MARK UNTHANK — Composer (Crime Drama | Espionage | Ambient Tension)

Mark Unthank is a composer whose music lives in the spaces between action and introspection. Grounded in downtempo textures, spatial ambience, and psychologically charged minimalism, his work excels in crime dramas and espionage narratives where most tension is internal — subtle, atmospheric, and character-driven.

Rather than relying on traditional orchestral bombast, Mark uses ambient sound design, evolving synth layers, and restrained thematic elements to enhance narrative momentum. His scoring approach is tailored to streaming drama: it supports performance, amplifies internal stakes, and deepens narrative immersion without crowding dialogue or diminishing subtlety.

Mark has collaborated with editors, directors, and producers across genre series, and his work has been featured in reels curated specifically for modern crime and thriller storytelling. He delivers modular stems, adaptive cues, and stream-ready mixes for editorial and final picture.

Key Strengths:

• Ambient tension scores for serialized dramas

• Downtempo, minimalist identity aligned with investigative suspense

• Adaptive to editorial temp and long-form arc pacing

• Modular delivery for directors and editors
  

Stream Scores:
Dramatic Adventures
Cinematic Moods
Incredible Journey Score Soundtrack

Genre Links
• Crime Drama Scoring
• Documentary Scoring

Brief Discography

​• The City Is Ours – (Serialized Police TV Drama in Production) – UK Distribution (Composer)
• Montford Point Marines Documentary Social Media Campaign 2025 (Composer)
​• AWS Advertisement "Come Together" feat. Reese (Commercial) - (Record Producer)
​• CBS Sports Big 10 Football (Documentary CBS/Paramount) - (Composer & Record Producer)
• March Madness 2024 (TV Show - CBS/Paramount) - (Composer & Record Producer)
• Catfish (TV Show - MTV/Paramount) - (Composer & Record Producer)
• Cinematic Moods by Mark Unthank - (Composer & Record Producer)
• One Of Us Is Lying (TV Show - NBC/Peacock) - (Songwriter & Record Producer)
• It's A Mans World by Carlton Jumel Smith (Product Commercial - For Kia Motors) - (Producer, Vocal Producer)
• MacFarland USA (Feature Film) - Make It Rain by Carlton Jumel Smith - (Songwriter & Record Producer)
• Incredible Journey (Film) – PBS Documentary – (Composer)
• Entertainment Tonight (TV Show) - (Additional Music - Songwriter & Record Producer)
​• The Philadelphia Experiment – (TV Film) – SyFy Network - (Additional Music - Songwriter & Record Producer)
• ESPN – Sports Center Ultimate Highlight  – (Additional Music - Songwriter & Record Producer)