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Adrian Ellis

Actor, Composer, Music Department

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Adrian is known for his inventive, story-driven approaches to creating his scores. Former VP of Music at Disney, Andy Hill, has described his music as "beautiful, mysterious... haunting..." and praised his "deft" scoring. Whether using a solo piano, a full orchestra, or a power saw and other "found sounds", Adrian is always searching for musical signatures that are as compelling as the stories he is helping tell. A seasoned composer with over 100 credits to his name, his music can be heard around the world in cinemas and on television. His work has garnered 2 Canadian Screen Music Award (CASMA) and 3 Canadian Screen Award (CSA) nominations. In 2024 he won a CASMA for his work on Mother Father Sister Brother Frank.

Adrian is most at home when working with other storytellers, solving creative problems, and is noted for his instincts and process as much as his music. Investing himself fully into each project, he works to find the right questions to ask of his creative partners before a single note is written.

Born in Canada to a musical family, he grew up partly in Germany where his father found work playing French horn in the Wuppertal Sinfonieorchester. There, he was immersed in symphonic and operatic music and began to learn music's narrative power. As a boy, he would often be found dressed up in home-made costumes, acting out imagined scenes from Holst's The Planets. Later, studies in fine art and classical guitar further laid the groundwork for his career as a musical storyteller.

At renowned festivals such as TIFF, Vancouver International, and Hot Docs, Adrian has shared the stage and led conversations with luminary composers such as Oscar winners Mychael Danna (Life of Pi), Hans Zimmer (Inception), Laura Karpman (Marvel's What If?), and Nathalie Holt (Loki), as well as developing and leading talks for The Canadian Film Center and The Directors Guild of Canada. He also produced & hosted 3 seasons of The Screen Composer's Studio podcast.

Adrian is the Chair of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada.

