FILM SCORES BY CLIFFORD J. TASNER
DEADBEAT
directed by Jesse Tendler
Film Score by Clifford J. Tasner
A troubled man confronts his dying father about the toll his addictive behavior had on their family. The score seeks to discover the wounded child inside the man. The intention was to humanize two otherwise unsympathetic characters.
A TALE OF TWO
directed by Bolen Miller
Film Score by Clifford J. Tasner
A young boy witnesses an act of violence in his family and has to make the most awful choice in order to survive. The director asked for a score that would consist of one uninterrupted cue. Also, he asked that the score be entirely diatonic. The challenge was to create compelling Horror music without employing the rich palette of dissonance and chromaticism.
VERBATIM: THE FERGUSON CASE
Directed By Brett Weiner
Film Score by Clifford. J. Tasner
Nominated for Best Short Film Sundance 2016, "Verbatim: The Ferguson Case" is a compelling short film of (verbatim) grand jury testimony reenacted by actors including Uzo Aduba, Brian Geraghty and Keith Stanfield. It includes a moving film score composed and orchestrated by Clifford J. Tasner.
IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU
Directed By Doc Crotzer
Film Score by Clifford. J. Tasner
In this light comedy a couple learns some surprising lessons in therapy.
FIVE MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
Directed By Eren Celeboglu
Film Score by Clifford. J. Tasner
An homage to Dr. Strangelove with a score that pays tribute to the chromatically rich, expressive music of Bernard Herrmann.
THE BETTER HALF
Directed By Michael D. Whitman
Film Score by Clifford. J. Tasner
This two-person character study of a young man’s battle with schizophrenia has an intimate score for just piano and cello.
STEVEN'S FRIEND
Directed By Eren Celeboglu
Film Score by Clifford. J. Tasner
STEVEN’S FRIEND is JAWS meets THE SHINING meets ET. It is a story of childhood and monsters, both real and fantastical.
RUNNING WITH ARNOLD
Film Score by Clifford. J. Tasner
SA documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger's run to be governor of California, narrated by Alec Baldwin..