Sarah Schachner is an American composer and musician who has worked on the scores of films, television series and video games.
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| Born | January 26, 1988[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Berklee College of Music |
| Family | Emma R. Schachner (sister)[2] |
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| Website | sarahschachner |
She was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media for her work on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.
Biography
editSchachner grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia.[3] When she was five, she first started playing piano and then started playing the violin.[4] She kept learning other instruments, such as viola and cello, and played with both family and in an orchestra, as well as a jazz band.[4]
Schachner went to the Berklee College of Music and then moved to Los Angeles.[4] She began to work with composer Brian Tyler, who worked in film and then started writing video game music.[4] Tyler first brought Schachner in to work on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.[4] Schachner said, "I started doing music on the games for him and I realized how much I loved working on games."[4] Since then Schachner has worked on more Call of Duty games such as Infinite Warfare and also worked with Ubisoft on the Far Cry and Assassin's Creed series.[5][6][7] Schachner began to incorporate synthesizers with her work on string instruments.[8]
In 2016, Ted Cruz's presidential campaign used one of Schachner's songs, "Lens", without permission.[9][10] As the composer, she and the performer, along with a licensing firm, sued the Cruz campaign in May 2016 for copyright infringement.[11]
Schachner also contributed to the Cassini Finale Music Project, a commemoration of the Cassini mission to Saturn.[8]
Discography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2010 | Cool It | Ondi Timoner | Roadside Attractions | Co-composed with N’oa Winter Lazerus | [12] |
| She Believes in Fate | Douglas Lamore | Charlatan Studios | Short film | ||
| 2011 | Remains | Colin Theys | Chiller Films | — | [6] |
| 2012 | Promesas | Aaron Celious | — | Short film | |
| 2013 | UnHung Hero | Brian Spitz | Breaking Glass Pictures | — | [6] |
| 2015 | The Lazarus Effect | David Gelb | Relativity Media | — | [7] |
| 2022 | Prey | Dan Trachtenberg | 20th Century Studios | — | [13] |
Other music credits
edit| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2012 | John Dies at the End | Don Coscarelli | Magnet Releasing | Additional music | [6] |
| The Expendables 2 | Simon West | Lionsgate | Musical score arrangements | [3] | |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Shane Black | Marvel Studios | Arranger and programmer | [3] |
| Now You See Me | Louis Leterrier | Summit Entertainment | [3] | ||
| 2016 | Now You See Me 2 | Jon M. Chu |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Original Channel | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2010 | Brew Masters | Discovery Channel | — | |
| 2011 | The Troop | Nickelodeon | — | |
| 2015 | Chef's Table | Netflix | Episode: "Massimo Bottura" & "Jordi Roca" | [14] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Studio | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Assassin's Creed: Unity | Ubisoft | Co-composed with Chris Tilton and Ryan Amon | [7] |
| 2016 | Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | Activision | — | [5] |
| 2017 | Assassin's Creed Origins | Ubisoft | — | [7] |
| 2019 | Anthem | Electronic Arts | — | [11] |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Activision | — | [15] | |
| 2020 | Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Ubisoft | Co-composed with Jesper Kyd and Einar Selvik | [16] |
| 2022 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Activision | — | [17] |
Other music credits
edit| Year | Title | Studio | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2011 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Activision | Additional guitars & violin Musical score arrangements |
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| Need for Speed: The Run | Electronic Arts | Additional guitars Musical score arrangements |
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| 2012 | Far Cry 3 | Ubisoft | Additional music, cellos, violin, and vocals | [6] |
| 2013 | Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel | Electronic Arts | Additional music, cello and violin | [6] |
| Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Ubisoft | Additional music | [7] |
References
edit- ^ @minimoogs (January 26, 2024). "Another year around the sun (and donuts)". Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ @paleofox (August 5, 2022). "Not only did my sister Sarah write the score for PREY @Predator, but she performed and recorded almost all the stri…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e Parisi, Paula (October 24, 2016). "Composer Sarah Schachner Gets Lost in Space for 'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare' Soundtrack". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Ohanesian, Liz (December 23, 2016). "Call of Duty Composer Sarah Schachner Makes Video Games Sound Epic". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Gwaltney, Javy (June 28, 2016). "Talking Tunes With Sarah Schachner, Composer of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare". Game Informer. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Music". Sarah Schachner. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Parisi, Paula. "Stalk Like An Egyptian: Sarah Schachner Sojourns to Ancient Egypt For 'Assassin's Creed Origins' Score (Exclusive)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Jones, Sarah (January 2018). "Sarah Schachner: Composing for otherworldy environments, from Call of Duty to the Cassini mission". Electronic Musician. 34 (1): 66 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Carter, Mike (May 12, 2016). "Seattle Music-Licensing Firm Sues Cruz". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Esquenet, Margaret (September 2016). "Copyright Litigation". IP Litigator. 22 (5): 24–25 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ a b "New World, New Score: Announcing Sarah Schachner as Anthem's Composer". BioWare Blog. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (November 11, 2010). "Ondi Timoner on Bjorn Lomborg in 'Cool It' – Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ "Sarah Schachner Scoring Dan Trachtenberg's 'Prey'". Film Music Reporter. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "Sarah Schachner". SoundCloud. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Ju, Shirley (November 1, 2019). "'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare' Is a Hit With $600 Million Debut, and So Is the Music". Variety. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Tangcay, Jazz (May 14, 2020). "'Assassin's Creed' Composer Jesper Kyd Returns to Score 'Valhalla'". Variety. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Schachner, Sarah (October 17, 2022). "141 #ModernWarfareII". Twitter. Retrieved October 18, 2022.