On the Merits: Labor Trafficking

I'm releasing a soundtrack today for a new documentary by Relativity. It's a story about using artificial intelligence and data to combat a very human problem—mirrored in the half-electronic, half-acoustic instrumentation.

Writing a theme for Ronny Marty—trafficking survivor turned advocate—was a particular highlight. As ever with documentaries, it's a privilege to be entrusted with helping tell such personal stories.

The score spends plenty of time subtly supporting the narrative with transitions and texture, but also cuts loose a bit while the experts talk about Alan Turing, AI, and trafficking in supply chains.

The filmmaking team at Relativity offered great instincts throughout, and even some straight-up geeky audio ideas (time-stretching! granular synthesis!)

Watch the film and find out more here: Now Playing: On the Merits: Labor Trafficking | Relativity Blog

We Are Relativity — Corey

This one was an honor to write music for. Many thanks to Griffin Rodriguez (upright bass) and Brandon Dickert (drums/percussion) for bringing it to life, and to the whole team at Relativity for the wonderful storytelling.

Read more about Corey here: Embrace the Gray: 3 Tips for Navigating Tough Conversations from Relativian Corey Ward | Relativity Blog

On the Merits: Pandemic

I had the pleasure of composing music for a short documentary by Relativity about using AI to make sense of the deluge of new COVID research. It was nice focusing on something positive about the pandemic for a change.

The soundtrack is available everywhere here: https://sondrol.com/pandemic

Kudos and a huge thank you to the whole team (Josh McCausland, Mary Clare, Nicholas Matejcak, Winona Lozada, JC Steinbrunner, Kael Rose, Fernando Sierra Jr., Daniel Pate Russell, Ansley Sawyer), who continually impressed me in how they rose to the unprecedented challenges of making a documentary during a pandemic.

Enjoy!

We are Relativity – Aidana

First off, I hope you're all staying safe and healthy out there – what a time this is.

On a less intense note, here's something new I worked on:

Aidana Om is an inspiring systems engineer from Kyrgyzstan. Many thanks to JC, Nicholas, Josh, and Mary at Relativity for having me compose some Philip Glass-y music.

One of the highlights of this project was team lead Nicholas Matejcak kicking it off with a video lecture all about Kyrgyz history, music, and culture. 😀 I love it when collaborators go deep!

More here: Having Her Voice Heard: How Aidana Om Inspires Women and Girls across the Globe | Blog | Relativity