Robert L. White — Page 3 of 3 — Software engineer by day,

An Untitled Movie Theme

Feb

2

2015

I came up with this really sentimental-sounding theme that seems like it could be used as a movie theme. I didn’t really want to take the time to fully compose it (read: lazy), so I just improv’d around the basic idea I was going for.

Being grateful without being in denial 4

Jan

21

2015

The Problem In the past year I’ve seen multiple articles posted on social media about the importance of having gratitude if you want to be happy. Most self-help books would probably say the exact same thing; after all, it really seems obvious that gratitude is important for happiness. At the same time, for me and ...

Why I Believe

May

29

2014

I wrote a while back on my experiences with doubt. After getting some feedback from that post, I figure it’s best that I quickly summarize where I am now in my beliefs. The funny thing looking back on the matter is that I was probably deepest in doubt before I really started to investigate the relevant issues. ...

The Darkness of Doubt 7

Jan

2

2014

Doubt sucks. It might be necessary, it might even be good, but at its worst it has also been probably the most painful thing I’ve experienced in my life so far. Unfortunately, I think it’s something unavoidable for me, since I do care a great deal about making sure that what I believe in is, ...

Original Piece #1 5

Jul

6

2013

I’ve written about 5 complete piano solos in total, and I’m trying to notate and/or record each one. Here is the first one, written around the age of 12, with some small changes over the years. I had recently learned Für Elise by Beethoven when I wrote it, which inspired this piece to some ...

A tribute to one of my favorite movies 4

Feb

5

2013

Starálfur – Sigur Rós 1

Jun

30

2012

One of my all-time favorite Sigur Rós songs. I decided to make my own piano arrangement of it. You can download sheet music for my arrangement here.