Matthew Puckett

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Matthew Puckett
Born New York City, New York
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Matthew Puckett is an American film composer, songwriter, and music producer. Born and raised in New York City, he attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and received his BFA from NYU. Puckett lives in Los Angeles, California. [1] [ better source needed ]

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Songwriting and Musical Theater

Puckett has written and produced for artists including Rogue Wave, The Mowgli's, Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984), Kris Allen, Abraham Mateo, Shawn Hook, Royal Tongues, Glen Phillips, Jessica Mitchell (Canadian Idol (season 2)), Clementine and The Galaxy, Danny Fingers, Ryan Innes (The Voice (U.S. season 4)), Mama Casio, BEGINNERS, Nikki Webster, The Unlikely Candidates, Garrison Starr, Adrianne Gonzalez and Kyler England (The Rescues / Universal Republic).[ citation needed ] Puckett wrote the ASCAP Award Winning theme song "Skyline" for NY MED on ABC as well as "Everything I Want" for the Peabody Award-winning ABC show Boston Med . His musical REBEL GENIUS was a finalist for the 2017 Jonathan Larson Award presented by Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation and American Theater Wing. Matthew was selected by IAMA Theater Company to receive their 2019 Musical Theater commission, scheduled for workshop in Spring 2022. He signed a publishing deal with SONGS Music Publishing in 2014. Puckett is currently represented by Kobalt Music Group.

Film and TV Composition

Puckett wrote the score for the film Before I Go (Starring Annabella Sciorra, 2021), AwesomenessTV series Guidance, Gravity (Starz) and for the films Caught (Lifetime Network, Dial a Prayer (Vertical Entertainment), Brightest Star and Boy Meets Girl Directed by Eric Schaeffer (GLAAD Outstanding Film Nominee, 2016). His songs, themes, and scores have been featured in Riverdale (2017 TV series), Lucifer (TV series), NY Med (ABC Series), After Fall, Winter (Showtime), She Wants Me, 2BR/2BA (Lionsgate), Best Friends Forever, Particles of Truth (75 Films), Hooking Up (ABC), Lisa Williams Show (Lifetime), and Crazy Sexy Cancer (TLC).[ citation needed ]

Additional film and television credits include: Being Human ( Syfy) which featured Puckett's cover version of The Psychedelic Furs "The Ghost In You", the score and end title song for Some Boys Don't Leave (Winner of Best Short at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival)[ citation needed ] starring Jesse Eisenberg, score and songs for Particles Of Truth (75 Films, Sundance Channel), Colin Fitz (IFC / Official Selection Sundance), Never Again (Focus Features), Starved (FX) and Make It or Break It (Disney). His music was also featured in the ABC show Hopkins, in which he is credited for the theme song, "So Much To Say" and other music and songs for the series.[ citation needed ]

Puckett has also written the original music for the collection of short Off Broadway plays entitled New Works: Chance, the theme for the documentary "Jackie" and television commercials for KIA, Coke, Diet Coke and Verizon.[ citation needed ]

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References

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