Composer. Storyteller. Collaborator.

  • Composer

    My style is rooted in texture with the end goal of creating and exploring sound worlds unique to each project I work on, no matter the medium. Each musical choice I make comes from a sensitive intuition coupled with intention and purpose. As a classically trained composer and pianist, my work in film melds together lush orchestrations with cooling, ambient synths to create a world of familiarity, curiosity, sensitivity, and depth. My greatest asset is my ability to take on new challenges; in truth, these are the projects from which I learn and enjoy the most. I’m comfortable stepping outside of the box and approach every collaboration with enthusiasm and excitement regardless of the musical style or genre. Feel free to check out the range of my work in my showreel linked below. Thank you for listening!

  • Storyteller

    My grandfathers were magnificent storytellers. I remember sitting in awe listening to their stories imagining myself right there in the thick of it. I owe my love of storytelling to them. While I admittedly am not as eloquent at recounting stories, it is through my music I allow the narrative to shine. No matter the project, be it for film, theatre, or concert, my work has always been rooted in telling stories. I am passionate about pushing boundaries, amplifying voices that otherwise go unheard, and drawing inspiration from people and stories. Whether it’s building unique sound worlds, following a character’s journey, or setting lyrics to music, I will always be a storyteller first.

  • Collaborator

    To create together is truly a gift. I’ve always believed that collaboration promises new ideas and perspectives and it is this process where stories truly come to life. Collaboration is not only one of the most important aspects to my role as a composer, it is also one of my favourites as well. I am as much of a listener as I am a composer; I strive to work closely with my collaborators to achieve their vision and love delving into the script or having conversations to seek further inspiration. It is my responsibility as a composer to welcome new perspectives that ultimately only help the project reach its fullest potential. Get in touch today if you’d like to collaborate- I’d love to work with you!

FILM MUSIC SHOWREEL

I am an artist because I believe stories matter. I believe that every story and each vision and all voices deserve to be amplified and heard and felt. Art empowers voices.

I am a composer because music connects. It heals. It is vulnerable and raw and real and pure. It is a gift that never ends and from which I will never stop learning and growing.

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Rebecca Nisco: Biography

Rebecca Nisco is an emerging voice in contemporary composition and music editing whose work bridges cinematic storytelling with concert traditions. Based in San Francisco, Nisco’s music has already drawn recognition for its sensitivity, scope, and collaborative spirit. Most recently, she was awarded Best Original Score at WIFFEN 2024 for the documentary Arise Firebird, a film that exposes the challenges women and women of color face in the workplace.

Her growing list of credits includes ambient soundscapes for Pixar’s Inside Out 2: Emotional Experience on Pixar’s YouTube channel, original scores for acclaimed short films (Quest, The Pigeon of Waterloo, Outside Chance, Hit and Run), and stage works such as Art of Sin with Thistle Dance Company, premiered at New York’s Jefferson Market Library. She has also contributed to two independent features: The Country They Call Life (original score) and Throuple (music supervision, licensing 39 tracks from Brooklyn-based artists).

Her music has been heard internationally at The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage and Air-Edel Studios in London, performed by ensembles such as the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, which honored her with the Singer’s Choice Award for her choral setting of Ave Maria, and Budapest Scoring Orchestra. Her arrangement of O Holy Night was broadcast nationally in 2023, premiered by The Catholic University Chorus and Orchestra. Her multimedia instincts extend to her own directing and producing: the CT Artists Respond grant supported her live-action animated music video Hit the Sky, which premiered in Fall 2023.

Nisco’s theatrical work is no less notable. With collaborator Lindsay Kennedy, she co-wrote the musical Like Cinders, a semi-finalist for the O’Neill Musical Theatre Conference. Their earlier piece, Our Man Harry, was performed in concert by CenterStage Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., with selections later featured at the Kennedy Center’s Page-to-Stage Festival.

Her music and sound editorial work at Pixar Animation Studios further demonstrates her versatility, where she has contributed to Inside Out 2, Elemental, Elio, and Dream Productions and upcoming projects Hoppers and Toy Story 5. Trained at the Royal College of Music, where she earned her Master’s in Screen Composition with Distinction, Nisco also devotes time to education, advocating for accessible arts instruction and the healing power of music. She is a proud member of ASCAP, the Alliance for Women Film Composers, and Maestra.

Two important pillars of her career and mentorship are passion projects and burnout prevention advocacy. At their intersection lies her belief in finding and creating joy through music-making, a practice she views as essential to sustaining a long and meaningful creative life. As a mentor in the esteemed USC Thornton School of Music Mentorship Program and appearing as a guest lecturer at conservatories such as the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Nisco empowers emerging composers and artists to pursue their work with both ambition and balance, fostering careers built on authenticity, purpose, and joy.

Audiences and collaborators alike often highlight her fascination with mythology, theology, history, art, and movement, forces she draws upon to create music that is both timeless and contemporary. She gravitates toward the uncomfortable, reframing it with compassion and beauty, and often turns to nostalgia not as sentimentality but as a profound exploration of memory and identity. Her scores and stage works consistently reveal a preoccupation with justice and the universal reach of storytelling.

Her body of work reflects a restless curiosity, one that speaks across boundaries of genre and audience. Whether in concert halls, interdisciplinary collaborations, or multimedia settings, Nisco’s compositions remind us that music is not only entertainment but also a way of seeing: a lens for stories that matter, and a mirror for the world we hope to shape.