Jason Solowsky
Introduction '''Jason Robert Solowsky''' (born November 9, 1977) is an American music composer for film and television. A classical pianist and guitar player, his compositions can be heard in over 100 films, many of which have been released by Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Anchor Bay Entertainment among others.
Life and career Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Solowsky graduated from Newton South High School in 1995.He earned his bachelor of music degree from Berklee College of Music in both film scoring and composition. He also graduated from the USC Thornton School of Music (Los Angeles, CA) scoring for motion pictures and television program where he studied with film composers such as Christopher Young, Elmer Bernstein and David Raksin.Solowsky composed the score for several feature films including, Between Worlds (Nicolas Cage and Franka Potente),''The Freemason'' (Sean Astin and Randy Wayne), Lionsgate's Assassin's Game'' (Tom Sizemore, Bai Ling and Vivica A. Fox), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's ''Forgiveness'' (Richard T. Jones), Falsely Accused'' (Rosanna Arquette and Jon Gries), Unsullied (Rusty Joiner, which is directed by former NFL star Simeon Rice), Terror Inside (Corey Feldman and Tanya Memme), ''American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James'' (Peter Fonda, George Stults and Jeffrey Combs), ''Turbulent Skies'' (Casper Van Dien, Nicole Eggert, Brad Dourif, and Patrick Muldoon), and ''Templar Nation'' (Erik Estrada). He also has music featured in the Sony Pictures film ''American Crude'' (Rob Schneider, Ron Livingston, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Jennifer Esposito). In addition, he scored the films ''What Up?'' (Kadeem Hardison), and ''Unemployed'' which were both distributed by Lionsgate.Other scores by Solowsky include the films ''Annabel Lee'', ''Nightbeasts'' (Zach Galligan), ''Cage Free'' (Dee Wallace), Dust of Life and ''For Love of Amy'' (directed by Ted Lange). Solowsky also scored the award-winning film ''Call To Action'' (Lily Tomlin).Solowsky's music was featured in the Universal Pictures film, A Question of Faith (Richard T. Jones, C. Thomas Howell, Renee O'Connor, Kim Fields and Gregory Alan Williams).
Personal life Jason has been married to his wife Nina Solowsky (née Menezes) since 2009.
Select filmography  Year Film Starring Studio/Production Company 2023 ''Bomb Pizza'' Snoop Dogg, Marcus T. Paulk, K. D. Aubert, Vida Guerra Tubi Films 2020 ''Scream Test'' Glenn Morshower, Darby Hinton, Dave Sheridan (actor), Felissa Rose Summer Hill Films 2019 ''The Black Emperor of Broadway'' Liza Weil, Nick Moran, John Hensley, Shaun Parkes Vision Films ''Desperate Waters'' Matthew Lawrence, Jeffrey Druce, Sarah Scott, Charlene Amoia, Peggy Blow California Pictures 2018 ''Between Worlds'' Nicolas Cage, Franka Potente, Penelope Mitchell, Garrett Clayton, Lydia Hearst Lionsgate/Voltage Pictures/Saban Films ''Compton's Finest'' Vida Guerra, Lavell Crawford, Charles Malik Whitfield, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Cisco Reyes Stelly Entertainment 2017 ''A Question of Faith'' (additional music) Richard T. Jones, C. Thomas Howell, Renee O'Connor, Kim Fields, Gregory Alan Williams Universal Pictures Home Entertainment ''Murder on the Cape'' Jade Harlow, Josh Walther, Heather Egeli Vision Films 2016 ''Hauntsville'' John Amos, Vida Guerra, Tom Lister Jr., Amy Paffrath, Sofie Norman, Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez Powerful Entertainment ''Falsely Accused'' Rosanna Arquette, Jon Gries, Bradford Anderson, Parker Mack, Emma Holzer Gravitas Ventures ''Foreign Land'' Elpidia Carrillo, Jeffrey Licon, Alex Frnka, Peter Holden  Random Media 2015 ''Tamales and Gumbo'' John Amos, Vida Guerra, Tom Lister Jr., Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Saafir, Demetrius Navarro, Farrah Franklin Black Wolf Media Group ''Assassin's Game'' Tom Sizemore, Vivica A. Fox, Bai Ling, Melissa Mars Lionsgate ''Mercy for Angels'' John Amos, Vida Guerra, Emilio Rivera, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Saafir CARU Pictures ''Forgiveness'' Richard T. Jones, Robinne Lee, Adam Lazarre-White, Charles Malik Whitfield, Tucker Smallwood Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2014 ''Unsullied'' Rusty Joiner, Murray Gray, James Gaudioso - Directed by Simeon Rice Indican Pictures ''Seahorses'' Justine Wachsberger, Ian Hutton, Orson Chaplin Viewfinder Entertainment ''Alien Strain'' Jason Connery, Laura Gordon, Michael Finn MTI Home Video 2013 ''The Freemason'' Sean Astin, Randy Wayne, Richard Dutcher, Joseph James SC Global Media ''Templar Nation'' Erik Estrada, Richard Dutcher, Joseph James Maverick Entertainment Group ''Unwelcome Strangers'' Scott DeFalco, Jonathan Aube Reality Entertainment/Alchemy Films ''Dreams'' (additional music) Geoffrey Owens, Lou Myers, Angie Stone, Thomas Mikal Ford, Jazsmin Lewis, Syesha Mercado Lionsgate ''The Wretched Prologue'' Ashlynn Yennie, Joey Kern Rick Nino Films 2012 ''Death of a Gangster'' Molly Schade, Goya Robles Plus Entertainment (+Entertainment) ''Driving Me Crazy'' Mickey Rooney, Renée Taylor, Celeste Holm, Joseph Bologna Keith Black Films ''Por tú Culpa'' Adriana Fonseca, Ismael La Rosa, Luis Fernando Peña, Yeniffer Behrens Plus Entertainment (+Entertainment) ''Call To Action'' Lilly Tomlin, Scott Michael Campbell, Hunter G. Williams Producers Guild of America (PGA) ''Off Limits'' Vincent Pastore, Joseph D'Onofrio, Sal Fusco Just Tap It In Productions ''The Crying Dead'' Chris Hayes, Becka Adams, Hunter G. Williams Viva Pictures 2011 ''Dogs Lie'' Ewa Da Cruz, Samrat Chakrabarti, Gita Reddy Vanguard Cinema ''Fist 2 Fist'' Jino Kang, Bill Duff Screen Media Ventures ''Shooting for Something Else'' Jason London, Kevin Farley, Tony Curran, Ryan Merriman Busted Knuckle Productions 2010 ''Nightbeasts'' Zach Galligan, Robert Miano, Lloyd Kaufman WonderPhil Productions ''American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James'' Peter Fonda, Jeffrey Combs, George Stults, Tim Abell Starz!/Entertainment One ''Turbulent Skies'' Casper Van Dien, Brad Dourif, Nicole Eggert, Patrick Muldoon Anchor Bay Entertainment ''Cage Free'' Dee Wallace, Natalie Burn, Robert Miano LongTale 2009 ''Annabel Lee'' Jon Woodward Kirby, Kristen Hagen Maria Lydia Pictures ''Young American Gangstas'' Katt Williams, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Mopreme Shakur, Courtney Richardson II York International ''For Love of Amy'' John Beasley, Grace Bydalek, Vincent Lee Alston - Directed by Ted Lange Vanguard Cinema ''Whiskey Neat'' Isaac C. Singleton Jr., Antonio Jaramillo Lane City Films ''Laredo'' Tamala Jones, Kevin Ryan KJR Entertainment 2008 ''Terror Inside'' Corey Feldman, Tanya Memme, Susie Feldman Cinema Epoch ''Unemployed'' Tom Lister Jr., Farrah Franklin, Godfrey, Lester Speight, James C. Leary, Demetrius Navarro, Sam Sarpong, Mercedes Scelba-Shorte Lionsgate ''What Up? aka The Sweep'' Kadeem Hardison, Godfrey, Sam Sarpong Lionsgate ''American Crude'' (soundtrack - writer/performer: "Swing") Rob Schneider, Jennifer Esposito, Missi Pyle, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ron Livingston, John C. McGinley - Directed by Craig Sheffer Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007 ''The Hit'' Matt Borlenghi, Christina Ferraro, Matthew McCullough Rock Point Pictures 2006 Dust of Life Devon Duy Nguyen, Linh Le, England DuVan Coco Paris LLC ''The Deepening'' Gunnar Hansen, Debbie Rochon, Jim O'Rear, Ted Alderman Under the Bed Films ''110%: When Blood, Sweat and Tears Are Not Enough'' Thomas Kopache, Bradley Stryker, Jesse Rodriguez MEB Entertainment 2005 ''Instant Dads'' Dominic Janes, Nina Kaczorowski, Derek Maki, Steve Hasley Koch Entertainment Distribution ''Split Second'' Jeff Fahey, Azdine Melliti, Curtis Eames, Said Faraj Melliti Brothers Productions ''That Game of Chess'' Alok Nath, Raja Bundela, Viresh Sinha, Cazzy Golomb Montalvo Media
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