Biography
Scott Hallgren is an Emmy-nominated composer, musician, and sound editor.
Over the last decade, Scott's scores have served a diverse and successful group of independent films and television programs, and have received critical acclaim. Of note, his original score for "Photography" (2026) was nominated for a Central Great Lakes Emmy award, and "The Resistance" (2023) won Best Original Score at the Paris Film Awards. "Frank" (2020) won an Independent Horror Movie Award for Best Music; "Perfect 36: How Women Won The Vote" (2017) on PBS won a Bronze Telly; "Sith'D", a short Star Wars spoof, won Best Comedy at Comic-Con (2006); "Gracie: diary of a coma patient" (2010) won a Silver Medal for Music Excellence at the Park City Film Music Festival; and the mid-South Emmy-nominated "We Shall Not Be Moved: the Nashville Sit-Ins" (2011) which also won both a Silver Telly & Golden CINE Award. His music has also been featured on the soundtracks of Smart People, London Tango, The History Detectives, and Paul Williams - Still Alive.
An early interest in music and film led to him to study both at the University of Miami (Florida). After graduation, Scott relocated to Nashville, and ultimately served as Donna Summer's musical director and pianist. He also toured with Margaret Becker, The Wilkinsons, and Fernando Ortega, after a stint in Steve Wariner's band. He has traveled to over a dozen countries on four continents, performing on concert stage and broadcast, supporting other artists such as: Sir Elton John, Aaron Neville, Andrae Crouch, Gloria Estefan, Ricky Skaggs, Eddy Arnold, Brian Littrell (of Backstreet Boys), David Foster, Seal, Larry Gatlin, Jaimee Paul, and Marc Antony. Scott's varied talents as an arranger, composer and performer have also been featured on numerous albums by artists such as: Donna Summer, the history & genre spanning This Is My America (Various Artists), new age artist Seay, and Texas guitar hero Monte Montgomery.
