Biography

Alex Weston is a composer for concert works and film scores. Notable recent film scores include The "Farewell" (dir: Lulu Wang, A24), which was included on the shortlist for "Best Original Score" for the 2020 Academy Awards, "Expats" starring Nicole Kidman (dir. Lulu Wang, Amazon), "Wander Darkly"(dir: Tara Miela, Lionsgate), "The Novice" (dir: Lauren Hadaway, IFC), "Goodnight Mommy" (dir: Matt Sobel, Amazon), and "The Adults" (dir. Dustin Guy Defa, Universal).

Weston's music has also been featured on "The Affair" (Showtime), "Jane Fonda in Five Acts" (HBO), the Ken Burns-produced documentary "The Emperor of All Maladies" (PBS), and various projects for NBC, Netflix, Apple, and other studios.

Alex's concert works include commissions from groups such as the Lyrica Chamber Music Ensemble, ABCIrque, MADArt Creative, the Kennedy Center, the Venice Biennale, and Obie Award winning theater company 'Theater in Quarentine'. Another recent project was providing the score for the large scale public art installation "Past Deposits From a Future Yet to Come" (Hubbard / Birchler), which is screening nightly at Waterloo Park in Austin, Texas through 2030.

His most recent album of chamber music, entitled "Memory Gaps", is based on a book of illustrations and short stories by author/artist Cecelia Ruiz, was released in June 2024 by Better Company Records.
- IMDb mini biography by: Alex Weston