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Welcome to my website.
Hope you enjoy your visit.

This site contains a comprehensive view of all my professional activities as a NYC based composer for Films and TV and my work as a freelance Keyboard Player. If you have any comments or ideas about the site please feel free to let me know- pc@pecamusic.com. Below is a listing of some of the latest projects I've been involved with.

Peter Calandra
On April 1, 2008, MovieScore Media will be releasing my score to the award winning film Jellysmoke.
For information please visit:
http://moviescoremedia.com/jellysmoke.html
Winter 2007-2008
2007 was a busy year with lots of fun projects and a fairly busy schedule subbing on keyboards at Broadway's The Lion King.
I also have a myspace page located here

www.myspace.com/petercalandra

I have some photos and music posted, music for sale as well as a more up to date blog with some writings on day to day life as a musician in NYC.

Some projects I worked on last year included a feature film, The Sickness, 8 theme packages, network ID's and promos for the new Big Ten Network. I also scored 8 biopics of the athletes participating in the 2007 Special Olympics for ABC's broadcast of the games including a special tribute to Eunice Kennedy Shriver that was also shown during the opening ceremonies. I wrote theme packages for several shows on the MSG Network, scored a United Way video, wrote and recorded a new orchestration for the Major League Baseball Theme and several other projects.

Some new pages I have posted for 3 of these new projects:
The Sickness is a feature film I scored in the fall of 2007 with over 70 minutes of music filling up a 90 minute science fiction thriller. For more info, go here.
Trip To The Planetarium is a film i scored and finished in January 2008.
For more info on this film, go here
The Big Ten Network is a nationally broadcast sports channel featuring Big Ten College Sporting events. For more info go here
Fall 2006-Winter 2007
Jellysmoke: I finished the score for this film with some new cues. The soundtrack is slated for an early 2007 release by Moviescore Media
Tufts Is:
Working for NJJ Music I scored this short promotional film for Tufts University produced by Lookalike Productions.
The Final Score on FSN
Working for NJJ music I composed a series of highlight cues for this sports recap show that airs nightly on the FOX Sports Net.
I have also posted some content from some other recent projects:
NY Knicks On MSG Network
Mansion Poker Dome on FSN
Cooper Hemmingway: The True Gen
Spring 2006
Jellysmoke: rewriting some music to the newly edited version of this film that was nominated for the JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD at the 2006 Independent Spirit Awards.
Cooper Hemmingway: The True Gen:
Still involved in orchestrating this score
NY Knicks On MSG Network:
Working for NJJ Music I composed theme music for all NY Knicks programming for the 2006-2007 season (let's hope this helps their record)
MSG Network:
Working thru NJJ Music I composed the Network ID Logo for the Madison Square Garden Network.
Mansion Poker on FSN:
Working for NJJ Music I composed about 20 pieces of dramatic underscoring for this upcoming show on FSN.
Winter 2006
Working thru NJJ music, I composed the theme song to a show on ESPN titled: "City Slam"

Orchestrated dance mixes of Classical Arias by Puccini and others for "All My Children" on ABC produced by Terry Walker and Jerry Pilato

Currently orchestrating the music of Byron Janis and writing additional music for the documentary "Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen" for MODA entertainment.

summer/fall 2005
Premier of "Suite For Flute And Piano In Four Movements"
at New York University by Flutist Kathleen Nester and Pianist Christine Diwyck on October 4 , 2005
"The Great American Boater"
Composed the theme song for this upcoming nationally broadcast tv show for NJJ Music.
"Poker 101"
Composed the theme song for this upcoming show on the FOX Sports Net for NJJ Music.
"Hope And Faith"
Arranged the opening theme song for this sit-com on ABC for composer Scott Schreer as well as co-composing the closing theme. I am also arranging and composing additional music for the series.
"Flashdance" arranged and produced 8 demo songs for songwriting team Joel Froomkin and Ethan Fine for an upcoming stage version of the 1980's movie of the same name.
"2005 ESPY'S, Arthur Ashe Award", I scored the presentation video for this televised award for Lookalike Productions and NJJ.
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