Rachel Elizabeth Jacobs

Composer Rachel Elizabeth Jacobs (née Matthews) brings a fresh twist to classical music and film scores. The daughter of a classical pianist mother and a 70s rock fan father, she grew up with an eclectic love of music and can just as easily be found listening to a Wagner opera as The Moody Blues or the crunk rock group Family Force 5. Her diverse work spans multiple genres, challenging traditional ideas of music from contemporary neo-Romantic to modern soundscapes. Since 2013, more than 30 of her original compositions have been premiered nationally, including "Haunt": for video and stereophonic playback for the TurnUp Festival for Women Artists (2018), "The Heart of Grief": for mixed ensemble and stereophonic playback (2019), and "Closing Costs": an opera for written for Emory University. (2022)

Fresh yet familiar, Jacobs' compositions are unique in their sincere, beautiful expression of the human experience. After concentrating primarily on classical music composition, she has broadened her career scope to include film. Jacobs has scored a wide variety of films, including feature film "Sirona" directed by Wesley Clark, feature film "Lola Lisa" directed by Chyna Butler Robinson, short film "Foiled" by Hao-Wei Chang, and mini-series "Melvin" created by Joel Bringolf and Ethel England. She received a Master of Music in Composition from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Music in Music Composition with a Certificate in Music Business from the University of Georgia, where she graduated magna cum laude with honors distinction.