Sam Dillard is a one-man music-making machine

Top Score by Infinite Guest

Jul 9, 201500:20:41Games & Hobbies

Completely self taught, Sam Dillard not only composes music, but he also performs and records his work. Recently hired by Kinect for its new Harry Potter trailer, Dillard joins Emily Reese on this week's episode of Top S...

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