Biography
Daniel Whitworth (b.1996) is a multifaceted composer of concert, film, and game music with a body of works encompassing many different styles and sounds. With projects ranging from squeak-fueled hamster rock to satirical political opera to impressionistic soundscapes, Daniel is always looking for new challenges and pushes himself to create art that engages and provokes.
Recent notable credits include the score for the Emmy-winning documentary Eat Your Catfish, and the soundtrack for popular upcoming video game Escape from Ever After, for which his music was featured in the Save & Sound Video Game Music Festival.
Among other projects, Daniel recently scored two award-winning shorts funded by Film Independent: The Mason Ring and Alma y Paz. After winning the Jon Vickers Film Scoring Award, Daniel was also selected to score the music for the Library of Congress’s restoration of silent film Phil for Short, which premiered with a live orchestra and is distributed by Kino Lorber on BluRay and various streaming platforms.
In the classical world, Daniel’s music has received recognition across the globe, winning awards such as the Lake George International Composition Competition, the American Prize for Instrumental Chamber Music, and the Frost International Composition Competition. Recently, he has been commissioned by the Seattle Opera (as part of his fellowship with the Jane Lang Davis Creation Lab) and by violinist Barbora Kolářová for a unique piece called Alma, a narrative soundscape exploring the haunting story of Alma Rosé through the intersection of solo violin and electronics.
Daniel holds a Master of Music in Scoring for Visual Media from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and a Bachelor of Music from Lawrence University where he majored in Composition and Saxophone Performance.
More about me
In addition to composing, I'm also an avid saxophonist, hiker, board game amateur, and a coffee-lover in denial.
I’m open to new projects and commissions! Please reach out if you’d be interested in collaborating, and we can create something amazing together!