_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ – Kara Ford is a professional composer, conductor, and pianist who pushes the boundaries of contemporary writing with a rich blend of orchestral and unconventional sounds. Kara’s work ranges from arranging music for the 2023-2024 Oscars and Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter LeAnn Rimes to music production on popular TV shows such as NBC's "The Good Place", Netflix’s “Untold” series, and Amazon's "Homecoming". Her imaginative pieces have been performed across the world in such high-esteemed venues as Dublin’s National Concert Hall by Ireland’s National Symphony Orchestra, the historic San Francisco Mint by Mercury Soul, Utah’s Deer Valley Music Festival by LeAnn Rimes and the Utah Symphony, Warner Brothers Scoring Stage, Capitol Records, and Disneyland by the big band Swing Town. Kara’s versatile sound stems from piano and trumpet studies in classical and jazz fused with the modern technology of film scoring. Kara holds a Master's of Music in Screen Scoring from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in Film Scoring from Boston’s Berklee College of Music. In addition to composition, Kara assistant-conducts the Huntington Beach Concert Band and is also the music director for St. Polycarp Catholic Church. She currently lives in Southern California where she enjoys wake boarding and reading a good fiction novel.

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_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ – Kara Ford is a professional composer, conductor, and pianist who pushes the boundaries of contemporary writing with a rich blend of orchestral and unconventional sounds. Kara’s work ranges from arranging music for the 2023-2024 Oscars and Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter LeAnn Rimes to music production on popular TV shows such as NBC's "The Good Place", Netflix’s “Untold” series, and Amazon's "Homecoming". Her imaginative pieces have been performed across the world in such high-esteemed venues as Dublin’s National Concert Hall by Ireland’s National Symphony Orchestra, the historic San Francisco Mint by Mercury Soul, Utah’s Deer Valley Music Festival by LeAnn Rimes and the Utah Symphony, Warner Brothers Scoring Stage, Capitol Records, and Disneyland by the big band Swing Town. Kara’s versatile sound stems from piano and trumpet studies in classical and jazz fused with the modern technology of film scoring. Kara holds a Master's of Music in Screen Scoring from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in Film Scoring from Boston’s Berklee College of Music. In addition to composition, Kara assistant-conducts the Huntington Beach Concert Band and is also the music director for St. Polycarp Catholic Church. She currently lives in Southern California where she enjoys wake boarding and reading a good fiction novel.

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Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup – Kara Ford is a professional composer, conductor, and pianist who pushes the boundaries of contemporary writing with a rich blend of orchestral and unconventional sounds. Kara’s work ranges from arranging music for the 2023-2024 Oscars and Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter LeAnn Rimes to music production on popular TV shows such as NBC’s “The Good Place”, Netflix’s “Untold” series, and Amazon’s “Homecoming”. Her imaginative pieces have been performed across the world in such high-esteemed venues as Dublin’s National Concert Hall by Ireland’s National Symphony Orchestra, the historic San Francisco Mint by Mercury Soul, Utah’s Deer Valley Music Festival by LeAnn Rimes and the Utah Symphony, Warner Brothers Scoring Stage, Capitol Records, and Disneyland by the big band Swing Town.

Kara’s versatile sound stems from piano and trumpet studies in classical and jazz fused with the modern technology of film scoring. Kara holds a Master’s of Music in Screen Scoring from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in Film Scoring from Boston’s Berklee College of Music. In addition to composition, Kara assistant-conducts the Huntington Beach Concert Band and is also the music director for St. Polycarp Catholic Church. She currently lives in Southern California where she enjoys wake boarding and reading a good fiction novel.

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Education

Master's of Music at University of Southern California
May 10, 2019
Screen Scoring Degree
Bachelor's of Music at Berklee College of Music
May 12, 2017
Film Scoring Major and Conducting Minor
Associate's Degree in the Arts at Fullerton College
May 8, 2015
Music Degree

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization
    uniE603 Reflections
    Orchestral soundtrack for my 2021 fiction book "The Serpent Bearer".
    uniE603 Final Lap
    Film score orchestral demo recorded at Capitol Records in 2017.
    uniE603 Falnan Planet Combat
    Combat music for space exploration video game.
    uniE603 Sounds Good to Me
    Recorded by Chris Walden's big band at Capitol Records in 2018.
    uniE603 "Innocent" live performance by LeAnn Rimes
    I arranged the strings in this live performance of LeAnn Rimes singing with the Utah Symphony at the Deer Valley Music Festival in 2023.
    uniE603 To the Future
    A film score demo for an adventurous plight through a futuristic world. Recorded at Warner Brothers Studios in 2019.
    uniE603 Kaha Rahyo
    This was released on Saili Oak's 2019 album "Beyond". I provided a contemporary string arrangement of the Indian bhajan song. Saili Oak on vocals.
    uniE603 Brighter Beginnings
    Released as a somber, orchestral/pop underscore track for the soundtrack to my 2021 fiction book "The Serpent Bearer". music soundtrack
    uniE603 Anthem
    This is an original funk/pop song released on the soundtrack for my 2021 fiction book "The Serpent Bearer" soundtrack music beat