FILM COMPOSER

Based in Mexico City

 

I have over ten years of experience in the film industry. My music is conceived to amplify emotions and touch the heart of the audience.

Portfolio

My favorite pieces are marked with a star ★

Parallel Roads

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Gaby, Fer’s mother, and Silvia, Diego’s mother, live happily, until one day, due to Diego’s renal illness, they find out their children were switched at birth.

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The Change

Original Branded Content Soundtrack

A Mexican cowboy decides to change his beloved truck for a Toyota Prius, which he shows to his surprised wife, his intrigued parents, and even his skeptical friends.

Pia Mater

Original Short Film Soundtrack

After a bitter event in her life, Gramma has slowly stopped talking and smiling; but she still stares through her window at the birds flying towards the sunset.

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Golden Eagle

Original Short Film Soundtrack

A slow motion homage to the majestic beauty of the golden eagle.

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Fachon Models

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Ulises is a failed infomercial actor. After meeting Carolina, his elementary school crush, he finds the resolve to pursue better gigs and get in shape.

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Space Adventure

Original Demo Soundtrack

Demo composed for the story of a little robot that navigates between galaxies and prepares for a crash landing on an intricate asteroid.

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White Water

Original Short Film Soundtrack

Mauro is an older man with a passion for alpinism. Just before his family puts him in a retirement home, Sebastián, his grandson, secretly takes him on a mountaineering trip to the Iztaccíhuatl volcano in search of freedom.

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The Tears

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Fernando and Gabriel are brothers living in a broken home. Anger and sadness fill the house, forcing them to run away into the forest for a weekend.

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The Loving Ones

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Hoping to regain Ruth’s love, Mateo goes on a roadtrip they had planned together, guided by Jaime Sabines’ poems, which are the common thread that interweaves their love story.

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Cooking Tulum

Original Web Series Soundtrack

In a firewood kitchen in the middle of the jungle, some of the best Mexican chefs work together to create culinary delights and share their vision while traveling through the most breathtaking landscapes of the Mayan Riviera.

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True Legion

Original Video Game Demo Soundtrack

Epic demo thought for a videogame about a legion of medieval warriors who fight to rescue their kingdom from the forces of darkness.

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Something Good

Original Advert Soundtrack

In the mountain’s crystal waters, the rainbow trout is born. Through the work of many hands, it comes to the plates in Rosetta, one of the best restaurants in Mexico City.

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The Rescue

Original Video Game Demo Soundtrack

Composed for an action video game, this piece evoques an intense parkour pursuit through a far, exotic land.

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Learning to Climb With Bob

Original Demo Soundtrack

Composed as the opening theme for a kids show about a little monkey living fun adventures in a lively jungle.

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The Mexican Way

Original Advert Soundtrack

All kinds of families across the country eat and share happily, proving that the values we have at mealtimes should be held in daily life as well.

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About me

I was born in Mexico City on October 8, 1986.

I began my career as a music composer for audiovisual media before I turned twenty, collaborating with cinema director Rafael Montero, with whom I worked on movies such as Fachon Models and Parallel Roads, which were on the National Top Ten list during their commercial runs in theaters. 

I also composed the music for The Tears, directed by independent filmmaker Pablo Delgado. This movie won awards in renowned international festivals such as the Locarno Film Festival and the International Film Festival Rotterdam. 

Additionally, I have composed music for various documentaries and short films, some of which have been screened and awarded internationally. Complementary to my cinematographic career, I have composed music for advertising, having worked with international companies like Nissan, Toyota, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, and Save The Children.  

In 2012, I was elected for the 3rd Film Music Lab, organized by Bertha Navarro, producer of Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, where I had composer Michael Nyman (The Piano) as one of my mentors. 

I studied musical composition at the Centro de Investigación y Estudios de la Música (CIEM), where Doctor María Antonieta Lozano, one of the most important developers of music teaching in Mexico, was my harmony professor. 

Being proficient in playing the piano, guitar, and a variety of plucked string instruments, my journey into composing instrumental pieces began at the age of fourteen with the guitar.

Contact

FILM COMPOSER

westendarp.music@gmail.com 

(+52) 55 3573 5589