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5 wins and 7 nominations

Filmography

Actor

10

Type

Year

Condemned Woodstock Poster

Condemned Woodstock TV Series2025Crown Attorney, Landlord

The Boo Crew Poster

The Boo Crew TV Series2023Self

The Music of Madness Poster

The Music of Madness Documentary2019Self

Things I Do for Money Poster

Things I Do for Money Feature Film2019Steven the Violinist

#KateConwayisaJerk TV Series2015German Tourist

Haphead Feature Film2015Geiss

Out of Time Poster

Out of Time TV Series2012Liam Manning

Out with Dad Poster

Out with Dad TV Series2010Robin, the PFLAG moderator

Potluck Short Film2009Davis

We Love Soaps TV Poster

We Love Soaps TV TV Series2009Self - Guest

Composer

125

Type

Year

Lunar Sway Poster

Lunar Sway Feature Film2026

Mysteries of Ancient Medicine Poster

Mysteries of Ancient Medicine TV Series2026

Oracles & Prophets Poster

Oracles & Prophets TV Series2026

Rich and Sinful: The Lost Pleasure Palace of Pompeii Poster

Rich and Sinful: The Lost Pleasure Palace of Pompeii TV Special2026

Turn It Up! Poster

Turn It Up! Feature Film2026

Christmas at Mistletoe Hall Poster

Christmas at Mistletoe Hall TV Movie2025

Dreamcrusher Poster

Dreamcrusher TV Series2025

Into the Universe: Mysteries of the Cosmos Poster

Into the Universe: Mysteries of the Cosmos TV Series2025

Last Known Backup Poster

Last Known Backup Feature Film2025

Pharaohs: Rise and Fall Poster

Pharaohs: Rise and Fall TV Series2025

Secrets of Ancient Structures Poster

Secrets of Ancient Structures TV Series2025

The New Vibes TV Series2025

Titans of Defence Poster

Titans of Defence TV Series2025

Alien Corridors Poster

Alien Corridors TV Series2024

Believe TV Series2024

Children's Books Poster

Children's Books Short Film2024

Cursed Histories Poster

Cursed Histories TV Series2024

Fire + Powder Poster

Fire + Powder Short Film2024

Mother Father Sister Brother Frank Poster

Mother Father Sister Brother Frank Feature Film2024

Revolutions That Changed History Poster

Revolutions That Changed History TV Series2024

Secret Nazi Science Poster

Secret Nazi Science TV Series2024

The Legacy of Cloudy Falls Poster

The Legacy of Cloudy Falls Feature Film2024

To Kill a Dictator Poster

To Kill a Dictator TV Series2024

A Cold War of Spies Poster

A Cold War of Spies TV Series2023

Christmas with the Knightlys Poster

Christmas with the Knightlys Feature Film2023

Deadly Science Poster

Deadly Science TV Series2023

Engineering Evolved Poster

Engineering Evolved TV Series2023

Mapping Disaster Poster

Mapping Disaster Mini-Series2023

The Boo Crew Poster

The Boo Crew TV Series2023

The Hyperborean Poster

The Hyperborean Feature Film2023

We're Scrooged Poster

We're Scrooged TV Movie2023

What the Elf?! Poster

What the Elf?! TV Series2023

Artifice Poster

Artifice Short Film2022

Christmas in Wolf Creek Poster

Christmas in Wolf Creek Feature Film2022

Christmas Lucky Charm Poster

Christmas Lucky Charm Feature Film2022

Cult Hero Poster

Cult Hero Feature Film2022

Love in Wolf Creek Poster

Love in Wolf Creek Feature Film2022

Stop the Saturnians! Video Game2022

Creepy Bits Poster

Creepy Bits TV Series2021

In These Parts Poster

In These Parts Short Film2021

Rent Do Short Film2021

Wasted Seed Poster

Wasted Seed Short Film2021

Womanhood Poster

Womanhood Short Film2021

A World Without NASA Poster

A World Without NASA TV Series2020

Dashing Home for Christmas Poster

Dashing Home for Christmas TV Movie2020

Hypernova Poster

Hypernova Short Film2020

Ketchup & Soya Sauce Poster

Ketchup & Soya Sauce Documentary2020

Phantom Signals Poster

Phantom Signals TV Series2020

Ponysitters Club: The Big Sleepover Poster

Ponysitters Club: The Big Sleepover TV Movie2020

The Strings Poster

The Strings Feature Film2020

Art of Falling in Love Poster

Art of Falling in Love TV Movie2019

Don't Sneeze Poster

Don't Sneeze Short Film2019

Here Piggy Piggy Poster

Here Piggy Piggy Short Film2019

Last Call Poster

Last Call Feature Film2019

Secret Nazi Bases Poster

Secret Nazi Bases TV Series2019

The Music of Madness Poster

The Music of Madness Documentary2019

To Hell with Harvey Poster

To Hell with Harvey Feature Film2019

Are You My Mommy Poster

Are You My Mommy Short Film2018

Deadsight Poster

Deadsight Feature Film2018

He Likes It Rough Poster

He Likes It Rough Short Film2018

I'm Waiting for Mama Poster

I'm Waiting for Mama Short Film2018

Maternal Poster

Maternal Short Film2018

Surviving Bokator Poster

Surviving Bokator Documentary2018

The Girl with the Bangs Poster

The Girl with the Bangs Feature Film2018

The Hoard Poster

The Hoard Feature Film2018

Final Exam Poster

Final Exam Short Film2017

Orange Lipstick Poster

Orange Lipstick Short Film2017

Red Spring Poster

Red Spring Feature Film2017

Sal's Auto Poster

Sal's Auto Short Film2017

Taken Too Far Poster

Taken Too Far TV Movie2017

The Devil's Due Poster

The Devil's Due Short Film2017

The Shadow Man Poster

The Shadow Man Feature Film2017

Timebox Short Film2017

Blind Date Poster

Blind Date Short Film2016

Bloody Bits: Shorts Compilation Vol. 1 Poster

Bloody Bits: Shorts Compilation Vol. 1 Feature Film2016

Dirt Short Film2016

Eligible Short Film2016

Ink Short Film2016

Laced and Loaded Poster

Laced and Loaded TV Series2016

Nibble Short Film2016

Zaide Short Film2016

Boiled as an Owl Short Film2015

Daily Planet Goes to Scotland Poster

Daily Planet Goes to Scotland TV Movie2015

Definition of Fear Poster

Definition of Fear Feature Film2015

Haphead Feature Film2015

Holy Hell Poster

Holy Hell Feature Film2015

Necessary Evil Poster

Necessary Evil TV Series2015

Seiren Short Film2015

Sudden Master Poster

Sudden Master TV Series2015

Asset TV Series2014

Frozen Marbles Poster

Frozen Marbles Short Film2014

Never Have I Ever Poster

Never Have I Ever Short Film2014

Newborn Moms Poster

Newborn Moms TV Series2014

Pay Up TV Series2014

The Scarehouse Poster

The Scarehouse Feature Film2014

Fire in the Sky TV Special2013

So Nice to Love You Poster

So Nice to Love You Short Film2013

Steven Myerschmidt Bites the Big One Poster

Steven Myerschmidt Bites the Big One Short Film2013

The Fall Short Film2013

To Hell, with Love Poster

To Hell, with Love Short Film2013

To the Beat of Beverley School Short Film2013

End of the World 2012 TV Special2012

Ghosts with Shit Jobs Poster

Ghosts with Shit Jobs Feature Film2012

Nature's Fury TV Special2012

Snapped Short Film2012

Titanic: Under the Microscope TV Movie2012

9/11: 10 TV Movie2011

Clutch TV Series2011

Concussion TV Special2011

For God and Ulster Poster

For God and Ulster Short Film2011

Daily Planet Goes to Vancouver Mini-Series2010

Daily Planet Greatest Show Ever Poster

Daily Planet Greatest Show Ever TV Special2010

Deepwater Horizon: BP Oil Spill TV Movie2010

Out with Dad Poster

Out with Dad TV Series2010

The Uninvited Poster

The Uninvited Feature Film2010

Upstaging Cancer Documentary2010

Head Count Short Film2009

Witness TV Series2009

Playing the Game TV Series2008

Ae4hg Short Film2007

A Gyro Full of Dollars Short Film2005

Daily Planet Poster

Daily Planet TV Series1996

Canada A.M. Poster

Canada A.M. TV Series1972

My House Poster

My House Short Film

Primary Feature Film

Music Department

13

Type

Year

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Poster

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Feature Film2025

BlackBerry Poster

BlackBerry Feature Film2023

Deadly Science Poster

Deadly Science TV Series2023

Colossal Machines Poster

Colossal Machines TV Series2021

Phantom Signals Poster

Phantom Signals TV Series2020

A Christmas Recipe for Romance Poster

A Christmas Recipe for Romance TV Movie2019

Sense Appeal Poster

Sense Appeal TV Series2018

#ActorsLife Poster

#ActorsLife TV Series2016

Haphead Feature Film2015

Ghosts with Shit Jobs Poster

Ghosts with Shit Jobs Feature Film2012

Off2Kali Comedy Poster

Off2Kali Comedy TV Series2012

Out with Dad Poster

Out with Dad TV Series2010

Daily Planet Poster

Daily Planet TV Series1996

Sound Department

1

Out with Dad Poster

Out with Dad TV Series2010

Camera and Electrical Department

1

The Singing Surgeon Short Film2007

Cinematographer

1

The Singing Surgeon Short Film2007

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