Ed Hartman Music

“The Scalpel” (2024) Scored and produced by Ed Hartman.

55 Music Awards/Nominations

(Info, Trailer, ALL Festivals/Awards, Screenings, etc.):
https://edhartmanmusic.com/the-scalpel-1936-silent-film

Latest Music Score Awards/Nominations:

1. AREA51 Best Original Score (Semi-Finalist)
2. ARFF Amsterdam International Awards (Best Film Score - Quarter-Finalist)
3. Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills (Best Composer - August 2024)
4. Bangkok Movie Awards (Best Score - Soundtrack)
5. Black Panther International Short Film Festival (Award Winner: Soundtrack)
6. Bluez Dolphins International Short Film Fest (Best Original Score)
7. Bollywood USA International Film Festival (Original Score - Exceptional Merit)
8. Calcutta Indie International Film Festival (Best Original Score Film)
9. Chicago Cinema Awards (Best Score Short Film)
10. Crown Point International Film Festival (Best Score Short Film)
11. Dallas Movie Fest (Best Composer)
12. DC After Dark International Film Festival (Best Soundscape)
13. Demonic Brilliance Film Festival (Best Score)
14. Depth of Field International Film Festival The Scalpel (Excellence: Original Score)
15. Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival (Best Film Score - Soundtrack)
16. Dubai Independent Film Festival (Best Composer in Short - September 2024)
17. Florence Film Awards (Gold Award: Original Score)
18. Golden Lion Best Film Awards ("Sam Mendes Edition:" Best Original Score)
19. Hollywood Gold Awards (Silver Award - Original Score August 2024)
20. Hollywood Hype International Film Festival (Best Original Music (Semi-Finalist)
21. Independent Shorts Awards (Best Original Score -Silver Award)
22. Indie Cine Tube Awards (Indie Cine Tube Awards (Cine Vision Awards, May - November 2024: Best Short Film, Best Film Score - Soundtrack, Best VFX Artist)
23. IndieX Film Fest (Best Original Score - Nom.)
24. Indo Dubai International Film Festival (Best International Short Film, Best Film Score)
25. Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival (Best Sound Design (Phenomenal Attainment Award)
26. LA Crime and Horror Film Festival (Best Original Score)
27. Las Vegas International Film  Screenwriting Festival (Musical Score - Winner- Standalone)
28. Las Vegas International Film  Screenwriting Festival  (Best Film Score - Nomination)
29. Legacy Theatre Independent Film Festival (Best Score)
30. London Independent Film Awards (Best Original Score)
31. London Movie Awards (Silver Award: Original Score)
32. Luminary Independent Film Fiesta (Best Musical Score)
33. MEI International Film Festival (Best Original Score Short Film - October-November 2024)
34. Mindfield Film Festival  - Albuquerque (Best Original Score - Bronze)
35. Modern Black and White Film Festival (Best Music)
36. Oniros Film Awards (Best Soundtrack)
37. Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival (Best Music Award)
38. Parai Musical International Awards (Best Original Score for Short Film)
39. Paris International Short Festival (Best Composer in Short)
40. Pinnacle Film Awards (Best Original Score)
41. Rameshwaram International Film Festival (Best Score)
42. Royal Wolf Film Awards (Best Original Music)
43. SCA® Los Angeles (Best Soundtrack (Finalist)
44. Seattle Film Festival (Best Soundtrack Feature Film/Short Film)
45. Sci-Fi Horror Action Film Festival (Original Score: EXCELLENCE)
46. Script Symphony Award (Best Original Music)
47. Springtime International Film Festival Best Original Music (Winner)
48. Stingray International Film Festival Award (Best Original Music)
49. Swedish International Film Festival (Best Original Score)
50. Toronto Film and Script Awards (Best Music)
51. Toronto Indie Filmmakers Festival (Original Score)
52. Vancouver International ShortFest (Best Music Composer)
53. YETI FilmFest (Best Original Song or Score - Nominee)
54. World Cinema Awards (Best Score Short Film Fall 2024)
55. WRPN.TV Short, Tight and Loose Global Film Festival Competition (Excellence, Original Score)

EdHartmanMusic on the RADIO!

"On the Town" - 1:33:50 (Available for licensing (One-Stop)
https://www.retrococktail.org/listen.html (Ep. #979 Feb 18, 2023) or
https://mixcloud.com/MartiniBunker/the-retro-cocktail-hour-979-february-18-2023/
(From the Album: Moving Images II: Cinematic Jazz (See BUY link for Amazon, Itunes)

New Placements!

My Home My Destiny (Dogdugun Ev Kaderindir)
"Law and Disorder"
https://edhartmanmusic.com/track/2027746/law-and-disorder

Ransom Canyon S1E1 (Pilot) 2025
"Football Funk"
https://edhartmanmusic.com/track/2027879/football-funk

Buddy Games S1E3 “It's Prom Night, Baby!” 
“Driving the Drumline"
(Pink Shark Music)

Film/Television/Media Directors, Editors and Producers:  

Ed Hartman is available for custom music scoring: Film (short, doc, feature), TV Show, Advertising, Branding, and Web-Series, etc.  

