The video production group came to me about halfway through the project asking if I'd be willing to compose some music for a few of their videos. At the time none of the video's were done being filmed or edited.

For the Staff Video, the video production group had a clear idea of what type of song they wanted, something similar to the theme from "Doogie Howser". I spent a few days tinkering with several different variations before settling on the piano theme with an electronic ensemble, including woodwinds and synths.

The Merricourt song was written and performed by myself. At the time I began writing the song, only the beginning minute or so of the video was edited together. To keep with the magazines overall message and theme, I felt that a slower more melancholy piece was necessary. The entire piece was performed using MIDI.

• Page flipping sounds were originally created but taken out
• Splash page video (Running towards the house video) originally had sound, later taken out
• Audio recorded for some sound slides, were recorded by the various journalists that wrote the stories in the field

• Parts of the music for the video were arranged with Garageband loops
• Other sections were created using MIDI synthesizers
• Final recording done using Protools

• Concept was based on the idea of desolation and solitude
• Music for the "Merricourt" video was created using MIDI
• Merricourt was recorded using Protools