Sam Weiss is an AACTA-nominated composer for film, television and media based at Church Street Studios in Sydney, Australia.
Sam has composed music for film and television professionally since age 20, with several feature film, short film and television (ABC, SBS) composer credits spanning drama, comedy, documentary, thriller and animation. Sam composes music for Hans Zimmer's LA-based custom scoring house Bleeding Fingers Music.
His work has been recognised with a 2024 AACTA Awards nomination for Best Original Score in Feature Film, and as a finalist in the 2023 APRA Professional Development Awards.
For Sam, the most important aspect of composition has always been to feel the music. His practice stems from his jazz improvisation background, which cultivated an ability to formulate new musical ideas and melodies as second nature.
Sam's compositional voice is an ever-evolving amalgamation (and culmination) of his broad range of musical experiences and abilities, including performing, orchestrating, arranging and conducting across a diverse range of genres and projects.
Sam also composes music for the stage. He was recently Composer in Residence for the Sydney Children's Choir (2020/21), who commissioned him to write 5 pieces. His pieces have been sung by choirs all over the world, including the world-renowned Voces8/Apollo5, and performed at iconic venues including the Sydney Opera House.
Sam is also known to many on the live scene as SAM JAKE, a moniker under which he performs as a DJ/Sax in Australia and internationally.
Website: www.samweissmusic.com
Instagram: @samweissmusic
