STEPHEN
MORRIS
FILM AND TV COMPOSER
ABOUT
Stephen Morris is a composer for film, TV, and video games based in Fort Worth, Texas, known for his emotional depth and colorful command of the orchestra. Recent projects include the documentary "The Trilogy" which screened internationally and won the People's Choice Award at the Banff Mountain Film Festival, indie thriller "Harvest" directed by Starling Thomas which screened at the Circle City Film Festival and San Francisco Black Film Festival, and the psychological thriller "Catharsis" directed by Deborah Valcin.
Stephen graduated from the GEMS Film Scoring Program in Spain and the Film Scoring Academy of Europe, where his professors included orchestrator Pete Anthony ("The Mandalorian"), former Disney music executive Andy Hill, and composer and orchestrator Norman Ludwin ("Jurassic World", "Star Trek Into Darkness"). Stephen's music was recorded by the European Recording Orchestra in Sofia, Bulgaria, and the Symphonic Orchestra of Radio Televisión Spain in Madrid.
A veteran pianist and keyboard player, Stephen has enjoyed a 20-year professional career playing gospel, jazz, R&B, pop, and worship music, and producing and arranging for local artists in his home state of Texas. He studied music at the University of Texas at Arlington. Stephen is passionate about using music as a medium to uplift humanity and inspire social change.
Deborah Valcin
("Catharsis")
Stephen Morris is a great composer who listens to free flowing ideas and is able to interpret them in his own style in a way that fits the project perfectly. Stephen is a creative soul with a passion towards elevating his projects and creating work that can have you listening to the score on repeat during editing for fun!
Alex Chew
("HELP!")
Stephen Morris is more than a composer. In a short time he gained my utmost respect as a cinephile, creative collaborator, and friend. From our first conversation, I knew my film was in the hands of someone who knows and loves movies from all eras and genres. Stephen understood right away how to nail the exact tone and capture yet subvert all the Old Hollywood references I had been seeking for months. And while I do not command a great vocabulary of music theory & language, Stephen made me feel completely at ease talking through every note, fade, or refrain. He was always down to try out every bit of feedback. There were no bad ideas in our brainstorming. It was all in service to making our movie emotionally and stylistically rich. I truly couldn’t have made my Hitchcock-inspired project without Stephen bringing the orchestra of my dreams to life on the big screen. If you get a chance to work with him, take it!