Ohad Benchetrit - Justin Small
A bit about us, Ohad Benchetrit & Justin Small: As founding members of critically acclaimed Toronto based band Do Make Say Think, we have been creating engaging, epic, and emotional music together for over 23 years. As composers, our focus has always centered around melody, artistic integrity, passion, and spirited experimentation.
This has opened the door to a decades long career in film composition. We’ve always picked projects with lots of heart and beauty and believe score to be an integral part of the story telling. To add color, and emotion but not to lead. To add feel but not to persuade. We’ve been honored with multiple awards, including the 2018 JUNO award for best instrumental album with our work with Do Make Say Think, the Best Original Score in 2016 at the LA scream Fest and a Canadian Screen Award in 2012 for Best original score for a documentary for Semi-Sweet: Life in Chocolate
We pride ourselves on finding the right emotional tone that both the director and picture are trying to convey. With Ohad's classical training and Justin's minimalist and immediate sense of melody we feel we have created a unique sound and style of film composition that holds the emotional crux of the entire project in the highest order.
We love what we do.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
JUNO AWARDS (2018) STUBBORN PRESISTENT ILLUSIONS Instrumental Album of the Year *As Do Make Say Think
SCREAMFEST (2016) MY FATHER DIE Best Musical Score
CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD (2012) SEMI-SWEET: LIFE IN CHOCOLATE Best Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program or Series
FEATURE FILM
THE DAWNSAYER Paul Kell, prod. Paul Kell, dir.
THE MANDELA EFFECT Joshua Fruehling, David Guy Levy, Steffen Periscope Entertainment Schlachtenhaufen, prods David Guy Levy, dir.
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THIS IS NOT A MOVIE Anita Lee, Allyson Luchak, Nelofer Pazira, Blue Ice Docs Ingmar Trost, prods. Yung Chang, dir.
PREY Matt Gallagher, Nick Hector, Cornelia Border City Pictures Principe, prods. Matt Gallagher, dir.
SMART DRUGS Hannah Donegan, prod. Ann Shin, dir.
BRAVEN Molly Hassell, Brian Andrew Mendoza, Saban Films Jason Momoa, Michael Nilon, prods. Lin Oeding, dir.
ANOTHER KIND OF WEDDING Pat Kiely, Philip Svoboda, Robert Vroom, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Arnie Zipursky, prods. Pat Kiely, dir.
SILAS Steven Markovitz, Anjali Nayar, prods. Appian Way Angali Nayar, dir. *As Ohad Benchetrit
MERMAIDS Caitlin Durlak, prod. Films We Like Ali Weinstein, dir.
THE ORGANIZER Joey Carey, prod. Casa Libra Productions Nick Taylor, dir.
HOPE Peter Gentile, prod. MDF Productions Alan Zweig, dir.
SPACESHIP EARTH Kevin McMahon, dir. NHK
MY FATHER DIE Sanja Banic, Alma Bogdan-Turner, Pierce KnightMarcher Brosnan, Sean Brosnan, Orian Williams, prods. Sean Brosnan, dir.
HOW TO BUILD A TIME MACHINE Kristina McLaughlin, Kevin McMahon, Fast & Scientific Productions prods. Jay Cheel, dir.
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HOW TO PREPARE FOR PRISON Matt Gallagher, Cornelia Principe, prods. Boarder City Pictures Matt Gallagher, dir.
LOOKING FOR MIKE Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith, Laura First Love Films Prelmutter, prods. Dylan Reibling
HE HATED PIGEONS Ingrid Veninger, prod. Punk Films Ingrid Veninger, dir.
HURT Peter Gentile, prod. MDF Productions Alan Zweig, dir.
DON’T GET KILLED IN ALASKA Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith, Laura Scythia Films Perlmutter, prods. Bill Taylor, dir.
ROAD TO PALOMA Brian Andrew Mendoza, Jason Momoa, Anchor Bay Films prods. Jason Momoa, dir.
ALGONQUIN Jane Motz Hayes, Darren Portelli, prods. Studio / Production Company Jonathan Hayes, dir.
SPRING & ARNAUD Marcia Connolly, David Craig, Katherine Knight, prods. Marcia Connolly, Katherine Knight, dir.
SEMISWEET: LIFE IN CHOCOLATE Lalita Krishna, prod. Cargo Films and Releasing Michael Allcock, dir.
I’M YOURS Mallary Davenport, Avi Federgreen, Entertainment One Jennifer Jonas, prods. Leonard Farlinger, dir.
BEAUTY DAY Kristina McLaughlin, Kevin McMahon, Primitive Entertainment Roman Pizzacalla, prods. Jay Cheel, dir.
DAYDREAM NATION Trish Dolman, Christine Haebler, Simone Anchor Bay Films Urdl, Jennifer Weiss, prods. Michael Goldbach, dir.
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HARD CORE LOGO 2 Holly Baird, Rob Merilees, prods. Studio / Production Company Bruce McDonald, dir *As Justin Small
IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY Ben Browning, Kevin Misher, Focus Features Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, dir. *Music Scoring Mixer as Ohad Benchetrit
SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD Eric Gitter, Nira Park, Marc Platt, Edgar Universal Pictures Wright, prod. *Writer (“We Hate You, Please Die”, “I’m Edgar Wright, dir. So Sad, So Very, Very, Sad”) as Broken Social Scene
A SIMPLE CURVE Aubrey Nealon, prod. Film Movement Aubrey Nealson, dir.
TELEVISION
FRONTIER John Vatcher, prod. Netflix T.J. Scott, Lee Rose, John Vatcher, dir. *Season 3, Episodes: 3, 4, 5
ICE BRIDGE: THE IMPOSSIBLE Elliott Halpern, Elizabeth Trojian, exec JOURNEY (TV Movie) prods. Yap Films Robin Bicknell, dir.
EQUATOR: A NEW WORLD VIEW Michael McMahon, Kay Siering, exec (TV Movie) prods. Primitive Entertainment Kevin McMahon, Christian Schidlowski, Hannah Leonie Prinzler, Juan Baquero, Sebastian Kentner, Stephanie Weimar, Stephane Legrand, Angela Volkner, Matt Gallacher, dir.
BLACK WATCH SNIPERS (TV Movie) Elliott Halpern, David O’Keefe, Elizabeth Yap Films Trojian, exec prods. Robin Bicknell, dir.
CUT-OFF Michael Gruzuk, Eddy Moretti, Shane SBS Viceland Smith, Suroosh Alvi, Loc Dao, Sean Evans, Spike Jonze, Patrick McGuire, Ana Serrano, Nina Sudra, exec prods. Matt Gallagher, dir.
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BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW Jamie Brown, Aurora Browne, Meredith Frantic Films MacNeill, Carolyn Taylor, Jennifer *As Ohad Benchetrit Whalen, exec prods. Jordan Canning, Jeremy LaLonde, Alyesa Young, Yael Staav, dir.
POLAR SEA (TV Documentary Series) Michael McMahon, exec prod. Primitive Entertainment Kevin McMahon, David New, Dylan Reibling, Thomas Wallner, Manfred Becker, dir.
CLUE M. Raven Metzner, exec prod. The Hub Terry McDonough, dir. *As Ohad Benchetrit
THE LOVE CRIMES OF GILLIAN Hugh Beard, exec prod. GUESS (TV Movie) Bruce McDonald, dir. Film1 *As Ohad Benchetrit
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