Excerpt from the Audio Book production of Sacred Sites: The Secret History of Southern California by Susan Suntree. Susan Suntree, author and reader; Tom Keegan, director; Gopika Sharma, producer; Tom Zehnder, composer/sound designer.

Sacred Sites Audio Book

Big Bang Excerpt 2

Wrote, sang, played, produced this song for an Ubisoft dance game titled "The Smurf's Dance Party." Inspired by Green Day and Coldplay. Thanks to Mike Boggio for the drums

Very Blue Moon

Isn't it mysterious? Something odd but nonetheless inviting? This track has been getting airplay in Japan for which I'm grateful.

Affinity Red

Chris Woods on violins/viola, Adrienne Woods on cello - I played piano and percussion. See the animation video on my website http://vaportrailpro.com/#2 click on "Phase One"

Phase 1 What Time Is It?

Part of the score for the film "Anchor Baby" by Leanna Creel and Mason Funk. This is where the protagonist, a young immigrant citizen visits Washington D.C. for the first time.

Finding Her Voice

Tom Zehnder is an award-winning composer and songwriter. A 20-year veteran of the video games industry (scoring over 60 titles) as well as a performing musician, he is equally comfortable conducting a 60-piece orchestra, recording and mixing in his state-of-the-art Pro Tools studio, or performing live with his band.

Tom Zehnder
Zehnder’s experience includes writing and producing rock/dance/pop songs as well as scoring classic orchestral music for video games, TV ads and documentary films. His most recent project involved writing and producing two original songs and producing 7 “covers” for Ubisoft’s “Just Dance Kids 2014” dance game. Other highlights include “Van Helsing” (the game) (lead composer/music supervisor) which garnered nominations for “Music of the Year” and “Best Orchestral Recording;” collaborating with composer David Ortega to compose and whistle on the main theme for Disney’s #1 tablet game “Where’s My Mickey”; and Mattel’s “Barbie Princess and the Pauper” (composer/songwriter/singer) which won “Best Edutainment/Children Audio.”

He has also moved into musical “branding” by developing unique, memorable themes for several advertising campaigns for clients like Mattel Toys and Sky Perfect TV (Japan’s premier cable company). Zehnder is currently developing and testing a branding theme for another prominent firm but is contractually obliged not to disclose the name.

An eclectic and lover of all forms of music, Zehnder gets inspired rendering a multitude of styles and forging hybrid genres. Whether it’s an epic action title (Van Helsing), an irreverent quiz show requiring a punk band (Codehead), a whimsical jazz world (Curious George) or writing songs in French for the best selling educational title in France, (Adibou), Zehnder gets raves from producers and critics. “The (Van Helsing) soundtrack is where the audio shines though, as it captures the feel of the movie perfectly, swinging aptly between brooding mood music to epic crescendos during combat.” -XBOX World

Tom Zehnder holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music composition summa cum laude from UCLA.


Tom Zehnder

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