LYDIA AINSWORTH
Composer for Film & TV
ABOUT
Lydia Ainsworth is a film and tv composer, singer, and album producer who crafts otherworldly soundscapes. Whatever her bespoke sound palette of choice may be ~ from synths, banjo choirs, 50 piece orchestras, to the clanging of rusty steel hub caps ~ Lydia's music always embodies emotionality and heart at its core.
She recently completed the score for Revival, a ten-episode supernatural horror-mystery series for NBC/SYFY. Her music has also appeared in Stranger Things (Season 3), the Sundance-premiered feature The Woods, and in internationally exhibited video art installations, including Sara Cwynar’s Glass Life at MoMA (New York). Additional credits include Good Behavior (TNT), Motherland: Fort Salem (Freeform), and global campaigns for Apple.
In 2024, Ainsworth was selected as one of ten composers worldwide for Spot The Composer at the Cannes Film Festival. Her work has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Alongside her screen work, Ainsworth maintains a critically acclaimed career as a solo artist, having released five full-length albums. Her recordings have earned a Juno nomination for Best Electronic Album and a Polaris Prize nomination. She has performed internationally at major festivals including Roskilde and Way Out West, and has toured extensively throughout Japan, Europe, and North America.
SELECT CREDITS
DISCOGRAPHY
Right from Real
2014
Phantom Forest String Remixes
2020
Darling of the Afterglow
2017
Sparkles & Debris
2021
Phantom Forest
2019
Sparkles & Debris Reimagined
2022
SELECT PRESS
“Somewhere between serenity and terror lies the work of Lydia Ainsworth.”
— Pitchfork
“Ainsworth crafts compositions that fuse electronic textures with lush strings and darker, ambient tones, resulting in music that feels both intimate and expansive.”
— The New Yorker
“Her work thrives on mystery, drawing listeners into richly imagined emotional worlds.”
— NPR
“A singular voice in contemporary music, blending pop, classical, and experimental elements with striking emotional clarity.”
— The FADER
“Her compositions possess a rare ability to feel deeply human while remaining strange, atmospheric, and transportive.”
— Vogue
Film clips are taken from ‘Sparkles & Debris” by Lydia Ainsworth, directed by Abby Ainsworth
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