June 30, 2015 - While Harvey Beaks is on hiatus, I thought I’d share a song from one of my dear friends: the super-weird and talented Joanna Wang. Aside from the members of Oingo Boingo, she is the best thing…
Read more“Easy’s Radio Music” | The Music of Harvey Beaks
June 8, 2015 - The exterminator named Easy from “A Mighty Foo” is clearly one of the most disturbing characters to have ever appeared on Harvey Beaks (I wonder how many noticed this sociopath Anteater grabbing one of Mrs…
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Technobear’s Jam | The Music of Harvey Beaks
June 2, 2015 - Here’s the original full-length version of Technobear’s theme that I presented to C.H. Greenblatt. I doubt we will ever get to hear the full hour on television so here it is, for the first time, in…
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Western Showdown! | The Music of Harvey Beaks
May 25, 2015 - The entire second half of Certified Babysitter is essentially one big action cue. If that wasn’t challenging enough, Carl Greenblatt asked that I make it feel like a Spaghetti Western, with Oriental musical elements, AND still…
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The “Comet Night” Orchestral Session | The Music of Harvey Beaks
May 10, 2015 - Selling the absurd notion of a low-flying forest comet required treating those scenes with the utmost respect and sincerity. It’s not just a cartoon; the emotions are as real as can be. I thought back to…
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Harvey’s Anime Transformation/Tokusatsu Theme | The Music of Harvey Beaks
May 05, 2015 - The world of Anime had always been outside my interests (or comfort zone) until very recently when a friend got me to start watching a particular series that really opened my eyes to the potential of…
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Punk Rock Fee! | The Music of Harvey Beaks
May 02, 2015 - In my mind the musical work of, say, a John WIlliams or Bernard Herrmann is no more valid than the songs of a hardcore punk band like the Dead Kennedys. I could argue that I’ve…
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“Roddy Bock Bock” | The Music of Harvey Beaks
April 26, 2015 - This is the horror of dance music through the eyes of Dade. (From the episode, “Nightclub Night”)
“Pee-Choo!” | The Music of Harvey Beaks
April 19, 2015 - This is the music that plays during the opening sequence & title card to “Pee-Choo!” This theme will see dozens of variations throughout this season… orchestral versions, minimalistic blippy versions, & everything in between. This version…
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Harvey’s Nightmare Dream Sequence | The Music of Harvey Beaks
April 16, 2015 - In music, you’re only as good as your influences. What I lack in formal musical training, I make up for with a considerable knowledge of the “right” types of strange/experimental/beautiful/frightening music of composers & artists…
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