Joel D. Catalan is one of Hollywood's talented up and coming Composers and Sound Designers. Born and raised in Southern California, Joel has quickly become a one stop, go to composer and mixer for many film and TV projects. Graduating from Azusa Pacific University with a degree in Commercial Music , Joel studied the ropes of the music production world with Oingo Boingo's John Avila. Soon after Joel was knocking at the door of Hollywood's post production industry.
Originally setting out for a career as a studio woodwind musician, Joel's career path took a slight detour. After realizing that it was more fascinating and exciting to be on the other side of the glass, Joel began to spend more time behind the console mixing and experimenting with sounds. His love for music however, was not quickly thrown to the wayside. Joel found himself focusing his passion for music into time spent writing music to picture. After catching a few early breaks, and not to mention falling completely in love with film, he quickly began writing cues for a number of serious projects. As the amount of interest in Joel's music grew, so did his work load with all things sound. It was a matter of no time and Joel found himself in high demand as a "one stop shop" for both music composition and post production sound.
Deciding to forgo his career as a studio player and pursue a career in music and sound, Joel has landed a position at a major post production facility in Hollywood. Joel has grown as a composer and sound designer developing the skills that is keeping him successful in today's film and television industry. Joel's philosophy is to maintain an "above standard" level of work while communicating the highest level of emotion to audiences around the world through his music and sound.
Joel lives in Los Angeles with his wife Anna (an actress/dancer/singer) and son Caleb
Email: [email protected]
Wanna see what Joel's working on? Head over to Joel's imdb credits and resume
Recording sessions: Dessert Song How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Anne Get Your Gun Cabaret Dream Girls Route 66 Young & Premium Jazz Ensemble Series Recording for Fendor PublisherCompositions: FILM-------------------JOB------------------------------DIR/ PROD
"Golden Boy"---------------Composer---------------Jaletta Kalman
"Babycakes"----------Composer-------Samraj Gandhi
"Grafted"------------Composer------Melissa Jones/Charlie Ceraso
"Crave DVD"--------------Composer--------Awaken Films
"The Christmas Carols"-----------Composer---------------Awaken Films
"Becoming China"---------Composer---------------------Janett Van Ham
"Capturing Q"-------------Composer----------------------LeAnna DeBaptiste Hallman
"Age Of Consent" ---Composer-----Jessica Ward
"Tricks Of The Trade"---Composer-------Steve Royall
"Check Please"-----------Composer------Steve Royall
"EZ Target"---------------Composer-----Steve Royall
"Lord Of The Bling"------Composer------Kevin T. Wilson
"Chasing Daylight"-------Composer/Sound Designer-------Mosaic Films
"Illuminate"--------------Composer-------Calvin Leung
"Heartbeat PSA"----------Composer----------Calvin Leung
"Skylines"-----------------Composer-----Southern California Edison/Jeff Apps
"Tweek City"-------------Composer/Trailer---------Eric G. Johnson
Christmas Bumper Series -----Composer------------Mosaic Films "Bad Guys of the Bible"------Composer--------------Mosaic Films "Urban Poets Promo Trailer"-----Composer------------Urban Poets "Zambia"-------------Composer
Sound Design/Post Production Sound "Rocky 5" (HD Trailer)---------Post Sound-----------MGM
"Starlight Mints"----------Sound Design/Post Sound--------Anne Walls
"Dropping In"-------------Sound Design/PostSound---------Parcell Films
"Emthonjeni"--------------Sound Design/Post Sound--------Awaken Films
"Maquillaje"---------------Sound Design/Post Sound---------Macial Rios
"Heart Beat PSA"-----------Sound Design/Post Sound---------Calvin Leung
"Skylines"-------Sound Design/Post Sound------Southern California Edison/Jeff Apps
"Crave DVD"-----------Sound Design/Post Sound---------Awaken Films
"Golden Boy"------------Sound Design/Post Sound--------Jaletta Kalman
"Heart Of David"----------Sound Design/Post Sound
Television/Cable
Justin Timberlake "FutureSex/LoveShow" HBO Special-----Post Sound Q.C.----Creamcheese Productions
"Untold Stories Of The E.R."--------Composer-------TLC (The Learning Channel)
"The Wine Explorer"------------Sound Design/Post Sound---------Jeff Apps
Theater
"Scribble"--------------Composer----------------Urban Poets/David Arcos
Dance
"Scribble"----------------Composer--------------Urban Poets
Arranger: Natile Babbitt "On My Way To You"-----Debut Album 2006Industrial
Promise Keepers-----------------Composer----------------PK
Video Games
Village: The Game-----------Composer--------------Darian Hickman
Misc. Audio
Rick Dees' Weekly Top 40------Audio Restoration-------Dees Creations
Performances with/for: Linda Eder John Avila of Oingo Boingo (Producer/Songwriter/Performer) Eric Whitacre Sammy Nestico Sandy Duncan Charlie Davis Rusty Higgins Ralph Carmichael
Behind the scenes look at the much anticipated release of XBOX360's Gears of War 2. Sound mix by Joel D. Catalan
Gears Of War 2 DeltaHere is another Gears of War 2 promo spot mixed by Joel. Entertainment Weekly is giving the public a look at the Nov 7th release of GOW 2.
Gears of War 2 EW PromoThe Post Group Promo. Original Music by Joel D. Catalan
The Post Group"Grafted" a short film directed by Melissa Jones, Produced by Charlie Ceraso. Music and sound by Joel D. Catalan. I wrote the music in four hour and mixed it the same night. It was a wild night, but a great project to be a part of.
Grafted"Tweek City" Trailer Directed by Eric G. Johnson. NEW ORIGINAL SCORE by Joel D. Catalan
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"Urban Poets" Trailer. Music composed by Joel D. Catalan
Urban Poets Promo
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"Age of Consent" Written and Directed by Jessica Ward. The film is a silent film featuring only an ORIGINAL SCORE by Joel D. Catalan. This film was such a pleasure to work on. Thank you Jessica for your trust and partnership. Here's to the future.
Age Of Consent Clip 1
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American Heart Association PSA Directed by Calvin Leung. Sound Design and Music Composition by Joel D. Catalan.
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"The Art Of Life" Directed by my buddy Kevin Wilson. Sound Design and Music by Joel D. Catalan.
The Art Of Life
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Last Year I was fortunate to work with Pop Artist Charlie Chang. Here is the music video for "Waltz For You." I arranged the strings and conducted the chamber group. Check him out and give him your support!
"Waltz for You" Music Video
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Clips from the DVD Series "Crave" based on the best selling book "Soul Cravings" by Erwin McManus. Check him out! Both music cues by Joel D. Catalan.
"Crave" Meaning Intro
"Crave" Intimacy
Capturing Q directed by LeAnna DeBaptiste Hallman. Party music cue by Joel D. Catalan.
Capturing Q Clip
Music in this scene composed by Joel D. Catalan. Directed by Janet Van Ham.
China Becoming