Bryan Senti

Bryan Senti is a Colombian-Cuban American composer, multi-instrumentalist, violinist, and producer whose work moves fluidly between contemporary classical music, experimental songwriting, and film and television scoring. Known for an intimate, textural sound that blends Western classical traditions with Latin American and Indigenous influences, Senti has established a career that bridges concert music, recorded albums, and large-scale visual media. His work reflects a deep engagement with heritage, place, and storytelling, often foregrounding the violin while expanding outward into electronics, voice, and layered acoustic instrumentation.

Senti began playing the violin at the age of three and pursued formal training in composition and performance throughout his youth. He later studied at Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University, where his interest in composition, orchestration, and interdisciplinary collaboration began to crystallize. During this period, he entered the professional music world through work in opera, contemporary classical performance, and early collaborations in theater and film, laying the groundwork for a career that would cross stylistic and institutional boundaries.

Parallel to his academic training, Senti developed a distinctive voice as a composer and arranger, equally comfortable writing for string ensembles, experimental pop projects, and cinematic narratives. This versatility led to an extensive body of work in film and television. He has contributed original music to numerous feature films, documentaries, and series, including Experimenter (directed by Michael Almereyda) and several high-profile television projects. His work on the BBC series Mood earned him a BAFTA Award for Original Music, marking a major milestone and international recognition for his compositional voice. Across his screen work, Senti is known for emotionally restrained yet deeply expressive scores that favor texture, silence, and melodic economy over overt spectacle.

In addition to scoring, Senti has maintained an active recording career as a solo artist. His debut solo album, Manu (2022), released on Naïve Records, marked a turning point in his public artistic identity. The album blends violin-centered compositions with voice, electronics, and rhythmic elements drawn from Latin American musical traditions, creating a personal and introspective body of work that reflects his Colombian and Cuban heritage. Manu was accompanied by a visual album directed by Alexandra Cuesta, further underscoring Senti’s interest in the intersection of music and image.

Prior to Manu, Senti released music under the experimental pop moniker Ex Mykah, including the album 16, 17 (2018) on London-based Kowloon Records. This project explored songwriting, production, and vocal work in a more overtly experimental and electronic context, highlighting another facet of his creative range. In subsequent years, Senti continued to release collaborative and instrumental projects, including Killing Horizon (2024), a collaboration with guitarist and composer Dom Bouffard, which further explored ambient, post-classical, and improvisational approaches.

His later solo work, including La Marea (released in 2025), expands on themes introduced in Manu, delving deeper into ideas of movement, memory, and landscape. These releases are complemented by EPs, singles, and smaller-scale works that often appear alongside his film and television projects, blurring the line between standalone albums and cinematic composition.

Beyond his own releases, Senti has collaborated widely as a performer, arranger, and producer. He has worked with artists such as Dustin O’Halloran, Peter Gregson, Feist, and Mark Ronson, and has contributed to projects presented by institutions including the Royal Ballet. His role in these collaborations often extends beyond performance to orchestration, production, and conceptual development, reinforcing his reputation as a multifaceted musical collaborator.

Across all mediums, Bryan Senti’s work is defined by a sensitivity to texture, an interest in cultural lineage, and a commitment to emotional clarity. Whether composing for the screen, releasing solo albums, or collaborating across disciplines, he continues to develop a body of work that resists easy categorization, positioning him as a distinctive voice in contemporary music and composition.