Composer / Sound

Justin Frieden

Tokyo / Los Angeles, Japan / USA

Composer, songwriter and sound designer working in Tokyo and Los Angeles, classically trained, with a stated purpose of “bridging the gap between east and West”. Music composition degree from the College of Creative Studies, UC Santa Barbara; began in Hollywood scoring features and television; moved to Tokyo in 2014. Since: work with final fantasy and Ariana Grande, arranging for utakon, and heading music and sound on campaigns for Asics, Amazon Business and mercedes-benz. Managed the sound department on films combining Hollywood and Japanese elements, silence, transformers: the last Knight, Pacific Rim Uprising and mozart in the JUNGLE. Specialises in composition, song and orchestral arrangement, English Lyric Creation, sound design and Sound Logos.