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Greg Tripi

Assistant Professor

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Greg Tripi is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and synthesist based out of Los Angeles, California. He is the composer of original scores for Netflix (Our Father), ABC (The Fix), Discovery (Manhunt: Unabomber), Amazon (Shiny Happy People), and Cinemax (The Knick), and has collaborated with Cliff Martinez for multiple studio features (Drive, Contagion, The Foreigner, Spring Breakers). His music has been featured in motion pictures, including Ma, Rememory, Dark Places, and Warning, as well as Academy Award– and Emmy Award–winning independent films, video games, and commercials. Tripi's music ranges from subtle orchestral textures to intense electronic rhythms. The Pantheon Steel Halo is a featured instrument on many of his scores and in his guitar and synthesizer performances.

Courses Taught (1)

Audio Foundations of Interactive Media

GAIM-381

Career Highlights

Composer-in-Residence at Columbia College Chicago (2023)
Composed and worked on 50-plus studio motion pictures and television series
Multiple production music albums released through Warner Chappell Music, featuring hand pan performance, electronics, and live orchestra
Composed one of the most recognized ringtones on the iPhone

Awards

2024 and 2023 BMI Film & TV Awards Winner
Georges Delerue Award for Composing Winner
Pete Carpenter Fellowship, BMI Foundation
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Music Fellowship

In Their Own Words

I want to guide students to be prepared... and know how to figure it out.

Every door out there has been slammed in my face, but I kept pushing forward until I succeeded. Now, I would like to be able to open the door to students who are beginning their own journey.