Gary Koftinoff
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Gary Koftinoff is an award winning composer of music for film and
television.
Most recently, he has received a 2022 Canadian Screen Award Nomination, along with co-composer Phil Bennett, for 'Best Original Music for a Dramatic Series' on the show "Hudson & Rex" (CITY TV/ION).
He has received a 2018 ASCAP Screen Award "Top Cable Television Series" for his score on the medical drama "Saving Hope" (CTV/ION). In 2005, he won a Gemini Award for Best Original Score for a Dramatic Series for "Dark Oracle" (YTV), and in 2007 he won a Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for a Non-Animated Children's TV Program for the 70 episode Disney Channel series "Life With Derik" (Disney/Family Channel). In 2014, he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original score for a Dramatic Series for "Saving Hope" (CTV/ION).
Additionally, Gary has had three other Gemini nominations for his work on 30 films and over 300 episodes of television, all composed for a client list that includes ICF Films, Sony/Lifetime, Chesler/Perlmutter, Shaftesbury Films, Screendoor, Cloud Ten Productions and Peace Arch Entertainment.
Recent work includes his work on various TV series including "Hudson & Rex" and "Saving Hope" as well as the movies "Salem Falls" (The Lifetime Network), and "The Devil's Teardrop" (Sony/Lifetime).
Gary is comfortable creating big orchestral scores with both live musicians and contemporary music technology, as well as intimate song-based music. For the film "Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story" (CBC) Gary created the large-scale sound of the original score which earned him a Gemini nomination for Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series in 2007. His scores for the feature films "Left Behind II" and "Judgment", were written for live orchestral performance, using between 45 and 60 musicians. Gary is also capable of writing, recording and singing songs for the productions he works on.
From his early studies of piano and guitar, Gary moved on to harmony, composition and conducting under the tutelage of Roman Toi at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Having also picked up a Recording Engineer Certificate at the Trebas Institute for the Recording Arts, Gary provides the complete range of services required to produce a top quality score.
With a penchant for strong, identifiable themes and poignant symphonic arrangements, Gary has become an in demand composer for discerning producers of filmed entertainment.
Most recently, he has received a 2022 Canadian Screen Award Nomination, along with co-composer Phil Bennett, for 'Best Original Music for a Dramatic Series' on the show "Hudson & Rex" (CITY TV/ION).
He has received a 2018 ASCAP Screen Award "Top Cable Television Series" for his score on the medical drama "Saving Hope" (CTV/ION). In 2005, he won a Gemini Award for Best Original Score for a Dramatic Series for "Dark Oracle" (YTV), and in 2007 he won a Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for a Non-Animated Children's TV Program for the 70 episode Disney Channel series "Life With Derik" (Disney/Family Channel). In 2014, he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original score for a Dramatic Series for "Saving Hope" (CTV/ION).
Additionally, Gary has had three other Gemini nominations for his work on 30 films and over 300 episodes of television, all composed for a client list that includes ICF Films, Sony/Lifetime, Chesler/Perlmutter, Shaftesbury Films, Screendoor, Cloud Ten Productions and Peace Arch Entertainment.
Recent work includes his work on various TV series including "Hudson & Rex" and "Saving Hope" as well as the movies "Salem Falls" (The Lifetime Network), and "The Devil's Teardrop" (Sony/Lifetime).
Gary is comfortable creating big orchestral scores with both live musicians and contemporary music technology, as well as intimate song-based music. For the film "Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story" (CBC) Gary created the large-scale sound of the original score which earned him a Gemini nomination for Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series in 2007. His scores for the feature films "Left Behind II" and "Judgment", were written for live orchestral performance, using between 45 and 60 musicians. Gary is also capable of writing, recording and singing songs for the productions he works on.
From his early studies of piano and guitar, Gary moved on to harmony, composition and conducting under the tutelage of Roman Toi at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Having also picked up a Recording Engineer Certificate at the Trebas Institute for the Recording Arts, Gary provides the complete range of services required to produce a top quality score.
With a penchant for strong, identifiable themes and poignant symphonic arrangements, Gary has become an in demand composer for discerning producers of filmed entertainment.
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