Chris Casillas is a composer for film, video games, and other media. An experienced arranger, songwriter, and performer of many genres of music, Chris comes from a multitude of backgrounds. Starting out as a self-taught keyboardist who loved to play along to various metal songs from the 80s, he expanded his horizons when he learned the saxophone, immersing himself in classical music and jazz. Chris, at the same time, befriended fellow musicians and performed in many rock bands, playing lead keyboard and saxophone. It was during this time where he began to write and arrange music for the bands he was in, and for his own pleasure. Chris, after meeting other accomplished film composers from New Orleans, found himself being called into the world of film composing as well.

As a composer, Chris takes all the experience he has gained along his musical journey and merges it together into a style that is uniquely his. He loves mashing together multiple genres of music to form new ones, and especially loves working with less common instruments. As a multi-instrumentalist, Chris tries to learn how to play any instrument he can so that he can familiarize himself with it and write for it more easily. He is especially passionate about instruments from other cultures, and loves to represent them in his music any time he can. Since immersing himself in the world of film composing, Chris has come to love the art of film, and has scored many films that have been featured in festivals such as NYU Sports Film Festival, Red Nation Film Festival, and DOC NYC. His wish is to bring his clients’ creative visions to life and provide them with music that gives their artwork its own unique sound.