Ellen Reid (composer)
Ellen Reid is a contemporary composer and sound artist[1] originally from Tennessee[2] but living and working in New York City and Los Angeles. Reid is the first composer to have been commissioned by L.A.’s four major classical music institutions: Los Angeles Opera at REDCAT, Los Angeles Philharmonic, L.A. Master Chorale[3] and L.A. Chamber Orchestra. She is the first composer to have world premieres by all four and the only female composer to ever have been performed by all four. In addition to classical music, Reid also writes music for films, TV, and art installations. The LA Weekly says of her work that it "brims wit canny invention."[4] Her first feature film score was The Midnight Swim[5] starring Lindsay Burdge, Aleksa Palladino, Jennifer Lafleur, Ross Partridge, and Beth Grant. She also contributed original music to the soundtrack of Buster's Mal Heart[6] starring Rami Malek, DJ Qualls, and Kate Lyn Sheil. Both films were written and directed by Sarah Adina Smith. Ellen Reid and Missy Mazzoli co-founded Luna Composition Lab, a mentorship program for young self-identified female, non-binary, and gender non-conforming composers.
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- ^ Womack, Catherine. "In the American dream, with every boom comes a bust. How these women turned that cycle into music". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "Ellen Reid's Dreams of the New World Awakens at Walt Disney Concert Hall : Seen and Heard International". seenandheard-international.com. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "Ellen Reid". National Sawdust. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "Mister Squinter and Ellen Reid - The Midnight Swim | Light In The Attic Records". Light In The Attic Records. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "'Buster's Mal Heart' Soundtrack: Score By Mister Squinter Out On August 25, Film Stars Mr. Robot's Rami Malek". Film Music Daily. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2018-12-02.