NOAH SALEM
Film, Media, and Concert Composer

COMPOSER BIOGRAPHY

Noah Salem is a film and media composer whose work blends the beauty of orchestral writing with the endlessly engaging textures of electronic music. With his music, he aims to create unique sound worlds for each of his projects that guide the audience on a journey to enhance the stories he is a part of telling. Noah’s music draws on the emotions and the imagination of the audience to elevate their listening and viewing experience.

During his education, Noah collaborated with more than 20 filmmakers on over 30 projects ranging from short films to student television pilots. Several projects that he has been a part of have gone on to win awards at various film festivals including the Longhorn Film Festival, the Texas Short Film Festival, and the ATX Short Film Festival. For his score to Feeding Tube, Noah was named “Best Composer” at the Onyko Film Festival in 2023. Noah holds a Bachelor’s of Music in Composition and a Master's of Arts in Composition from the University of North Texas, where he studied with composers Bruce Broughton, Jeffrey Hepker, Kirsten Soriano, and Sungji Hong. He also holds a Master’s of Music in Film Scoring from the Berklee College of Music, where he studied with Andreas Bjørck, Tim Huling, John Whynot, Alison Plante, Ben Newhouse, Sean McMahon, George Oldziey, Vinicius Barbosa, Collin Russell, and privately with Jessica Rae Huber.

Noah also enjoys writing music for the concert setting, ranging from large orchestral spectacles to choral and chamber works. Noah has collaborated with ensembles such as the Budapest Scoring Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Verdigris Ensemble, Texas Boys Choir, and University of North Texas Concert and Symphony Orchestras to bring his music to life.

ABOUT

TESTIMONIALS

"Noah's creativity, musical expertise, and collaboration makes him an outstanding composer. I've worked with Noah on 6 projects now ("Feeding Tube," "To Die For," "Clocked In," "The Immortal Mrs. Ericson," What's Yours is Mine," and "Wet Season"). For all my projects, I collect samples from a pool of composers and every time I continue to choose Noah. His musical range makes him adaptable to all genres and I am consistently surprised and excited for each new piece of music he creates. His music adds a layer of emotion and depth that heightens the quality of all his projects. I truly cannot recommend Noah enough!"

- Kaylee Johnson (Director/Producer: Feeding Tube, To Die For, Clocked In, The Immortal Mrs. Ericson, What's Yours is Mine, Wet Season)

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DEMO REELS

RECENT SCORES & PROJECTS

Penguins: Survival in Antarctica is a hybrid documentary-style score with an icy instrumentation and unique sound design integration that is 1/3 of my thesis culminating experience for the Master's of Music in Film Scoring from the Berklee College of Music

FILM SCORES
& Selected Excerpts

CONCERT MUSIC
Selected Excerpts

All works listed are available for performance. To obtain performance materials (scores, parts, fixed media files, etc.) please contact the composer or visit the linked publisher. If you or your ensemble plan to perform or present any works, please provide performance information (date, location, venue) either by contacting the composer or tagging him on any social media posts. To perform any works presented in the REELS or FILM SCORE sections above, contact the composer to discuss viability.

Audio samples are provided for each piece, but may not represent the full work, or may be a MIDI rendering of the piece. Any sample scores posted are for perusal only and are not intended for performance.

** COMING SOON! **

Mountain Out of the Mist (2022; rev. 2026) - for symphony orchestra | 5'45"

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Snowy Landscape (2023) - for symphony orchestra | 4'15"

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Ruhaniya (2026) - for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion, harp, piano, SATB chorus,

string quintet, and electronics | 40'

Whispers of the Astral Sea (2025) - for flute, clarinet, vibraphone/glockenspiel, harp, and piano | 4'30"

Out of Stillness, Stars (2024) - for harp, violin, viola, cello, and double bass | 9'

Across the Field in Meditation I Lie (2024) - for clarinet, marimba, piano, violin, and viola | 5'

And There Came Angel Wings as Quiet as an Owl (2023) - for electronics, piano, alto flute/bass flute | 6'

Lament (2022) - for violin, piano, and electronics | 5'30"

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Beyond the Seventh Sky: Light and Nothing (2026) - for marimba | 4'

Tides of the Astral Sea (2026) - for harp | 3'30"

"Litany of Peace" from Ruhaniya (2026) - for violin and drone | 6'

Midnight Reverie (2025) - for cello | 5'30"

Green Pastures (2024) - for English horn | 2'30"

Confinement (2023) - for tuba | 3'

Sky Dance (2022) - for harp | 3'15"

Walking Through the Woods (2022) - for harp | 3'

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** COMING SOON! **

"Canticle of Saint Simeon" from Ruhaniya (2026) - for unaccompanied SATB chorus | 4'30"

Rocky Mountain (2025) - for accompanied children's chorus | 2'30"

Under the Stars (2025) - for accompanied solo soprano | 5'

somewhere i have never travelled (2024) - for unaccompanied SATB chorus | 5'

The Wind's Song (2024) - for accompanied SSAA chorus | 6'30"

Ave Maria (2024) - for unaccompanied SSAA chorus | 4'30"

Spring Night (2021) - for unaccompanied SATB chorus | 3'45"

You Are Not Alone (2020) - for unaccompanied SATB chorus | 4'

Inspiration Light (2019) - for accompanied children's chorus | 4'

Hope is the thing with feathers (2019) - for unaccompanied SATB chorus | 3'10"

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** COMING SOON! **

Symbiosis (2025) - stereo fixed media with visuals | 7'

co-composed with Emma Weishalla, visuals by Atsunobo Takemoto

Addression (2024) - stereo fixed media with visuals and live performance | 6'

visuals by Julia Caswell Freund

Sonar (2023) - stereo fixed media with visuals | 3'

to wash away excess starch (2023) - for piano, fixed media, visuals, and live performer | 10'

co-composed with Heather Pryse, visuals by Cedric Steed

And There Came Angel Wings as Quiet as an Owl (2023) - for piano, fixed media, alto/bass flute, and dance | 6'

choreography by Amanda Laabs

Perchance to Dream (2022) - stereo fixed media and visuals | 6'30"

visuals by Aiden Carter

Cloud Music (2021) - stereo fixed media and visuals | 7'

Dusk / Twilight (2020) - stereo fixed media and visuals | 12'

"Dusk" in collaboration with Aleyna Brown

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** COMING SOON! **

Fading Embers (2024) - stereo fixed media | 5'

Stardust (2024) - stereo fixed media | 6'30"

Digital Circuit Ramblings (2023) - live electronics | 6'

Silver Lining (2023) - stereo fixed media | 2'

Redesign (2023) - for no-input mixer and sampler | 6'30"

co-composed with Max Windsor

Meditation Spaces (2022) - stereo fixed media | 6'30"

Losing Control (2022) - for no-input mixer quartet | 5'30"

Comminuted/Convoluted (2022) - for VCV rack and no-input mixer | 5'30"

Abstractions (2022) - 8-channel fixed media | 8'

Shifting Worlds (2021) - 8-channel fixed media | 2'30"

Are You Ready? (2021) - 8-channel fixed media | 5'15"

Self-Creation (2021) - for no-input mixer and live effects | 5'45"

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NOAH SALEM
Film, Media, and Concert Composer