you, let it move through you, let it move others for you, song for a, swell your heart, swell your chest, swell your soul, Thursday.