Q3 Roster — One spot left

Original music & sound design
for film, TV and games.

Compound Studio is a Detroit-rooted production house led by Elias Ward, scoring picture and interactive worlds alongside a network of collaborating artists and engineers.

Session 014 — "Cobalt"
128 BPM·F Min·48 kHz
Now mixing
3 stems live

Toggle layers to hear how an original score is built — from rhythm bed to lead motif.

Tip: tap stems to solo the mix.
Trusted by teams shaping picture, play and sound
A24
NETFLIX
HBO
ROCKSTAR
PITCHFORK
ADULT SWIM
RIOT
FX
Capabilities

One studio. Every layer of the sonic stack.

From the first thematic sketch to delivery-ready stems, Compound handles the full pipeline — composed, performed and mixed in-house.

Film Scoring

Original orchestral, electronic and hybrid scores for narrative film.

TV & Series

Themes, cues and stings built for episodic pacing and brand identity.

Game Audio

Adaptive scoring, interactive sound design and bespoke audio middleware.

Sonic Branding

Logos, mnemonics and signature palettes for brands that want to sound unmistakable.

The Studio

Detroit-built. Globally networked.

Founded by composer Elias Ward, Compound operates from a tracking room in Detroit and a roster of collaborating artists, engineers and instrumentalists across LA, Berlin and Tokyo. Every project is matched to the right voice for the picture — not the other way around.

012
Years scoring
40+
Titles delivered
18
Collaborators on call
Live room A · Detroit
Custom-tuned tracking space — analog desk, modular wall, and a Steinway B for the quiet moments.
Founder
Elias Ward
EST. 2014
Q3 — One spot left

Let's score your next picture.

Tell us about the project — runtime, tone, deadline. We'll get back within 48 hours with a proposed direction and a sample cue.