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

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

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    • 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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