Tara C Hill is an orchestral composer for film, television, and games working in Los Angeles, California. Tara began her career in the realm of choral composition and worked as a choir director for several years. Her choral music is contracted and published with Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc. Tara also spent time as a vocal and orchestral director for a theater company based in Cincinnati, Ohio. There she was known for her attention to detail and ability to connect with performers of all ages in bringing together an excellent musical production. Tara is an accomplished pianist and prolific composer of both chamber and orchestral music. Her recent credits include the feature documentary Testament (2024) and the short film Sad Rabbit (in post-production). Her piece The Arrival won best track at CueTube's TTS Challenge in July 2023, and her piece The Christmas Market won the same contest in January 2024. Her re-score for the short animation Wing It earned her a spot as a finalist at Score Relief 2024. Tara is currently composing an original musical in collaboration with Inspiring Arts Productions.

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Tara C Hill is an orchestral composer for film, television, and games working in Los Angeles, California. Tara began her career in the realm of choral composition and worked as a choir director for several years. Her choral music is contracted and published with Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc. Tara also spent time as a vocal and orchestral director for a theater company based in Cincinnati, Ohio. There she was known for her attention to detail and ability to connect with performers of all ages in bringing together an excellent musical production. Tara is an accomplished pianist and prolific composer of both chamber and orchestral music. Her recent credits include the feature documentary Testament (2024) and the short film Sad Rabbit (in post-production). Her piece The Arrival won best track at CueTube's TTS Challenge in July 2023, and her piece The Christmas Market won the same contest in January 2024. Her re-score for the short animation Wing It earned her a spot as a finalist at Score Relief 2024. Tara is currently composing an original musical in collaboration with Inspiring Arts Productions.

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Tara C Hill is an orchestral composer for film, television, and games working in Los Angeles, California. Tara began her career in the realm of choral composition and worked as a choir director for several years. Her choral music is contracted and published with Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc. Tara also spent time as a vocal and orchestral director for a theater company based in Cincinnati, Ohio. There she was known for her attention to detail and ability to connect with performers of all ages in bringing together an excellent musical production.

Tara is an accomplished pianist and prolific composer of both chamber and orchestral music. Her recent credits include the feature documentary Testament (2024) and the short film Sad Rabbit (in post-production). Her piece The Arrival won best track at CueTube’s TTS Challenge in July 2023, and her piece The Christmas Market won the same contest in January 2024. Her re-score for the short animation Wing It earned her a spot as a finalist at Score Relief 2024.

Tara is currently composing an original musical in collaboration with Inspiring Arts Productions.

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Skills

Experience Level

Avid media composer
Expert
Logic Pro
Expert
Pro Tools
Expert
Sibelius
Expert
Adobe Premiere Pro
Expert
Adobe Audition
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Education

Master of Music in Composition and Theory at University of Oklahoma
May 1, 2017
Bachelor of Music in Composition and Theory at Oral Roberts University
May 1, 2015

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education
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