Original score for the mobile game The Canterville Ghost (Playlife). Working to a director’s brief, I composed three cues tied to specific story functions: a character theme for the protagonist, Virginia, and branching “failure” and “success” outcome cues. All three are derived from shared thematic material, so the same musical identity carries the player through triumph and loss for a unified emotional world.
Oleg Garaev
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- 1 project
I'm a composer with 10+ years writing brand-aligned music that builds tone, tension, and character through original themes and adaptive cues.
About
I’m a composer with 10+ years writing brand-aligned music that builds tone, tension, and character through original themes and adaptive cues. I work in episodic, deadline-driven production — fast turnaround, same-day revisions, remote pipelines.
I lock creative direction early and run a complete in-house pipeline from composition through mix and master, so every track lands consistent and delivery-ready. Fluent English (C1, Fulbright), reliable in collaborative projects, and focused on narrative and motivational content where the music does the storytelling.
- Joined May 2026
Languages
- EnglishFluent
Industry experience
- Media & Entertainment
- Gaming
- Education
Projects · 1
Work experience· 4 roles
Composer · Playlife.aiNov 2023 – Mar 2024 · 5 mos
Composed original music for a mobile narrative title, including character and outcome cues written to a director's brief. Developed thematic material to create unified emotional worlds across branching success/failure outcomes.
Composer / Project Lead · GALAX StudiosSep 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos
Compose original scores and short-form cues across concurrent client projects (Cubase Pro 14), adapting to each project's tone and brief. Handle mixing and mastering in-house (WaveLab Pro 12) for delivery-ready tracks. Maintain consistent sonic identity and deliver fast with same-day revisions in a remote pipeline.
Composer / Sound Engineer · Sacraments of Eternity Inc.Mar 2022 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos
Scored episodes for an award-winning animated series, supporting a recurring schedule while maintaining creative and sonic consistency across the run. Performed mixing and mastering to match established standards for episode delivery.
Composer / Audio Engineer · CinekoreJul 2019 – Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos
Education
MFA, Music Composition for Films and Media · University of Chichester / ThinkSpace Education2019 – 2021
Professional Media Composition (a 2-year online Master of Fine Arts program)
Jazz Piano · Sverdlovsk Tchaikovsky Music College2009 – 2015
Jazz Piano Department
FLTA (Fulbright) · Wheaton College, USA2030 – 2026
Wheaton College, Norton (MA)
Certifications and awards
Honorable Mention Award2025
Received an Honorable Mention Award at Animusic Film Festival in Spain
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