Cody Bengtson is a Arizona based film composer known for his work with directors Aaron Gonzalez and Nathan Blair. Some of these notable works include “On The Sidewalk Bleeding” “Jekyll” “Life is beautiful” and many more. His approach to writing film scores is to watch the film, and then figure out the emotion behind it by creating a classic Hollywood style score along with bringing in modern elements to give the film as much emotion as possible.

Cody Bengtson

Cody Bengtson is a Arizona based film composer known for his work with directors Aaron Gonzalez and Nathan Blair. Some of these notable works include “On The Sidewalk Bleeding” “Jekyll” “Life is beautiful” and many more. His approach to writing film scores is to watch the film, and then figure out the emotion behind it by creating a classic Hollywood style score along with bringing in modern elements to give the film as much emotion as possible.

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Cody Bengtson is a Arizona based film composer known for his work with directors Aaron
Gonzalez and Nathan Blair. Some of these notable works include “On The Sidewalk Bleeding”
“Jekyll” “Life is beautiful” and many more. His approach to writing film scores is to watch the
film, and then figure out the emotion behind it by creating a classic Hollywood style score along
with bringing in modern elements to give the film as much emotion as possible.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Film Composer at World Of Nathan Productions
June 16, 2023 - June 22, 2023
Film Composer at Film.Collective.Productions
December 25, 2024 - December 30, 2024
Music Composer at Knight Light Productions
January 1, 2023 - March 3, 2023
Film Composer at World Of Nathan Productions
October 1, 2024 - October 14, 2025
Composed original scores for short films including The Squirrel and Life is Beautiful; collaborated closely with director Aaron Gonzalez and Nathan Blair to enhance emotional depth and atmosphere.
Film Composer at World Of Nathan Productions
April 1, 2025 - October 14, 2025
Collaborated on the short film For The Greater Good, delivering an emotional and suspenseful score to support the story and subtext; again worked with Aaron Gonzalez.

Education

Associate in the Arts at Scottsdale Community College
September 1, 2023 - December 11, 2024
BFA in Film and Media Production at Arizona State University
January 1, 2025 - May 1, 2027
High School Diploma at Higley High School
July 23, 2019 - May 19, 2023
High School Diploma at Higley High School
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Associate in the Arts at Scottsdale Community College
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Film Composer at Arizona State University
September 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024

Qualifications

BFA in Film and Media Production
January 11, 2030 - October 14, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services
    paper Alice In Wonderland & Back Again

    I wrote over 20 Musical Compositions for my high school production of
    “Alice in Wonderland & Back Again” especially two for some lyrical
    moments in the script that had no backing tracks at all

    uniE608 Cody Bengtson Composer Reel
    This shows all of the projects to date that i have scored
    paper End Of The Line

    A young man recently is betrayed and goes to an old hang out spot to contemplate life and end it all but there he realizes what good life has, but by then its too late.

    paper Where No One Goes

    in an apocalyptic setting in a near distant future an young teenager named peter tries to survive alone but as a younger girl named Olivia he knows he cant live life alone.

    paper Jekyll

    A teenage Jekyll fights with his inner Hyde who has been causing him trouble in school.

    I had to create a score that helped bring the classic “Jekyll & Hyde” story to life in a very modern and horrifying way.

    uniE608 On The Sidewalk Bleeding
    On a dark, rainy night in a suburban neighborhood, two rival gangs The Royals, and The Guardians cross paths, and just in one moment hate leads to bloodshed.