“What makes Douglas Romayne stand out is that he’s an excellent storyteller. He truly immersed himself in the material, scoring not what we see but what we feel. The result was an incredible score that adds tremendous production value to the film”

“It's a bonus that he happens to be a nice guy and a great collaborator.”

- Brad Kean, writer/director, ENTITY: NINE

“Douglas Romayne's understanding of story, character and visuals were as beneficial to the film as were his musical instincts. His light and elegant touch allowed the music to become such an organic part of the narrative, it's hard to imagine the film without it.”

- Luke Hutton, writer/director, SHELTER

“The score to FREEDOMLAND is truly a masterpiece - captivating and powerful.”

“What sets Douglas Romayne apart from others is not only his natural talent but his ability to capture a moment and make it timeless, to capture the emotion of a scene, a character or a story seemingly without effort, to make the pictures jump off the screen and into your heart.”

- JC Schroder, writer/director,
FREEDOMLAND, THE END OF ALL THINGS, UNTITLED JC. SCHRODER FEATURE

“Douglas Romayne is committed to the art of storytelling.”

“I came to him with a unique style in mind, and he was able to achieve it perfectly. He captured the tone of ROCKETBOY with music that is haunting, lush and magical. ”

- Justin Guerrieri, writer/director, ROCKETBOY

“The writing, directing, cinematography and acting made up the body of the film. Doug's score gave it its soul.”

- Adrian Fulle, writer/director/producer,
THREE DAYS, PAWNLESS ENDGAME

“Douglas Romayne perfectly captured the modern Western sound I was looking for. The music is both subtle and bold adding interesting layers to the tone of my film. I especially love the triumphant final cue - it helps my movie come to a close with great spirit and style.”

- Alexandra Apostolakis, writer/director,
SHE WORE A YELLOW SCRUNCHY

“Douglas Romayne composed a temp score for a tricky sequence in an early cut. The music was so fantastic, it became ANTEBODY's theme.”

“I would recommend him to any filmmaker who wants an amazing, top-notch score”

- James P. Gleason, writer/director, ANTEBODY

“Douglas Romayne was recommended to Chad Rocco, Matthew Hsu and myself by a number of our friends who collaborated with him. His music added tremendously to both the tension and comedy of our film. He was also very open to feedback and working within our director's vision of the project.”

“He's a real pro, we'd gladly work with him on future projects”

- Eric Conner, producer, MUFFIN MAN, COUNT JEFF

“Douglas Romayne worked tirelessly to ensure that I got the best score possible. I look forward to working with him again.”

- Joseph Guerrieri, director, THE JACKALOPE

“Douglas Romayne approached the cinematic process in my film with incredible insight, commitment and talent”

- Adriana Zuanic, director, NON PLUS ULTRA

“Douglas Romayne is an exceptionally gifted composer who has the special ability to recognize the nuances of story and character and create sublimely beautiful music to highlight these elements.”

“Collaborating with Douglas is a director's dream, not only is he extraordinarily talented and passionate about his work, he's a consummate professional. We look forward to working with him again soon.”

- Luci Kwak and Brandon Thomas,
BEYOND THE SILENCE, UNCONDITIONAL, UNTITLED BRANDON THOMAS FILM

“Working with Douglas Romayne was a wonderfully collaborative experience. His ability to come up with a broad range of strong thematic music and achieve a large orchestral sound within his own studio served in bringing both stories to life on the screen.”

- Eric Towner, writer/director, PAPER CUT, SUNDAY PAPER p.2B

“EXPRESSING the INEXPRESSIBLE by Douglas Romayne is a wonderful calling card for a composer who is well and truly on the up!”

- Mike Beek, Music From The Movies

“EXPRESSING the INEXPRESSIBLE is a great anthology from a composer who writes in reassuringly thematic prose and crafts lush melodies and emotion out of sound”

- SoundWars

“An added touch of class is lent to the production by the top-notch musical score from Douglas Romayne.”

- Russell Williams, Dark Realms Magazine

“Douglas Romayne's thematic ideas make the music immediately engaging.”

“His ROCKETBOY has a magical Elfman-ian quality, a cross between PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE and EDWARD SCISSORHANDS.”

