About
The people and philosophy behind the music.
The Studio
Solstice is a film scoring and music production studio specializing in original music for film, games and television. Founded on the principle that music should serve the story, the studio brings a deep understanding of narrative and how to translate it into music.
Solstice was born out of our founder's years working alongside Hollywood's busiest composers providing additional music. That experience, paired with our distinct creative voices, became the foundation for the studio — built by composers who've shaped major projects, now telling stories of their own.
The Team
Timothy Schmalz
Composer
Timothy Schmalz is a film composer and music producer based in Detroit. He recently composed the original score for Seanie Sugrue's forthcoming feature Sticky, starring John Keating, Johnny Whitworth, Drew Powell, and Amanda Jones. His work also extends to documentary and commercial projects, including films for Coachella/Goldenvoice and ad campaigns for Acura, Audi, Amazon, and other major brands. Drawing on a deep background in music theory, historical musicology, and contemporary production, he approaches each project as a unique sonic world — building bespoke palettes of acoustic and electronic elements tailored to the narrative at hand.
Timothy got his start over a decade spent in Los Angeles, writing additional music for Blake Neely, Heitor Pereira, Lorne Balfe, Junkie XL, and numerous others, contributing to projects including Supergirl, Smallfoot, Playmobil: The Movie, Terminator: Dark Fate, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Challenge, and Sherwood. That experience working alongside some of the industry's most accomplished composers became the foundation for his approach at Solstice.
Flynn Hase Spence
Composer
Flynn Hase Spence is an award-winning film composer based in Los Angeles. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London as both composer and guitarist, Flynn was selected for the prestigious ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop in 2018. He most recently produced the score for Woman in the Window (Netflix) and has collaborated with leading composers on projects including IT: Welcome to Derry (HBO), Predator: Killer of Killers (Hulu), and The Politician (Netflix).
Flynn's compositions have been performed by the London Philharmonia, the London Session Orchestra, and the LA Session Orchestra. He has also written extensively for the trailer market, composing trailer music and songs for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Dune, Don't Look Up, and many others. In 2021 he received both a Music + Sound Award and a Golden Trailer Award for Apple Studios' CODA.
Shalev Alon
Audio Director
Shalev Alon is an award-winning mixing and mastering engineer for video games, film, and television, based in Hollywood.
He has contributed to a wide range of high-profile projects, including dialogue editing for Siri at Apple, as well as re-recording mixing and sound effects design for video games.
Shalev began his journey as an audio engineer after moving to Los Angeles, where he gained hands-on experience at world-class studios and companies, including Remote Control Productions, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., and Netflix.
Shalev is also a member of the GRAMMY® Recording Academy and the Television Academy (EMMY®). His credits as an editor, mixing engineer, and mastering engineer can be found across video games, films, TV shows, trailers, and the Disneyland Parks.
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