Jason Solowsky

Jason Robert Solowsky (born November 9, 1977) is an American music composer for film and television.^[1] A classical pianist and guitar player, his compositions can be heard in over 100 films, many of which have been released by Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Anchor Bay Entertainment among others.

Jason Solowsky
Solowsky signing posters for the film "Nightbeasts" at Dark Delicacies in Burbank, California
Background information
Birth name	Jason Robert Solowsky
Born	(1977-11-09) November 9, 1977 (age 47) Boston, Massachusetts, US
Genres	Film Score, classical, rock, metal
Occupation(s)	Composer, guitarist, pianist, music producer
Instrument(s)	Piano, guitar, keyboards
Years active	2002–present
Website	www.jasonsolowsky.com

Life and career

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Solowsky graduated from Newton South High School in 1995.^[2] He earned his bachelor of music degree from Berklee College of Music^[3] in both film scoring and composition.^[4] He also graduated from the USC Thornton School of Music (Los Angeles, CA) scoring for motion pictures and television program where he studied with film composers such as Christopher Young, Elmer Bernstein and David Raksin.

Solowsky composed the score for several feature films including, Between Worlds (Nicolas Cage and Franka Potente),The Freemason (Sean Astin and Randy Wayne), Lionsgate's Assassin's Game (Tom Sizemore, Bai Ling and Vivica A. Fox), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Forgiveness (Richard T. Jones), Falsely Accused (Rosanna Arquette and Jon Gries), Unsullied^[5] (Rusty Joiner, which is directed by former NFL star Simeon Rice), Terror Inside^[6] (Corey Feldman and Tanya Memme), American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James (Peter Fonda, George Stults and Jeffrey Combs), Turbulent Skies (Casper Van Dien, Nicole Eggert, Brad Dourif, and Patrick Muldoon), and Templar Nation (Erik Estrada).^[7] He also has music featured in the Sony Pictures film American Crude (Rob Schneider, Ron Livingston, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Jennifer Esposito). In addition, he scored the films What Up? (Kadeem Hardison), and Unemployed^[8] which were both distributed by Lionsgate.

Other scores by Solowsky include the films Annabel Lee,^[9][10] Nightbeasts^[11] (Zach Galligan), Cage Free (Dee Wallace), Dust of Life and For Love of Amy^[12] (directed by Ted Lange). Solowsky also scored the award-winning film Call To Action (Lily Tomlin).^[13]

Solowsky's music was featured in the Universal Pictures film, A Question of Faith^[14][15] (Richard T. Jones, C. Thomas Howell, Renee O'Connor, Kim Fields and Gregory Alan Williams).

Personal life

Jason has been married to his wife Nina Solowsky (née Menezes) since 2009.^[16]

