Corey Allen Jackson

Corey Allen Jackson is a renowned composer for film and television. Originally discovering music through a passion for Hard Rock, Metal, Goth and 80's Synth-wave. Corey continued to develop his craft through classical training as a composer at Paris' distinguished La Schola Cantorum and earning a Master of Music from the University of Oklahoma. As well as, additional training in film scoring from the University of Southern California. Since then, he has gone on to work in some of the most unique and inventive projects in the realms of Hollywood, television, and independent film. Most recently Corey crafted a synth-based retro score for the supernatural-horror- comedy film Portal starring Jamie Tisdale, Ryan Merriman and Heather Langenkamp of Nightmare on Elm Street

Jackson recently had the pleasure of scoring the documentary Fire on the Hill. Fire on the Hill is set on the edge of Compton, California - a place notorious for gang violence - a hidden band of inner-city cowboys has persevered since the 1800's. Fire on the Hill is the story of the Black Cowboys of Compton and South Central LA, and their fight to preserve their culture by resurrecting an inner city horse stable that was mysteriously burnt to the ground. The documentary has been tearing up the festival circuit with several nominations and best documentary wins including, the Santa Barbara Film Festival, Telluride Mountain Festival, DOC NYC and winning the LA Muse Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival where it had several encore performances.

He scored the politically charged and controversial horror-comedy anthology American Nightmares. American Nightmares was written and directed by long-time horror icons Rusty Cundieff (Tales from the Hood, Chappelle Show) and Darin Scott (Tales from the Hood, Menace II Society) and stars Danny Trejo, Nichelle Nichols, Vivica A. Fox, Clarence Williams III, Jay Mohr, Noel Gugliemi and Chris Kattan. The score weaves a diverse musical journey and it was an exciting challenge for the composer to blend a wide range of musical styles including, R&B, 80's Synthwave and Gospel music.

In 2017, he worked on CHUCK, the highly acclaimed Chuck Wepner biopic, starring Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Elizabeth Moss, and Ron Perlman. In order to channel the period piece's hedonistic sensibilities, Corey pulled inspiration from his own rock and roll influences, Jim Morrison in particular combined with the heart and soul of Ray Charles, to create a rocking soundtrack that exudes the same drunken swagger as the movie's protagonist, who was the inspiration for the movie Rocky. Corey's score for CHUCK was awarded Best Original Score - Independent Film and he was named a "Composer to Watch" by Film Music Magazine following the release of CHUCK. He has also scored the experimental, feminist Western, The Painted Woman, directed by James Cotton and featuring a primarily Oklahoma based crew. This gave Corey, an Oklahoma native himself, a unique musical challenge. Painted Woman is very much two different movies blended together as one, with the first have shot very dark and claustrophobic while the second half is outdoors, bright and very open. Corey utilized his diverse musical toolkit to support this dichotomy, enabling the successful and dramatic shift in the narrative.

Corey is also a longtime collaborator of cult animator Bill Plympton, having scored his acclaimed feature length film Idiots and Angels, along with a considerable number of his surreal short films, including Santa, The Fascist Years; The Fan and The Flower and Guide Dog, a part of his Oscar-nominated Dog series. Corey also scored Fox Digital Studios mind-bending science fiction pilot, Parallels, which was nominated for Best Score at the Hollywood Music and Media Awards (HMMA) and stars Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day). and Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians). The pilot is currently in development to become a series made in conjunction with acclaimed writer Neil Gaiman.

Corey has also found a unique fan base through his work on some of the darker horror movies of the past few years, including 20th Century Fox's The Exorcism of Molly Hartley and the 2010 remake of I Spit on Your Grave, as well as several projects for SyFy. Other notable works include: 20th Century Fox's Wayward Pines companion series Gone, I Spit on Your Grave 2, Tribeca Film's Hansel & Gretel Get Baked, MTV's animated series Good Vibes and 20th Century Fox's Wolfpack of Reseda. Wolfpack of Reseda won the Prix de la Meilleure Musique Orginale at the 2013 Marseille Web Fest and his music for Hansel & Gretel Get Baked was nominated for best score by the HMMA in 2013.

Corey also provided additional music for the 2016 summer blockbuster Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. A sought-after collaborator, he has contributed to projects including Teen Wolf, Supernatural, Spider-Man 2 and Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.