Brian Steckler creates dark, powerful, and edgy soundscapes with sweeping melodies and traditional orchestration.
Recent work includes Hustlers Take All for Tubi, The Serial Killer Seduced Me for Lifetime, The Day I Met El Chapo for Netflix, and the independent film Sunfish (& Other Stories From Green Lake).
Years of Experience
Brian’s 30 year career includes creating music and sound for commercials, writing and producing songs for major labels, and scoring for all kinds of visual storytelling.
Depth of Expertise
From his degree in classical piano performance to working with countless directors, producers, songwriters, artists, bands, and musicians across many musical genres, Brian has a deep musical lexicon from which to draw.
His highly developed production and mixing skills are integral to his music creation process.
He also has the technical knowledge for working to picture including Pro Tools delivery standards, large virtual scoring templates, and music notation for live musicians.
Calm Professionalism
Brian stays on schedule, delivers on time and within budget, handles unexpected changes, maintains clear, timely communication, and finishes every detail to complete the project.
He works well with or without temp music, and above all, understands that the score exists to support the director’s vision.
Dylan Vox – Director: Hustlers Take All, The Serial Killer Seduced Me, Sisterhood of Secrets
“Brian is an exceptional composer. His sound is unique throughout the range of emotions my films require. Edgy, dark, tense, and aggressive to the most delicate, touching, and heartfelt emotions. His ability to take in my cobbled together temp music and produce a cohesive score with it’s own voice is magical, and he delivers on time every time while going the extra mile to stay on top of the details with my post team and producers. If I can get him, he’s on my next film.”
Sierra Falconer– Director: Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)
“My team and I loved working with Brian! We had a tight post timeline, but Brian was able to deliver cues on time or ahead of schedule. He recorded with live string players for our score, which elevated the sound and brought the authenticity and soul we were looking for. We are thrilled with our final score. The music is easily one of the most complimented aspects of the film. “
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ABOUT
Brian Steckler is a film composer based near Sacramento, California. He is experienced creating music and sound for Clio winning television commercials, writing and producing platinum selling major label songs, and composing award winning scores for feature films, documentaries, and television shows.
He most recently scored films for tubi.com (HUSTLERS TAKE ALL, DEADLY DILF) and Lifetime (THE SERIAL KILLER SEDUCED ME, A KILL FOR A KILL), and an independent feeature film (SUNFISH (& OTHER STORIES FROM GREEN LAKE)). He also scored the award winning documentaries HAND ROLLED: A FILM ABOUT CIGARS, and SUN, SOIL & WATER.
His work also includes the Netflix series THE DAY I MET EL CHAPO, and several other series where he provided the bulk of the music, including the Main Title theme: HUNTED (CBS), S.T.R.O.N.G. (NBC), ULTIMATE BEASTMASTER, AWAKE, COOKED WITH CANNABIS (Netflix).
A classically trained pianist, Brian is just as comfortable writing sweeping orchestral themes as he is laying down a funky drum groove. He excells at dark, tense, textural soundscapes as well as delicate, emotional melodies.
“Brian Steckler is masterful at communicating complex, nuanced emotion through music. His original score for Sun, Soil & Water added so much life and texture to the film, beautifully reflecting the unique personalities of each subject.”
Greg Fuson – Director, Sun, Soil & Water
“Working with Brian on the score for our film was a no brainer. He came highly recommended by people we trusted in the music industry. He understood the feel and intent of our film perfectly, and his music took every scene to the next level. He was always on time with every deadline, even when we threw him a curveball by giving him less time than originally expected and he still delivered 100% of the time. We cannot wait to work with him on our next film!”
Jesse Mariut and Steve Gherebean, Directors, Hand Rolled – A Film About Cigars
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BRIAN STECKLER
COMPOSER for Film and Television