Marcus Anthony Mack — Composer, Producer & Multi-Instrumentalist in Los Angeles

Music, Film & TV Scores, and Sound Design

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All work available for sync licensing

Tethered

Feature Film  ·  Original Score
Come Get Sam
Did I Miss Something
Grieving Keller
Grieving Sam’s Death
He Was Right There
Into the Forest
I’m In Control
John Doe’s Last Attempts
Keller Appears
Keller Shoots Sam
Making Sense Of It All
Opening Credits
Researching Keller’s Case
Ride To John Doe
Ride To Sam’s Place
Sam’s Message To Herself
Searching For Evidence
The Anomaly Explained
Why Did You Kill Me
You’re Losing It

Where We Begin

Feature Film  ·  Original Score
Contempt Destroys
Family History
Longing What’s Lost
Our Life Together
Past & Future
You’re Not Wearing That

Black Before Blue

Documentary  ·  Original Score
Cue 1
Cue 2
Cue 3
Cue 4

Terri

Short Film  ·  Composer
Don’t Tell Me How To Feel
Grief & Condolences
In My Feelings
Nothing Is Real
Whatever Gods

Whatever Gods

LP  ·  Composer, Producer, Mixer
Tired of Being Tired
Unconquerable Soul
No Thing No More
Be Alright
Whatever Gods
Beyond This Place
Hollow
Cry Aloud
Gilead

Gilead

EP  ·  Composer, Producer, Mixer
All Things Ephemeral
Dichotomy
Medicine For Malady
On A Fiery Day The Birds Still Sing

Kith

Commercial  ·  Sound Design, Mix

Creative Practice & Services

My work starts the way a three year old walks into a room — pretending to know nothing, because there's usually more to learn about someone's world than there is to teach them about yours. Before a note is written or a direction is chosen, I need to know who this is for, why it matters to them, whether they feel something strong enough about it, and whether that feeling is enough to move them to act.

That last question is the only one that matters commercially. Feelings drive decisions, not logic. The more intense the feeling, the deeper the impulse — the difference between someone acting and someone staying still. That mechanism is the same behind great art, great advertising, and any communication that actually lands rather than just holds attention.

My work is to ask the right questions so that what gets made is generative of individual action.

Music Consultation Composition Sound Design Artist Production Mixing

About Marcus Anthony Mack

Marcus Anthony Mack is a Los Angeles-based composer and producer whose work moves between film scores, commercials, original records, and the space where emotional precision matters more than genre.

A Berklee alumni and multi-instrumentalist, Mack writes and produces music that begins with questions before it begins with notes. His original scores for film and documentary include Where We Begin, Tethered, and Black Before Blue. His solo work under his own name explores what it means to make music that is emotionally honest rather than commercially convenient.

He's spent years marrying his academic understanding of music with his curiosity of how that music works, who it's for, and what it does. Holding that dissonance has generated a sensitivity to the moment and the restraint of knowing when silence provides more than sound. That discipline has become the foundation for everything he creates.

Currently, Marcus runs Made By Maam Studio, where he teaches piano, composition, and music production, and House of Mack, where he curates sound identities and writes music for brands and agencies alike. His work is rooted in lessening inputs so that the outputs are more legible and resonant with audiences.

Press

13Features
190K+Reach
193Radio Spins, 10 Countries
EARMILKRead
"A meditative triumph of spirit and sound."
FAME MagazineRead
"A whispered rebellion against the darkness."
The Big TakeoverRead
"Built on understatement and otherworldliness, restraint and emotion."
TAGG — The Alternative Gig Guide (Australia)Read
Review coverage reaching Australian audiences.
Mystic SonsRead
"Getting To Know..." — a full interview on his background and influences.
FLEXRead
"5 Songs I Love" — Marcus on Sigur Rós, James Blake, Fred again.., Nils Frahm & Jónsi.
V13Read
Feature on the single's release, with commentary from Marcus.
Ignite MusicRead
Feature on the single's release.
Liberty DiscoverRead
Feature on the single's release.

