Sam Ewing

 

MEDIA COMPOSER

 

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WHAT I’m up to:

  • The walking dead: the ones who live: Soundtrack coming soon

  • God of war ragnarok: valhalla: Soundtrack streaming now

  • Amp house massacre: Film Releases may 30th, 2024

 
 

Sam in 30 seconds

Sam is a film, television and video game composer in Los Angeles. He recently composed the score for series The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, as well as the upcoming Chuck Russell film (The Mask, Scorpion King) Witchboard. Along with Omer Ben-Zvi with themes by Bear McCreary, Sam scored the God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla DLC for PS5.

Sam also scored the rom-com pair of films Beautiful Disaster and Beautiful Wedding, and the Gerard Butler starring thriller, Last Seen Alive.

Sam got his start with Emmy and Bafta-winning composer Bear McCreary, for whom he wrote additional music and later co-scored the seasons 10-11 of The Walking Dead.

 

News & Updates

 

Sam nominated for 2023 Breakout Composer of the Year by Movie Music UK

“SAM EWING is one of the first composers to graduate out of Bear McCreary’s Sparks & Shadows organization and work on relatively major projects of his own, and he impressed me enormously with his score for the low-budget slasher flick Slotherhouse, a fully orchestral horror score where the thematic ideas are based on Ennio Morricone’s score for The Mission. This sounds insane but it works tremendously well, and is a ton of fun; Films like Slotherhouse are perfect vehicles for young composers like Sam Ewing to have fun and show what they can do, far from the pressures of studio executives with more to lose. The number of major composers who cut their teeth on low-budget horror movies before going on to greater things is enormous, and on the back of this music Sam Ewing is likely to join their ranks before long.”

 
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SLOTHERHOUSE Nominated for BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM by Movie Music UK
SLOTHERHOUSE Nominated for BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM by Movie Music UK

“Imagine a horror score where the thematic ideas are based on Ennio Morricone’s score for The Mission, and that’s what Slotherhouse is. Clearly the Morricone homages are intended to represent the lush, beautiful jungle home of Alpha the Sloth himself – The Mission was based among the Guaraní people of modern day Bolivia and Paraguay – and Ewing’s approximation of this sound is excellent.”

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Sam Receives 2022 ASCAP Foundation Henry Mancini Music Fellowship Award
Sam Receives 2022 ASCAP Foundation Henry Mancini Music Fellowship Award
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Composer Sam Ewing Talks Process on The Walking Dead and God of War
Composer Sam Ewing Talks Process on The Walking Dead and God of War

Interview with Creative Future

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Anatomy of a TV Show: The Walking Dead
Anatomy of a TV Show: The Walking Dead

I traveled to Washington D.C. with a few fellow The Walking Dead creatives, actor and director Michael Cudlitz, and executive producers Scott M. Gimple and Denise Huth, to share our process of creating a show from script to screen. This discussion was part of a greater effort to push for stricter anti-piracy laws in the US.

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Sam incorporates! Sewing Machine Music is online.
Sam incorporates! Sewing Machine Music is online.

I’m launching a business and incorporating in the state of California. An exciting milestone!

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"The Phoenix Rises" featured in Firestarter trailer
"The Phoenix Rises" featured in Firestarter trailer

Sam’s track, “The Phoenix Rises,” off of the album “Tears in Rain” produced by Arkival AKA Eternal Music Group, was featured in the full trailer for the Stephen King novel-based film, Firestarter. Featured in the trailer front to back!

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"The Phoenix Rises" featured in Eternals TV Spot
"The Phoenix Rises" featured in Eternals TV Spot

Sam’s track, “The Phoenix Rises,” off of the album “Tears in Rain” produced by Arkival AKA Eternal Music Group, was featured in the 30s TV spot for the Marvel Eternals campaign.

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Sam's track, "After the Fall," featured in Netflix's official trailer for Passing
Sam's track, "After the Fall," featured in Netflix's official trailer for Passing

In Eternal Music Group’s own words: It’s an honor to have the Arkival track “After the Fall” by Sam Ewing placed in the official trailer for Netflix’s adaptation of the 1929 novel “Passing” by Nella Larsen.

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Sam joins Kraft-Engel Management!
Sam joins Kraft-Engel Management!

Sam joins the legendary roster, and is repped by Jonathan Clark.

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Radiant Black - (Not So) Secret Origin OUT NOW!
Radiant Black - (Not So) Secret Origin OUT NOW!

I wrote a piece for the sold out debut comic book Radiant Black, issue #1 (Not So) Secret Origin. It serves as a spiritual, musical companion to the book. I’ll be writing more themes for these characters!! Will come to streaming services soon.

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