Carmen Lustik is an ambitious and efficacious media composer completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Theory and Composition for Screen Scoring at New York University (Spring '22). Her music has been heard at The American Pavilion’s 2021 Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes and The African American Film Festival at Martha's Vineyard. She was selected as the Television Academy Foundation’s (the Emmys) 2019 Music Intern where she worked for Bear McCreary (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Walking Dead, Godzilla: KOM) and was recently selected to be a mentee of the NY Mentor Program run by The Society of Composers & Lyricists. 

Contact Carmen if interested in having original music written for your short– and long–form works that enhances the visuals and keeps the audience engaged. Serious inquiries only; budgeted inquiries only.

Personal links: 
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCefz5m6xLY7D5jkapidz36Q
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lustik_/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmenlustik/

Animation by Samuel Wright Smith 
Website: https://www.samwsmith.net/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/samwsmith33

Ascendancy

Score composed for a short film about war––more specifically, rescue missions. 

All instruments except for an analog synth and the lead guitar are instruments from the EastWest sound libraries.

Sacrifice and Valor

'The Oldest Profession' is an animated documentary short directed, produced, animated and narrated by Ciara Clarke, Claire Feng, and Audrey Romjue that discusses the social, financial, and occupational complexities of Sex Work and the fight for its decriminalization in New York City. This is the film's Main Title Theme composed by Carmen Lustik.

You can watch the film here: https://vimeo.com/457321312

The Oldest Profession (Main Title Theme)

'The Oldest Profession' is an animated documentary short directed, produced, animated and narrated by Ciara Clarke, Claire Feng, and Audrey Romjue that discusses the social, financial, and occupational complexities of Sex Work and the fight for its decriminalization in New York City. This is a vinyl mix of the film's Main Title Theme composed by Carmen Lustik.

You can watch the film here: vimeo.com/457321312

The Oldest Profession (Main Title Theme) - Vinyl Mix

"The Passenger," directed by Keeyana Kian, is an Arthur Sams production and psychological thriller set in Australia that follows Amy, a heart transplant recipient who begins experiencing dark visions of her donor.

The original score for "The Passenger" was composed by Carmen Lustik, and "End Credits," a selected track heard here and in the film's Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, was additionally mixed and mastered by Carmen Lustik.

End Credits

"The Passenger," directed by Keeyana Kian, is an Arthur Sams production and psychological thriller set in Australia that follows Amy, a heart transplant recipient who begins experiencing dark visions of her donor.

The original score for "The Passenger" was composed by Carmen Lustik, and "Ethan's Favorites," a selected track heard here and in the film's Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, was additionally mixed and mastered by Carmen Lustik.

Ethan's Favorites

"The Passenger," directed by Keeyana Kian, is an Arthur Sams production and psychological thriller set in Australia that follows Amy, a heart transplant recipient who begins experiencing dark visions of her donor.

The original score for "The Passenger" was composed by Carmen Lustik, and "What's All This?" a selected track heard here and in the film's Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, was additionally mixed and mastered by Carmen Lustik.

What's All This?

"The Passenger," directed by Keeyana Kian, is an Arthur Sams production and psychological thriller set in Australia that follows Amy, a heart transplant recipient who begins experiencing dark visions of her donor.

The original score for "The Passenger" was composed by Carmen Lustik, and "Double Take," a selected track heard here and in the film's Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, was additionally mixed and mastered by Carmen Lustik.

Double Take

"The Passenger," directed by Keeyana Kian, is an Arthur Sams production and psychological thriller set in Australia that follows Amy, a heart transplant recipient who begins experiencing dark visions of her donor.

The original score for "The Passenger" was composed by Carmen Lustik, and "You Have My Heart," a selected track heard here and in the film's Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, was additionally mixed and mastered by Carmen Lustik.

You Have My Heart

"The Passenger," directed by Keeyana Kian, is an Arthur Sams production and psychological thriller set in Australia that follows Amy, a heart transplant recipient who begins experiencing dark visions of her donor.

The original score for "The Passenger" was composed by Carmen Lustik, and "Crash," a selected track heard here and in the film's Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, was additionally mixed and mastered by Carmen Lustik.

Crash

'Pure,' a film by Natalie Jasmine Harris, follows 17-year-old Celeste as she prepares for a local cotillion ball and grapples with her sexuality, her performability, and the hidden beauty within her "plurality." Selections from the film's score, written and recorded by Carmen Lustik, are now available for streaming on Soundcloud and Bandcamp!

Learn more about the film here: https://www.purethefilm.org/

Waltz In A Minor, B. 150

I've Been Waiting All Year For This

Upstairs

Stop Hiding Like This

Plurality

Pure

Carmen Lustik is a composer currently studying Music Composition with a focus in Film and Multimedia at New York University. Although film scoring is her passion, she enjoys writing songs for singers and small ensembles.

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