Max J. Fink

Max J. Fink (b. 2000) is an award-winning composer of music for visual media and concert music from the United States. With each piece of music incorporating elements of cinematics and programmatic storytelling, the ultimate goal of his compositions is to evoke a memorable, emotional experience from all that may listen to them.

Back in 2019 when Max composed his first ever score to visual media, he quickly realized that he had solidified a passion for creating dramatic orchestral film music. The annual "Scares and Scores" film festival that takes place at the University of Miami was where he had premiered his first score, to a short film entitled "Karma" by Ishan Outram. As a first semester, freshman student of the Frost School of Music in 2019, Max took home the "Best Score" award for his music at the festival; adjudicated and awarded by the prolific Carlos Rafael Rivera. Also during his first semester at UM, Max had the honor of working with the talented Maria Schneider for an orchestral music composition workshop featuring the prestigious Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra. 

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More recently, Max composed and entered an original piece for band/wind ensemble into a composition competition (college/university division) hosted by The American Prize in 2022. After evaluation by judge Mark J. Morette of Mark's Custom Recording Service, Max was awarded 3rd place for his composition entitled "Exodus." Also within 2022, Max was formally inducted into the Millennium Composers Initiative, becoming amongst a group of talented, up-and-coming composers including but not limited to Kevin Day, Harrison Collins, and Josh Trentadue. Before the end of 2022, Max had also begun working as a freelance composer for Fiverr, currently having completed orders for clients such as Darkhorse Analytics and the New York Times-bestselling script writer Grace Ellis.

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In 2023, Max premiered a deeply emotional piece for symphony orchestra entitled "Forever and Always - A Reflection." The composition was written in 2022 as a dedication to the 17 tragically lost lives of the event that occurred on February 14th, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Foreseeing the 5th anniversary of this tragedy coming up in 2023, Max sought out Florida-based orchestras to premiere the piece and help spread a message of hopefulness through music. On February 14th, 2023, the composition was performed by South Florida's premiere student orchestra, the Florida Youth Orchestra, during the ParksFest Love & Music Day at Plantation Heritage Park for an audience of over 2,000 people. Having been a student of the orchestra throughout his time at MSD High, Max felt honored to rekindle his connection with the orchestra and have his piece premiered by the group. Several news and radio stations covered the inspiring story of this composition and its performance including 1 Fort Lauderdale, WMMB-AM of iHeartRadio, the Sun Sentinel, [redacted], and NBC 6 South Florida.

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As of August 2024, Max graduated with his Master's degree in Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games from the Berklee College of Music in Valencia, Spain. The culmination of his studies included the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have his music recorded and personally conducted at AIR Studios Lyndhurst, one of the premier scoring stages in the entire world. His music was recorded there by top session musicians, including several current musicians of the London Symphony Orchestra. Max's time at Berklee also granted him the opportunity to record with the Budapest Art Orchestra on multiple sessions. The finale of recording with them included a self-conducted, in-person session at the Hungarian National Radio's Studio 22. 

In January 2025, Max traveled to Burbank, California to participate in the Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive's 2024-2025 Workshop. He would have the opportunity to record and conduct his music on site at Warner Bros. Studios' Eastwood Scoring Stagewith the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra. The weeklong event included personal meetings and classes from film/tv music legends as Conrad Pope, William Ross, Booker White, Emilie Bernstein, Blake Neely, Sherri Chung, and Jeff Russo.

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As he continues to compose music for visual media, Max enhances his compositional voice and deepens his passion for the collaborative art of cinema.