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Pinar Toprak

Play the music, not the instrument...

About Me

Pinar is a composer residing in Los Angeles. Among her recent credits include the feature film "Behind Enemy Lines 2: Axis of Evil" by 20th Century FOX and the Xbox 360 video game "Ninety Nine Nights." Produced by Microsoft, Phantagram & Q Entertainment.She was born in Istanbul and began her music education at the age of five at the renowned Istanbul State Conservatory. While at the conservatory, she studied composition, violin as well as voice and graduated with a diploma in classical guitar.In 1997, Pinar moved to Chicago and studied piano and jazz theory with many master jazz pianists. Later she decided to combine her two biggest passions, music and film, and traveled to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music. She finished her Bachelors degree in Film Scoring in two years and moved to Los Angeles to further pursue her career in film music. At the age of 22, she received a Master of Music degree in composition. Her masters thesis was commissioned by California State University to be performed by the CSUN Symphony Orchestra.

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Member Since: 8/25/2006
Band Website: pinartoprak.com
Type of Label: None

My Blog

06/25/07 - Announced - Pinar will be doing the score for "Ogre"

06/25/07 - Announced - Pinar will be doing the score for "Ogre" directed by Steven R. Monroe. Starring Ryan Kennedy, John Schneider.
Posted by Pinar Toprak on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:37:00 PST

06/12/07 - PINAR"S WEBSITE IS UPDATED WITH LATEST PROJECTS AND NEWS!!! www.pinartoprak.com

06/12/07 - PINAR"S WEBSITE IS UPDATED WITH LATEST PROJECTS AND NEWS!!! www.pinartoprak.com Pinar's Official Website
Posted by Pinar Toprak on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:39:00 PST

06/01/07 - Completed the score for the SCI-FI Channel film "Loch Ness"

06/01/07 -     Completed the score for the SCI-FI Channel film "Loch Ness" directed by Paul Ziller. Starring Brian Krause, Paul McGillion, Don S. Davis, Donnelly Rhodes, Carrie Gen...
Posted by Pinar Toprak on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:31:00 PST

04/23/07 - Finished scoring "Say It In Russian" starring Faye Dunaway, Stephen Brand

04/23/07 -     Finished scoring "Say It In Russian" starring Faye Dunaway, Stephen Brand, Agata Gotova and Rade Serbedzija.The score was recorded with a 60 piece orchestra in Belgr...
Posted by Pinar Toprak on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:29:00 PST

03/26/07 - Scoring completed for "In The Name Of The Son"

03/26/07 -     Scoring completed for "In The Name Of The Son" directed by Harun Mehmedinovic. Starring Sergej Trifunovic, Jack Dimich
Posted by Pinar Toprak on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:28:00 PST

12/15/06 - Announced - Pinar will be doing the score for "Blue World"

12/15/06 -     Announced - Pinar will be doing the score for "Blue World" based on the novel by Robert McCammon
Posted by Pinar Toprak on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:22:00 PST

12/10/06 - Announced - Pinar is assigned to write the score for "Grey Sword"

12/10/06 -     Announced - Pinar is assigned to write the score for the British production "Grey Sword"
Posted by Pinar Toprak on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:21:00 PST

12/06/06 - Finished scoring "Fall Down Dead"

12/06/06 -     Finished scoring "Fall Down Dead"
Posted by Pinar Toprak on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:20:00 PST

10/17/06 - "Behind Enemy Lines 2:Axis of Evil" is available on DVD.

"Behind Enemy Lines 2:Axis of Evil" is available on DVD.
Posted by Pinar Toprak on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:40:00 PST

09/29/06 - Pinar is assigned to write the score for the horror film "Fall Down Dead"

09/29/06 -     Pinar is assigned to write the score for the horror film "Fall Down Dead" directed by Jon Keeyes. Staring Udo Kier, David Carradine (Kill Bill), Dominique Swain and ...
Posted by Pinar Toprak on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:44:00 PST