Alex Shenkman is an award-winning film composer and music producer who has been writing music for film & television for nearly a decade. He is known for his work as a composer for NBC’s New Amsterdam, which he scored for 5 seasons. His work on New Amsterdam earned him a BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Award, and earned the show over 40 million streams for its soundtrack release. Shenkman has also composed the main titles and score for countless shows on FOX, including Next Level Chef, Kitchen Nightmares, Domino Masters, Joe Millionaire, and most recently Extracted in 2025. His work will also be featured in the upcoming premiere of Next Level Baker on FOX, Tubi’s Sidelined 2: Intercepted, and Lifetime’s Christmas Everyday. As a music producer, Shenkman’s songs have garnered placements on every major network and streaming platform, including ABC, NBC, FOX, Netflix, Starz, HBO Max, FX, Apple TV+, MTV, Disney, Freeform, and more. His work as a producer has earned him several awards, including a Hollywood Music in Media Award win and Music+Sound Award nomination in 2024 for his music featured in the trailers for American Horror Story: Delicate Part 1 & 2. His artist project, NOCTURN, launched in February of 2021. Billboard Magazine called his cover of Soft Cell's "Tainted Love", released with artist Holy Wars, an "eerily pounding and defiant arrangement”.

Alex Shenkman

Alex Shenkman is an award-winning film composer and music producer who has been writing music for film & television for nearly a decade. He is known for his work as a composer for NBC’s New Amsterdam, which he scored for 5 seasons. His work on New Amsterdam earned him a BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Award, and earned the show over 40 million streams for its soundtrack release. Shenkman has also composed the main titles and score for countless shows on FOX, including Next Level Chef, Kitchen Nightmares, Domino Masters, Joe Millionaire, and most recently Extracted in 2025. His work will also be featured in the upcoming premiere of Next Level Baker on FOX, Tubi’s Sidelined 2: Intercepted, and Lifetime’s Christmas Everyday. As a music producer, Shenkman’s songs have garnered placements on every major network and streaming platform, including ABC, NBC, FOX, Netflix, Starz, HBO Max, FX, Apple TV+, MTV, Disney, Freeform, and more. His work as a producer has earned him several awards, including a Hollywood Music in Media Award win and Music+Sound Award nomination in 2024 for his music featured in the trailers for American Horror Story: Delicate Part 1 & 2. His artist project, NOCTURN, launched in February of 2021. Billboard Magazine called his cover of Soft Cell's "Tainted Love", released with artist Holy Wars, an "eerily pounding and defiant arrangement”.

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Alex Shenkman is an award-winning film composer and music producer who has been writing music for film & television for nearly a decade.

He is known for his work as a composer for NBC’s New Amsterdam, which he scored for 5 seasons. His work on New Amsterdam earned him a BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Award, and earned the show over 40 million streams for its soundtrack release.

Shenkman has also composed the main titles and score for countless shows on FOX, including Next Level Chef, Kitchen Nightmares, Domino Masters, Joe Millionaire, and most recently Extracted in 2025. His work will also be featured in the upcoming premiere of Next Level Baker on FOX, Tubi’s Sidelined 2: Intercepted, and Lifetime’s Christmas Everyday.

As a music producer, Shenkman’s songs have garnered placements on every major network and streaming platform, including ABC, NBC, FOX, Netflix, Starz, HBO Max, FX, Apple TV+, MTV, Disney, Freeform, and more. His work as a producer has earned him several awards, including a Hollywood Music in Media Award win and Music+Sound Award nomination in 2024 for his music featured in the trailers for American Horror Story: Delicate Part 1 & 2.

His artist project, NOCTURN, launched in February of 2021. Billboard Magazine called his cover of Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love”, released with artist Holy Wars, an "eerily pounding and defiant arrangement”.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

TV Composer at New Amsterdam - NBC
June 30, 2018 - December 31, 2022
Score Composer
Music Composer and Producer at FOX Network, Riot Games, Interscope Records, Lyric House
May 1, 2019 - Present
Music Composition, Scoring, and Production for Custom Projects

Education

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Qualifications

Hollywood Music in Media Award Winner
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Music Design - Trailer: American Horror Story - Delicate Pt 2
Music+Sound Awards Nominee
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Trailer: American Horror Story - Delicate Pt 1
BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Award Winner
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
New Amsterdam - NBC

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment