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Marcus Thorne Bagala is an Emmy Award winning composer, audio producer and sound designer who’s multi-disciplinary talents have helped define the sound of numerous iconic podcasts, films and tv shows.

 

A 10+ year industry vet, Marcus has established himself as a creative force and storyteller who brings audio to life through sonic exploration, whether it’s creating immersive music for deeply reported journalism (Conviction: American Panic), creating terrifying monster sounds for Jordan Peele’s Monkey Paw or providing music for iconic characters like Batman (both Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind & DC High Volume: Batman.)

 

Career highlights include: 

  • Producing, sound designing and scoring Spotify’s #1 charting podcast HARLEY QUINN AND THE JOKER: SOUND MIND starring Christina Ricci and Stephen Root. 

  • Creating the principle monster designs and providing additional music for Monkey Paw’s debut fiction podcast QUIET PART LOUD, executive produced by Jordan Peele. 

  • Winning the 2021 LA Emmy for music composition with Co-composer Mark Baechle, for season four of PBS Socal’s series TENDING NATURE

  • Co-scoring the winner of the SxSW Spotlight Award Winning doc film CLEMENTE. Produced by Richard Linklater and Lebron James.

  • Contributing music to the Peabody winning episode of legendary podcast and radio show This American Life: THE ANATOMY OF DOUBT, as well as the Pulitzer's winning episode THE OUT CROWD

  • Writing, directing and producing a feature length horror podcast, STONE ISLAND, as part of Gimlet Media’s inaugural Gimlet Special Works Fellowship. 

  • Co-scoring the feature documentary FATHERS OF FOOTBALL w/ indie rock legends The Flaming Lips. 

  • Providing sonic branding and identity for brands such as The Athletic, Allbirds, Google, New Balance, Nike and many more.

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