Composer Quotes

Words cannot express how pleased I am with the experience I’ve had working with Karen Garrity Music.  So smooth, so proficient.  The level of talent and professionalism of everyone involved is at the highest standard one can hope for from an orchestra.  It’s great to finally have a reliable group of world-class musicians right here in Los Angeles for my projects.  I’m looking forward to my next  sessions! – Mike Zarin, Composer

I can’t tell you what a pleasure it was to work with Karen Garrity Music to record the score of my film Ghosts of War. There are fewer elements more paramount to a horror thriller than its score. One always has high expectations and hopes for the musicians that will ultimately become the very mortar within the bricks of one’s haunted house. Your musicians knocked it out of the park. They sounded amazing and instantly made adjustments to every note that might have been thrown at them once we compared the score to picture inside the mixing room. I don’t know how they keep track of the many last-minute changes we would throw at them. It was also impressive how they could musically interpret a story note such as, “there’s a ghost entering the room, but he’s really small in frame and a bit out of focus.” On the very next take, I swear I could hear a small ghost enter the room because they were so great at translating an abstract thought into a musical inflection. And we even managed to finish ahead of time both days! Thank you so much for your wonderful sessions, Karen. I wouldn’t hesitate for a second to bring all future work to your door! – Eric Bress, Director

We had it all laid out to record Ghosts of War in either Macedonia or Bratislava.  Then, Chuck suggested that I contact Karen Garrity.  Karen gave us the budget, we went over it, it was shockingly affordable because Karen was able to record the project in under 10 hours instead of 22 hours as quoted by Bratislava.  It was still more than Europe, but we got much better players and we were able to sit in on the session…the session was mind-blowing!  We actually finished early, that doesn’t happen in Eastern Europe.  It’s important to mention that we recorded not only the 44 printed cues, but an additional 3 improvised cues, a total of 47 cues in nine and a half hours.  It’s pretty epic! – Mike Suby, Composer

It’s great to conduct an orchestra who doesn’t have an attitude or ego, everyone wants to be here, and we all have a great time.  They do a great job, work efficiently, and we even got done early.  This shows the dedication and technical ability of the contractor and musicians, just fantastic.  They should be working all the time. -Charles Fernandez, Conductor and Orchestrator

Working with this orchestra was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had.  Honestly, I’ve worked with a lot of orchestras from all over the world and the United States.  The musicianship level in this orchestra couldn’t have been better and their attitude was exceptional.  They had fun and you felt like they really wanted to be here.  It was really nice. – Helmut Von Lichten, Composer

I can’t say enough about Karen and what she did.  I reached out to her a few months ago about this Super Bowl project but we didn’t get the green light to record it until just a few days ago.  She basically had to start from scratch.  I don’t know how she did it, it was a miracle.  She kept her composure even when the kindest, most accommodating people would have lost it, she never did.  She was accommodating, taking every call, every text, every email, she was there.  I know she lost some sleep, but I am so grateful. – Helmut Von Lichten, Composer

Well what can I say? Thank you so much for all your very hard work making it a truly memorable and astonishingly successful session. The players were amazing, really world-class and I would have no hesitation giving them a project of any size or complexity. – Guy Michelmore, Composer

Thanks again for yesterday’s session! I love the results, already starting to do some of the mixing. And the players were excellent! – George Shaw, Composer

Thanks soooooooo much for today. You were all spectacular. It couldn’t have been any better. Looking forward to the next one. It is fantastic that you were able to record 32 cues in under 3 hours! – Gary Lionelli, Composer

Hi Karen, likewise, it was lovely meeting you. I can’t remember the last time any player or contractor sat down with me and said, “We want to be part of helping you find solutions.” The proactivity and positive vibe are a breath of fresh air. Nice to meet some people working to make it happen. Hopefully, LA can turn around soon. – Christopher Wong, Composer

Thank you for sending the proposal and your effort to make it work.  We are proud to have you playing our project. – Tao Liu, Composer

Nothing can describe how deeply special our day was recording the original score for DEBRIS, a short film that I wrote and directed as a Fellow with Film Independent Project Involve. On behalf of all the filmmakers with DEBRIS we could not be happier with the musical artists who gathered around to create a deeply affecting score for our film. Ayana Haviv brought the recording room to tears with her other-worldly voice. Karen Garrity supported her with a heartbreaking cello performance that took our breath away. Les Brockmann recorded and mixed it ensuring their artistry would sing when married to image. And Nicolas Repetto wrote and led us through a stunning musical score that now will be etched forever into cinema. Our heartfelt thanks. Welcome to the DEBRIS family. Our little film with a big heart. – Mary-Lyn Chambers, Director