Brian Satterwhite
- Composer
- Music Department
- Editor
Brian Satterwhite is a professional film composer based in Austin, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Music with dual majors in Film Scoring and Composition from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Brian's music has been featured in over one hundred and sixty short and feature films including Match Me If You Can (2023), The Summoned (2023), The Next Kill (2018), The Lone Ranger (2013), Sushi: The Global Catch (2012), Switch (2012), Man On A Mission (2012), Artois The Goat (2009), Quarter to Noon (2008), The Children's War (2008), Cowboy Smoke (2008), Mr. Hell (2006), and the award-winning IMAX(TM) film Ride Around The World (2006). Brian's many accolades include twelve gold medals and four silver medals from the Park City Film Music Festival.
Brian has composed a handful of scores for silent films performed by the Dallas Chamber Symphony including Metropolis (1927), The Cabinet of Dr. Calgari (1920), the Buster Keaton short film The Scarecrow (1920), and the Harold Lloyd feature A Sailor-Made Man (1921) which was a finalist for a Jerry Goldsmith Award in 2013.
In addition to composing, Brian is also an avid conductor, orchestrator, arranger, music engraver and author who writes extensively about film music for various web sites, liner notes for soundtrack albums and is the author of "The Music of Friday the 13th, Volume One" which covers the first eight movies, four video games, TV show, and more of the Friday the 13th film franchise. The book was published on February 19, 2026 by BearManor Media.
Brian has composed a handful of scores for silent films performed by the Dallas Chamber Symphony including Metropolis (1927), The Cabinet of Dr. Calgari (1920), the Buster Keaton short film The Scarecrow (1920), and the Harold Lloyd feature A Sailor-Made Man (1921) which was a finalist for a Jerry Goldsmith Award in 2013.
In addition to composing, Brian is also an avid conductor, orchestrator, arranger, music engraver and author who writes extensively about film music for various web sites, liner notes for soundtrack albums and is the author of "The Music of Friday the 13th, Volume One" which covers the first eight movies, four video games, TV show, and more of the Friday the 13th film franchise. The book was published on February 19, 2026 by BearManor Media.
