BENJAMIN EDELSON

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ABOUT

Princeton and Juilliard-educated composer and producer working across film, contemporary classical, and pop. Benjamin’s music has been premiered by ensembles including Grammy-winning Sō Percussion and showcased at film festivals internationally. Upcoming projects include a crime drama starring Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones) and executive produced by Emmy-nominated showrunner Anna Winger (Unorthodox), a documentary about hip-hop dancing in 90s New York for The Guggenheim Museum’s Works & Process series, an art song cycle to premiere at the Curtis Institute of Music, and a mixed-media installation for dancer and robotic dog to premiere at The Shed.

AUDIO (click to the right of each track title for notes)

SAMPLE SCORES

E-Biking from Canal to Houston

Continuities (from WHITMAN SAMPLER)

FULL RESUME

Education

  • New York University, Steinhardt School (2025)

    • M.M. in Music Theory and Composition (Screen Scoring)  |  GPA: 4.0

  • Princeton University (2023)

    • B.A. cum laude in Philosophy, Minor in Music Composition | Music Dept. GPA: 4.0

  • The Juilliard School, Pre-College Division (2019)

Premieres & Readings (selected)

  • Fanfare on a Half-Step & Minor Third for orchestra (2025)

    • Mostly Modern Festival Orchestra

  • Continuities for soprano and piano (2025)

    • Juliet Rand, soprano

  • Basically Baroque Suite for brass quintet (2025)

    • Mostly Modern Brass

  • Exposed for orchestra (2024)

    • New York University Orchestra

  • Introduction & Fugue for winds and piano (2024)

    • Colossus Festival London

  • Five Miniatures for percussion ensemble (2023)

    • So Percussion

  • Dusk for orchestra (2022)

    • Princeton University Sinfonia

  • Three Little Pieces for wind ensemble (2022)

    • Princeton University Sinfonia

  • Romanze for horn and piano (2019)

    • Javier Gandara, horn

  • Scherzo for chamber orchestra (2018)

    • New York Youth Symphony

Film Credits (selected)

  • Triptych — feature (upcoming)

    • dir. Isaiah Michalski, prod. Anna Winger and Malick Bauer

  • No Dancing Allowed — feature (upcoming)

    • dir. Aidan Gibney, prod. Earthbound Studio

  • The Hundred Dollar Spot — short (upcoming)

    • dir. Jake Titus, prod. Fusili Films

  • Boneless 180 — short (2025)

    • dir. Laya Hartman, prod. Unanimous Media

    • Screenings: Imagine This Women’s International Film Festival, Royal Starr Film Festival, Women of the Lens Film Festival, Gary International Black Film Festival, Detroit Trinity International Film Festival, Paris Surf and Skateboard Film Festival

  • Edinburgh in August — feature (2025)

    • dir. E. E. Oliver

    • Screenings: News Doc Film Festival

  • Antalya — short (2025)

    • dir. Kyle Stone

  • Amici — short (2025)

    • dir. Michelle Bossy

  • The Spider — short (2025)

    • dir. Daniel Karl

  • Errand — short (2024)

    • dir. Nicholas Hutchison, prod. Upside Up Media

    • Screenings: LA Shorts International Film Festival, Indie Short Fest, Hollywood Shortsfest, Independent Shorts Awards, Canada Shorts Film Festival

  • The Faerie Queene — feature (2024)

    • dir. Lenny Luo

    • Screenings: Brooklyn Film Festival

Works List (classical)

  • Apprivoise for two voices, percussion, and electronics (upcoming)

  • To Vestmannaeyjar for orchestra (upcoming)

  • Whitman Sampler for soprano and piano (2026)

  • E-Biking from Canal to Houston for orchestra (2025)

  • Six Short Dances for piano and chamber ensemble (2025)

  • Music For a Blank Canvas for strings, harp, and piano (2025)

  • Fanfare on a Half-Step & Minor Third for orchestra (2025)

  • Introduction & Fugue for winds and piano (2024)

  • Exposed for orchestra (2024)

  • Waltzes of Various Colors for string quartet (2023)

  • Five Miniatures for percussion ensemble (2023)

  • Dusk for orchestra (2023)

  • Concert Overture for orchestra (2020)

  • Rondo–Fanfare for orchestra (2019)

  • Romanze for horn and piano (2019)

  • Scherzo for chamber orchestra (2018)

  • An Island Symphony for orchestra (2016)

Awards & Honors

  • Mostly Modern Festival — Composition Fellow (2025)

  • Composers Concordance Festival — Honorable Mention (2024)

  • NYU Steinhardt Film Scoring Competition — Winner (2024)

  • New York Youth Symphony — French Horn Fellow (2018 — 2019)

  • ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards — Finalist (2019)

  • ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards — Finalist (2016)

  • ISO Concerto Competition — Winner, French Horn (2016)

  • 92Y Concerto Competition — Winner, French Horn (2016)

Instrumental

  • Princeton University Orchestra — Principal French Horn (2020 – 2023)

  • New York Youth Symphony — Principal French Horn (2018 – 2019)

  • Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra — French Horn (2017 — 2019)

  • Advanced classical and jazz piano, French horn, drums; proficient at organ and bass guitar

Employment

  • Assistant to Todd Griffin (2025 – Present)

    • Assist film composer on scores for clients including Hulu, Netflix, ABC

  • Antfood Music & Sound Design (2024 – 2025)

    • Creative and technical work at advertising music studio for clients including Netflix, Nike, IBM, Google, Pokemon

  • Adjunct Graduate Professor at New York University (January – May 2023)

    • Taught weekly undergraduate music theory course