Sam Hirschfelder
Sam Hirschfelder is an Australian, award-nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, celebrated for his distinctively off-kilter approach to comedy and drama. Drawing on an unorthodox and colourful musical palette, he brings to his scores the sensibility of a gifted whistler, pianist, synthesist, drummer and percussionist — a combination that lends his work an eccentric warmth and chamberesque intimacy that is entirely his own.
His credits span a broad and impressive range of screen work, including The Fabulous Four starring Susan Sarandon and Bette Midler, Netflix/Peacock series Irreverent, for which he was nominated for an APRA/AMCOS screen music award, Indie feature What We Found, Slamdance-selected documentary Markie in Milwaukee, Chinese epic The Whistleblower, HBO animated series Infinity Train, multi award winning short Keloid, horror feature Rising Wolf, documentary feature Seed, family feature Dance Academy, and most recently the 2025 MIFF selected feature documentary Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke, as well as many other projects across TV, film and advertising. Sam is a frequent collaborator with his multi-award winning composer father David Hirschfelder, Los Angeles composer Morgan Z Whirledge, and VMA award-winning director and photographer Anthony Pham. Sam also serves high fashion giant AMIRI in multiple capacities — as composer, music supervisor, music consultant and mix engineer.