About

Emma Most is an emerging composer based in Los Angeles, who is passionate about crafting musical narrative through multimedia collaborations. Versatility and creativity drive Emma’s work for both visual media as well as concert music. She has collaborated with filmmakers and animators who hail from the likes of Rochester Institute of Technology, The Master’s University California Institute of the Arts, and Los Angeles Film School writing music for various genres. Emma is regularly commissioned for original concert works and arrangements, and she has an ongoing passion project of writing original music for artwork in progress. In addition to her freelance career, Emma works as an assistant to Grant Fonda, helping with music production on various films and series.

An avid musician, Emma grew up in a musical family and started playing the piano and composing from an early age. She received her bachelor of music degree in composition from The Master’s University in 2021, studying under Grant Fonda, Gary Kuo, and Ben Mason. During her time there she was part of several performing ensembles including the The Master’s Chorale, with which she performed on several albums and collaborated with renowned artists Keith Getty and Matt Redman. In 2023, Emma received her master of music in contemporary media & film composition from the Beal Institute at the Eastman School of Music, a two-year master of music degree program begun by Jeff and Joan Beal, and led by Mark Watters and Dave Rivello. While at Eastman, Emma regularly conducted, produced, and recorded original compositions for film, and had the opportunity to present and conduct 4 original works in a live-to-picture concert. Emma was part of the Eastman West residency, a one year program begun by Jeff and Joan Beal to help transition postgraduates from the Beal Institute to the industry in Los Angeles. In September 2023 Emma won the Best Original Score award in the Feel the Reel International Film Festival for her work on the short film Project Ishmael, which also won Best Animation. 

A native to Southwest Colorado, Emma enjoys hiking mountain trails, drinking coffee, creating her own artwork, playing games with family and friends, drinking more coffee, and watching movies in her free time. Some of her all time favorites include Harry Potter, Star Wars, How to Train Your Dragon, anything by Wes Anderson, Little Women, Hook, La La Land, The Holiday, and anything Disney.