Nan Avant-Composer

Welcome

Seattle composer, Nan Avant, creates music for film, documentary, animation, television and video projects.

This web site includes Audio samples of the music Ms. Avant has composed, a Biographical sketch, and News with updates and current projects.

Avant's musical influences come from diverse sources including classical, electronic, jazz , Peruvian, Argentine music, as well as favorite film scores composed by Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, Nino Rota, Bernard Herrmann, Rachel Portman and Hummie Mann.

"Film scoring is a collaborative, creative process between the film director and music composer. Capturing a true style, texture and mood of music for a film involves several viewings of the film, processing creative possibilities and discussing ideas with the director to thoroughly understand the director's objectives and vision for the film." Ms. Avant.