Duncan Thum is a two-time Emmy nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California.
A host of sonic explorations lead Duncan from co-forming LA's d.i.y. music scene fixture Pizza! to performance at the Disney Hall with Glenn Branca's Hallucination City: Symphony for 100 guitars. Duncan's muse crystallized in writing music for film, where story and image provide a poignant context for his eclectic background.
Notable credits include Netflix original documentary series "Chef's Table" and "Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On" as well as features "Off The Rails", "DEALT" and "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead".
In addition to his long form work, Duncan has garnered critical acclaim for his collaborations with Apple and VICE Media. Duncan is a graduate of USC's esteemed SMPTV film scoring program.
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R E S T O R A T I O N
A young man's regrets over his past loss surface while working on a case similar to his dead brother. The healing process begins.
Original music awarded "Best Original Score" by The Long Island International Film Expo in July of 2015.
D U S T L A N D
Once upon a time, a monstrous dust storm engulfed the land, stranding an itinerant circus and leaving it without hope or purpose. A high wire walker, lured by a tune hidden in the wind, leaves the circus to find the melody revealed in the shape of mysterious fiddler waiting at the crossroads. The stranger presents her with an hourglass that can stop the wind, but only until the sand runs out.
Original score by Duncan Thum.
