Our composer spotlight is Charles-Henri Avelange!
Charles-Henri is an award-winning composer of music for film and television residing in Los Angeles, CA.
“I never really think of myself as ‘only a musician’ per se, but also as a filmmaker in charge of the music department” he says.
Charles-Henri studied at the renowned private film school ESRA Nice Côte d’Azur in Nice, France. He holds a Master’s degree in sound engineering, sound design, music & film production and business from the Institut Supérieure des Techniques du Son (Higher Institute of Sound Techniques).
He is the official composer of the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF). Additionally, many non-profit organizations have benefited from his music including the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters (W.S.C.F.F), the Friends of American Lake Veterans Golf Course, the Dorothy Jane Foundation and the Volunteers of America.
Charles-Henri has composed music for Microsoft, the University of Washington, the cities of Seattle and Bellevue, and Woodland Park Zoo. He has offered workshops in film composition for The Film School created by Seattle filmmaker luminaries such as director Rick Stevenson (Flash Gordon, Magic in The Water), John Jacobsen (The Artist Toolbox, Around The Fire) and actor Tom Skerritt (MASH, Top Gun).
In 2011 and 2012, Charles-Henri scored the animated TV specials “Hallmark: Jingle All The Way” and “Jingle and Bell’s Christmas Star.”
His most recent work includes creating for the first time in history the official theme for the Make-A-Wish® Foundation titled ONE WISH. Scoring the original book soundtrack for the New York Times Best-Selling fantasy book series THE BLACK PRISM written by author Brent Weeks. The Hollywood Music in Media Awards-winning album THE OEUVRE OF LEON OURY, inspired by the paintings of his ancestor Leon Oury (1846-1929). The one-hour Sci-Fi TV series pilot RENEGADES: OMINARA, Directed by Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager; Star Trek: Picard…) and starring the late Sci-Fi legend Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek: The Original Series; Deadpool…)—in what was her last screen appearance. The Amazon Prime limited Sci-Fi series NOBILITY, starring Doug Jones (Star Trek: Discovery), Chris Judge (Stargate: SG-1), Star Trek’s original Chekov Walter Koenig and many more Sci-Fi luminaries; the score for the contemporary Sci-Fi drama feature film SIMPLE CREATURE starring Russell Hodgkinson (Z-Nation) and the supernatural western SIX GUN SAVIOR starring Eric Roberts (Expendables), Martin Kove (The Karate Kid) and guest starring Tim Russ (Star Trek: Picard)