Biography

Liam Fox O'Brien is a composer and musician based in Los Angeles. His work includes musical scoring for feature films as well as producing original music for shorts, commercials, podcasts and various other digital media.

Liam's feature film work includes The Tangle (2019), Among Them (2018) and Soledad (2015), the latter of which was nominated Best Feature Film for 2015 by NewFilmmakers LA. His musical composition has also set the tone for a broad range of creative projects, advertisements and online content. In particular, his distinctive style has seen him earn a strong reputation in the fashion industry, creating layered soundscapes for brands such as Gucci, La Mer, Westfield, Vogue Australia and GQ.

As a composer, Liam utilizes a rich palette of custom synthesized sounds and sample-based instruments, as well as guitar, live percussion, piano and vocals. He also enjoys composing with traditional symphonic sound suites to produce captivating & emotive results and support narrative structure.

Liam studied audio production at SAE Institute where he was awarded an Ambassador Scholarship and later received a bachelor's degree accreditation in music production from Syracuse University. He has also studied Scoring to Picture at The Julliard School (New York). Liam cites Steve Reich, Phillip Glass, Jon Brion, Trent Reznor, Johnny Jewel, Angelo Badalamenti and Cliff Martinez as creative influences.

Beginning as a self-taught guitarist/songwriter with Australian rock band The Scare, Liam signed with EMI Publishing at age 18 and toured extensively in the UK and Europe. He collaborated with iconic Australian recording artists Daniel Johns (Silverchair) and Paul Mac (The Dissociatives) on various projects. He later played bass guitar with Australian rock group Faker and performed on the band's final album, recorded by Steve Albini (Nirvana, The Pixies).
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