Sarah Schachner

American composer and musician (born 1985)

Sarah Schachner

Born|  (1988-03-27) March 27, 1988 (age 36)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Alma mater| Berklee College of Music
Family| Emma R. Schachner (sister)[1]
Musical career
Genres|

* Film score
* classical
* electronic

Occupation(s)|

* Musician
* Composer

Instruments|

* Cello
* violin
* synthesizer
* piano

Website| sarahschachner.com

Musical artist

Sarah Schachner is an American composer and musician who has worked on the scores of films, television series and video games.

She was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media for her work on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

## Biography

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Schachner grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia.[2] When she was five, she first started playing piano and then started playing the violin.[3] She kept learning other instruments, such as viola and cello, and played with both family and in an orchestra, as well as a jazz band.[3]

Schachner went to the Berklee College of Music and then moved to Los Angeles.[3] She began to work with composer Brian Tyler, who worked in film and then started writing video game music.[3] Tyler first brought Schachner in to work on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.[3] Schachner said, "I started doing music on the games for him and I realized how much I loved working on games."[3] Since then Schachner has worked on more Call of Duty games such as Infinite Warfare and also worked with Ubisoft on the Far Cry and Assassin's Creed series.[4][5][6] Schachner began to incorporate synthesizers with her work on string instruments.[7]

In 2016, Ted Cruz's presidential campaign used one of Schachner's songs, "Lens", without permission.[8][9] As the composer, she and the performer, along with a licensing firm, sued the Cruz campaign in May 2016 for copyright infringement.[10]

Schachner also contributed to the Cassini Finale Music Project, a commemoration of the Cassini mission to Saturn.[7]

## Discography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Director  | Studio(s)  | Notes  | Ref.

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2010  | Cool It | Ondi Timoner | Roadside Attractions | Co-composed with N’oa Winter Lazerus  | [11]
She Believes in Fate | Douglas Lamore  | Charlatan Studios  | Short film  |
2011  | Remains | Colin Theys  | Chiller Films | —  | [5]
2012  | Promesas | Aaron Celious  | —  | Short film  |
2013  | UnHung Hero | Brian Spitz  | Breaking Glass Pictures  | —  | [5]
2015  | The Lazarus Effect | David Gelb | Relativity Media | —  | [6]
2022  | Prey | Dan Trachtenberg | 20th Century Studios | —  | [12]

#### Other music credits

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Year  | Title  | Director  | Studio(s)  | Notes  | Ref.

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2012  | John Dies at the End | Don Coscarelli | Magnet Releasing | Additional music  | [5]
The Expendables 2 | Simon West | Lionsgate | Musical score arrangements  | [2]
2013  | Iron Man 3 | Shane Black | Marvel Studios | Arranger and programmer  | [2]
Now You See Me | Louis Leterrier | Summit Entertainment | [2]
2016  | Now You See Me 2 | Jon M. Chu |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Original Channel  | Notes  | Ref.

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2010  | Brew Masters | Discovery Channel | —  |
2011  | The Troop | Nickelodeon | —  |
2015  | Chef's Table | Netflix | Episode: "Massimo Bottura" & "Jordi Roca"  | [13]

### Video games

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Year  | Title  | Studio  | Notes  | Ref.

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2014  | Assassin's Creed: Unity | Ubisoft | Co-composed with Chris Tilton and Ryan Amon  | [6]
2016  | Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | Activision | —  | [4]
2017  | Assassin's Creed Origins | Ubisoft  | —  | [6]
2019  | Anthem | Electronic Arts | —  | [10]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Activision | —  | [14]
2020  | Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Ubisoft  | Co-composed with Jesper Kyd and Einar Selvik | [15]
2022  | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Activision | —  | [16]

#### Other music credits

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Year  | Title  | Studio  | Notes  | Ref.

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2011  | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Activision | Additional guitars & violin
Musical score arrangements  | [2]
Need for Speed: The Run | Electronic Arts | Additional guitars
Musical score arrangements  | [5]
2012  | Far Cry 3 | Ubisoft | Additional music, cellos, violin, and vocals  | [5]
2013  | Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel | Electronic Arts  | Additional music, cello and violin  | [5]
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Ubisoft  | Additional music  | [6]

## References

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1. ^ @paleofox (August 5, 2022). "Not only did my sister Sarah write the score for PREY @Predator, but she performed and recorded almost all the stri…" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
2. ^ a b c d e Parisi, Paula (October 24, 2016). "Composer Sarah Schachner Gets Lost in Space for 'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare' Soundtrack". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
3. ^ a b c d e f Ohanesian, Liz (December 23, 2016). "Call of Duty Composer Sarah Schachner Makes Video Games Sound Epic". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
4. ^ a b Gwaltney, Javy (June 28, 2016). "Talking Tunes With Sarah Schachner, Composer of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare". Game Informer. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
5. ^ a b c d e f g "Music". Sarah Schachner. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
6. ^ a b c d e Parisi, Paula. "Stalk Like An Egyptian: Sarah Schachner Sojourns to Ancient Egypt For 'Assassin's Creed Origins' Score (Exclusive)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
7. ^ a b Jones, Sarah (January 2018). "Sarah Schachner: Composing for otherworldy environments, from Call of Duty to the Cassini mission". Electronic Musician. 34 (1): 66 - via EBSCOhost.
8. ^ Carter, Mike (May 12, 2016). "Seattle Music-Licensing Firm Sues Cruz". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018 - via HighBeam Research.
9. ^ Esquenet, Margaret (September 2016). "Copyright Litigation". IP Litigator. 22 (5): 24–25 - via EBSCOhost.
10. ^ a b "New World, New Score: Announcing Sarah Schachner as Anthem's Composer". BioWare Blog. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
11. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (November 11, 2010). "Ondi Timoner on Bjorn Lomborg in 'Cool It' – Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
12. ^ "Sarah Schachner Scoring Dan Trachtenberg's 'Prey'". Film Music Reporter. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
13. ^ "Sarah Schachner". SoundCloud. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
14. ^ Ju, Shirley (November 1, 2019). "'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare' Is a Hit With $600 Million Debut, and So Is the Music". Variety. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
15. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (May 14, 2020). "'Assassin's Creed' Composer Jesper Kyd Returns to Score 'Valhalla'". Variety. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
16. ^ Schachner, Sarah (October 17, 2022). "141 #ModernWarfareII". Twitter. Retrieved October 18, 2022.

## External links

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* Official site
* Sarah Schachner at IMDb

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* France
* BnF data

Artists|

* MusicBrainz