Brian Ralston
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Brian Ralston (b. April 12, 1974) is a classically trained composer and musician living in Los Angeles, CA. Brian is a graduate of the University of Arizona and the USC Thornton School of Music Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program. He composed music for the television series Angel (Season 4) and more recently completed the scores to the theatrical motion pictures 9/Tenths, directed by Bob Degus (Pleasantville) starring Gabrielle Anwar, Henry Ian Cusick and Dave Ortiz, and the teen heist movie Graduation [1] directed by Mike Mayer and starring Adam Arkin, Shannon Lucio, Chris Marquette, Riley Smith and Chris Lowell.
Brian was a producer and composer on a 2005 short comedy film entitled The Receipt [2] starring Kristen Bell and Dina Meyer that has appeared in over 15 film festivals to date and won many awards including Best Comedy at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival 2005, Best Short - Audience award at the Breckenridge Film Festival 2005 and the Gold Medal of Excellence for Brian's score at the Park City Film Music Festival 2005.
Brian also won an Aurora Award[3] in 2005 for his score to THE RECEIPT.
In the 2007 Park City Film Music Festival, Brian won a Gold Medal for Best Use of Music in a Feature Film for his score to 9/Tenths.
Brian plays the trumpet and piano, though trumpet is his primary instrument. He was a featured trumpet soloist in the 1998 Holiday Bowl halftime show.
[edit] External links
- Official Brian Ralston Website
- Brian Ralston at the Internet Movie Database
- 9/Tenths at the Internet Movie Database
- Graduation at the Internet Movie Database
- The Receipt at the Internet Movie Database
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