Asaf Sagiv
Birth nameAsaf Sagiv
Born(1982-07-29)29 July 1982
Ganot, Israel
Occupation(s)Composer
Instrument(s)Piano, keyboard, synthesizer, guitar
Years active2001–present
LabelsVarèse Sarabande
Websiteasafsagiv.com

Asaf Sagiv(/ˈæsəf/;[1] Hebrew: אָסָף שַׂגִּיב; born 29 July 1982) is a Los Angeles based Israeli composer who writes music for film, television, contemporary dance and theater. His work combines orchestral writing with contemporary electronic elements.[2]

Some of his works in film include Last Summer, Drugs and the Emmy Award nominated Netflix Original ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff? directed by Academy Award-nominated director Kief Davidson.[3][4][5]

He spent his early life growing up in Israel, playing guitar and keys and studying composition, and later relocated to the US.[2]


Early life and career

Asaf was born on 29 July 1982 in Tel HaShomer, Israel to Ovadia Sagiv, an aerospace engineer and inventor, and Osnat (Sabina) Perelman, daughter of the Holocaust survivors Sigmund and Barbara Perelman who fled Poland of World War II.[6]

He grew up with his parents and three sisters in a quiet moshav called Ganot. He learned the guitar from the age of 12 and taught himself how to play the piano. Asaf began writing music at a young age and wrote his first orchestral piece when he was 15.
At some point Asaf took a momentary pause from music and taught himself how to paint by looking at the Old Masters works.[2]

Asaf started his musical career in the early 2000s as the musical director and commander of the Israeli Air Force Band as part of his mandatory service.[2] During this time he began to work as a guitarist and producer in various bands. It was around that period that Asaf experimented with different musical styles, coming up with his own sound.[2]

In 2004 Asaf moved to Boston. There he collaborated with contemporary dance company Harvard-Radcliffe Modern Dance Company, as well as with playwright Rebecca Bella Wangh for the Boston Playwrights' Theatre. He attended Berklee College, where he studied film scoring and orchestration.[2][7] He was invited by The Society of Composers & Lyricist to go to Los Angeles soon after, and intern their Mentor Program in Fall 2007.[8] That same week Asaf moved to California where he started writing more for film and media.[9]

Around 2010 he returned to Ganot to form the Indie Rock band Water Knot and led their EP tour of Europe and the US, culminating at Bonnaroo Festival 2012 headlining Radiohead, Bon Iver and Red Hot Chili Peppers.[10][11][12] Following that he settled in London, UK for a couple of years.[13]
London saw Asaf return to scoring, with his second time collaborating with Italian director Leonardo Guerra Seragnoli on the feature drama Last Summer starring Rinko Kikuchi. The film premiered at Rome International Film Festival and won the AITS Award.[14][15]

Asaf's music was featured in Lionsgate's Misconduct, starring Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino and was released in 2016 on the Soundtrack album under Varèse Sarabande.[16]
In 2018, Asaf was approached by Foxhound to write the music for their feature documentary Drugs, which he had started working on while still in London, and later completed the score in Los Angeles on the first weeks of arrival. Later on that year he contributed music for the feature drama Like Me Back. The soundtrack featured songs from the artist Beck.[17] Shortly after, Asaf was asked to write the score for the Netflix Original Who Shot The Sheriff. The show was nominated an Emmy Award for Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary in 2019.[18][19]

In 2020, Asaf co-composed with Haim Mazar the score for the feature film Continue. He also contributed music for the Netflix No.1 hit show Outer Banks[20] and for NBC's Council of Dads produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.

In 2023, the animated short film Black Slide, scored by Asaf was shortlisted for an Academy Award for the 95th Academy Awards. [21]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmDirectorNotes
2008AlfredLeonardo Guerra Seràgnoli
2009A Thousand SunsStephen Marshall
The CenterLeonardo Guerra Seràgnoli
16 To LifeBecky Smith
2010RachelLeonardo Guerra SeràgnoliJena Malone
2011WillLeonardo Guerra Seràgnoli
2013HomefrontGary Fleder
2014Last Summer[22]Leonardo Guerra SeràgnoliRome international Film Festival Best Feature Film Award nominee, received A.I.T.S Best Sound
2016MisconductShintaro ShimosawaReleased by Lionsgate (writer: "Lust") Anthony Hopkins Al Pacino
2018FootlooseDavid Tenenbaum
The CriticStella Velon
ReMastered: Who Shot The Sheriff?Kief DavidsonEmmy® Nominated for Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary
Drug$Jonathan Marshall ThompsonJ.K. Simmons
LikemebackLeonardo Guerra Seràgnoli(performer: "Every Day") / (writer: "Every Day", "Losing Control", "Moving Forward (Imagine)")
DreamwisherColin CostelloSouthern Shorts Award Of Excellence for Individual Achievement In Music
2019Bread PuddingGena Fridman
Post MortemErynn Baldwin, Nick Kilgor
Love Never ForgetsFred Grant
2020CrybabyGena Fridman
ContinueNadine Crockerco-composed with Haim Mazar
2023Black SlideUri LotanShortlisted Best Animated Short Film for the 95th Academy Awards. [23]