- Steven A. Kennedy, Film Score Monthly

“It's hard to come out from under the shadow of a cult TV series like BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and ANGEL but this compilation CD featuring selections from 8 scores by Douglas Romayne is both a superb promo for the composer's skillful writing, and an addictive album, particularly for film music fans wanting music with a rich, elegant orchestral sound.”

- Mark R. Hasan, Soundtrack Reviews, KQEK

“This music is vital!”

“EXPRESSING the INEXPRESSIBLE is a fabulous demonstration of Douglas Romayne's ability to create melodic, large-sounding scores in many genres. This album is highly recommended for those interested in hearing a voice that we hope will move on to more high profile assignments”

- Steven A. Kennedy, Film Score Monthly

“Melodically Douglas Romayne shows immense talent, I can't wait to hear more music by him.”

- Mike Beek, Music From The Movies

“Douglas Romayne's rich scores satisfyingly complement the films he's worked on. I was reminded again that music goes beyond what pictures and words can do on their own. He has filled in and completed the stories, complementing the action and providing an emotional context. Its hard to imagine the films working as well as they do without his music. His evocative music conjures images and emotions that make for a satisfying stand-alone experience, and made me seek out other films he's scored. ”

- Jeff Jewell, director/editor

“Douglas Romayne's FREEDOMLAND kicks off the disk with Beautiful an aptly-titled track, featuring a strong lyrical melody.”

- Steven A. Kennedy, Film Score Monthly

“The music from FREEDOMLAND is centered around a gentle theme that unfolds like a soothing elegy, and in “Beautiful,” the theme goes through a number of gentle variations as Romayne switches from strings to woodwinds, and concludes the cue with a delicate turn towards a semi-tragic theme, using chamber string instruments and harp. A tilting four-note motif on piano is carried by gentle chordal swells by strings, while the theme restatement in the suite's concluding cue, “Free,” is deeply tender with the slow and comforting sound from a solo oboe”

- Mark Hasan, KQEK

“In ENTITY: NINE Douglas Romayne pulls out the stops to deliver excitement in the fashion he exhibited so well in "The Buffyverse." This score is truly impressive in melody and scope. Despite a budget dictating the usual reliance on samples and synths, DR squeezed in live performances with four violins, a cello, and on flute/clarinet he brought in Buffy regular and all-around whiz kid Chris Bleth. The result is an economical, thrilling score (think A.I. by John Williams) full of vitality. I couldn't think of a better stimulus to watching the film. There are sci-fi/action scores that do a lot less.”

- Ian Davis, BluntInstrument,
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Soundtrack News & Reviews

“The music score by Douglas Romayne is outstanding. Romayne captures a large sounding score that backs the documentary's historical perspective as well as the seriousness of the subject matter”

- Terry Wickham, Manta Ray Pictures

“The music by Douglas Romayne is marvelous”

- Bill Gibron, DVDTalk

“With the premiere to BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER season 7, Douglas Romayne's style showed a return to form for the show in terms of action/horror music, matching the styles of both Chris Beck and Angel's Robert Kral without danger of plagiarism”

- Ian Davis, BluntInstrument

“A skillful indie documentary, full of atmosphere and class with a swell orchestral score by Douglas Romayne”

- Martin Wagner, IMDb forum

“A hauntingly evocative score by Douglas Romayne”

- Mike Bracken, Epinions

“Quirky humour dominates Douglas Romayne's score for ROCKETBOY”

“The jaunty tempo of "Something Unusual" is enhanced by the use of expressive, woody vibes and chimes, while "Accountant's Dream" introduces the film's main theme on chimes, and an appropriately cheesy Ondes Martinot sample that recalls some of Danny Elfman's cheeky music for Tim Burton's early comedies”

- Mark R. Hasan, KQEK

“Douglas Romayne's score for SHELTER is lyrical and engaging with an emphasis on ambient sound textures. There's a semi-James Newton Howard feel to this score.”

- Steven A. Kennedy, Film Score Monthly

“In SHELTER, Douglas Romayne reduces scoring down to little more than string synths, atmospherics and delicate piano. It's a very effective score because it lets the drama play out.”

- Ian Davis, BluntInstrument,
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Soundtrack News & Reviews

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