Hugo de Chaire is a composer based in Los Angeles and is known for his film scores for Crooked House, 9 Bullets, The Ghost Trap and The Conqueror – Hollywood Fallout. His music is recognized for its dynamic and evocative, highly textural, melodic, thematic and rhythmical qualities and combining classical and modern sensibilities.  

His scores have featured on over 16 film and television scores, from Agatha Christie’s ‘Crooked House’ (featuring Glenn Close, Gillian Anderson, Terrance Stamp), to ‘The Conqueror – Hollywood Fallout’ the critically acclaimed documentary about producer Howard Hughes’ filming of ‘The Conqueror’ (1956) and the US government’s nuclear testing program in Utah during the cold war. 

 

De Chaire won best original score with Music & Sound Awards  for his music on the 2017 film ‘Crooked House’ (Sony Pictures),  featuring Glen Close, Gillian Anderson, Christina Hendricks, Max Irons, Terence Stamp. His score for Capsule featuring Edmund Kingsley won best original score at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards /European Independent Film Awards

 – and four other awards globally. 

 

He has worked with two of the film industry’s acclaimed screen writers – including academy award winning Julian Fellowes (Crooked House) and James Dearden (Fatal Attraction), and furthermore worked with industry renowned producers such as Cassian Elwes (9 Bullets, The Butler), James Spring, Joe Abrahms and more recently with directors William Nunez (The Conqueror – Hollywood Fallout, The Laureate ) and James Khanlarian (The Ghost Trap). 

 

De Chaire’s film scores have been recorded at Abbey Road, Syncron – Vienna, Teldex – Berlin, Remote Control Productions (LA), Grooveaddicts (LA), with some of the worlds best players from the LSO, Deutche Synphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic,  Vienna Philharmonic, Max Steiner Orchestra. He has also worked and recorded in his studio at Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control productions in Santa Monica, California, where he has scored music for both Bleeding Fingers and Extreme Music (Classic Film Noir, 80’s Film score) amongst his most recent film projects. 

 

A percussionist from an early age training in piano and drums, de Chaire started his musical career went from writing radio jingles (Classic FM, Magic, BBC), music for TV commercials (globally). He then additionally, progressed into short films and documentaries before his first commission scoring a feature film (Capsule) in 2015.

s first commission scoring a feature film (Capsule) in 2015.