Television

YearFilmDirectorNotes
2009The Kids Grow UpDoug BlockHBO
2016I Love Bekka & LucyRachael HolderWarner Bros (performer: "Bubbles") / (writer: "Bubbles")
2017Lawless OceansKarsten von Hoesslin
Cooper's TreasurePhil Lott, Ari MarkDiscovery
Cold Case FilesPhil Lott, Ari Mark
2020Baghdad CentralAlice Troughton, Ben A. WilliamsHulu
Outer BanksJonas Pate, Cherie Nowlan, Valerie WeissNetflix credited for composer: additional music
Council of DadsJonathan BrownNBC credited for composer: additional music

Theater

  • Zarema: Terroristka by Rebecca Bella Wangh (Boston Playwrights' Theater)[24]
  • Romeo & Juliet with Skazi (2010, Israel Geshger Theatre)[25]
  • Akimbo Sonata by Rebecca Bella Wangh, London UK

Contemporary Dance

  • The Center Harvard-Radcliffe Modern Dance Company with Sonia K.Todorova, Boston (2005) [26]

Personal life

Asaf left Ganot in the early 2000s, living in Boston, and London before settling in Los Angeles, California. He is the youngest of four, with three older sisters.

Awards

  • In 2007, Asaf received The Doug Timm Award for Outstanding Musicianship
  • In 2019 Asaf won the Southern Shorts Award Of Excellence for Individual Achievement In Music

References

  1. ↑ Collins English Dictionary.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Art & Life with Asaf Sagiv". VoyageLA. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (1 October 2018). "Bob Marley's 1976 Shooting Investigated in Trailer for Netflix's 'ReMastered'". Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Weissberg, Jay (28 October 2014). "Rome Film Review: 'Last Summer'". Variety. ISSN 0042-2738. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  5. ↑ DeFore, John (6 December 2018). "J.K. Simmons narrates Jonathan Marshall Thompson's look at Big Pharma's grip on America". The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018-3660. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ovadia Sagiv Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search".
  7. ↑ Mahony, Leslie (22 May 2007). "Commencement Concert 2007". Berklee. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "2007-2008 SCL Mentor Program Interns Announced". 2 September 2009.
  9. ↑ "Rachel".
  10. ↑ Pulse, The (8 July 2011). "Water Knot". The Pulse. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  11. ↑ Eisenberg, Dave (7 July 2012). "2012 Bonnaroo Lineup: Complete Bonnaroo Lineup for this Weekend's Festival in Tennessee". Bostinno. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Brooklyn's Water Knot lands a slot at Bonnaroo 2012". The Deli. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  13. ↑ Olson, Chris (13 December 2018). "Interview with composer Asaf Sagiv". UK Film Review. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Collateral Awards Ceremony - The 9th Rome Film Festival". Rolling Stone. 25 October 2014.
  15. ↑ De Marco, Camillo (17 January 2014). "Last Summer: Four days to say goodbye". Cineuropa. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "Misconduct". Soundtrack-Movie. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  17. ↑ Abele, Robert (12 December 2018). "Review: Documentary 'Drug$' takes aim at Big Pharma". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 2165-1736. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  18. ↑ THR, Staff (24 September 2019). "News & Documentary Emmys: 2019 Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018-3660. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  19. ↑ "NOMINEES FOR THE 40th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED". The Insider. 25 July 2019.
  20. ↑ Spence, Sam (9 May 2020). "'Outer Banks' hit No. 1 on Netflix". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  21. ↑ Spence, Sam (9 May 2020). "'Black Slide' on 95th Oscars Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  22. ↑ "Rome Film Review: 'Last Summer'". 29 October 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  23. ↑ Spence, Sam (9 May 2020). "'Black Slide' on 95th Oscars Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  24. ↑ "beautiful nobody". World Cat. OCLC 70825747.
  25. ↑ Gershoviz, Shani (1 October 2018). "Romeo & Juliet Review". Walla. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  26. ↑ M. Alexander, Vinita (16 June 2004). "Spotlight: Sonia Krassimirova Todorova '07". The Crimson. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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