Lauren Buchter is a San Francisco Bay-based composer for Film and Television and an ASCAP "Composer To Watch". She loves to create unique scores that blend traditional orchestration with electronics in unexpected ways. Celebrated for her works emotional complexity, she has composed original scores for dozens of films spanning multiple genres. Her recent work includes the score for the PBS Suncoast EMMY®-winning documentary, “Seize & Secure: The Battle for La Fière”, commissioned by The National WWII Museum and co-produced with PBS. “Seize & Secure” premiered at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, LA as part of a commemorative event marking the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, and aired nationally on PBS. The score for the film was recorded live with a 60 piece orchestra in Budapest, Hungary.
Some of Lauren’s other recent and notable credits include the independent feature length film, "In the Orchard" (Dir. Christopher Knoblock), the feature length documentary, "Cherry's In Season” (Dir. David Dodds), the Indian period drama, “Dhund” (Dir. Sudeep Kanwal) and the Student Academy Award®-winning film, "Above the Sea". Her music can be heard frequently on primetime network TV programs including: ABC's "World News with Diane Sawyer", NBC's "Dateline", ABC's "20/20", and many others.
Equally at home in the concert world, Lauren has composed commissioned works for dance for American Ballet Theatre, Youth America Grand Prix, Above and Beyond Dance Company and UC Irvine. She has composed concert works for such ensembles as New York Youth Symphony, Kalistos Chamber Orchestra, Musica Bella Orchestra of New York, Symphony Singers, Esterhazy Quartet, and students of The Juilliard School. Her music has been performed at Symphony Space, The National Opera Center, The Joyce Theater, C.A.M.I. Hall and others.
Lauren is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Film Scoring while on scholarship. She furthered her studies in Milan, Italy at IRMus at the Accademia Internazionale della Musica, as well as studying with composer Filippo Del Corno of Sentieri selvaggi (cantelope music). She is a proud member of the Alliance for Women Film Composers (AWFC) and ASCAP. A native New Yorker, she now works between NYC and the San Francisco Bay Area.