Alexander Arntzen

Alexander Arntzen

History

Alexander Arntzen is a film composer of multiple genres, styles, and mediums. Alexander started his music composing career before he graduated from high school. In 2006 he wrote a piece called, "Inspiration" for Special Olympics that became the opening ceremony theme. In 2007 he wrote a song for DSALA's annual Buddy Walk called, "I'll Walk With You." Alexander graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston where he was a Berklee Writing & Composition Scholar from 2009 - 2013. He was also the first recipient ever to be awarded the Berklee College of Music Campus Impact Award for the 9/11 Berklee Memorial Concert. During the summer of 2010 Alexander was honored to accept an internship with Hans Zimmer. In the fall of 2010 Alexander was asked to write a new theme song for the PBS TV Series "Great Decisions." Since the summer of 2012 Alexander has been writing additional music for Lifetime & SyFy TV Channels. In the summer of 2013 Alexander had the privilege of interning for Danny Elfman and assist with transcribing scores for his concert, "Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton."

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Alexander Arntzen

Movies

Fear the Invisible Man
Music
A young British widow shelters an old medical school colleague, a man who has somehow turned himself invisible. As his isolation grows and his sanity frays, he schemes to create a reign of wanton murder and terror across the city.
In the Valley of the Moon
Music
In the Valley of the Moon, follows a young man working as a hitman for the Italian mob in 1977. He takes a job in Petaluma, California, posing as a potential buyer at an open house to confront the realtor who he suspects has a sinister connection to his past.
Last Man Down
Original Music Composer
After civilization succumbs to a deadly pandemic and his wife is murdered, a special forces soldier abandons his duty and becomes a hermit in the Nordic wilderness. Years later, a wounded woman appears on his doorstep. She's escaped from a lab and her pursuers believe her blood is the key to a worldwide cure. He's hesitant to get involved, but all doubts are cast aside when he discovers her pursuer is none other than Commander Stone, the man that murdered his wife some years ago.
Behemoth
Music
A desperate father will risk anything, even his soul, to save his terminally ill daughter.
Initiation
Original Music Composer
During a Whiton University's pledge week, the carefree partying turns deadly when brutal murders start befalling the students, sending Ellery into a race against time to uncover the truth behind the school's dark secrets and the horrifying meaning of a recurring symbol: a single exclamation mark.
A New York Christmas Wedding
Music
As her Christmas Eve wedding draws near, Jennifer is visited by an angel and shown what could have been if she hadn't denied her true feelings for her childhood best friend.
Cottonmouth
Music
A woman takes action once she is sure that someone, or something, is sneaking into her room at night.
Hiccups
Original Music Composer
Things go wrong for Heart from the start as his willingness to hold on gets chipped away until it finally breaks. In his darkest hour, a new friend helps him transition into moving on and finding his own rhythm.
Beyond The Woods
Music
Beyond the Woods is a psychological thriller which follows Detective Reeves' investigation after Laura Bennett's death and the disappearance of her brother Jack. The suspect at hand is Laura's husband Andrew, who seems to be the only one to know where Jack really is. Detective Reeves must solve this never ending puzzle, as Jack's odds of survival are against him.
Acts of Contrition
Original Music Composer
A priest grapples with his faith, the past, and his ride-sharing nightjob as he attempts to prevent a grieving penitent’s death.
Moonwalk with Me
Original Music Composer
A story about a Korean American girl named Juno who is haunted by her father's disappearances. Upon his return, Juno must decide to keep her drifting father grounded or to let him go.
Spirit
Music
A mixed martial arts fighter evokes an ominous spirit when struggling to cut twelve pounds the night before his weigh-in.
Dolor
Music
A girl chases death through the 7 stages of grief to try and save her lost sibling.
When I've Wanted To Die
Original Music Composer
An autobiographical short film adapted from a collection of memories from various moments in this woman's life where she wanted to die.
Jitters
Music
Minutes before his nuptials, a neurotic young man locks himself away in the back room of a church with the best man he knows. Recalling the women of his past, he questions his choice.
Take Your Birth Control
Original Music Composer
This is a book excerpt adaptation from Anna Akana's "So Much I Want To Tell You: Letters To My Little Sister"
The Collaborators
Original Music Composer
A tale of two art students who, after a horrific event, are forced to take off across country in a stolen taxi to evade the law.
The Fleeting Little Life of Peter Wright
Original Music Composer
Peter Wright was about to bid the world adieu when his best friend and housemate Jenny walked through the door. Awkward.
Emergency Call
Original Music Composer
A 911 dispatcher receives a terrifying call.
13/13/13
Additional Music
It's the 13th month of the 13th year of the new millennium.
Cleaver Family Reunion
Additional Music
Members of a dysfunctional family settle their differences after a series of misadventures during their summer reunion
House Rules
Music Score Producer
An Asian American teenage girl, dying to lose her virginity, breaks some house rules (among other things) in order to get what she wants.
First Impression
Music
When Ryan’s new girlfriend takes him to a dinner party to meet her friends, he realises he knows more about them than he should and it all takes a turn.