Bio

bio

Mateo Messina is a Grammy winning (Juno, 2008) composer who writes music for film, television, and the symphony.

His signature sound can be found on many of today's Oscar winning movies & independent film hits. The beauty of unfamiliar sounds becoming musical is one of Mateo's unique sought after talents.

With studios in Hollywood and Seattle, Mateo & his team have been delivering a fresh, unique style of filmscore for the past decade. His score to Juno is often mimicked, his energy is bounding, and his creativity knows no bounds. He's a dreamer and a doer. Also, since the age of 23, Mateo has written, produced, and premiered 15 symphonies. Each premiere has been a benefit concert for families at Seattle Children's Hospital. To date, he and his team have raised over $1,000,000 for these children and their families. Mateo is an accomplished musician, a unique storyteller, a seasoned producer, a dependable man of his business, and one of today's most innovative composers.

Clients

Warner Brothers
Paramount
20th Century Fox
Fox Searchlight Pictures
The Weinstein Company
Sony Pictures Studios
Metro Golden Mayer (MGM)
New Line Cinema
MTV Films
NBC Universal
ABC
CBS
Lifetime
USA
HBO

BrandsMateo has written for

Apple
Victoria's Secret
Ford
Delta
AOL
Volkswagen
Norelco
Microsoft
The North Face


Credits Notable films

credits

Juno (composer) :: Grammy for best soundtrack, Oscar for best screenplay (3 nominations)

Butter (composer) :: Jennifer Garner, Hugh Jackman, Olivia Wilde, & many more round out a brilliant cast in a political satire based on butter carving contests in the Midwest.

Up In The Air (additional music) :: Nominated for 6 Oscars. Golden Globe winner. George Clooney delivers a powerful performance.

While We Were Here (composer) :: A beautiful film set on the isle of Ischia, Italy. Stars Kate Bosworth, Iddo Goldberg, and Jamie Blackley. Introduced opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival.

Young Adult (additional music) :: One of Mateo's most interesting additional music assignments to date. He has 5 songs on the popular Young Adult soundtrack.

Frankie Go Boom (composer) :: Ron Perlman as a cross dresser, indy darling Lizzy Kaplan, Charlie Hunnam, and the comedy of Chris O'Dowd make for a memorable, romp of a comedy.

Lumpy (composer) :: Justin Long & Tyler Labine star in this emotional comedy about best friends, life, death, and marriage.

View full credit listings on IMDB


Mateo's StudiosHollywood & Seattle

Hollywood
Seattle