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Grant Fonda

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Grant Fonda
Winner of the New York Festivals' Award for Best Original Music, Los Angeles-based composer Grant Fonda has contributed music to some of the world's most recognized motion pictures, shows, and attractions. Fonda credits his grandfather with sparking his love for great music and film: countless hours spent at the family piano and immersed in classic animations of yesteryear fueled Grant's passion for collaborative storytelling.

Fonda works extensively with well-established and rising artists in film and music, continually demonstrating his wide range as a collaborator. His colorful score for the Emmy-winning THE HOUSE THAT ROB BUILT is lauded for its innovation, his score for Paramount+ AT MIDNIGHT is "one of the film's greatest strengths," his Irish-infused score for PRAY: THE STORY OF PATRICK PEYTON has garnered international attention and wins, and his sparkling jazz score and songs for DATING & NEW YORK have been critically hailed as "inspired" and "a supporting character[s]" after playing at Tribeca.

An alumni of USC's Screen Scoring program and the ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop, he is equally comfortable in front of an orchestra as he is working with rock bands and eclectic ensembles comprised of some of the world's most unusual instruments. Recently, he penned the score for Amazon's smash holiday hit, EXMAS, and co-wrote and produced the songs and score for the highly anticipated musical DANIEL. He is also the composer for the hugely successful THE BIGGEST STORY, a 104 episode animated series from Crossway.

Grant has contributed work to Oscar, Grammy, and Dove-nominated projects, including TITANIC: LIVE, and Walt Disney's WORLD OF COLOR. His arranging work has recently landed at the top of Billboard charts.

He has been a featured lecturer at NYU, USC, and The University of Missouri, and remains an active mentor to composers at the nation's top music institutions.

Grant and his wife Carley have two children and are avid cooks who believe that the best conversations happen over incredible meals. In the words of the brilliant Julia Child, "people who love to eat are always the best people."
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    At Midnight (2023)
    At Midnight
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 2023
    Playing Like a Girl: The House That Rob Built (2020)
    Playing Like a Girl: The House That Rob Built
    7.9
    • Composer
    • 2020
    Dating & New York (2021)
    Dating & New York
    4.9
    • Composer
    • 2021
    31 Candles (2025)
    31 Candles
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 2025

    Credits

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    Composer



    • Jimmy
      • Composer
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • You Just Can't See Them from the Road
      • original music by
    • The Shade
      • Composer
      • Post-production
      • TV Movie
    • The Descent Part II
      • composer
      • Post-production
    • Reckoning
      • Composer
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Our Time
      • Composer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Norman / Norman
      • Composer
      • Completed
    • Franklin & Beans
      • Composer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Christmas at the Evergreen
      • composer
      • Post-production
    • By the River
      • Composer
      • Post-production



    • Chris Klein, Missi Pyle, Ramon Reed, Nathan Gamble, McKaley Miller, Matt Cornett, and Brec Bassinger in Bad Counselors (2026)
      Bad Counselors
      5.1
      • composer
      • 2026
    • Adam Smith: The Currency of Thought (2026)
      Adam Smith: The Currency of Thought
      Short
      • composed by
      • 2026
    • Broken Mary: The Kevin Matthews Story (2025)
      Broken Mary: The Kevin Matthews Story
      8.3
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • Take Time to Dance (2025)
      Take Time to Dance
      6.2
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • Destined to Drive: Patrick Dempsey's Return to Racing (2025)
      Destined to Drive: Patrick Dempsey's Return to Racing
      7.9
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • 31 Candles (2025)
      31 Candles
      6.3
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • Julio Rodriguez in Welcome to the J-Rod Show (2024)
      Welcome to the J-Rod Show
      7.4
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Kevin Harvick in I Am Kevin Harvick (2024)
      I Am Kevin Harvick
      9.0
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • The Descent (2023)
      The Descent
      2.5
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • EXmas (2023)
      EXmas
      5.7
      • music by
      • 2023
    • Always a Winner (2023)
      Always a Winner
      6.9
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Native Ball: Legacy of a Trailblazer (2023)
      Native Ball: Legacy of a Trailblazer
      8.6
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • At Midnight (2023)
      At Midnight
      5.6
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Hour of Our Death (2022)
      Hour of Our Death
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • A Cheerful Giver (2022)
      A Cheerful Giver
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2022

    Music Department



    • Reckoning
      • orchestrator
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Ben Verlander and Shohei Ohtani in Searching for Shohei: An Interview Special (2022)
      Searching for Shohei: An Interview Special
      7.6
      TV Special
      • music
      • 2022
    • The Secret of Immortal Code (2018)
      The Secret of Immortal Code
      5.6
      • orchestrator
      • 2018
    • The Lunch Rush (2017)
      The Lunch Rush
      7.0
      Short
      • songs by
      • 2017
    • Four Against the Bank (2016)
      Four Against the Bank
      5.8
      • orchestrator
      • 2016
    • Sigourney Weaver, Willem Dafoe, Diane Keaton, Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, John Ratzenberger, Deb Fink, Andrew Stanton, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, David Arnott, Torbin Xan Bullock, Doug Burch, Ty Burrell, Cathy Cavadini, Judi M. Durand, Idris Elba, Bill Hader, Barbara Harris, Aaron Hendry, Andy Hirsch, Carlyle King, Eugene Levy, Vicki Lewis, Angus MacLane, Jeremy Maxwell, Kate McKinnon, Daniel Edward Mora, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Jason Pace, Austin Pendleton, Bob Peterson, David Randolph, Jerome Ranft, Katherine Ringgold, Stephen Root, Andreana Weiner, Dominic West, Aaron Fors, Alexander Gould, Will Collyer, Nancy Truman, Regina Taufen, Liza Seneca, Willow Geer, Dylan Naber, Carrie Paff, Terrell Ransom Jr., Alex Puccinelli, Dashell Zamm, Gunnar Sizemore, Molly Jackson, Emma Shannon, Daniella Jones, Dara Iruka, Carter Hastings, Paige Nan Pollack, Hayden Rolence, Riley Lio, Veronika Bonell, Ashlyn Faith Williams, Gabriel C. Brown, Bennett Dammann, Sloane Murray, and Lucia Geddes in Finding Dory (2016)
      Finding Dory
      7.2
      • music department (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Tell Me About It, Wendy
      Short
      • orchestrator
      • 2015
    • Daniel Craig in Spectre (2015)
      Spectre
      6.8
      • music department
      • 2015
    • Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies (2015)
      Bridge of Spies
      7.6
      • music department (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Pierre Coffin in Minions (2015)
      Minions
      6.4
      • synth programming (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Henning Baum in Götz von Berlichingen (2014)
      Götz von Berlichingen
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • orchestrator
      • 2014
    • Saving Goola (2014)
      Saving Goola
      7.0
      Video
      • recording supervisor
      • 2014
    • Sybil Azur, Darrel Guilbeau, and Steve Humphreys in Son of a Barman (2014)
      Son of a Barman
      Short
      • orchestrator
      • 2014
    • Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014)
      Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?
      4.7
      Video
      • synth programmer
      • 2014

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
    • Spouse
      • Carley FondaMarch 8, 2008 - present (1 child)

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