Orlando Pérez Rosso — Composer
Colombian Composer · Los Angeles

OrlandoPérez Rosso

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01 About
A singular sound at the intersection of orchestral writing, experimental texture, and South American heritage.

Colombian composer Orlando Pérez Rosso writes scores that fuse orchestral composition, manipulated South American folk instruments, and contemporary production techniques.

His score for Simbiontes, a supernatural drama shot in Colombia's Los Estoraques, carries a film with almost no dialogue. It combines FAAB (Feedback Actuated Augmented Bass), Colombian gaitas, alegre, tambora and traditional percussion with a string orchestra, supported by New Music USA's Reel Change Film Fund.

Mooned, for Illumination Entertainment, was produced by Pierre Coffin and directed by Jonathan del Val, and premiered theatrically alongside Migration. He composed Episodes 3 and 4 of Tim Burton: Life in the Line, directed by Tara Wood, and wrote additional music for Lucasfilm's The Acolyte and the Korean feature Hope.

Over seven years working with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Michael Abels, Orlando contributed additional music and score production on Jordan Peele's Get Out, Us, and Nope, as well as the Emmy-nominated HBO documentary Allen v. Farrow.

Orlando was named a BAFTA Breakthrough US composer in 2021 for his score on Universal Pictures' silent film restoration of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. He is an alumnus of the Universal Pictures Composers Initiative, and has received nominations from the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Soundtrack Cologne's Peer Raben Music Award, and the Jerry Goldsmith Awards.

Growing up in Ocaña, Colombia, northeast of Bogotá, he moved to the capital to attend Universidad Javeriana to study music production and composition. It was there that a borrowed library copy of Koyaanisqatsi shifted his trajectory. Listening to what Philip Glass was able to do with that film's images led him into film scoring. After working as a producer, mixer, and live musician across Colombia's music industry, Orlando relocated to Los Angeles in 2013 to study film scoring at UCLA Extension.

Recognition
  • 2024
    HMMA Nomination
    Best Original Score, Animated Short · Mooned
  • 2021
    BAFTA Breakthrough US
    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • 2017
    HMMA · Peer Raben Music Award, Soundtrack Cologne · Jerry Goldsmith Awards
    Wishing Box
  • 2013
    Jerry Goldsmith Award Nomination
    Best Score in a Documentary · Cada Semana
02 Selected Credits
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Current Work · 2026

Simbiontes

Composer

A supernatural feature shot in Los Estoraques, Colombia. Minimal dialogue — the score is the narrative voice. Funded by the New Music USA Reel Change Film Fund.

dir. Christian Mejía Carrascal
FAAB · Berlin Gaita Flauta Andina String Orchestra Processed Colombian Instruments
Illumination · Universal · 2023

Mooned

Composer

A theatrical short released with Migration.

dir. Jonathan Del Val · prod. Pierre Coffin
Theatrical Short HMMA Nomination
Neon · In Theaters September 9

Hope

Additional Music

Na Hong-jin's creature thriller, premiered in competition at Cannes. Additional music to Michael Abels' score.

dir. Na Hong-jin · score by Michael Abels
Feature Cannes Competition 2026
Wood Entertainment · 2025

Tim Burton:
Life in the Line

Composer — Episodes 3 & 4

A documentary series on Burton's life and work.

dir. Tara Wood
Mini Series Episodes 3 & 4
2024
Época de Plagas
Alacrán Pictures
dir. Gabriela Calvache
Composer
2024
The Acolyte
Lucasfilm · Disney+ · Series
cr. Leslye Headland
Additional Music
2022
Nope
Universal Pictures
dir. Jordan Peele
Additional Music
2021
Código Implacable
Sony Pictures Television · Series
dir. Joel Novoa
Composer
2021
Allen v. Farrow
HBO · Documentary Series
dirs. Kirby Dick & Ami Ziering
Additional Music
2020
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Universal Pictures
dir. Stuart Paton
Composer
2020
Silks & Saddles
Universal Pictures
dir. Robert Hill
Composer
2019
Us
Universal Pictures
dir. Jordan Peele
Additional Music
2017
Wishing Box
Studio X
dirs. Lizzie Zhang & Nan Li
Composer
2017
Get Out
Blumhouse · Universal
dir. Jordan Peele · score by Michael Abels
Score Technical Engineer
03 Contact

Let's work
together.

Representation
Kevin Korn
Agent
Like Minded Management
866-830-4644 kkorn@likemindedmgmt.com
Direct Contact
Message received — I'll be in touch.
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