Joshua Moshier
Composer
Drawing on his background as an improviser, Joshua Moshier collaborates with filmmakers to create musical worlds that are character driven, off-center and full of warmth.
Born in Baton Rouge, LA and raised in the midwest, Joshua credits the public school arts program in St. Charles, IL with helping him imagine a life making music. With an eye on joining the Chicago music community, he studied music at Northwestern University, also dabbling in literature, computer science and sound design. His time after school was spent performing in bands and collaborating with directors and improvising actors.
Joshua further segued into scoring to picture as a fellow at the Sundance Institute Composers Lab at Skywalker Sound and the BMI Conducting Workshop. He has since operated studios from both coasts working on films, television and interactive projects.
Josh’s television work is highlighted by the sly score and theme to the acclaimed Apple comedy series The Shrink Next Door, starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd, and his highly admired work on the FX series Baskets, starring Zach Galifianakis; the Netflix series Special from Jim Parsons’ That’s Wonderful Productions; the Adult Swim series Three Busy Debras from Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions; Sky One’s Sick of It from Richard Yee & Karl Pilkington; and the main title music for the IFC series Documentary Now! starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader.
In animation, his work includes the HBO Max series Looney Tunes Cartoons; the DreamWorks series Dragons: Rescue Riders, and the viral animated hit Sidewalk, directed by Celia Bullwinkel.
On the feature film side, Joshua scored the Netflix film Happy Anniversary from writer/director Jared Stern, Good Enough from writer/director AnnaRose King, and Beneath Us from writer/director Max Pachman.
An early adopter of new technologies, Joshua created the interactive ambisonic music and sound design for Google’s Earth VR, which won a Cannes Lion for innovation and was recognized by Ars Technica as “VR’s killer app.”
Selected Credits
SERIES
The Shrink Next Door (Composer, Main Title)
Apple TV +
Director: Michael Showalter
Producers: Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Brittney Segal
Starring: Will Ferrell, Kathryn Hahn, Paul Rudd
Baskets (Season 1 Additional Music; Season 2-4 Score)
FX Productions
Director: Jonathan Krisel
Producers: Louis C.K., Jonathan Krisel, Zach Galifianakis
Starring: Zach Galifianakis, Malia Pyles, Tom Proctor
Special
Netflix
Director: Anna Dokoza
Producers: Jim Parsons, Ryan O’Connell, Colin Frederick
Starring: Ryan O’Connell, Jessica Hecht, Punam Patel
Three Busy Debras
Cartoon Network
Director: Anna Dokoza
Producers: Anna Dokoza, Sandy Honig, Mitra Jouhari
Starring: Sandy Honig
Looney Tunes Cartoons
Warner Bros. Animation / HBO Max
Director: Peter Browngardt
Producers: Rebecca Palatnik, Peter Browngardt, Alex Kirwan, Sam Register
Starring: Eric Bauza, Jeff Bergman, Bob Bergen
*Children’s and Family Emmy Awards Nominee – Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program
Moonbase 8
A24
Director: Jonathan Krisel
Producers: Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker, Dave Kneebone
Starring: John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker
Dragons: Rescue Riders
Netflix
Director: Steve Evangelatos, T.J. Sullivan, Greg Rankin, Glenn Harmon, Douglas Shorts
Producers: Milind D. Shinde, Jack C. Thomas
Starring: Noah Kaye Bentley, Brennley Brown, Zach Callison
Sick of It
Sky One
Director: Richard Yee
Producers: Richard Yee
Starring: Sondra James, Nathan Amzi, Sophie Harkness
Shrink
NBC
Producers: Ted Tremper, Tim Baltz, Patrick Daly
Starring: Tim Baltz, Mary Holland, Craig Cackowski, John Lutz
Documentary Now! (Main Title Music)
Broadway Video/IFC
Producers: Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer
Starring: Fred Armisen, Bill Hader
SXSW Comedy with Natasha Leggero
Rooftop Comedy
Director: Steven Feinartz
