Dorian Charnis

DORIAN CHARNIS

Dorian Charnis (ASCAP) is a freelance composer for film and TV, living and working in Los Angeles. He studied composition at the Manhattan School of Music before attending Berklee College of Music, where he received a BM in Film Scoring in 2005 and was presented with the Alf Clausen Award for composition.   
 
Mr. Charnis’ passion for jazz and the orchestra has enabled him to produce music in a variety of styles, most notably an energetic and colorful blend of jazz, funk, and orchestral cartoon music for TV. In addition to a growing number of film credits, Dorian’s music can be heard on a variety of television programs airing everyday around the world.  
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Control 1:53 Mystery, adventure surrounds this blend of orchestral/electronic suspense
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Dark to Light 1:43 Danger-filled tension turns to majestic orceshtral action/adventure cue
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Nightfall 2:14 Dark, edgy industrial cue
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Renegade 2:17 Dark, edgy industrial cue
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Funhouse :59 Fast-paced comedy cue is very humorous, cute, uplifting, and positive. Cute piano lines and clarinet solo are optimistic and playful.
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Afterparty 2:09 Urban cue with shuffle groove with organ and piano.
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Alameda 1:55 cool hip-hop track with boomy bass and synth lead line supported by orchestral hits
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San Pedro 1:06 Industrious hip hop track with synth lead wave
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Heartland 1:08 Slide guitar, strings and percussion make up this reflective, yet propulsive western-tinged track.
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Ready Set 2:20 sneaky, mysterious tension cue with pizz. hits, bass, electronic beats, synth leads, synth FX
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Bag Of Tricks 1:09 This comedy cue has clear, uplifting feel from bright piano chords and rhythm. In the middle the feel changes a little when choir joins and gives it a mysterious, grand, magnificent sound and ends back with the humorous and cute feel.
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Gamma Waves 2:37 Ethereal, ambient synth pads with electronic beats
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Getting Action 1:22 Rap groove with distorted organ, lead synths, bass, male VOX, and beats
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Old School Love 1:43 Urban/rap groove with deep bass, guitars, pizzicato strings, organ, FX, and electronic beats
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Road Tripping 1:01 Layered percussion propels a piano/string melody that conveys time passing and a sense of accomplishment.
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Hip Edgy Transition :13 Dark, dramatic orchestral swells with driving synth groove.
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Homecoming :60 An upbeat piano hook is the centerpiece of this driving pop selection.
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Chillin 1:56 Urban groove with wah guitar, organ, and bass
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Consequence 1:12 driving, high-intensity action cue with full orchestra, electronic beats, choir vox
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Master Pea 1:48 Urban/rap groove with synth bass, strings, piano, lead synth, and electronic beats
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Deep Dark 3:12 dark, gutteral tension cue with electronic beats, bell gongs, rhythmic synth, acoustic guitar, distortion guitar
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Party Time :60 Upbeat ska cue with baritone sax, organ, guitars, bass and drums.
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Drifting Away 3:58 Mellow, otherworldly cue with piano, strings and guitar
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Tunnel Vision 2:07 tribal tension cue with big drums, triangle/hand percussion, pizz. strings, synth SFX, cymbal crashes, electronic beats
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Electric Gangster 1:42 Laidback industrial/drum and bass track with synth lead/FX and electronic beats
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Fascination 1:25 laid-back groove with acoustic guitar, strings, ambient pads, piano
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Teasing The Lions 1:21 Funny, sneaky, humorous comedy cue with a little bit of latin and tango feel.
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Seize The Day 1:09 Comedy cue with light percussion, orchestra, and bright piano. Humorous, bright, clean, and cute feel.
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Swamp Thing 1:53 Rap groove with synth bass, organ, and electronic drums.
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Relentless 1:37 Urban cue with dark synth bass, organs, strings, and electronic percussion
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Tip Toe 1:23 Sneaky, devious orchestral comedy cue
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Wound Up 3:22 Mysterious, haunting, ambient tension cue with electronic beats, synth rhythms, synth lead
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Weird New Neighbors A 1:29 Bright, lively, upbeat orchestral comedy cue
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