
William Watson
Composer and Sound Designer
IMPLUSE
I had the pleasure of working with Kayla Franklin and scoring her short film, Impulse. The film focuses on a young lady as she struggles with a unique obsession.
毒鳥 doku tori (poison bird)
A fever dream for shakuhachi, 21-string koto, and hybrid orchestra
soundtrack and sound design for Justin Yip's puzzle platformer
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Play the game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2568870/homebound/
is a collection of short videos I recorded and scored in celebration of the splendor hidden within the seemingly humdrum objects and scenes of the everyday.
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Pua Ka Uahi​
I composed the score for Kalilinoe Detwiler's animated short film, Pua Ka Uahi. Inspired by Hawaiian legend (moʻolelo), the short follows Pele, a hot-tempered fire goddess as she races from Puna to Hilo against her rival Kamapuaʻa, the shapeshifting trickster.
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Beyond the Waking Realm
An orchestral suite inspired by memories mingled with imagination. This collection of orchestral shorts conjures the ominous atmospheres and images one might encounter outside of the realm of consciousness.
Photo by Johnette Martin
Photo by Johnette Martin
Veprecose Music