Troy Herion is an Emmy-winning and Cinema Eye nominated composer. His music has been featured in Oscar-nominated and Sundance award-winning films, major film festivals, television shows, commercials, and live concert works.
Official Bio:
Troy Herion is an Emmy-winning composer whose work moves between film, television, contemporary art, and live performance.
His film scores include 306 Hollywood, The Hottest August, Bulletproof, Helen and the Bear, and Happy Campers. His music has also appeared in the Oscar-nominated documentary Fire of Love and the Sundance award-winning I Didn’t See You There. These and other projects have premiered at Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, Tribeca, SXSW, CPH, Hot Docs, MoMA, the New York Film Festival, and True/False.
Herion’s television work includes multiple films for PBS’s American Experience, as well as projects for HBO, CNN, and other major networks. He has composed music for brands and institutions including Google, American Express, Adobe, LEGO, and The New York Times. His commercial and branded work has been recognized by the Cannes Lions, the Clios, the One Show, the Webbys, and the Anthem Awards.
Herion is also the co-founder and creative director of Spacelute, a music and audio company creating original scores, sound design, music supervision, sonic identities, and a curated music library for film, television, advertising, and culture. Through Spacelute, he collaborates with directors, producers, agencies, and brands on projects ranging from intimate documentary work to large-scale global campaigns.
Alongside his screen work, Herion has maintained a wide-ranging practice as a concert composer and interdisciplinary artist. His music has been performed by ensembles including Sō Percussion, JACK Quartet, the American Composers Orchestra, and The Crossing. Major works include Archiva, a ballet commissioned by Pennsylvania Ballet, and A Period of Animate Existence, an opera created with Pig Iron Theatre Company for more than one hundred performers.
A classically trained multi-instrumentalist, Herion studied composition in Princeton University’s doctoral program. His work has been presented at Carnegie Hall, the Academy of Music, and the Annenberg Center.