Ed Smart Music

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It's All About the U!

Honored and humbled to be included among the 100 distinguished alumni Centennial Medalists at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music Centennial. The Frost School is doing amazing, forward-thinking things, and it’s an honor to be included in its history!

Hot Off the Press!

Newly released choral music compositions published by Fred Bock Music Publishing! Check it out here:

New Release and Score!

Score for new documentary Mears streaming on Amazon Prime. Check it out here

End credit theme song "Believe God More," available on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, Pandora, Tidal, and more!

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My Soundtrack album from the long running Discovery series A Haunting, now on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube: 👀

Ed Speaks!

Recent interview from the 2026 Movieguide Awards, talking about Alitheia Documentary award nominee Mears :

Instrumental to your vision

Award-winning and award-generating film and television composer ED SMART, who has scored Oscar-nominated, Emmy-nominated, and Peabody-winning productions for screen and stage, establishes tasteful musical contexts for comedy, drama, documentaries, children's programming, and sports.

His composing career began with the Oscar-nominated feature film, HANK AARON: CHASING THE DREAM, and now includes television series (HBO Max’s ARLI$$), paranormal anthologies (Discovery’s A HAUNTING), reality series (MotorTrend’s FANTOMWORKS), and independent documentaries (BLUETOPIA: THE LA DODGERS MOVIE, MEARS, SALT AND LIGHT: THE MIRACLE IN HOLLYWOOD). Recent work also includes the children's animated series IESODO , for which he has received the Telly and Accolade awards and the short film GUN AND A HOTEL BIBLE, for which he won Best Score at the LA Live Film Festival. His musical versatility is rooted in his unique beginnings as a childhood opera soloist in Houston, his jazz composition training in Miami, and his work as a studio musician and arranger with some of the world’s finest musical artists in Los Angeles.

Feel free to listen to music samples of Ed’s work, and thanks for coming by!

Bluetopia: The L.A. Dodgers Movie Poster

For our hit production of "It's a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play", we used a score created for the show by Ed Smart. Ed's music set perfect moods in all of the right places while adding a layer of warmth and period accuracy to our re-telling of a classic story. Ed Smart is an ace composer!
- Mark Lund, Sound Designer, Taproot Theatre Company, Seattle, WA

Ed Smart has been my composer for seven seasons and eighty episodes on "Arli$$". One could not wish for a more talented or collaborative partner. He delivers and he's fast! A pro's pro.
- Robert Wuhl, Emmy-winning Creator, Star “Arli$$,” “Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl” / HBO, "Hit-Lit" / Queens Theater

Ed, your music in our picture "Bluetopia" transformed the movie. It is so much more than I could have hoped for. We had a temp track filled with Taj Mahal, Steve Winwood, Tom Petty and others, but once I heard your tracks I completely forgot about them. Your contribution added to the heart and soul of the characters. Thanks for the music. It's magic.
- Timothy Marx, Director, Producer "Bluetopia: The LA Dodgers Movie"

“Thank you for coming and speaking at our weekly Music Business and Entertainment Industries forum. Your presentation on your experience and career in the music industry was very well received by our students. The information you provided was both insightful and opportune.”

- Rey Sanchez, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Innovation, University of Miami Frost School of Music

Ed's music, quite simply, helped us get an Academy Award nomination. He has an uncanny ability to heighten drama or build tension or otherwise enhance a scene with his soulful tunes.
- Mike Tollin, Director, Executive Producer "Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream," Oscar-nominated documentary feature

Ed Smart is deeply committed to going above and beyond what is expected. His music scores are richly textured and embellish the story telling without overwhelming its content. He instinctively understands when it's appropriate to be bold and when to be subtle.
- Larry Silverman, Executive Producer, “A Haunting,” New Dominion Pictures / Discovery Channel

“Ed writes great music -- fast! It's catchy, it's fun, and he's open to input. We were thrilled with the results! No matter how hard I try I just can't get the theme song that he wrote out of my head -- he's the best!”
- Rob Loos, Director, "Mears," Salt and Light," Writer/Producer, "Iesodo"

Ed's a great collaborator - he listens to your film and his music is always spot on.
- Frazer Pennebaker, Producer, Pennebaker Hegedus Films/"Al Franken: God Spoke," "Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl"