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MAX SURLA
COMPOSER
News, Special Projects and other Musical Adventures
I'm excited to report I composed (and sang on) the new theme for the upcoming season of "Yu-Gi-Oh Go Rush!". I'll post links as soon as they come in.
Worked on a new 48 hours episode with Richard Fiocca called "The Blackout Murder of Livye Lewis", airing January 4, 2025.
Got to sing with a chorus I'm in, "Master Voices" at Carnegie Hall! We sang Gershwin's "Strike Up the Band". So much fun. Our next performance is at Rose Theater (at Jazz at Lincoln Center) where we will be performing "Blind Injustice" on February 3rd and 4th 2025 @7:30pm. More info here: https://www.mastervoices.org/
On a different note, I've made a youtube channel with some of my solo classical piano pieces. You can check it out the music and download the sheet music here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaEGN3zQpKXCdvoqlqLHvXg
I new season of "48 Hours" begins this January 6th, 2024 on CBS. Check to the score I wrote with Richard Fiocca for "Kassanndra's Secret'. Check local listings for airdates.
Just finished a "live to Tell" episode on Ted Bundy. Check local listings on CBS.
I wrote crazy piece for 5 pianos for the WWE. "Head of the Table" Prelude theme for Roman Reigns entrance, very dramatic! Check it out here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Fgfblz4s4
https://www.tiktok.com/@letsgojasko/video/7246232039500860714
Just finished work on "FBI Declassified" on CBS.
Had a blast orchestrating Dvorak's 9th symphony for the WWE.
It's been great working with producer Peter Klein on a Frontline episode for PBS called "Medical Supple Crises".
"Born to Explore" season 8 begins this January 9th, 2020 on PBS. We begin our journey in South Africa with Penguins! Check local listings for airdates.
"Born to Explore" season 7 begins this January 5th, 2019 on PBS. Check local listings for airdates.
Feeling a bit nostalgic today and revisited a piece of music I wrote when I just started working with Lee Grant and Joseph Fury on "Intimate Portrait" for Lifetime Television. What a fantastic time working with Valerie Shepherd, Caroline King and Larissa Bills to name a few. Here is a link to the Vanessa Redgrave piece:
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/d4c5e8_37a006f4787b4fafb39f277f08ab6ea0.mp3
I just completed a score for a documentary with writer/director/producer Anja Baron called "Out of Aleppo" airing on PBS and CBS. You can check it out here:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/out-of-aleppo-syria-bykids-cbsn-originals/
Finished working on "Whistleblowers" with Richard Fiocca. You can watch 3 episodes here:
https://www.cbs.com/shows/whistleblower/
An orchestral arrangement I wrote for Tracy Bonham's "Brooklyn is a Symphony" is being released on her new album any day now. The song is intended to be performed with a live orchestra, in the vein of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf".
Been working with www.celeritas-solutions.com writing music for their internet commercials.
It's been great working with John Sands again, collaborating with "Zero Point Productions" .
I've been working with singer/songwriter Janice Grace on producing her new EP/Album.
"Can You Feel the Power", the theme song I wrote for Yu Gi Oh ARC V (now in it's 3rd season) can be heard here:
Yu-Gi Oh ARC V Season 3
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