Brian Ralston
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Brian Ralston is a classically trained composer and musician living in Los Angeles, CA. Ralston is a graduate of the University of Arizona
and the USC Thornton School of Music
Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program. He composed music for the television series Angel
(Season 4) and more recently completed the scores to the theatrical motion pictures 9/Tenths
, directed by Bob Degus
(Pleasantville
) starring Gabrielle Anwar
, Henry Ian Cusick
and Dave Ortiz, the Magnolia Pictures teen heist movie Graduation
directed by Mike Mayer
and starring Adam Arkin
, Shannon Lucio
, Chris Marquette, Riley Smith
and Chris Lowell
, and the dramatic feature Don't Fade Away directed by Luke Kasdan, starring Beau Bridges, Mischa Barton and Ryan Kwanten.
Ralston was a producer and composer on a 2005 short comedy film entitled The Receipt starring Kristen Bell
and Dina Meyer
that has appeared in over 15 film festivals to date and won many awards including Best Comedy at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival 2005, Best Short - Audience award at the Breckenridge Film Festival 2005 and the Gold Medal of Excellence for Ralston's score at the Park City Film Music Festival 2005.
Ralston also won an Aurora Award in 2005 for his score to The Receipt.
In the 2007 Park City Film Music Festival, Ralston won a Gold Medal for Best Use of Music in a Feature Film for his score to 9/Tenths.
Ralston plays the trumpet and piano, though trumpet is his primary instrument. He was a featured trumpet soloist in the 1998 Holiday Bowl
halftime show.
Ralston also currently teaches the Electronic Composition for Film and Television class in the film scoring certificate program at UCLA Extension in Los Angeles, CA.
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
and the USC Thornton School of Music
USC Thornton School of Music
The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999, is one of the premier music schools in the United States...
Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program. He composed music for the television series Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
(Season 4) and more recently completed the scores to the theatrical motion pictures 9/Tenths
9/Tenths
9/Tenths is a 2006 film directed by Bob Degus about the conflict between a wealthy couple and a poor laborer after a worldwide terrorist attack isolates them in a small remote ranch. The film stars Gabrielle Anwar, Henry Ian Cusick and Dave Baez. The film was filmed outside of Los Angeles, CA in...
, directed by Bob Degus
Bob Degus
Bob Degus is an American film director and producer. He is best known for producing such film as Pleasantville and A Man Apart. His directorial debut was with the film 9/Tenths in 2006.-Biography:...
(Pleasantville
Pleasantville (film)
Pleasantville is a 1998 American fantasy comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Gary Ross. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Marley Shelton and Jeff Daniels. Don Knotts, Paul Walker, Jane Kaczmarek, and J. T. Walsh are also featured.The film...
) starring Gabrielle Anwar
Gabrielle Anwar
Gabrielle Anwar is an English actress. She is known for her role as Margaret Tudor on The Tudors, for dancing the tango with Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman and for her current role as Fiona Glenanne on USA's Burn Notice.- Early life :...
, Henry Ian Cusick
Henry Ian Cusick
Henry Ian Cusick is a Scottish-Peruvian actor of stage, television, and film. He is well-known for his role as Desmond Hume on the United States television series Lost, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination....
and Dave Ortiz, the Magnolia Pictures teen heist movie Graduation
Graduation (film)
Graduation is a coming-of-age film starring Chris Lowell, Chris Marquette and Riley Smith released in May 2008. It was made in collaboration with the producers of The Virgin Suicides and Seabiscuit...
directed by Mike Mayer
Mike Mayer
Mike Mayer is an American writer, director and producer of feature and short films. He was born in Los Angeles, California, where he lives with his wife, Sasha.Mayer is sometimes credited as Michael Mayer, as in the case of his work with Mediocre Films....
and starring Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin is an American television, film and stage actor and director. He played the role of Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope. He has been nominated for numerous awards, including a Tony as well as 3 primetime Emmys, 4 SAG Awards , and a DGA Award...
, Shannon Lucio
Shannon Lucio
Shannon Lucio is an American actress who played Lindsay Gardner on The O.C..Lucio is a graduate of the University of Southern California and was cast in the lead female role of the CBS television drama Moonlight , but was replaced by Sophia Myles in April 2007...
, Chris Marquette, Riley Smith
Riley Smith
Riley Smith is an American film and television actor and singer for the band The Life of Riley.-Background:Smith's parents are Russ and Roxanne Smith...
and Chris Lowell
Chris Lowell
Christopher "Chris" Lowell is an American television actor. He played the role of Stosh "Piz" Piznarski in the CW noir drama Veronica Mars and most recently played the character William "Dell" Parker in the ABC Grey's Anatomy spin-off, Private Practice.-Personal life:Lowell was born in Atlanta,...
, and the dramatic feature Don't Fade Away directed by Luke Kasdan, starring Beau Bridges, Mischa Barton and Ryan Kwanten.
Ralston was a producer and composer on a 2005 short comedy film entitled The Receipt starring Kristen Bell
Kristen Bell
Kristen Anne Bell is an American actress. Although her first film role was an uncredited appearance in Polish Wedding, Bell previously acted in stage and musical productions. In 2001, she made her Broadway debut as Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer...
and Dina Meyer
Dina Meyer
Dina Meyer is an American film and television actress, best known for her roles as Dizzy Flores in Starship Troopers and Detective Allison Kerry in the Saw films. She portrayed Mrs. Hong as a recurring guest star on ABC's Scoundrels.-Personal life:Meyer was born in Queens, New York...
that has appeared in over 15 film festivals to date and won many awards including Best Comedy at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival 2005, Best Short - Audience award at the Breckenridge Film Festival 2005 and the Gold Medal of Excellence for Ralston's score at the Park City Film Music Festival 2005.
Ralston also won an Aurora Award in 2005 for his score to The Receipt.
In the 2007 Park City Film Music Festival, Ralston won a Gold Medal for Best Use of Music in a Feature Film for his score to 9/Tenths.
Ralston plays the trumpet and piano, though trumpet is his primary instrument. He was a featured trumpet soloist in the 1998 Holiday Bowl
Holiday Bowl
The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978. Beginning with the 2010 playing the bowl will officially be known as the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl after...
halftime show.
Ralston also currently teaches the Electronic Composition for Film and Television class in the film scoring certificate program at UCLA Extension in Los Angeles, CA.