Sven Faulconer, originally from Belgium, is a Los Angeles-based composer for film and TV. He employs a wide and unique range of musical styles, as reflected in the varied list of credits acquired by him over the years. Recent scores of his include ‘Scream VI’ which he co-wrote with Brian Tyler, the 4th installment of the Hellboy saga ‘Hellboy: The Crooked Man’ and the heartwarming indie comedy drama ‘Lost and Found in Cleveland’ with a legendary cast including Martin Sheen, June Squibb and Stacy Keach. He also scored the New Regency film ‘Psycho Killer’ and his music for the 2023 Oscar winning documentary ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ got a nomination for best score at the Jackson Wild Media Awards and at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. He wrote the music for the Netflix comedy series ‘Unstable’ with Mark Foster and his score for the National Geographic documentary ‘The Last Ice’ got nominated for the Critics Choice Documentary Award. His music can be heard in commercials like the Toyota Highlander Super Bowl ad.
His original approach in independent productions has resulted in numerous soundtracks with a very distinctive character, including the score for the Emmy-nominated National Geographic documentary ‘Into the Okavango’, ‘Blood Father’ (Amazon), ‘Wanderland’ (Amazon Prime) and ‘Assimilate’ (Netflix). A keen sense for collaboration and strong story-telling skills have earned him credits on movies like ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, ‘Aquaman’, ‘Falcon and the Winter Soldier’, ‘Ad Astra’, ‘Black Widow’, ‘Abominable’, ‘The Hunger Games’ series and ‘Nightcrawler’.
Beginning formal music training at age 8, Sven became a passionate clarinet player and showed an early knack for improvisation and composition. His studies took him on an exciting journey starting in Ghent (Belgium), later moving to Rome to conclude his academic career in Los Angeles at the renowned UCLA Film Scoring Program. In addition to his own projects, Sven also has ongoing collaborations with several other composers including Brian Tyler, James Newton Howard, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Steve Jablonsky, Henry Jackman and Lorne Balfe.