Contact Marcus Anthony Mack

Lessons & Instruction
madebymaam.com
Private piano and production instruction, in person or virtual.
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All work available for sync licensing

Tethered

Feature Film  ·  Original Score
Come Get Sam
Did I Miss Something
Grieving Keller
Grieving Sam’s Death
He Was Right There
Into the Forest
I’m In Control
John Doe’s Last Attempts
Keller Appears
Keller Shoots Sam
Making Sense Of It All
Opening Credits
Researching Keller’s Case
Ride To John Doe
Ride To Sam’s Place
Sam’s Message To Herself
Searching For Evidence
The Anomaly Explained
Why Did You Kill Me
You’re Losing It

Where We Begin

Feature Film  ·  Original Score
Contempt Destroys
Family History
Longing What’s Lost
Our Life Together
Past & Future
You’re Not Wearing That

Black Before Blue

Documentary  ·  Original Score
Cue 1
Cue 2
Cue 3
Cue 4

Terri

Short Film  ·  Composer
Don’t Tell Me How To Feel
Grief & Condolences
In My Feelings
Nothing Is Real
Whatever Gods album cover

Whatever Gods

LP  ·  Composer, Producer, Mixer
Tired of Being Tired
Unconquerable Soul
No Thing No More
Be Alright
Whatever Gods
Beyond This Place
Hollow
Cry Aloud
Gilead EP cover

Gilead

EP  ·  Composer, Producer, Mixer
All Things Ephemeral
Dichotomy
Medicine For Malady
On A Fiery Day The Birds Still Sing

Kith

Commercial  ·  Sound Design, Mix

My work starts the way a three year old walks into a room — pretending to know nothing, because there's usually more to learn about someone's world than there is to teach them about yours. Before a note is written or a direction is chosen, I need to know who this is for, why it matters to them, whether they feel something strong enough about it, and whether that feeling is enough to move them to act.

That last question is the only one that matters commercially. Feelings drive decisions, not logic. The more intense the feeling, the deeper the impulse — the difference between someone acting and someone staying still. That mechanism is the same behind great art, great advertising, and any communication that actually lands rather than just holds attention.

My work is to ask the right questions so that what gets made is generative of individual action.

Music Consultation Composition Sound Design Artist Production Mixing

Marcus Anthony Mack is a Los Angeles-based composer and producer whose work moves between film scores, commercials, original records, and the space where emotional precision matters more than genre.

A Berklee alumni and multi-instrumentalist, Mack writes and produces music that begins with questions before it begins with notes. His original scores for film and documentary include Where We Begin, Tethered, and Black Before Blue. His solo work under his own name explores what it means to make music that is emotionally honest rather than commercially convenient.

He's spent years marrying his academic understanding of music with his curiosity of how that music works, who it's for, and what it does. Holding that dissonance has generated a sensitivity to the moment and the restraint of knowing when silence provides more than sound. That discipline has become the foundation for everything he creates.

Currently, Marcus runs Made By Maam Studio, where he teaches piano, composition, and music production, and House of Mack, where he curates sound identities and writes music for brands and agencies alike. His work is rooted in lessening inputs so that the outputs are more legible and resonant with audiences.

Press

13Features
190K+Reach
193Radio Spins, 10 Countries
EARMILKRead
"A meditative triumph of spirit and sound."
FAME MagazineRead
"A whispered rebellion against the darkness."
The Big TakeoverRead
"Built on understatement and otherworldliness, restraint and emotion."
TAGG — The Alternative Gig Guide (Australia)Read
Review coverage reaching Australian audiences.
Mystic SonsRead
"Getting To Know..." — a full interview on his background and influences.
FLEXRead
"5 Songs I Love" — Marcus on Sigur Rós, James Blake, Fred again.., Nils Frahm & Jónsi.
V13Read
Feature on the single's release, with commentary from Marcus.
Ignite MusicRead
Feature on the single's release.
Liberty DiscoverRead
Feature on the single's release.
Lessons & Instruction
madebymaam.com
Private piano and production instruction, in person or virtual.