S. Neal
Thompson
Film composer / Music collaborator
I spent thirteen years running IT for organizations that couldn't afford failure. Deadlines and reliability were requirements, not suggestions. I brought that with me into the studio when starting a production company in 2025 — a film composer and score production assistant crafting storybound music for picture and games.
I'm based in Añasco, Puerto Rico — working from a sonic laboratory overlooking the rain forest and Caribbean coast.
Currently composing A Stick Sharpened at Both Ends — a collection of dialogues between orchestral players and a modular synthesist, after Lord of the Flies. Ongoing weekly mentorship with a working film composer.
A place for feedback loops
to live productive lives.
The studio is built around modular synth exploration, bespoke recording/sampling sessions, and orchestral mockup work. With a few experiments and projects going on in the background at any given time, learning to discover and fuse new genres, break down techniques, and conduct exercises in both classical and experimental compositional approaches are some of the ways I try to continually grow along side the work.
The modular systems are ever-evolving. Alongside them: a stable of axes, FX pedals, poly-synths, and a Weber tweed Bassman clone I built from a kit — for rock/pop production as well as sound design. Field recording kit for on-location work.
Before the studio work, there were bands. Those years shaped how I write — the live rooms, bad PAs, and the discipline of making every part serve the song instead of showing off. Played bass in Heretics and Heroes; played bass and wrote guitar for Strange Her. Both built around the same instinct that drives the studio work now: all the way or not at all.
For scoring inquiries, collaboration, or if you just want to talk about the cues — email is the right place to start.
neal@snealthompson.com