Joseph Trapanese

Joseph Trapanese's love of classical music and electronic sound began at a young age. The duality continued through his formal conservatory training in New York, where he juxtaposed performing in Carnegie Hall and other major New York concert venues with scoring films, contributing to theatrical productions, performing with jazz and Latin bands, and writing experimental and interactive music. Upon settling in Los Angeles's vibrant arts landscape, he found that these diverse paths began to converge, leading to collaborations with artists for several of the most-anticipated soundtracks of recent memory; from Daft Punk's TRON: Legacy to Mike Shinoda's The Raid: Redemption, as well as M83's Oblivion and "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming" and Moby's "Extreme Ways" from The Bourne Legacy.

A versatile composer in his own right, Trapanese has lent his unique hybrid sound to such productions as the young adult phenomenon The Divergent Series: Insurgent, the critically acclaimed The Raid 2, and the family sci-fi adventure film Earth to Echo. He has also contributed as an arranger for Kelly Clarkson's "Piece by Piece" and "Wrapped in Red," Active Child's "Rapor EP," White Sea's "In Cold Blood," Zedd's "True Colors" live from the Empire State Building, "Stay the Night" live in Central Park on Good Morning America and John Newman's album, as well as serving as the co-writer and co-producer of 3OH!3's "Do or Die."

He has conducted live performances with M83 (in 2013 at the Hollywood Bowl with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and in 2012 at SummerStage in New York City's Central Park); Kelly Clarkson ("Kelly Clarkson's a Cautionary Christmas Music Tale" live on NBC from Las Vegas, 2013); and with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, when in February 2014 he was invited by composer Steven Price to conduct portions of his Oscar®-winning score from the film Gravity at UCLA's Royce Hall for the first-ever "Oscar® Concert."

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