Alexandra Funes

versatility . humanity . commitment

music composer for mixed media —
Alexandra Funes-Salazar is a New York City-based Salvadoran film composer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Her music is inspired by the intricate morphing characteristics of humanity and is recognized for its versatile blend of orchestral, experimental, and popular genres.

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Funes has served as a lead composer on over 20 projects, including films, TV pilots, and documentaries, and has contributed as a musician ("Esmeralda" - 2023 Student Academy Award Nominee) and additional writer to a wide range of films. Her recent work includes the scores for "Magdalena, Te Amo" and "Bitter Weeds", both of which earned spots on the prestigious 2024 Yugo BAFTA Awards and 2024 Student Academy Awards longlists. Additionally, her score for "Quarter Life Crisis" (co-composed with Sulwyn Lok) won Best Music at the 2024 British Web Awards.Her portfolio spans local and international projects, with her music featured in film festivals such as South by Southwest, Austin Film Festival, SeriesFest, NFFTY, NYLFF, OIFF, San Sebastian International Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and streaming platforms such as Canal+ and DUST. She is currently part of the MPAP Screen Scoring faculty at New York University.Funes got selected to be part of the SCL New York Mentor Program, class of 2022-2023. She has collaborated as a demo composer for Spitfire Audio for the launch of their Fractured Strings VST collection, as well as the Winter Sale Bundle and Abbey Road: Metal Percussion, opening the doors to ongoing partnerships with Orchestral Tools, Sonixinema, and Triumph Audio.Alexandra holds a double bachelor’s degree in Music Technology and Music Composition from West Texas A&M University, a Master's degree in Screen Scoring from New York University, and is the founder of Abstract Forms Studios; where she currently works as a composer and songwriter for Film, TV, and branding.

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

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Credits—

[As composer]On The Brink (2021) - documentary, dir. Imani Gomez
Ignite Change (2021) - podcast, host. Mary Walker
É (2022) - short film, dir. Zoé Medranda
Love Me Tenderizer (2022) - short film, dir. Jorge Corona
Deliver Me (2022) - short film, dir. Joecar Hanna-Zhang
Blink (2022) - short film, dir. Marco Lavagnino
Captive (2022) - short film, dir. Alex Ulloa
Stay (2022) - short film, co-composer, dir. Madlen Meyer
Transformations (2022) - documentary film, dir. Elizabeth Grupp
In My House (2022) - short film, dir. Majo Guillén
Humanized (2022) - TV Pilot, dir. Colin Sevely-Ortiz
Humanized (2023) - Trailer, dir. Colin Sevely-Ortiz
Quarter Life Crisis (2023) - Web Series, co-composer, dir. Raven Smith
Sulam (2022) - Trailer, dir. Noam Argov
Amor Fati (2023) - short film, dir. Katherine Huggard
Coctel Para Dos (2023) - short film, dir. Alex Ulloa
Jumen (2023) - short film, dir. Julie Kebbi
Before (2023) - short film, dir. Lynnsey Ooten
Ante El Pie Derecho (2023) - short film, dir. Marco Lavagnino
Magdalena, Te Amo (2023) - short film, dir. Andrea Calao
Where We're Going (2023) - short film, dir. Deborah Shonack
Where Time Stood Still (2023) - short film, dir. Nino Benashvili
A Beat To Rest (2024) - short film, dir. Dan Silver
Down Town (2024) - additional music Feature Film dir. Gavin Gaitan
Bitter Weeds (2024) - short film dir. Reuben Hamlyn
Mi Funeral (2024) - short film dir. Marlon Perez
Mareas a la Deriva (2025) - short film dir. Camila Rodriguez
We Can Save The World (2025) - Feature film (In pROGRESS)

[As musician]Miracle at Manchester (2022) - feature film, dir. Eddie McClintock
Esmeralda (2022) - short film, dir. Jennifer Greco
The Ladder (2024) - feature film, (Synth Programming)

[Demo commissions]Fractured Strings - Spitfire Audio
Winter Sale Professional - Spitfire Audio
Abbey Road Orchestra: Metal Percussion - Spitfire Audio
Opaline - Orchestral Tools
Sine Factory Clutch - Orchestral Tools
Fabrik: Achrome - Orchestral Tools
Travels In Sound - Orchestral Tools
Arkanum - Orchestral Tools
Tallinn - Orchestral Tools
Intimate Cello Legato - Sonixinema
Contemporary Solo Cello - Sonixinema
Intimate Violin Legato - Sonixinema
Cinematic Solo FX - Triumph Audio
Cinematic Toy Piano - Triumph Audio
Ghost Cello 2: The Dark Side - Triumph Audio
Svara - Orchestral Tools

Let's work together

alexandrafunesmusic@gmail.com