Trevor Kowalski
Composer, Storyteller, Producer
A Life In Music
Composer Trevor Kowalski works in geographies of memory and hope to write heart-felt, colorful pieces and dynamic soundtracks, with his most recent soundtrack winning at Sundance 2025.
He’s worked with award-winning filmmakers, game developers, theatre directors, and orchestras. His music has been streamed 100 million times and heard in content viewed 2 billion times.
Trevor’s music draws from a palette of layered nostalgia, dream-like drama, and minimalist vitality. Trevor brings a pragmatic, optimistic, and down-to-earth approach to each project. With a world-class audio team and clear creative direction, he’s happy to immerse an audience further into your world.
Need unique, evocative music? Inquire to have Trevor’s sound as part of your vision.
From the Mountains
Biography
From a luminous generation of composers, Trevor embraces a dreamlike, colorful approach inspired by video game melody, vibrant classical, and a deep love of nature. Trevor is Northwest EMMY-nominated and has written music for numerous awarded productions, his most recent winning at Sundance Film Festival 2025.
Eclectic artists like Thelonious Monk, John Denver, and the melodic sense of Nintendo inspire his music. Major influences include Camille Saint-Saëns, Jennifer Higdon, and John Barry.
Distinctly shaped by the Adirondack Mountains and enthralled with music from a young age, Trevor started playing piano at 6 and writing fragments of melodies. Growing up, he played piano on the street and in bars between jobs. He studied at Boston University with the influential Ketty Nez, where he was the first freshman to win the orchestra's composition contest, and at the Royal College of Music in London where he performed under conductor Bernard Haitink. Trevor gained experience at composer Hans Zimmer's studio.
He has independently produced and recorded American Native and traditional artists in co-soundtracks displayed in the Anchorage and Autry Museums, and his music has been heard at the Teatro Colón Opera House in Buenos Aires and across festivals in the US. Trevor is a french horn player and conductor in addition to pianist.
His childhood dream has been to compose music for a James Bond film, like his favorite composer John Barry.
Sheet music and merch available at the store. Trevor is based in Los Angeles. Trevor's modern-classical album "The Twilight Glow", the enchanting, charming saga is out now.
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Trevor is Homeward Sound
Trevor Kowalski is supported by Homeward Sound, a network of award-winning creatives from across critically-acclaimed Hollywood film and worldwide phenomenon AAA video games. Every project led by Trevor comes with a team behind him.
Working with Trevor brings a guarantee of top-tier talent with experience navigating tight-deadlines, large-scale production, and importantly: Trevor knows how to bring magic to your project