A lone figure faces a snow-dusted forest clearing under low mist

TO KILL A WOLF · 2024 · ORIGINAL SCORE MASA AWARD WINNER

Original scores for film, television & games

Two figures seated across a serving cart in a wide, symmetrical hall

CAMP OLEANDER · 2026 · ORIGINAL SCORE (SHORT FILM)

Parker and Laura's connection blooms, tender and forbidden, and threatened by the camp's most seductive rite. Shot on 35mm, directed by Alyssa Aldaz.

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A woman's face lit by firelight in a dark room

TO KILL A WOLF · 2024 · ORIGINAL SCORE MASA AWARD — BEST FEATURE FILM SCORE · SCL AWARD NOMINATION

A psychological thriller that reimagines a classic fairytale, premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh International Film Festival. Directed by Kelsey Taylor; score co-composed with Sara Barone.

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A vintage television on a wooden table playing the series Beverly Heights

BEVERLY HEIGHTS · 2024 · ORIGINAL SCORE (SHORT FILM)

The star of a hit teen series is torn between her crafted image and a truth that could unravel it. Shot on 16mm, directed by Alyssa Aldaz.

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An elderly woman in a headscarf speaks to camera in a wood-paneled interior

GRANDPA WAS AN EMPEROR · 2021 · ORIGINAL SCORE

A documentary tracing the fall of Emperor Haile Selassie's dynasty. Executive produced by Cynthia Erivo; score co-composed with Rupert Gregson-Williams.

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A woman with a rifle glances back through a firelit, ruined street

SISYPHUS: THE MYTH · 2021 · MAIN TITLE & THEMES

An engineer uncovers evidence of travelers from a war-torn future in this Korean sci-fi series. Netflix / JTBC; main title and themes with Chung Yae-kyung.

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Two men in conversation at a table in a weathered Sri Lankan building

HOUSE OF MY FATHERS · 2018 · ORIGINAL SCORE

A surreal and disturbing tale centred on two divided villages in a civil war where women are unable to conceive and a remedy is desperately sought. Busan New Currents competition; BFI London; IFFR Rotterdam.

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Selected work

The Last of UsAdditional Music · HBO
Mr. & Mrs. SmithAdditional Music · Amazon
SupermanAdditional Music · DC
Mafia: The Old CountryAdditional Music · 2K
The Blue AngelsScore Mixing · IMAX / Amazon MGM
Chief of WarScore Mixing · Apple TV+
Wonder WomanScore Mixing · Warner Bros.
DunkirkEngineering · Warner Bros.
Blade Runner 2049Engineering · Warner Bros.

Biography

Forest Christenson is a Los Angeles-based composer for film, television, and games, with over a hundred screen credits. He trained as an engineer at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions, on films including Dunkirk and Blade Runner 2049, and developed his own voice under the mentorship of Rupert Gregson-Williams. His score for To Kill a Wolf won the 2025 MASA Award for Best Feature Film Score; he has contributed music to HBO's The Last of Us, Amazon's Mr. & Mrs. Smith, DC's Superman, and 2K's Mafia: The Old Country, and his mix on the IMAX documentary The Blue Angels earned a Cinema Audio Society Award nomination. He came to film from experimental music, where he co-founded the duo Seabat and performed alongside Christina Vantzou and Lea Bertucci.

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