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Jay Lifton

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Sound Department
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Jay Lifton
Jay is a composer based in New York City and is particularly interested in projects set in and around the metro area. He has worked with Sean Baker (Greg the Bunny, The Florida Project), Marc Meyers (How He Fell in Love, My Friend Dahmer), and Kirsten Smith (10 Things I Hate About You). His music can also be heard in IBM's "Watson and Me" series of commercials featuring Ridley Scott, Serena Williams, Bob Dylan and the late Carrie Fisher. Jay is a graduate of Tufts University (BA), and The New England Conservatory of Music (MM).
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 3 nominations

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Lucio Seixas, Austin Stark, and Jay Lifton in Peter and Vandy (2009)
Cast & Crew of "Shoot me Nicely" at the Big Apple Film Festival, November 2017
"Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story" US Premiere at DOC NYC, 11/14/2017
Cast and crew of Marc Meyer's HOW HE FELL IN LOVE at its LA Film Festival premiere.
Cast and crew of Marc Meyer's HOW HE FELL IN LOVE at its LA Film Festival premiere.
2015 Queens World Film Festival with Ryan McCarthy, Mickey O'Hagan, Jay Lifton, Catherine Ho, and William Rogers.
Winners of Best Super-Short Mickey O'Hagan, Catherine Ho, Jay Lifton, Sky Vega, and Dave Shelley (at the 2015 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival)

Known for

The Hostage (2022)
The Hostage
8.7
Short
  • Composer
  • 2022
Kendrick Sampson and Zoey Deutch in Something from Tiffany's (2022)
Something from Tiffany's
6.2
  • Composer
  • 2022
Hudson Falls (2021)
Hudson Falls
8.8
TV Series
  • Composer
Amy Hargreaves and Matt McGorry in How He Fell in Love (2015)
How He Fell in Love
6.1
  • Composer
  • 2015

Credits

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Composer

  • Happy Hour
    • Composer
    • Completed
    • Short
  • Untitled Pamela Adlon Project
    • Composer
    • Post-production
  • Remnants Anthology
    • Composer
    • Post-production
  • Do Robots Run Red Lights?
    • Composer
    • In Production
  • Rabble Rousers (2022)
    Rabble Rousers
    • Composer
    • 2022
  • Kendrick Sampson and Zoey Deutch in Something from Tiffany's (2022)
    Something from Tiffany's
    • Composer
    • 2022
  • Where Land Ends (2022)
    Where Land Ends
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • The Hostage (2022)
    The Hostage
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • King's Blade (2021)
    King's Blade
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Hudson Falls (2021)
    Hudson Falls
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The Greg the Bunny Tapes Rewind (2021)
    The Greg the Bunny Tapes Rewind
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Stephanie Sellars, Peter Daniel Straus, Jake Choi, Makeda Declet, Rolando Chusan, and Jeanna Han in Lust Life Love (2021)
    Lust Life Love
    • Composer
    • 2021
  • Alicia Silverstone and Tom Everett Scott in Sister of the Groom (2020)
    Sister of the Groom
    • Composer (original music by)
    • 2020
  • Mario Lopez in A Recipe for Seduction (2020)
    A Recipe for Seduction
    • Composer (original score)
    • TV Short
    • 2020
  • Commercials (2019)
    Commercials
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Nia on Vacation (2019)
    Nia on Vacation
    • Composer
    • 2019
  • Sombra City (2019)
    Sombra City
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Patrick Heusinger and Kat Foster in Accommodations (2018)
    Accommodations
    • Composer
    • 2018
  • Stephanie Sellars and Andy Fortenbacher in Ornament of Beauty (2017)
    Ornament of Beauty
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2017

Music Department

  • Where Land Ends (2022)
    Where Land Ends
    • musician
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Freddie Gibbs in Down with the King (2021)
    Down with the King
    • musician
    • 2021
  • Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story (2017)
    Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story
    • original songs
    • 2017
  • Sugar (2017)
    Sugar
    • composer: theme music
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Nicholas Zoto in Squeeze (2016)
    Squeeze
    • composer: theme music
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Triumph's Election Watch 2016 (2016)
    Triumph's Election Watch 2016
    • musical director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • Daddy Don't Go (2015)
    Daddy Don't Go
    • composer: additional music
    • 2015
  • Carvalho's Journey
    • composer: additional music
    • 2015
  • Amy Hargreaves and Matt McGorry in How He Fell in Love (2015)
    How He Fell in Love
    • musician: balafon kalimbas
    • 2015
  • 5 to 7 (2014)
    5 to 7
    • composer: additional music
    • 2014
  • We Cause Scenes (2013)
    We Cause Scenes
    • composer: additional music
    • music supervisor
    • 2013
  • The Line
    • music supervisor (as Jason Lifton)
    • Short
    • 2011
  • In Company with Misfits
    • music: piano (as Jason Lifton)
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Warren the Ape (2010)
    Warren the Ape
    • composer: theme music (as Jason Lifton)
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • The Trap (2007)
    The Trap
    • orchestrator (as Jason Lifton)
    • Short
    • 2007

Sound Department

  • Demo
    • sound effects editor
    • supervising sound editor
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Eric Pierce, Kevin Hartzman, and Duku Musaraj in The Eastsider (2015)
    The Eastsider
    • supervising sound editor
    • 2015
  • Test (2014)
    Test
    • supervising sound editor
    • Short
    • 2014
  • reConception
    • adr supervisor
    • Short
    • 2014
  • The Line
    • sound designer
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Under (2011)
    Under
    • sound effects editor (as Jason Lifton)
    • Short
    • 2011
  • The Raffle
    • sound mixer (as Jason Lifton)
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Ge.hen'nah (2010)
    Ge.hen'nah
    • sound editor (as Jason Lifton)
    • Short
    • 2010
  • There's Bliss in the Kiss
    • supervising sound editor (as Jason Lifton)
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Evie
    • supervising sound editor (as Jason Lifton)
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Reaper, Sheeper, Treasure Seeker
    • sound effects editor (as Jason Lifton)
    • Short
    • 2001
  • The Pirates of Central Park (2001)
    The Pirates of Central Park
    • sound effects editor (as Jason Lifton)
    • Short
    • 2001

Personal details

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    • Jason Lifton
  • Other works
    Composed jazz score to multi-spot Ikea television campaign featuring actress Venida Evans.
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 5 Articles

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