composing music that serves your story

cinematic scoring for film, theatre, games, and narrative media

Elevate your story through cinematic scoring.

Caleb Smedra is passionate about collaborating with directors and producers to create music that strengthens their vision. With experience spanning film, theatre, and audio drama, his compositions for narrative drama bring emotional depth and broad, cinematic scope. 

His work includes the full-length theatrical score for The Pilgrim’s Progress, praised for its “terrifying scenes of cinematic quality” (DC Theatre Arts), and the award-winning Viking short film Bringer of Light, both recognized for their thematic, character-driven music.

Based in Greenville, South Carolina, Caleb collaborates remotely with creators worldwide, noted for his clear communication, creative flexibility, and deadline-driven process.

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Caleb Smedra in a studio, reviewing a client's script. He wears a navy blazer, and has a look of gentle professionalism. He holds a pencil in his right hand. A keyboard is in the background.
“Caleb brings energy and a can-do attitude to the projects he is a part of. His work was full of creative ideas, long and dedicated work sessions, and collaborating to produce a cohesive whole from multiple vision points. Creative storytelling is a thing of many details and he was dedicated to producing motifs and memorable moments for each character throughout the script.”

— Kathryn Porter, Director

Selected Cues

From classic orchestral sounds to modern experimental scoring.

Drawing upon compositional styles that cover a variety of genres, ethnicities, and time periods, each score is crafted to be unique, perfectly suited to your project, and 100% human made.

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