collaboration & innovation
more than just the music
Winner of the New York Festivals’ Award for Best Original Music, Los Angeles-based composer Grant Fonda has contributed music to some of the world’s most recognized motion pictures, shows, and attractions. Fonda credits his grandfather with sparking his love for great music and film: countless hours spent at the family piano and immersed in classic animations of yesteryear fueled Grant's passion for collaborative storytelling.
Fonda works extensively with well-established and rising artists in film and music, continually demonstrating his wide range as a collaborator. His colorful score for the Emmy-winning The House that Rob Built is lauded for its innovation, his score for Paramount+ At Midnight is “one of the film’s greatest strengths,” his Irish-infused score for Pray: the Story of Patrick Peyton has garnered international attention and wins, and his sparkling jazz score and songs for Dating & New York have been critically hailed as “inspired” and “a supporting character[s]” after playing at Tribeca.
An alumni of USC’s Screen Scoring program and the ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop, he is equally comfortable in front of an orchestra as he is working with rock bands and eclectic ensembles comprised of some of the world’s most unusual instruments. Recently, he penned the score for Amazon’s smash holiday hit, EXmas, and co-wrote and produced the songs and score for the highly anticipated musical Daniel. He is also the composer for the hugely successful The Biggest Story, a 104 episode animated series from Crossway.
feel in color
versatility & imagination.
Grant has contributed work to Oscar, Grammy, and Dove-nominated projects, including Titanic: Live, Walt Disney’s World of Color, and Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies. His arranging work has recently landed at the top of Billboard charts.
He has been a featured lecturer at NYU, USC, and The University of Missouri, and remains an active mentor to composers at the nation’s top music institutions.
Grant and his wife Carley have two children and are avid cooks who believe that the best conversations happen over incredible meals. In the words of the brilliant Julia Child, "people who love to eat are always the best people."
“As a filmmaker, it’s a dream to find someone who not only seeks to understand your vision but also who will work tirelessly to achieve it. Grant’s scores have brought a new character to my films that they could not live without.”
JONATHAN CIPITI, Emmy-winning director
The House That Rob Built | Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton | The Dating Project