Daniel Rojas (born 1988) is a Costa Rican musician and composer primarily working in the fields of film and television.

Biography

Born in

Heredia, Costa Rica Heredia () is a district in the Heredia canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica. As the seat of the municipality of Heredia canton, it is awarded the status of city, and by virtue of being the city of the first canton, it is the Province Capita ...

, into a musical family, Rojas studied Jazz Arranging & Composition at the

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, on scholarship. After graduating in 2010, he moved full-time into

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work, primarily as a guitarist. His film and television work has included working as an assistant composer, arranger, and music team member for composers such as

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, and

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. Rojas also performed as a member of

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's band, and also worked as a guitarist on recordings by artists such as

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and

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, among others. Session work eventually gave way to composing and arranging scores and songs for movies and television shows. His film projects have included songwriting for ''

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'' (2016), directed by

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and starring Foster and

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, and '' Downsizing'' (2017), directed by

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and starring

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. Television composition work has included scores for ''The Demon Files'' featuring

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(2015,

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), and ''True Nightmares'' featuring

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(2015–2018,

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). Currently, Rojas is the series composer for ''

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'', a

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television series. He composes both score music and songs for the series, which stars the voices of

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, and

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. The first season of ''Kipo'' debuted on

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on January 14, 2020, with the ''Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (Season 1 Mixtape)'' soundtrack album debuting a few days earlier on January 10. Both his music composition and production company, 506 Music, and his

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production company, Nimble Music (co-owned with Jack Gravina), are based out of

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Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rojas, Daniel 1988 births Living people 21st-century composers 21st-century Costa Rican people Costa Rican film score composers Male film score composers Male television composers People from Heredia (canton) University of North Texas College of Music alumni