Michael Roth's Reel

Interview about Randy Newman's FAUST in concert - and my work with Randy Newman as a music director, orchestrator, pianist etc- -

The weekend of Sept. 7 was an exciting time for The Soraya. “Faust” rehearsals commenced in New York. In this brief video you will meet some of the cast members and get a rare glimpse into the earliest moments of rehearsal, when Reeve Carney (“Devil”) and Javier Muñoz (“Lord”) were first learning their parts. By the end of the weekend, we had worked through the entire score multiple times and the characters were beginning to take shape. It was exciting for me to be back in the...

Pleased to "re-introduce" this weekend with a new perhaps interesting composition and video - thanks to all - - a new composition for chromelodeon (microtonal), strega and singer - performed by Scott Graff - text by Alice Ripley - for more information: https://www.thewebopera.com/ana-m

Music video - featuring music written for a Shakespeare project with Al Pacino in 2022 - hope you all find it interesting, was a great project to work on -

Trailer for THE WEB OPERA, independently produced through-sung web series based on true events, an official selection at 32 film festivals, called “beautifully, brilliantly realized, very much of our time with high voltage music” by Fanfare Magazine and "a great 21st Century Opera” by Randy Newman, THE WEB OPERA, dealing with online behavior, cyber abuse and LGBT issues, is an experiment in both new music and film that, with links on our website, tries to raise awareness and support...

Happy to re-introduce myself to Stage 32 - I’m a composer, sound artist & music director for film, theatre, and chamber music. Collaborations with Tom Hanks (HENRY IV in LA), Christopher Plummer (THE TEMPEST, filmed, currently streaming), many with Randy Newman (including music direction for Disney’s PRINCESS & THE FROG), and many others. Most recent projects include composing/producing THE WEB OPERA, an experiment in film and music, an acclaimed through-sung web series based on...

"HIGH VOLTAGE MUSIC! A BEAUTIFULLY, POIGNANTLY CONSTRUCTED & BRILLIANTLY REALIZED NEW OPERA!" - Fanfare This is the premiere recording of a preliminary rough demo of the first five minutes of Episode Four of THE WEB OPERA, Michael Roth's award-winning online through-sung web series. At the end of Episode 3, Violinist98 has read a tweet posted by his roommate and realizes his privacy has been violated via his roommate's webcam while on a date. The next night he seeks advice online via...

This is the trailer for THE WEB OPERA, a three episode (so far) through-sung web-series based on true events, an official selection at 27 film festivals - currently streaming for free. Composed (and produced) by MIchael Roth, directed by Kate Jopson. Please visit and have a look, and join us in support of our work against cyber-abuse and supporting suicide prevention. We're very proud of the work, Episodes 4 and 5 are in progress, and we hope you all log on and have a look, and let us know...

Hi all, I'm Michael Roth, a composer based in LA - and I recently produced a new through-sung web series, THE WEB OPERA, based on a true story - the trailer is posted here, and below is more info about this unique project - and I would love to know what you think: <<<<<< “A great 21st Century Opera, an important story told very very well.’— Randy Newman - THE WEB OPERA, Michael Roth’s provocative self-produced groundbreaking experiment in opera, film and music...