Studio Soundtracks takes listeners behind the scenes of how music is crafted for film and television by hearing directly from composers, songwriters and music professionals in the Entertainment Industry. Listen to inspiring conversations about composition and hear works from Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar-winning film scores on the show.

CRIS VELASCO
Cris Velasco is one of the most sought-after composers working today in media, scoring some of the world’s biggest video game franchises including Fortnite, Resident Evil, Overwatch, Bloodborne, Darksiders, Dauntless, Assassin’s Creed, Warhammer, Borderlands, Mass Effect and God of War, and television series such as HULU’s Dimension 404 and Freakish. He is also a passionate art collector, curating unique dark and surrealist art exhibitions in LA and Chicago including ‘Wunderkammer’ celebrating eclectic and visionary artwork from Clive Barker, and ‘From The Depths’ showcasing paintings paying homage to H.P. Lovecraft. Cris’ music is regularly performed in symphony concerts worldwide and has received numerous accolades including “Outstanding Achievement In Original Composition” from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, IGN’s People’s Choice Award – Best Music, NBC News award for Best Video Game Music and Best Original Music nomination from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

NAINITA DESAI
BAFTA Breakthrough Brit & 2x Emmy-nominated composer Nainita Desai was described by Empire Magazine as one of the Top 5 Composers to Watch for in 2022 and was included in leading UK film critic Mark Kermode’s Top 3 Film Scores of 2021. Most recently, Nainita earned Emmy, HMMA, and ASCAP Composer Choice nominations for her score to 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible. Additionally, throughout her career she has received an RTS and World Soundtrack Award as well as 2x BIFA and Ivor Novello nominations.

Her other scores include Body Parts, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, the Oscar-nominated For Sama, Sundance and multi-award-winning feature The Reason I Jump, BBC drama series Unprecedented, BAFTA-nominated Netflix doc American Murder, The Tower (ITV), The Story Of Us, as well as Interactive film/video game Telling Lies. Upcoming drama series include Crossfire (BBC1), Funny Woman (SKY), Earthsounds (Apple TV+), Predators (Sky/Netflix) as well as video games The Teacher and Immortality.

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