"I am an artist who sculpts sounds with the same fluidity found in abstract visual art. My creative process results in songs, sound art installations, and film soundtracks that blur the line between music and sound design. My work contrasts heavily textured soundscapes and single audio strokes, as well as the instinctual attraction towards webs of harmony and the overpowering poison of dissonance. My inspiration comes from the chaos in everyday life, tropical urban environments, and the intricate notion of self."
-César Dávila-Irizarry

César Dávila-Irizarry is an award-winning Puerto Rican composer and sound artist based in Los Angeles, California. He is known for creating sonic experiences that explore the emotional complexity of self, social interactions in the United States, and storytelling, whether abstract or narrative.

Using electronic and acoustic sounds, César enhances the storytelling in film, TV, dance, and art projects. The Huffington Post says his work "speaks to us on an unconscious level." César is known best as the main composer of the theme song of Ryan Murphy's TV show "American Horror Story" (2011 - present) and the sole composer of the theme song of the Ron Howard and Brian Grazer docu-series "Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel" (2021 - present). He also created soundscapes for the award-winning indie director Joel Benjamin, Butoh dancer Yokko, and the worldwide architecture firm ARUP.

After studying sociology and music at the Universidad de Puerto Rico, César obtained an associate degree in Recording Arts from Full Sail University and a BFA in Sound from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago.

César is the proud recipient of 9 BMI Film & TV Music Awards.