Composer/Musician

Composer / Music

The Composer will be responsible for developing the original musical identity of The Expressionists and creating music that supports the tone, characters, action, and emotional direction of the series.

This role will work across both large cinematic sequences and quieter character moments. The goal is to create a recognizable soundtrack that feels specific to The Expressionists rather than relying on generic background music.

Responsibilities may include:

• Composing original music for episodes, trailers, promotional material, and other project needs

• Developing recurring themes and motifs for major characters, groups, locations, and story elements

• Scoring dialogue scenes, emotional scenes, suspense, action, and large-scale combat

• Creating music that supports pacing without overwhelming dialogue or sound design

• Developing musical identities for recurring concepts such as Helix, Aether, Breaking, and major character arcs

• Producing variations of existing themes for different emotional or narrative contexts

• Creating transitions, stingers, tension cues, and shorter musical pieces when needed

• Working from scripts, scene descriptions, animatics, rough cuts, or completed footage

• Timing music to picture and adjusting compositions to fit scene pacing

• Revising tracks based on feedback from the Creator/Showrunner

• Delivering organized final mixes, stems, and project files where required

• Maintaining a consistent musical style and sound across episodes

• Working with the Sound Designer and Audio Mixing / Mastering team to make sure music integrates properly with dialogue and effects

• Helping build and maintain a reusable library of themes and musical material for the series

The Expressionists will move between character-driven drama, mystery, darker emotional material, humor, suspense, and large-scale action, so the soundtrack should be capable of shifting between these tones while still feeling like part of the same series.

Character themes should be able to grow and change alongside the characters themselves. A theme introduced early in the series may return later in a different form as relationships, conflicts, and character arcs develop.

Major concepts and organizations may also receive their own recurring musical language so that the audience begins to associate certain sounds, instruments, or motifs with specific parts of the world.

We are especially interested in composers who are comfortable with cinematic scoring and thematic development.

Applicants do not need access to a live orchestra. High-quality virtual instruments, synthesized elements, electronic production, hybrid scoring, and other approaches are welcome as long as the final result fits the series.

Applicants should have experience or familiarity with:

• Film or animation scoring

• Cinematic composition

• Character themes and leitmotifs

• Action music

• Emotional scoring

• Suspense and tension

• Music arrangement

• Orchestration

• MIDI programming

• Virtual instruments

• Music production

• Mixing music

• Scoring to picture

• Delivering stems and alternate mixes

Experience with FL Studio, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, Reaper, Studio One, Pro Tools, or similar music production software is welcome.

Applicants should provide a portfolio, demo reel, or examples of previous compositions. Cinematic tracks, character themes, action music, emotional pieces, game or animation scores, and scoring-to-picture examples are especially useful.

This role will work closely with the Creator/Showrunner, Sound Designer / Foley Artist, Audio Mixing / Mastering team, and other members of the production team.

The Composer / Music Department is allocated 2% of total distributable project revenue.

This percentage operates as a shared role pool and will be divided among the contracted composers or music contributors according to the terms established in their individual agreements.

Individual percentages will depend on department staffing, workload, and production responsibilities.

All selected contributors will be required to sign a written agreement before beginning official production work.