“This is the sound I ask for, but can't get...” - Ben Sokoler
— Music Coordinator (Criminal Minds, NCIS, The Terminal List)
HYBRID MINIMAL SCORES
Original FIlm & TV scoring and placements. Modern, atmospheric, electronic-orchestral, emotionally driven.
I write music and hybrid minimal scores for filmmakers who want music that breathes with the story - spacious, textural, and built to carry weight without ever getting in the way. Think Interstellar, Inception, Arrival - scores that can hold silence - and swell into something massive, often in the same cue, as well as artist tracks that get audiences engaged.
MY SCORES
Some scores are built to unsettle. Some are built to uplift. Mine are built to do either - because the thread that runs through all of it isn't a mood, it's a method: hybrid minimal composition.
Sparse, deliberate arrangements. Electronic textures layered against organic instrumentation. Restraint used as a tool for emotional impact.
That means I score dystopian thrillers and post-apocalyptic dramas as naturally as I score quiet character pieces and expansive sci-fi: whatever the story needs, built in the same sonic language.
SERVICES
What I Do:
-Original scoring for narrative and documentary film
-Trailer and sync-ready cues
-Genre range: sci-fi, thriller, drama, post-apocalyptic, contemplative/expansive narrative
-Full production: composition, sound design, mix