Grand Prize Winner of 2006's international Turner Classic Movies Young
Film Composers' Competition.
Darrell Raby started his musical pursuits in the "Live Music Capitol of
the World," Austin, Texas. In 2002, he moved to Los Angeles,
California, to pursue his passion for film music where he studied in
the University of Southern California's graduate-level program for
Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television under noted film music
composers such as
Christopher Young,
Joseph Harnell,
George Burt,
Jack Smalley, and the late
David Raksin. In 2003, Darrell worked for composer and tech guru,
Jeff Rona,
then later as a teaching assistant for Christopher Young's USC course.
In 2004, he was selected for the American Society of Composers,
Authors, and Publishers' (ASCAP's) premiere international Film-Scoring
Workshop, where he was further mentored by emmy award-winning composer
Richard Bellis.
While passionate about synthetic and orchestral ambient music, Darrell
continues to develop new musical styles while working a diverse career
as a film music composer. He currently lives in the Hollywood area with
his saxophonist wife, Lee.