Howard Drossin

HOWARD DROSSIN is a composer for film, TV, commercials, video games and theme parks. His recent work has included a martial arts film score, a Super Bowl commercial and orchestration on a Grammy-winning jazz record.While he is best known as an orchestral music composer, Drossin has worked on a wide variety of different projects and musical genres, including rock, hip-hop and jazz. His ability to create memorable work across a variety of genres, as well as his reputation for working collaboratively, have made him one of the busiest and most diverse composers in Hollywood. Drossin combines his classical training and a strong knowledge of contemporary sounds to easily adapt to any assignment.Drossin first became involved in music as the guitarist for the LA band, Flies on Fire. His orchestral career started scoring video games for SEGA, Activision and Interplay, for whom he created classic game music for such titles as "Sonic the Hedgehog" and "Comix Zone" as well as the award-winning score for “Baldur’s Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal”.in 2000, Drossin began focusing on film and created the music for such films as the “The Item” (horror), “The Protector” (martial arts), and “What Boys Like” (comedy).As a collaborator, he has co-scored films and created soundtrack music with acclaimed hip-hop producer, The RZA. He has also orchestrated such films as “Inside Man”, “25th Hour” and “Talk to Me” for the Golden-Globe nominated composer and jazz revolutionary, Terence Blanchard.Currently, he is working with Blanchard as an orchestrator on Spike Lee's "Miracle at St. Anna" and is creating the score for three new video games, including "Afro Samurai" from NAMCO.He lives in Burbank, California with his wife, two sons and a dog.