A short track to accompany a mission briefing. The request was for something smooth, almost reminiscent of Zimmer.

Mission Briefing

A fusion of various electronic styles, housing a sentimental music-box melody juxtaposed with edgy synths. Ready for dancing, partying or leisure listening.

Sweet Electro Dreams is the first track in Industrial Beats. Like what you hear? Then watch this space for more from this slow-release EP.

Industrial Beats

Sweet Electro Dreams

The future of Planet Earth is more uncertain than ever, as can be witnessed in the increasing loss of biodiversity across the globe on an unprecedented scale.

Years Between Us

I recently composed and improvised some soft, romantic tracks for use in a fantasy audiobook. Enjoy this album as study music, background music, or simply as your chill-out piano time.

Across The Water

"It is an important question. But it is a deeply disturbing question too. Therefore, we choose not to ask it often."
From introspective contemplation, to kaleidoscopic spirals, and finally to serenity... This piece was created for "Or Perhaps Not", a shortfilm by Amardeep Pittappillil & Jibin Mathews Jojo. Check it out on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfpAtNQ6mF8

Or Perhaps Not Shortfilm

Or Perhaps Not OST

(Penguins and Benedict Cumberbatch = Penwings.) Inspired by Return Revolution's board game, 'Myn Pikkewyn', I wrote this brief sketch on a Sunday evening, picturing penguins pottering around, being their cute clumsy selves. Here's a snapshot of a fun little clarinet trio sprinkled with tiki-tiki percussion for extra happiness. Simply adorable.

To check out the above-mentioned board game, see https://returnrevolution.co.za/product/myn-pikkewyn/

The (Short) Penguin Shuffle

Rescore for the short film, Fenestra, by Jason Sheedy

They See Us

The soundtrack for the New Line movie "Rendition" - co-composed with fellow South African, Mark Kilian. This is the second movie we did with director Gavin Hood.

We recorded a number of brilliant Moroccan musicians at Wolfgang Funk's studio in Marrakech, where the movie was being filmed on location. We then incorporated their performances into the score.

We also featured the amazing duduk of Pedro Eustache, and Marissa Steingold's haunting voice. MC Rai supplied some arabic vocal craziness on the track "Journal".

We added a 40 piece string section at the Clint Eastwood recording stage on the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank.

04 You Need A Lawyer

This work was written for the Duo Yumeno, a New York based pair of musicians: koto / shamisen player and singer Yoko Reikano Kimura and cellist Hikaru Tamaki. It was premiered and recorded at the Granoff Music Center at Tufts University: Distler Performance Hall (Medford) on February 1st 2014. This recording of my work is streaming here with the kind permission of the Duo Yumeno. More information about the Duo Yumeno can be found here: http://duoyumeno.com/

Bamboo & Silk Tango, Again

For String Quartet and Electronics.
Performed in the Endler Hall, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Sound Sculptures

A performance of my Ballade by Anastasiya Abadjieva, violin and Aleksandra Ivanova, piano. Recorded in January 2020 at the concert hall of the National Music Academy "Pancho Vladigerov" in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Score is available for online perusal at: https://www.jwpepper.com/Ballade/11196647.item#/submit

Ballade: the Fox and the Grapes for violin & piano

Jesse Dreyer is a composer, arranger, orchestrator and project manager. Her versatility and dynamic skill set help her to navigate the fast-paced worlds of film, television and music she is passionate about.

Based in Stellenbosch, South Africa, Jesse has a Bachelor’s degree in Music and is currently busy with her Master’s degree in composition under the guidance of Dr. Gerhard Roux and Dr. Philip Antoni Schonken.  This tutelage has been enriched by the privilege of receiving masterclasses from prominent composers such as Martijn Padding, Andile Khumalo, Paul Hanmer and Kevin Volans.

Jesse has had more than 20 compositions performed by local and international musicians since 2015 and is regularly involved in collaborative projects with The Animation School in Cape Town, one of which won a SAFTA and Gold World Medal at the 2017 New York Festival. She has served as music production project manager for several productions such as Rooted, an International Wildlife Film Festival award-winning documentary in 2017. Jesse is also regularly involved in the organization of contemporary music concerts. 

Excellence, reliability and friendliness are the qualities Jesse prides herself in, carrying out all her tasks with efficiency and finesse. She believes creative industries require innovative thinkers with creative solutions combined with pragmatism and hard work, the balance of which she will strive to master at any given opportunity.

Sound Sculptures

Jesse Dreyer - Composer at SEIN Media

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