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GARY GUNN
composer | music producer | audiovisual | curator

Gary Gunn is an acclaimed composer who has worked on countless award-winning projects across film, TV, multimedia art, and interactive experiences. He has collaborated in the creation of immersive, cutting-edge installations that span several continents and has exhibited at noted sites such as the Palais de Tokyo, The Smithsonian Institution, Moogfest, SXSW, The 14th Factory, Comic Con, Museum of the Moving Image, New York Botanical Garden, and TED. Gunn's film resume includes composing the original score for A Thousand and One, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. He is the composer of the Peabody Award winning TV series David Makes Man and SXSW Grand Jury Award winning documentary Master of Light (HBO), for which he received a 2022 IDA Documentary Award nomination for Best Music Score. His singular artistic perspective has garnered attention from leading luminaries, including being selected for Oprah's Super Soul 100 list. The Wall Street Journal profiled Gunn for a cover story, recognizing him as one of the pioneering curatorial voices in the music streaming space.

Peabody Winning TV Series: David Makes Man (2019 - Ongoing)

Created by: Tarell McCraney (Moonlight)

Executive Producers: Oprah, Michael B. Jordan, Dee Harris-Lawrence

Composer: Gary Gunn

Multimedia Installation: Human Soundscapes: Musical Portraits

Exhibited At FoST (NYC) and Summit Air (Utah)

Director & Composer: Gary Gunn

Installation: Ascend. A Night Pavillion

Exhibited at TED Conference

Composer & Sound Designer: Gary Gunn

Feature FIlm: Maggie Black

Directed by Stanley Brode

Composer: Gary Gunn

Installation: Dormouse

Exhibited at the 14th Factory

Chief Composer & Musical Director: Gary Gunn

A Thousand and One

A Thousand and One

Focus Features Film 2023 Official Sundance Selection Composer

20th The Orchid Show: Natural Heritage

20th The Orchid Show: Natural Heritage

New York Botanical Garden Composer

RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE

RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE

PBS Independent Lens Feature Documentary Composer

Insight

20th Century/ABC Television Pilot by Kay Oyegun Composer

Master of Light

Master of Light

HBO Feature Documentary 2022 SXSW Grand Jury Winner Composer

SXSW 2022 Blockchain Creative Labs

SXSW 2022 Blockchain Creative Labs

Immersive Web3 Experience at SXSW 2022 Composer / Sound Designer

Olga Dies Dreaming

Olga Dies Dreaming

20th Century/Disney Television Pilot Composer

David Makes Man Season 2

David Makes Man Season 2

Peabody Winner / Time & Rolling Stone Best Show of Year Television Series Composer

Chasing Ghaslaine

Chasing Ghaslaine

Audible Original 12-Part Podcast Series Composer

Widen The Screen

Widen The Screen

Campaign for NAACP Image Awards / Winner of 2021 Cannes Lion Award Composer

Altuzarra Fall Winter Collection

Altuzarra Fall Winter Collection

Altuzarra Paris Fashion Week 2021 Composer

BlackAmbition

Adidas x Pharrell Campaign Composer

Given Away

Audible Original Podcast Composer

Donor 9623

#1 Audible Podcast of 2020 (8-Episode Series) Composer

Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water

Audible Original Serialized Podcast Co-Composer

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Childhood Interrupted

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Childhood Interrupted

Audible Original Podcast Composer

David Makes Man

David Makes Man

Peabody Winning Television Series (OWN/HBO Max) Composer

The Fourth

Debut Album

Anemoia

EP by Yuli Producer

Amazon Prime Video Comic Con

Amazon Prime Video Comic Con

60,000 sq. ft Immersive Theater Experience Composer & Sound Designer

Summer in Winter

Summer in Winter

Botanical Garden at Visionaire Composer / Sound Designer

Human Soundscapes: FoST 2018

Human Soundscapes: FoST 2018

Musical Portraits in Shared VR Director & Composer

The Inhumans

Digital FIlm Installation Composer / Sound Designer

"Her" by Yuli

Debut Single Produced & Mixed by

Intel's 50th Anniversary

Intel's 50th Anniversary

CGI / Motion Capture Event Musical Direction

Orkadia

A Living Installation at Grand Central Station Composer / Sound Designer

The Barmecide Feast

The Barmecide Feast

Installation / The Smithsonian Composer

Summit Air 2018

Summit Air 2018

Artist In Residence Composer / Video Artist

Pandora: Sounds Like You

Pandora: Sounds Like You

Software / Mobile App Co-Creator, Lead Composer, Sound Designer

Intel CES 2018

Interactive / AR Installations Composer / Sound Designer

Armed Love, Love Armed

Armed Love, Love Armed

Documentary Composer / Sound Designer

The 14th Factory

The 14th Factory

Multi-Sensory Art Installation Chief Composer / Sound Designer

The Marvel

Digital Film Installation Composer / Sound Designer

Dormouse

Digital Film Installation Composer / Sound Designer

Baron Samedi

Augmented & Mixed Reality App Composer / Sound Designer

LIT IS

Interactive Installation Composer / Sound Designer

Oprah's Super Soul 100

Oprah's Super Soul 100

Oprah's Inagural Super Soul 100 List Honoree

Ascend at TED 2016

Ascend at TED 2016

Interactive Installation Composer / Sound Designer

Intersection 2016

Intersection 2016

Thought Leadership Summit at the Soho House Speaker/Panelist

Maggie Black

Feature Film by Stanley Brode Composer

All Projects

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