Select filmography

Year	Film	Starring	Studio/Production Company
2023	Bomb Pizza	Snoop Dogg, Marcus T. Paulk, K. D. Aubert, Vida Guerra	Tubi Films
2020	Scream Test	Glenn Morshower, Darby Hinton, Dave Sheridan (actor), Felissa Rose	Summer Hill Films
2019	The Black Emperor of Broadway	Liza Weil, Nick Moran, John Hensley, Shaun Parkes	Vision Films
	Desperate Waters	Matthew Lawrence, Jeffrey Druce, Sarah Scott, Charlene Amoia, Peggy Blow	California Pictures
2018	Between Worlds	Nicolas Cage, Franka Potente, Penelope Mitchell, Garrett Clayton, Lydia Hearst	Lionsgate/Voltage Pictures/Saban Films
	Compton's Finest	Vida Guerra, Lavell Crawford, Charles Malik Whitfield, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Cisco Reyes	Stelly Entertainment
2017	A Question of Faith (additional music)	Richard T. Jones, C. Thomas Howell, Renee O'Connor, Kim Fields, Gregory Alan Williams	Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
	Murder on the Cape	Jade Harlow, Josh Walther, Heather Egeli	Vision Films
2016	Hauntsville	John Amos, Vida Guerra, Tom Lister Jr., Amy Paffrath, Sofie Norman, Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez	Powerful Entertainment
	Falsely Accused	Rosanna Arquette, Jon Gries, Bradford Anderson, Parker Mack, Emma Holzer	Gravitas Ventures
	Foreign Land	Elpidia Carrillo, Jeffrey Licon, Alex Frnka, Peter Holden	Random Media
2015	Tamales and Gumbo	John Amos, Vida Guerra, Tom Lister Jr., Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Saafir, Demetrius Navarro, Farrah Franklin	Black Wolf Media Group
	Assassin's Game	Tom Sizemore, Vivica A. Fox, Bai Ling, Melissa Mars	Lionsgate
	Mercy for Angels	John Amos, Vida Guerra, Emilio Rivera, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Saafir	CARU Pictures
	Forgiveness	Richard T. Jones, Robinne Lee, Adam Lazarre-White, Charles Malik Whitfield, Tucker Smallwood	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
2014	Unsullied	Rusty Joiner, Murray Gray, James Gaudioso - Directed by Simeon Rice	Indican Pictures
	Seahorses	Justine Wachsberger, Ian Hutton, Orson Chaplin	Viewfinder Entertainment
	Alien Strain	Jason Connery, Laura Gordon, Michael Finn	MTI Home Video
2013	The Freemason	Sean Astin, Randy Wayne, Richard Dutcher, Joseph James	SC Global Media
	Templar Nation	Erik Estrada, Richard Dutcher, Joseph James	Maverick Entertainment Group
	Unwelcome Strangers	Scott DeFalco, Jonathan Aube	Reality Entertainment/Alchemy Films
	Dreams (additional music)	Geoffrey Owens, Lou Myers, Angie Stone, Thomas Mikal Ford, Jazsmin Lewis, Syesha Mercado	Lionsgate
	The Wretched Prologue	Ashlynn Yennie, Joey Kern	Rick Nino Films
2012	Death of a Gangster	Molly Schade, Goya Robles	Plus Entertainment (+Entertainment)
	Driving Me Crazy	Mickey Rooney, Renée Taylor, Celeste Holm, Joseph Bologna	Keith Black Films
	Por tú Culpa	Adriana Fonseca, Ismael La Rosa, Luis Fernando Peña, Yeniffer Behrens	Plus Entertainment (+Entertainment)
	Call To Action	Lilly Tomlin, Scott Michael Campbell, Hunter G. Williams	Producers Guild of America (PGA)
	Off Limits	Vincent Pastore, Joseph D'Onofrio, Sal Fusco	Just Tap It In Productions
	The Crying Dead	Chris Hayes, Becka Adams, Hunter G. Williams	Viva Pictures
2011	Dogs Lie	Ewa Da Cruz, Samrat Chakrabarti, Gita Reddy	Vanguard Cinema
	Fist 2 Fist	Jino Kang, Bill Duff	Screen Media Ventures
	Shooting for Something Else	Jason London, Kevin Farley, Tony Curran, Ryan Merriman	Busted Knuckle Productions
2010	Nightbeasts	Zach Galligan, Robert Miano, Lloyd Kaufman	WonderPhil Productions
	American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James	Peter Fonda, Jeffrey Combs, George Stults, Tim Abell	Starz!/Entertainment One
	Turbulent Skies	Casper Van Dien, Brad Dourif, Nicole Eggert, Patrick Muldoon	Anchor Bay Entertainment
	Cage Free	Dee Wallace, Natalie Burn, Robert Miano	LongTale
2009	Annabel Lee	Jon Woodward Kirby, Kristen Hagen	Maria Lydia Pictures
	Young American Gangstas	Katt Williams, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Mopreme Shakur, Courtney Richardson II	York International
	For Love of Amy	John Beasley, Grace Bydalek, Vincent Lee Alston - Directed by Ted Lange	Vanguard Cinema
	Whiskey Neat	Isaac C. Singleton Jr., Antonio Jaramillo	Lane City Films
	Laredo	Tamala Jones, Kevin Ryan	KJR Entertainment
2008	Terror Inside	Corey Feldman, Tanya Memme, Susie Feldman	Cinema Epoch
	Unemployed	Tom Lister Jr., Farrah Franklin, Godfrey, Lester Speight, James C. Leary, Demetrius Navarro, Sam Sarpong, Mercedes Scelba-Shorte	Lionsgate
	What Up? aka The Sweep	Kadeem Hardison, Godfrey, Sam Sarpong	Lionsgate
	American Crude (soundtrack - writer/performer: "Swing")	Rob Schneider, Jennifer Esposito, Missi Pyle, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ron Livingston, John C. McGinley - Directed by Craig Sheffer	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
2007	The Hit	Matt Borlenghi, Christina Ferraro, Matthew McCullough	Rock Point Pictures
2006	Dust of Life	Devon Duy Nguyen, Linh Le, England DuVan	Coco Paris LLC
	The Deepening	Gunnar Hansen, Debbie Rochon, Jim O'Rear, Ted Alderman	Under the Bed Films
	110%: When Blood, Sweat and Tears Are Not Enough	Thomas Kopache, Bradley Stryker, Jesse Rodriguez	MEB Entertainment
2005	Instant Dads	Dominic Janes, Nina Kaczorowski, Derek Maki, Steve Hasley	Koch Entertainment Distribution
	Split Second	Jeff Fahey, Azdine Melliti, Curtis Eames, Said Faraj	Melliti Brothers Productions
	That Game of Chess	Alok Nath, Raja Bundela, Viresh Sinha, Cazzy Golomb	Montalvo Media