Jonathan Galland is a French composer, recipient of numerous art grants and music awards in more than 20 countries and six continents. Jonathan has composed music for animated shorts, feature films, advertising, Public Service Announcement (PSA), and figure skating shows featuring Olympic athletes, national champions and performers from Disney on Ice, Stars on Ice, and the Cirque du Soleil. Jonathan Galland has also created original music for three-time Olympic figure skating legend and four-time World champion Kurt Browning. Galland's music has been featured on internet radios, in trade publications, and has been discussed on various film music blogs, podcasts, and at film festivals around the world. Classically trained from a young age as a violinist and through the French music conservatories, Galland later found his calling in the field of composition for motion pictures. He has earned a Master of Fine Arts in Music Production and Sound Design for Visual Media, with an emphasis on Film Scoring at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. Jonathan Galland is an approved submitter to the Academy Awards in the "Best Original Score" category. He is a member of the Recording Academy (hosts of the annual Grammy Awards) as well as the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (CARAS), where he has judged numerous times at the prestigious JUNO Awards. Galland was also on the voting panel of the 2021 World Soundtrack Awards in Belgium.

Jonathan Galland

Jonathan Galland is a French composer, recipient of numerous art grants and music awards in more than 20 countries and six continents. Jonathan has composed music for animated shorts, feature films, advertising, Public Service Announcement (PSA), and figure skating shows featuring Olympic athletes, national champions and performers from Disney on Ice, Stars on Ice, and the Cirque du Soleil. Jonathan Galland has also created original music for three-time Olympic figure skating legend and four-time World champion Kurt Browning. Galland's music has been featured on internet radios, in trade publications, and has been discussed on various film music blogs, podcasts, and at film festivals around the world. Classically trained from a young age as a violinist and through the French music conservatories, Galland later found his calling in the field of composition for motion pictures. He has earned a Master of Fine Arts in Music Production and Sound Design for Visual Media, with an emphasis on Film Scoring at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. Jonathan Galland is an approved submitter to the Academy Awards in the "Best Original Score" category. He is a member of the Recording Academy (hosts of the annual Grammy Awards) as well as the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (CARAS), where he has judged numerous times at the prestigious JUNO Awards. Galland was also on the voting panel of the 2021 World Soundtrack Awards in Belgium.

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Jonathan Galland is a French composer, recipient of numerous art grants and music awards in more than 20 countries and six continents. Jonathan has composed music for animated shorts, feature films, advertising, Public Service Announcement (PSA), and figure skating shows featuring Olympic athletes, national champions and performers from Disney on Ice, Stars on Ice, and the Cirque du Soleil. Jonathan Galland has also created original music for three-time Olympic figure skating legend and four-time World champion Kurt Browning.

Galland’s music has been featured on internet radios, in trade publications, and has been discussed on various film music blogs, podcasts, and at film festivals around the world. Classically trained from a young age as a violinist and through the French music conservatories, Galland later found his calling in the field of composition for motion pictures. He has earned a Master of Fine Arts in Music Production and Sound Design for Visual Media, with an emphasis on Film Scoring at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California.

Jonathan Galland is an approved submitter to the Academy Awards in the “Best Original Score” category. He is a member of the Recording Academy (hosts of the annual Grammy Awards) as well as the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (CARAS), where he has judged numerous times at the prestigious JUNO Awards. Galland was also on the voting panel of the 2021 World Soundtrack Awards in Belgium.

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Skills

adobe audition
Logic Pro
Pro Tools
Sibelius
So
Soundtrack

Experience Level

adobe audition
Expert
Logic Pro
Intermediate
Pro Tools
Intermediate
Sibelius
Intermediate

Language

French
Fluent
English
Fluent

Education

Teaching Certificate in Higher Education at Harvard University
April 20, 2021

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    uniE621 Award of Excellence - Original Score
    Accolade Global Film Competition: Award of Excellence for Original Score (The Ribbon) 2019
    uniE621 The Ribbon - Original Soundtrack
    Soundtrack for the award-winning short film "The Ribbon" https://www.twine.net/signin https://www.twine.net/signin
    uniE621 The Ribbon - Original Soundtrack
    Soundtrack for the award-winning short film "The Ribbon" https://www.twine.net/signin https://www.twine.net/signin
    uniE621 The Ribbon - Original Soundtrack
    Soundtrack awards for the short film "The Ribbon" https://www.twine.net/signin https://www.twine.net/signin
    uniE621 Lost Angeles Cinefest (2020)
    Receiving a "Best Score" award from actress Tania Estrada
    uniE621 Exploring the Pacific Northwest - OST tracklist
    “Exploring the Pacific Northwest” is a sixty-five-minute nature and wildlife documentary directed by Ian A. Nelson and narrated by Gregory Harrison. The film takes the audience on the American and Canadian Pacific Coastline through the states of California, Oregon, Washington, as well as the province of British Columbia. The wide diversity of these regions includes dense forests, drylands, waterfalls, active volcanoes, mountain ranges and ice fields where many animals thrive. Original Music now available at https://www.twine.net/signin/store
    uniE621 Exploring the Pacific Northwest - OST
    “Exploring the Pacific Northwest” is a sixty-five-minute nature and wildlife documentary directed by Ian A. Nelson and narrated by Gregory Harrison. The film takes the audience on the American and Canadian Pacific Coastline through the states of California, Oregon, Washington, as well as the province of British Columbia. The wide diversity of these regions includes dense forests, drylands, waterfalls, active volcanoes, mountain ranges and ice fields where many animals thrive. Original Music now available at https://www.twine.net/signin/store
    uniE621 ACS France
    Original Score commissioned by "ACS France" for their 2018 promotional reel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD2aH2PK1qs&t=11s "ACS France" is a filming company specializing in aerial shots and special camera techniques. Originally based in Paris, they collaborate with various international teams on films, TV commercials and large-scale events. Some of the many productions they have worked on include: Mission Impossible, Star Wars, Dunkirk, Inferno, Transformers, Assassin’s Creed, Tarzan, Spectre, Jungle Book, Fast & Furious, Red, The Martian, Les Miserables, Oblivion, War Horse, Sherlock Holmes, Inception, Cloud Atlas, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Captain America, Justice League.
    uniE621 "Shadow of the Day" cover (feat. Danica Lipetsky)
    7-year-old Danica Lipetsky receiving an Award for her vocal performance on "Shadow of the Day". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81TpUbZwxjA