RECENT PROJECTS
Read about recent releases, publications, and projects
MUSIC FOR CELLO
Coleman is preparing to release an EP of music he has written for the cello, including Exquisite Corpse, Reflections, and Undertones. These pieces were all composed while he was studying at university or shortly after graduation.
IF THAT MOCKINGBIRD DON'T SING
Coleman composed the soundtrack for this short film while he was a graduate student at the Eastman School of Music. The film is a meditation on the lasting impact of losing one's mother at a young age and trying to keep her memory alive.
HAVING SEEN AFAR OFF
Coleman composed a major concert work for double choir and orchestra commissioned by Voices - The Chapel Hill Chorus, commissioned in celebration of their 40th Anniversary Season. The work consists of 8 song-movements on text by poet Sara Teasdale.
MOGOLLON MONSTER
In 2021, Coleman composed the soundtrack and sound design for an escape room called Mogollon Monster, which takes place on the Mogollon Rim in northern Arizona late at night as campers attempt to snap photographic proof of Bigfoot's existence.
E.V.I.L. ROBOTS
In 2020, Coleman composed the adaptive soundtrack for the Nemesis Club's first escape room called E.V.I.L. Robots. The game is a retro-futuristic sci-fi setting featuring the Experimental Virtual Intelligence Laboratory, Robots Division.
SATORI
Satori is a short film created for the 2019 48 Hour Film Project in Greensboro, NC. Coleman composed the soundtrack for this horror thriller about a young woman under the watchful eyes, ears, and influence of her smart home device, Satori.
ADIEU
In summer 2022, Coleman released a recording of his first composition, Adieu, on all major music services. He composed the piece for string orchestra when he was 18 years old at the encouragement of his orchestra teacher.
FLUTE CONCERTO
In 2006, Coleman was commissioned to compose a flute concerto for American flutist April Clayton. The three-movement concerto was recorded by Clayton and the BYU Chamber Orchestra and released by Tantara Records in 2012.
NUMEN LUMEN
In 2012, Coleman was commissioned by Elon University to compose a new work for organ and string quartet. The composition, titled Numen Lumen, was premiered at Elon by organist Tim Olsen and the Ciompi Quartet, artists-in-residence and professors at Duke University.
COUNTRY GIRL
Country Girl (In A Rock & Roll World) is a song co-written by Coleman and some of his music faculty colleagues and students as part of a collaborative songwriting project at Elon University. The song was eventually released by alumni artist Frank Hurd and the Frank Hurd Band.
GAME OVER
Soon after moving to North Carolina to launch the Music Production & Recording Arts program at Elon University in 2007, Coleman joined a film production team called General Pictures based in Greensboro. This is the first short film that Coleman composed the soundtrack for.
EXQUISITE CORPSE
Exquisite Corpse was commissioned by Mormon Artists Group in New York as part of a collection of collaborative artworks. Coleman then expanded on the original piano solo, adding layered video projection, amplified cello, and electronics.
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER
In 2001, Coleman was invited to write a chapter about his first composition, Adieu, for the GIA Publications book series Teaching Music through Performance in Orchestra as a resource for music educators.
WIND DANCE
Wind Dance was written on commission from the Penfield Music Commission Project in 2000 as an educational piece to be performed by a flute choir of wide ranging ability levels, from professionals to beginners.
