Bio

Iris Gould is a composer and conductor based in Los Angeles who specializes in writing for orchestra, solo piano, and string arrangements for multi-media. Iris asserts a focus on lyrical and memorable thematic writing, while also incorporating homemade foley and sound design to create new textures and soundscapes.

 

Iris graduated from Berklee College of Music with a degree in Film and Media Scoring and a minor in Conducting. During her time at Berklee, she served as the president of the Women's Film Initiative (2023-2024), a student-led group dedicated to creating opportunities and a network for women who compose for media. In Fall 2023, she was honored with the George Delerue Memorial Scholarship - a prestigious award granted to a top-performing student in the Berklee Screen Scoring program. Iris additionally went on to win the Berklee Powerstation NYC Crossroads Competition in 2024, granting her the opportunity to record her original orchestral work in the prestigious Powerstation Studios, which has hosted the likes of Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, and The Rolling Stones.

 

Iris currently works as a Freelance Composer for Bleeding Fingers Music, while doing independent freelancing for original music, orchestration, and assistant work. Her most recent works include original music for the short "A Girl Alone," a collaboration with seniors in Columbia's Film program. She is now working on her first feature and will be releasing an orchestral album this summer.

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​Credits

• NYK (dir. Kristina Klebe) - Orchestrator

• The Black Chapel (dir. David Woo) - Composer

• A Prince Charming Theory (dir. Sophia Horowitz) - Composer

• Night Owl (dir. Amanda Rose) - Composer

• A Girl Alone (dir. Amanda Rose) - Composer

• Bea & The Bee (anim. Sarah Zephyr) - Composer

• Cochituate (dir. Remington Strecker) - Composer

• Una Cabeza En La Pared (dir. Manuel Enrique) - Music Preparation

• Distoria (dir. Christopher Cartagena González) - Music Preparation

• El Año Decisivo (dir. Guillermo Logar) - Music Preparation

• Switch (dir. Jaki Bradley, Clea DeCrane, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz) - Production Assistant

 

Awards

• AWFC / Joy Music House Recipient - 2025

• The Berklee NYC Powerstation Crossroads Competition Winner - 2024

• The George Delerue Memorial Scholarship Recipient - 2023

 

Fact Check

Home Turf:

Los Angeles

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Education:

Berklee College of Music

 

Instruments:

Piano/Guitar/Voice

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Musical Influences:

Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, Chopin, Johnny Greenwood, James Horner, 

 

Vibe Check

Coffee or Tea?

Tea

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What is your favorite sport to watch and why?

Tennis or figureskating!

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What fictional villain do you find yourself rooting for?

Megamind!

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Do you have any hidden talents? What can you do?

Chess, and I would say I can draw very well!