Jason Soudah
About Jason Soudah
LATEST NEWS “Followed,” a feature film Jason composed the score for, was released in the USA on June 19 in Drive-In Theatres and is currently the #1 New Release in the USA! This was meant to be released in cinemas, but due to COVID-19... Also, the end credits track from the film, “Problems (feat. Kingidiom)” was released as a single on June 26th 2020 (available on most streaming sites), with the rest of the Original Score Album being released July 7th 2020. Jason won “Best Music” for his score to the feature film “Braking for Whales” by Sean McEwen, alongside Music Supervisors Frankie Pine and Mandi Collier of Whirly Girl Music, at the Boston Film Festival, 2019. He has also been featured in various press articles of late, the most recent being an interview in Flickering Myth discussing “Followed.” ABOUT Born in Tokyo, and of Irish/Cypriot descent, Jason’s passion for music started from a young age. At 5 he was playing piano and by 13 he was recording original songs, first programming the tracks on his keyboard then overdubbing vocals and guitars between two cassettes on a twin tape-deck! It is this infectious determination, energy and versatility, coupled with the essential ability to turnaround projects on a tight deadline, that keeps his collaborators coming back. : In 2018, Jason co-founded the Songwriting Mentorship Program at University High School in Los Angeles with music teacher and composer Micah Byers, where small groups of students are coached from the inception of songs, through to recording and mastering. Jason passionately encourages music students to follow their dreams, guides and advises them in their creative endeavors in music, and is rewarded by witnessing each student’s abilities and self-confidence flourish throughout the year-long program. Jason is also a regular panelist for USC Adjunct Assistant Professor and legendary composer Christopher Young’s “Assistants Panel,” where students completing their Masters in Film Scoring get valuable insights and candid advice. Before becoming a Composer, Jason performed regularly in the UK and US as a singer/songwriter, garnering national US radio play for his debut EP “six hours”, which included “Wallowing”, #1 add on independent radio when it was released. This EP was produced by Romesh Dodangoda (Bring Me The Horizon, Kids In Glasshouses, The Blackout…). The beginnings of buzz in the US triggered radio attention in the UK, with interviews and live performances on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio Wales, and Capital FM South Wales, and spurred on national press coverage. Jason went on to make an album with Sylvia Massy (RHCP, Smashing Pumpkins, Skunk Anansie…) as Producer/Engineer, and Michael C. Ross (Vanessa Carlton, Lisa Loeb, Counting Crows…) as Engineer/Mixer. : Jason moved to Los Angeles in 2009 and was invited to intern at Hans Zimmer’s studio complex, Remote Control Productions. Jason was promptly recruited by ascending composer Matthew Margeson (Rocketman, Kingsman: The Secret Service & The Golden Circle, Rings, Eddie The Eagle, Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children…), and they have been collaborating ever since. In this “additional music” capacity, Jason has also worked with composers Henry Jackman, Fil Eisler, Dominic Lewis, Heitor Pereira, Jim Dooley, John Jennings Boyd, Al Clay, Tim Davies, Todd Haberman, Daniel Heath, J2 (Jay Singh), Benjamin Wallfisch, and Ryan Taubert, among others. As a composer in his own right, Jason recently scored “Braking For Whales” which won him his first award: Best Music( along with Music Supervisors Frankie Pine and Mandi Collier) at The Boston Film Festival, 2019; as well as scoring and score-mixing the multi-award winning Horror Feature "FOLLOWED", and scoring the Emmy-Awarded Documentary Feature “Paradise Reef: The World Is Watching.” : In terms of synch, Jason has had songs featured on MTV (The Real World, Teen Mom…), he wrote “A Sporting Chance” for the movie “Eddie The Eagle,” “Ladyphones” for the movie “GI-JOE: Retaliation,” and co-wrote “Handy Candy” for the movie “Miss Peregrine’s..."
LATEST NEWS “Followed,” a feature film Jason composed the score for, was released in the USA on June 19 in Drive-In Theatres and is currently the #1 New Release in the USA! This was meant to be released in cinemas, but due to COVID-19... Also, the end credits track from the film, “Problems (feat. Kingidiom)” was released as a single on June 26th 2020 (available on most streaming sites), with the rest of the Original Score Album being released July 7th 2020. Jason won “Best Music” for his score to the feature film “Braking for Whales” by Sean McEwen, alongside Music Supervisors Frankie Pine and Mandi Collier of Whirly Girl Music, at the Boston Film Festival, 2019. He has also been featured in various press articles of late, the most recent being an interview in Flickering Myth discussing “Followed.” ABOUT Born in Tokyo, and of Irish/Cypriot descent, Jason’s passion for music started from a young age. At 5 he was playing piano and by 13 he was recording original songs, first programming the tracks on his keyboard then overdubbing vocals and guitars between two cassettes on a twin tape-deck! It is this infectious determination, energy and versatility, coupled with the essential ability to turnaround projects on a tight deadline, that keeps his collaborators coming back. : In 2018, Jason co-founded the Songwriting Mentorship Program at University High School in Los Angeles with music teacher and composer Micah Byers, where small groups of students are coached from the inception of songs, through to recording and mastering. Jason passionately encourages music students to follow their dreams, guides and advises them in their creative endeavors in music, and is rewarded by witnessing each student’s abilities and self-confidence flourish throughout the year-long program. Jason is also a regular panelist for USC Adjunct Assistant Professor and legendary composer Christopher Young’s “Assistants Panel,” where students completing their Masters in Film Scoring get valuable insights and candid advice. Before becoming a Composer, Jason performed regularly in the UK and US as a singer/songwriter, garnering national US radio play for his debut EP “six hours”, which included “Wallowing”, #1 add on independent radio when it was released. This EP was produced by Romesh Dodangoda (Bring Me The Horizon, Kids In Glasshouses, The Blackout…). The beginnings of buzz in the US triggered radio attention in the UK, with interviews and live performances on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio Wales, and Capital FM South Wales, and spurred on national press coverage. Jason went on to make an album with Sylvia Massy (RHCP, Smashing Pumpkins, Skunk Anansie…) as Producer/Engineer, and Michael C. Ross (Vanessa Carlton, Lisa Loeb, Counting Crows…) as Engineer/Mixer. : Jason moved to Los Angeles in 2009 and was invited to intern at Hans Zimmer’s studio complex, Remote Control Productions. Jason was promptly recruited by ascending composer Matthew Margeson (Rocketman, Kingsman: The Secret Service & The Golden Circle, Rings, Eddie The Eagle, Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children…), and they have been collaborating ever since. In this “additional music” capacity, Jason has also worked with composers Henry Jackman, Fil Eisler, Dominic Lewis, Heitor Pereira, Jim Dooley, John Jennings Boyd, Al Clay, Tim Davies, Todd Haberman, Daniel Heath, J2 (Jay Singh), Benjamin Wallfisch, and Ryan Taubert, among others. As a composer in his own right, Jason recently scored “Braking For Whales” which won him his first award: Best Music( along with Music Supervisors Frankie Pine and Mandi Collier) at The Boston Film Festival, 2019; as well as scoring and score-mixing the multi-award winning Horror Feature "FOLLOWED", and scoring the Emmy-Awarded Documentary Feature “Paradise Reef: The World Is Watching.” : In terms of synch, Jason has had songs featured on MTV (The Real World, Teen Mom…), he wrote “A Sporting Chance” for the movie “Eddie The Eagle,” “Ladyphones” for the movie “GI-JOE: Retaliation,” and co-wrote “Handy Candy” for the movie “Miss Peregrine’s..."