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M.G. ESPAR • 917.771.7467 • mike@mgespar.com

  • HOME
  • BIO
  • LISTEN
  • CREDITS
  • Film & TV Credits
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    • LISTEN
    • CREDITS
    • Film & TV Credits
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M.G. ESPAR • 917.771.7467 • mike@mgespar.com

  • HOME
  • BIO
  • LISTEN
  • CREDITS
  • Film & TV Credits
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    • HOME
    • BIO
    • LISTEN
    • CREDITS
    • Film & TV Credits
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    M.G. ESPAR

    Composer for Film • Media Arts Educator

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    BIO

    M.G. Espar is a composer, music producer and educator. His music has been featured in films screened at Lincoln Center and the Sundance Film Festival, and in theaters and concert halls around the country. Notable projects include an ominous orchestral score for The Man Who Would Be Polka King (truTV), epic Latin/symphonic textures for Mamachas del Ring (Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival), and a swirling collage of noise-rock guitar and electronic percussion for indie feature Altamont Now (Winner, Best Narrative, Arizona Underground Film Festival). He has also composed commercial music for high-profile clients including Heineken, Levis, Fruit of the Loom and Ford Models and produced independent pop and rock artists.

     

    Espar uses the media arts to empower, inspire and build community through his work as an Assistant Professor of Music at San Diego City College where he teaches music history and music production technology.

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    A sampling of music for feature films, independent shorts and TV documentaries.

  • CREDITS

    Select feature films I've scored. Complete credits below.

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    Altamont Now

    (d. Joshua von Brown)

     

    Indie feature

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    Mamachas del Ring

    (d. Betty M. Park)

     

    Documentary feature

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    The Man Who Would Be Polka King

    (d. John Mikulak and Joshua Brown)

     

    Documentary feature (truTV)

     

     

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    Sex Crimes Unit

    (d. Lisa F. Jackson)

     

    Documentary feature (HBO)

  • Film & TV Credits

    FEATURE FILMS & TELEVISION

     

    American Exile (2020) John J. Valadez, dir.

    Documentary Feature

     

    Patrimonio (2018) Lisa F. Jackson and Sarah Teale, dirs.

    Documentary Feature

    Berlin Film Festival

     

    Three Women: The Hidden Face of Colombia’s War (2011) Lisa F. Jackson, dir.

    Documentary Feature

     

    Sex Crimes Unit (2011) (HBO) Lisa F. Jackson, dir.

    Documentary Feature

    LA Film Fest

    Aired on HBO

     

    My Life As Liz (2010) (MTV)

    Two original songs for reality series

     

    Mamachas del Ring (2009) Betty M. Park, dir.

    Documentary Feature

    HBO New York International Latino Film Festival

    Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival

    Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma

    Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (BAFICI)

     

    The Man Who Would Be Polka King (2009) John Mikulak & Joshua Brown, dirs.

    Documentary Feature

    Brooklyn International Film Festival

    Krakow Film Festival

    Boston Underground Film Festival

     

    Altamont Now (2008) Joshua (von) Brown, dir.

    Independent Narrative Feature

    Winner, Best Narrative, Arizona Underground Film Festival

    Winner, Best Director, Atlanta Underground Film Festival

     

    Mystery of the Polka King (2007) (TruTV) John Mikulak & Joshua Brown, dirs.

    Documentary

    Aired on truTV as part of the series “The Investigators”

     

     

    COMMERCIALS & BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT

     

    Luv My Levi’s (2008) Rob Meyer, dir. Glam.com, prod.

    Nine webisodes for Levi’s jeans

     

    Ford Models (2008) Sasie Sealey, dir. TAG Creative, prod.

    Original song for online video, co-branded with Fruit of the Loom

     

    Time (2008) Evan McNary & Jacob Motz, dirs.

    Political Advertisement

     

    Sam’s Tail (2006) Rob Meyer, dir.

    Branded short film for Heineken

    Aired on IFC

     

     

    SHORT FILMS & TV PILOTS

     

    Infallible (2011) Jaclyn Gramigna, dir.

    Dramatic short film

     

    Mary, Mary (2009) Ani Williams, dir.

    Dramatic short film

     

    The Plaza (2008) Chris McGuire, dir.

    Series pilot

     

    Aquarium (2007) Rob Meyer, dir.

    Short film. Wrote/produced original song.

    Honorable Mention, Sundance Film Festival, 2008

    Featured on NBC Online and YouTube Screening Room, aired on IFC

     

    Jove (2007) Ani Williams, dir.

    Series pilot

    Participant in the Marche du Film at Cannes, 2008

     

    In Silent Spaces (2007) Safiya Songhai, dir.

    Short film

    NYU First Run Festival

    Finalist in WNET online shorts competition

     

    Flight to Savannah (2007) Robert Pietri, dir.

    Dramatic short film. Co-Composed with Vincent Iannelli.

    Winner, Best Sound Design, NYU First Run Festival, 2007

     

    Coppelia (2007) Tristian Goik, dir.

    Animated short film

    Score performed live at Lincoln Center

     

    ProMotion Show Reel (2007) ProMotion Pictures, prod.

    Show reel for production company specializing in branded entertainment

     

    You Win Some, You Lose Some (2006) Lars Fuchs, dir.

    Short film

    New York Comedy Film Festival

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