Luckily the media company liked the music, I got over my initial nerves, and I’ve worked with the same media company a dozen times since,” Thompson said. It was an opportunity, trial of sorts, to see if I could do it. “My first real scoring gig was for the Marriott Hotel in South Korea in 2013. He was approached by a media company in South Korea that was founded by the same person who had directed some music videos for Kite Flying Robot. What was a one-year plan to live and work there became a four-year stint that included work in the expat music and theatre scene in Seoul.Īfter performing in bands for over a decade, he stumbled into a chance to realize his life-long dream of professional composing. In 2012, Thompson decided to move to South Korea to enjoy the adventure of expat life and pay down debts while teaching English. I played guitar in rock bands growing up, and figured writing movie scores was way out of my skill set, which it was at the time.” “I was probably the only kid in my neighborhood that had so many movie soundtracks-Indiana Jones, E.T., Fargo, Batman Returns, etc. “It was the first time that music from a movie really shook me, and I had my mom buy me the soundtrack, which I still have 30 years later,” Thompson said. “All-In,” written and directed by Jesserey Tugas, tells the true story of a Las Vegas bartender’s search for a man who abandoned his own daughter in a casino lounge.Īs a kid, Nikolas was captivated by Danny Elfman’s music for the film Edward Scissorhands. In addition to the honor of being chosen by PIFF, “All-In” recently won “Best Nevada Film” at the Cordillera International Film Festival in Las Vegas. His most recent film score is for “All- In,” an official selection for the Pasadena International Film Festival (PIFF), Sept 11. On top of all that, he composes music for commercials and films. His extensive résumé includes a variety of titles: record producer, re- cording engineer, and guitarist and songwriter for his band Kite Flying Robot. Nikolas Thompson is a professional in all things music, but scoring films is what’s currently keeping his hands busy.Ī native Oklahoman, his professional path has landed him in San Francisco, Tulsa, and Seoul, South Korea.
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