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Hi, I’m Brian Satterwhite, a composer, conductor, performer, author, teacher, and film editor based in Austin, Texas. I earned a B.M. in Film Scoring and Composition from Berklee College of Music and have written music for more than 175 short and feature films, including Ride Around the World, The Lone Ranger, Sushi: The Global Catch, Boneyard Alaska, The Mark of War, The Next Kill, Killing Ed, Switch, Man on a Mission, Artois the Goat, among others. I’ve also contributed orchestrations on Krampus and The Way Home, conducted studio recordings in Austin and Los Angeles, and composed concert works for symphonic and chamber ensembles. I’ve written about film music for various publications and hosted radio programs, while teaching and curating silent-film scores across the country. I live in Pflugerville with my wife Maria and two sons, Holden and Maxwell.…Hi, I’m Brian Satterwhite, a composer, conductor, performer, author, teacher, and film editor based in Austin, Texas. I earned a B.M. in Film Scoring and Composition from Berklee College of Music and have written music for more than 175 short and feature films, including Ride Around the World, The Lone Ranger, Sushi: The Global Catch, Boneyard Alaska, The Mark of War, The Next Kill, Killing Ed, Switch, Man on a Mission, Artois the Goat, among others. I’ve also contributed orchestrations on Krampus and The Way Home, conducted studio recordings in Austin and Los Angeles, and composed concert works for symphonic and chamber ensembles. I’ve written about film music for various publications and hosted radio programs, while teaching and curating silent-film scores across the country. I live in Pflugerville with my wife Maria and two sons, Holden and Maxwell.

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Hi, I’m Brian Satterwhite, a composer, conductor, performer, author, teacher, and film editor based in Austin, Texas. I earned a B.M. in Film Scoring and Composition from Berklee College of Music and have written music for more than 175 short and feature films, including Ride Around the World, The Lone Ranger, Sushi: The Global Catch, Boneyard Alaska, The Mark of War, The Next Kill, Killing Ed, Switch, Man on a Mission, Artois the Goat, among others. I’ve also contributed orchestrations on Krampus and The Way Home, conducted studio recordings in Austin and Los Angeles, and composed concert works for symphonic and chamber ensembles. I’ve written about film music for various publications and hosted radio programs, while teaching and curating silent-film scores across the country. I live in Pflugerville with my wife Maria and two sons, Holden and Maxwell.…Hi, I’m Brian Satterwhite, a composer, conductor, performer, author, teacher, and film editor based in Austin, Texas. I earned a B.M. in Film Scoring and Composition from Berklee College of Music and have written music for more than 175 short and feature films, including Ride Around the World, The Lone Ranger, Sushi: The Global Catch, Boneyard Alaska, The Mark of War, The Next Kill, Killing Ed, Switch, Man on a Mission, Artois the Goat, among others. I’ve also contributed orchestrations on Krampus and The Way Home, conducted studio recordings in Austin and Los Angeles, and composed concert works for symphonic and chamber ensembles. I’ve written about film music for various publications and hosted radio programs, while teaching and curating silent-film scores across the country. I live in Pflugerville with my wife Maria and two sons, Holden and Maxwell.

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Hi, I’m Brian Satterwhite, a composer, conductor, performer, author, teacher, and film editor based in Austin, Texas. I earned a B.M. in Film Scoring and Composition from Berklee College of Music and have written music for more than 175 short and feature films, including Ride Around the World, The Lone Ranger, Sushi: The Global Catch, Boneyard Alaska, The Mark of War, The Next Kill, Killing Ed, Switch, Man on a Mission, Artois the Goat, among others. I’ve also contributed orchestrations on Krampus and The Way Home, conducted studio recordings in Austin and Los Angeles, and composed concert works for symphonic and chamber ensembles. I’ve written about film music for various publications and hosted radio programs, while teaching and curating silent-film scores across the country. I live in Pflugerville with my wife Maria and two sons, Holden and Maxwell.

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Owner, Composer at Nuance Music, LLC

July 1, 1998 - Present

Composing, arranging, performing, music copying/score preparation, conducting, producing, mixing, and mastering original music for more than 160 film, television, web, and video game productions. Orchestrator on Krampus (2015) for composer Douglas Pipes; Orchestrator and conductor on The Way Home (2010); Conductor for numerous studio recordings in Austin, Texas and Los Angeles, California; Composer of concert music for various symphonic and chamber music ensembles; Music copyist and preparer for hundreds of published compositions; Assistant conductor and board member of the Cinematic Symphony; Film editor on major documentary films including Killing Ed (2016), Switch (2012), and Sushi: A Global Catch (2011).

Composer-In-Residence, Silent Film Curator at Dallas Chamber Symphony

July 1, 2012 - Present

Composer of four complete scores for chamber ensemble performed live to picture: A Sailor-Made Man (1921), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919), The Scarecrow (1920), Metropolis (1927); Co-conductor of The Unanswered Question by Charles Ives with Richard McKay and the Dallas Chamber Symphony; Curator of the DCS Silent Film Series; commissions and supervises composers to pen new scores for performance live to picture; assists music director in syncing live performances to picture; programs on-screen conducting aides; assists and consults on all live performance matters.

Lecturer, Advanced Functions of Music in Film at The University of Texas at Austin

January 1, 1999 - May 31, 2017

Developed curriculum and taught upper level course RTF-331T 'Advanced Functions of Music in Film' for the Department of Radio-Television-Film; supervised and graded assigned writing projects involving music and visual media; developed community courses 'Film Music - Listening to Movies' and 'Making a Film Score'.

Private Composition Teacher at UT Informal Classes Program (The University of Texas at Austin)

January 1, 1999 - July 31, 2007

Taught private composition, orchestration, electronic music, and music business for two years, paid for by the U.S. Air Force, in preparation for Dr. Knoeckel’s DMA in Music Composition (earned in May, 2019).

Freelance Writer, Author at Self-Employed

July 1, 2006 - Present

Author of The Music of Friday the 13th (2019-2020) and currently writing a new book on the history and analysis of music for the Friday the 13th franchise; contributor to Birth.Movies.Death; liner notes author for 35+ soundtrack albums; soundtrack consultant for Mondo Records (2012 - Present); lead writer for The Marvel Symphonic Universe video on YouTube.

Writer/Contributor at Ain't It Cool News

May 1, 2006 - April 30, 2013

Author of dozens of articles on film music; interviews with film composers.

Producer and Host at Classical 89.5 KMFA, 'Film Score Focus'

November 1, 2005 - June 30, 2019

Producer and host of 685 hour-long weekly radio programs featuring themed episodes and curated film music programming.

Liner Notes Author / Editor at La-La Land Records

January 1, 2009 - Present

Author of liner notes for 35+ soundtrack albums for major labels including Friday the 13th, Jurassic Park, Alien, The Fountain, Dolores Claiborne, Speed Racer, and more.