Please email details (style, genre, length of score, or tracks needed, instrumentation, budget, etc.).  Ed works very fast, efficiently, and within any budget.

“Ed, your extraordinary composition deserves to win the Best Score—Soundtrack Category.” ("The Scalpel")
Bangkok Movie Awards

"Ed has scored 3 of my short films. He's been great to work with- he takes notes and collaborates well as I communicate what I'm looking for in a score. He really knows music- a multi-instrument musician, he offers full-service film scoring. I'd recommend him for filmmakers looking for a composer who provides great customized scores for their films.

Collaborating with Ed Hartman on several of my short films was an incredibly rewarding experience- one that genuinely shaped how I think about the relationship between music and film. His compositional talent is remarkable- he brings an orchestra-level sophistication to his scores that elevates the emotional depth of a film in ways that editing alone simply can't achieve.

What made the process just as impressive as the music itself was how easy he was to work with. Ed listens closely, communicates clearly, and has a real instinct for translating a director's vision into sound. He made the collaboration feel effortless.

Composers like Ed Hartman are genuinely invaluable to the independent film community. He brings a level of craft and professionalism that indie projects don't always have access to, and he does it with generosity and passion. I'd recommend him without hesitation."

Brendan Thatcher

And for those of you who may not know Ed, he is a talented composer, musician, and all-around good guy. If you brought him on board for your next project, the music would be in good hands, and under ethical guidelines that serve both the artists and the suits.

Gael McGregor (Music Supervisor, Singer, Voice Artist, Musician, Playwright, Content Creator, Voice Actor, Narrator, Songwriter, Author, Publisher)

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 NEED tracks for your project?

Music available for Film, TV Shows, Advertising, Website, Youtube, Podcasts, Branding, etc. 

Ed has many hundreds of tracks available for immediate licensing.  Email any details/brief (style, genre, length, hit-points, instrumentation, budget, etc.).  EASY-CLEAR/ONE-STOP/200%  Ed also works with Stock and Boutique Music libraries.  Ask these libraries for Ed's tracks, or request a custom track from Ed.

Songwriters, Composers, Bands, Engineers, Managers: 

Get Your Music in Film and TV (Class information)

“As the Earth Turns” (Award-Winning film, scored and produced by Ed)

"As the Earth Turns" Soundtrack Album! (Itunes, Amazon, etc.)

Now available on DVD and BluRay!

34 Best Score awards/nominations for "As the Earth Turns!" 

"Ed Hartman's music is astounding."
Maria Humphreys, Strong Body Strong Soul (Podcast)

"Hartman’s new score is a fine complement to this new release. It is period appropriate, but with a modern feel, which is appropriate for the forward-thinking tone of the film."
Kendahl Cruver, aclassicmovieblog.com

"...I recommend it to anyone who likes early sci-fi pictures and silent movies; you'll find plenty to enjoy here--including the excellent score by Ed Hartman. (More modern composers who try to score silent films should be like Hartman and actually pay attention to what's happening on the screen and match the music accordingly.)
Steve Miller, moviesinbw.blogspot.com

"...the digitally restored 1938 original has been outfitted with a period-appropriate score by contemporary composer Ed Hartman."
Michael Rechtshaffen, LA Times

"Hartman's soundtrack preserves this sense of uncertainty, not least in the ways that it crosses the boundary between two eras and helps us to connect with the story as if it were something that could happen today."
Jennie Kermode, eyforfilm.co.uk

“Congratulations on your achievements and a fantastic score. Continue making music that tells a story as much as the film itself. We hope to experience more of your work in the future.”
Global Independent Film Awards (Winner Gold Award, Best Score)

"Fans of the obscure will want to check out this...program, which represents an act of love and faith from one artist [Hartman] to another [Lyford]."
Nathaniel Bell, LA Weekly

"The new music brings the old film home. Ed Hartman has designed a soundtrack the informs and often comments on the film’s central action, the tapping of a desk given percussive elements, or escalating sounds conveying the tone of the conceit."
Calvin Kemph, TwinGeeks.com

"The real powerhouse of As the Earth Turns is the music. Ed Hartman, the contemporary composer who both scored and performed the music, supplies the film with an era-appropriate accompaniment that only enhances its story. Further proving that dialogue isn’t everything if an outstanding score is its replacement. In many ways, the fact that this film was ‘lost’ for over 80 years is a bit of a gift, that now we can appreciate Lyford’s As the Earth Turns as the forward-thinking independent film that he intended it to be, furnished with a dominant and befitting score"
Ollie Smither, UK Film Review