Joseph S. DeBeasi

Actor, composer, conductor Joseph S DeBeasi, has been praised for his blend of creative electronic sounds and traditional instrumentation. His use of melody and harmonic subtext embody the heart of his musical storytelling. His score for Alpha, directed by Albert Hughes, was listed in the top 10 best scores for 2018 by Film Music Magazine. His recent concert, Generations of Honor, The Soundtrack of the Amercian Soldier, performed The American Sniper Suite, where he was guest conductor with the US Army Field Concert Band and Choir. In March of 2018, Joseph was guest conductor for Sinfonia: Connecting Arts & the Community, an evening of music honoring past and present military members. He featured the world premier of The American Sniper Suite and a commissioned piece by Southeastern University, One More Minute, both performed by the Imperial Symphony Orchestra and the Southeastern University Choir. His film scores include the original underscore for Clint Eastwood's Oscar-nominated, American Sniper, the award-winning feature documentary, Kidnapped for Christ, the feature comedy, Eleven Eleven, and Alpha. Joseph is also known for his work as a music editor on films such as Bad Boys Four Life, Wind River, The Revenant, Sicario, Prisoners, and Book of Eli. In 2015, Joseph received a BMI Film Music Award for his score on American Sniper. His score for Judges won Best Soundtrack at the Miami International Sci-fi Film Festival in 2016. Joseph has given seminars on film music at Southeastern University, Harrison School for the Arts, Club Cubase at Belmont University, Nashville, TN, Heartland Film Festival and Nashville Composers Association. He is an honors graduate of film composition from Berklee College of Music.