Mark Orton(I)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Producer
Mark Orton, founding member of the genre-bending acoustic chamber ensemble Tin Hat, has written original scores and contributed music to numerous dramatic and documentary films including Nebraska, My Old Lady, Sweet Land, Everything Is Illuminated, Buck, From the Ashes, The Good Girl, The Box Trolls, People-Places-Things, Jim Allison: Breakthrough, Fernando Meirelles' 360, Ken Burns' The Roosevelts series, and Pixar's Loop. Recent and upcoming films include The Last Shift, 12 Mighty Orphans, Charming the Hearts of Men, Leave No Trace, and Somewhere In Queens.
An alumnus of the Peabody Conservatory and the Hartt School of Music, and the recipient of a Sundance Institute Composer Fellowship, he was nominated Best New Composer by the International Film Music Critics. He is a multi-instrumentalist and collector of antique and unusual musical instruments, which he often employs in his scores.
Mark is a frequent contributor to both radio and podcast programming including This American Life, All Things Considered, the Headlong series, and the award winning podcast Wind of Change. As an arranger, Mark has worked with artists including Tom Waits, Willie Nelson, Mike Patton, and Madeline Peyroux. In addition, he continues to compose music for modern dance, radio drama, the circus and the concert hall.
He lives in The Great Pacific Northwest with his wife and son.
An alumnus of the Peabody Conservatory and the Hartt School of Music, and the recipient of a Sundance Institute Composer Fellowship, he was nominated Best New Composer by the International Film Music Critics. He is a multi-instrumentalist and collector of antique and unusual musical instruments, which he often employs in his scores.
Mark is a frequent contributor to both radio and podcast programming including This American Life, All Things Considered, the Headlong series, and the award winning podcast Wind of Change. As an arranger, Mark has worked with artists including Tom Waits, Willie Nelson, Mike Patton, and Madeline Peyroux. In addition, he continues to compose music for modern dance, radio drama, the circus and the concert hall.
He lives in The Great Pacific Northwest with his wife and son.
