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Jane Saunders

Jane Saunders is a New York based composer, arranger, musician and educator. She has toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe as the creator of the Avant-Garde Metal project The Greatest Fear, whose debut release, “The Coronation of The Locust Queen,” sold over 10,000 albums as an independent artist (receiving The Independent Music Awards Hard Rock/ Heavy Metal Album of the year for 2005). Jane has played flute with the Nevada Symphony Orchestra, Mahler Festival Symphony Orchestra, Henderson Civic Symphony, and Flagstaff Festival Symphony Orchestra. Recently, Jane has scored music for movies Rose’s Children (starring Rutanya Alda The Deer Hunter, Amityville Horror II, Mommy Dearest), Forgetting Sandy Glass (starring Gaia Matisse), and Coffee and Sisters, The Nothing, The Letter J and provided sound design and original compositions for the CUNY production of Eurydice produced by Jedadiah Schultz(The Laramie Project) Jane recently obtained her Masters of Music in studio composition at the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music.

Awards

The National Flute Association Competition Command Performance Winner, Kansas City, MO, 1995 Independent Music Awards, Hard Rock heavy Metal Album of The year, 2005 College of Staten Island Auxiliary Services Corporation Award for Academic Excellence in Performing and Creative Arts, 2015 Headline International Film Festival Award of Merit for Forgetting Sandy Glass 2016 Official Selection of the Miami Independent Film Festival for Forgetting Sandy Glass 2016 The Conservatory of Music at Purchase College Outstanding Graduate Student in Music Technology, 2017

Smart Film Scoring and Saving Same - An Interview with Jane Saunders

by Nicholas F. Mondello
September 23, 2017

A rising star in the competitive world of film and media scoring, Jane Saunders brings unique perspectives and insights to her work. A classically trained flautist, guitarist and composer, Heavy Metal road warrior--and more--Saunders has drawn on her diverse musical background and has made a recognized name for herself through her film work for the Richmond City Media Group, et al. She is also seen as being a Director's dream as the go-to film scoring “fixer" for film projects in ...

Primary Instrument

Composer / conductor

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

Graduate Assistantship to Dr. Joe Ferry, Undergraduate Improvisation I Fall 2016 Graduate Assistantship to Dr. Joe Ferry, Undergraduate Touring and Music Business Fall 2016 Graduate Assistantship to Dr. Joe Ferry, Undergraduate Improvisation II Spring 2016 Graduate Assistantship to Jakub Ciupinski, Undergraduate Film Scoring II Spring 2017