Gage Behnkendorf is a composer for film and media based in Los Angeles, CA. He currently works for MPATH Music, an LA-based production music company, and has contributed music to their catalog for use in network television and advertising.

Originally from Eagle Grove, Iowa, Gage served on active duty for four years in the United States Marine Corps as a member of one of the nine Marine Corps field bands, collectively performing in concerts and ceremonies throughout the world. In 2020, he traveled to the Newman Scoring Stage to perform on Hans Zimmer’s score for the United States Marine Corps recruiting commercial “Battle to Belong”, further deepening his love for film music and his desire to pursue it as a career.

Gage has scored multiple films of diverse genres ranging from animated sci-fi to drama. His orchestral score for “Escape” was selected as one of the top ten best original scores in the 2020 Berlin International Film Scoring Competition. His score for “Vestige” has been heard at film festivals across the United States and Europe and won Best Music / Score at the San Diego Short Film Festival. Additionally, Gage was selected for the 2023-24 Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) New York Mentor Program where he learned from industry professionals in the company of ten other selected composers.

Gage graduated from New York University where he studied Music Theory and Composition with a concentration in Screen Scoring.