Producers: Charlie Sotelo, Steven Feinartz
Starring: Natasha Leggero
The Jamz
The Orchard/NYTVF Productions
Director: Ted Tremper
Producer: Angie Gaffney
Starring: Kathy Najimi, David Pasquesi, Chris Petlak
The Faith Diaries
Lifetime
Director: Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Producer: Andrew Molina
Starring: Breeda Wool, Malea Mitchell, Dot-Marie Jones
SXSW Comedy with W. Kamau Bell
Showtime/Rooftop Productions
Director: Steven Feinartz
Producers: Charlie Sotelo, Steven Feinartz, Rebecca Trent
Starring: W. Kamau Bell
Taylor Williamson’s Special
New Wave Entertainment
Director: Steven Feinartz
Starring: Taylor Williamson
Eddie Pepitone: In Ruins
New Wave Entertainment
Director: Steven Feinartz
Starring: Eddie Pepitone
Shrink (Pilot)
Director: Ted Tremper
Producers: Tim Baltz, Steve Sullivan, Ted Tremper
Starring: Tim Baltz, Aidy Bryant, Megan Mercier
Family Heirloom (Pilot)
Director: Steve Sullivan
Starring: Jo Scott, Jeff Murdoch
Brown Girl Problems
Director: C.J. Arellano
Producer: Fawzia Mirza
Starring: Fawzia Mirza
Jason Victorious
Director: Richard Lowe
Starring: Jason Levinson, Norm Johnson, Kat Purgal
FILM
Anxiety Club (Documentary)
Director: Wendy Lobel
Producers: Wendy Lobel
The Day the Earth Blew Up (TV Movie)
Warner Bros. Animation / Cartoon Network
Producers: Peter Browngardt, Alex Kirwan, Sam Register
Starring: Eric Bauza
Happy Anniversary
Netflix
Director: Jared Stern
Producers: Helena Heyman, M. Elizabeth Hughes, Marc Provissiero
Starring: Ben Schwartz, Isidora Goreshter, Joe Pantoliano
Beneath Us
Vital Pictures
Director: Max Pachman
Producers: Luis Guerrero, Chris Lemos
Starring: Lynn Collins, Rigo Sanchez, Josue Aguirre
Good Enough
LaTiDa Productions
Director: AnnaRose King
Producer: Carolyn Mao
Starring: AnnaRose King, Delaney Williams, James Caan
SHORT FILM
Behind the Mac: Skywalker Sound (Short, Documentary)
Apple TV+
Director: Josh Greenbaum
Starring: Danielle Dupre, Andre Fenley, Ryan J. Frias
It All Makes Sense (Short)
Director: Bryan DeGuire
Producer: Carolina Groppa
Starring: Ryan Coil, Leah Henoch, Kelvin O’Bryant
The Lot (Short)
Okay Fine
Director: Steven Feinartz
Starring: Natalie Palamides, Matt Braunger
It All Makes Sense (Short)
Director: Brian DeGuire
Producer: Carolina Groppa
Starring: Ryan Coli, Leah Henoch, Kelvin O’Bryant
Short Game (Short)
Director: Allistair Johnson
Producers: Debbie Fong, Kati Skelton
Starring: William Nadylam, Leonay Shepard
Taco Night
Director: Morten Forland
Producer: Courtney Prather
Starring: Sarah Youngblood, Alex Mashikian, Sarah Hoffman
Paper Beast
Director: Daniel Klein
Producers: Angelo Ford, Maury Loeb, Emma Pek
The Girl and the Ghost
Funny or Die
Director: Micah Gardner
Starring: Lauren Robertson, Lindsay Siem
Be a Guest
Funny or Die
Director: Micah Gardner
Starring: Lauren Robertson, Jackie Gonzalez-Durruthy
Hi, Dad
Director: Zach Craley
Starring: Kat Purgal, Natalie Smyka
I Just Can’t Wait To Be Queen
Funny or Die
Director: Micah Gardner
Starring: Lauren Robertson, Jackie Gonzalez-Durruthy
Sidewalk
Director: Celia Bullwinkel
Running Buddies
Director: Micah Gardner
Starring: Lauren Robertson, Wolfgang Stein
The Goblin Market
Director: Deanna Trudeau
Freedom of Choice
Director: Anthony R. Williams
As Ever, Stan
Director: Alex Schwarm
People of None Effect
Director: Andrew Walker
The Instrument Man
Director: Micah Gardner
The Sanguine Woods
Director: Anthony R. Williams
Lights Out
Director: Simon Stahl
VIRTUAL REALITY
Google Earth VR
RECORDINGS
From Your Bones – LP
Artist: Briar Rabbit
Producer: Joshua Moshier
The Poet – LP
Artist: Marquis Hill
Pianist: Joshua Moshier
The Local Colorists – EP
Artist: Joshua Moshier & Mike Lebrun
Producer: Joshua Moshier
Sounds of the City – LP
Artist: Marquis Hill
Pianist: Joshua Moshier
Joy Not Jaded – LP
Artist: Joshua Moshier & Mike Lebrun
Producer: Joshua Moshier
SELECTED RECOGNITIONS
Fellow, Sundance Institute Composers Lab (Narrative Film)
Participant, BMI Conducting Workshop
Participant, NYU Film Scoring Workshop
Grantee, Chamber Music America New Works Commission