Audi / Wave

Original Composition by Aska Matsumiya.

Aska Matsumiya is a classically-trained pianist, composer and producer based in Los Angeles.

Matsumiya's career in scoring music to film kicked off when Spike Jonze asked if he could use her music as the lead track for his short film, I'm Here. The soundtrack went on to pick up the award for 'Best Original Music' at the AICP Awards, and Aska has never looked back.

Most recently, Matsumiya has been busy putting the finishing touches to A24's up-coming release After Yang, where she has partnered with legendary Japanese composer, Ryuichi Sakamoto. This highly anticipated release is directed by Kogonada and stars Colin Farrell.

The past years have seen Matsumiya work on back-to-back projects, including the 2020 HBO series Betty with long-time collaborator Crystal Moselle, a series based on the Sundance breakout film Skate Kitchen. Matsumiya and Moselle previously collaborated on Moselle's award-winning documentary, The Wolfpack, with Aska's haunting score garnering high praise across the industry. She also composed the sublime electronically-driven score for the life-affirming Japanese feature, 37 Seconds, which won the coveted Panorama audience award at the Berlin Film Festival; Selah & The Spades for the director, Tayarisha Poe; I'm Your Woman, directed by Julia Hart, and written and produced by Jordan Horowitz (La La Land), and This is Personal, directed by Oscar-nominated, Amy Berg.

Having picked up Gold for Best Original Music at Ciclope 2020 for Daniel Askill's Audi Electric Wave film, Matsumiya's compositions are also in high-damnd in the commercial space. You can hear her incredible work on campaigns for Porsche, Levi, Chanel, Hermes, Miu Miu, and Prada.

Earlier this year, Aska teamed up with musician, producer, and visual artist, Alex Somers (Jónsi/Sigur Rós), to work on a very special event. Aska and Alex created the musical soundscapes for, If Only the Sea Could Sleep, an exhibition of Claire Tabouret's incredible paintings at HAB Galerie in Nantes, France. Aska and Alex's pieces included field recordings of boats creaking and chimes swinging in the wind - the feeling of being in the middle of the ocean. Their soundscapes were played throughout the event space's 24-channel-surround-sound speaker system, separating each element of the compositions to intertwine and flow effortlessly alongside Claire's work.

If you would like to enquire about working with Aska, email contact@dirtysoup.com