Christopher J. findlaytor

A California based composer who specializes in music for film, TV, and visual media. His ever-growing passion for music, video games, and collaboration has led him to scoring, orchestrating, music editing, and sound designing for award-winning short films, commercials, video games, and digital ads.

In 2016, Chris earned a Bachelor of Music in Theory and Composition from California State University – Sacramento, where he was fortunate enough to study with the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Leo Eylar, Dr. Stephen Blumberg, and piano performance with Richard Cionco.

In 2018, Chris went on to receive a Master’s degree in Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games from Berklee College of Music, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He later went on to study with Dr. Richard Baitz in the Julliard “Scoring to Picture” course in 2020, and was a VIFF Amp 2023 Music Cohort recipient for composition.

Chris’ love for music runs deep, and he relishes the opportunity to use his gifts and talents to see lives changed for the better through the power of stories that reach people. He is always looking to collaborate with creators to realize and elevate the vision of a project with his music.