Iranian-American James T. Sale was born in Washington D.C. to music-loving parents who introduced him to classical and modern orchestral music and film music. James began writing music for feature films in 1995 with The Cheshire Cat. He then began writing for some of Hollywood's biggest films starting in 2005 with Herbie:Fully Loaded, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 1+2, The LEGO Movie, Hotel Transylvania 1+2, 21+22 Jumpstreet, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked and Road Chip, as well as Safe with Jason Statham and Last Vegas. In 2014 James began a fruitful collaboration with director Sean Hanish with Return to Zero, Sister Cities, Saint Judy, and Just a Bit Outside:The Story of the 1982 Brewers. James also writes concert music with pieces like The Langvaad Quintet which premiered in Denmark in 2014, The Dublin Concerto which premiered in Dublin in August of 2024, and Dark Music for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra.

James T. Sale

Iranian-American James T. Sale was born in Washington D.C. to music-loving parents who introduced him to classical and modern orchestral music and film music. James began writing music for feature films in 1995 with The Cheshire Cat. He then began writing for some of Hollywood's biggest films starting in 2005 with Herbie:Fully Loaded, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 1+2, The LEGO Movie, Hotel Transylvania 1+2, 21+22 Jumpstreet, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked and Road Chip, as well as Safe with Jason Statham and Last Vegas. In 2014 James began a fruitful collaboration with director Sean Hanish with Return to Zero, Sister Cities, Saint Judy, and Just a Bit Outside:The Story of the 1982 Brewers. James also writes concert music with pieces like The Langvaad Quintet which premiered in Denmark in 2014, The Dublin Concerto which premiered in Dublin in August of 2024, and Dark Music for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra.

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Iranian-American James T. Sale was born in Washington D.C. to music-loving parents who introduced him to classical and modern orchestral music and film music.

James began writing music for feature films in 1995 with The Cheshire Cat. He then began writing for some of Hollywood’s biggest films starting in 2005 with Herbie:Fully Loaded, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 1+2, The LEGO Movie, Hotel Transylvania 1+2, 21+22 Jumpstreet, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked and Road Chip, as well as Safe with Jason Statham and Last Vegas.

In 2014 James began a fruitful collaboration with director Sean Hanish with Return to Zero, Sister Cities, Saint Judy, and Just a Bit Outside:The Story of the 1982 Brewers. James also writes concert music with pieces like The Langvaad Quintet which premiered in Denmark in 2014, The Dublin Concerto which premiered in Dublin in August of 2024, and Dark Music for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Composer at Eyescore Music
January 1, 2001 - Present
Composer, Orchestrator and Conductor for various directors, studios, and companies for 30 years.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Music at Berklee College of Music
January 1, 1988 - May 1, 1991
Master of Music at Berklee College of Music
January 1, 2025 - June 25, 2026
BA at Berklee College of Music
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1991
MM at Berklee College of Music
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2026

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education