Suspense, tension, syncopation

UNCLE STAN, GET OFF THAT LADDER!
Steve at work in his closet studio.

There it is, Steve's first movie credit.

Production has reached a point that the film editors have applied credits to the Christmas movie our nephew works on daily in his Chicago Avenue closet studio. Look, there it is as the movie opens, "Music by Stephen Letnes" flashes on the screen. Very cool.
Steve is still creating some last minute riffs and tweaks for the project, scheduled for release around Christmas time in a theater near you. The "Boot Camp for Santa Claus" children's flick is replete with Steve's work, the balance of it now created in his Minneapolis condo.
Yesterday we listened to a snip of some syncopated mood music he wrote that adds tension and suspense to a scene where a kid is sneaking around in a darkened room. Great fun. Great, rich orchestrations.
He loves the snappy response he gets from his new computer setup and demonstrated some features for his roommate, Danny, who was also suitably impressed.

Danny has heard a lot of sound coming out of the closet recently. 
Steve shows him how it all fits together.