Jose Conejero Olcina

Spanish Award-winning composer recognized internationally for his work in cinematic, symphonic and interactive music composition. Specialized in symphonic music, composition for audiovisual media, and interactive sound design. Born in Ontinyent, he began his musical training at an early age at the Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Ontinyent, where he studied trombone while simultaneously developing a strong interest in musical writing and structural architecture. At the age of 18 he premiered his first work for wind band, marking the beginning of a creative path focused on formal construction, expansive thematic development, and a narrative approach to music rooted in both the Mediterranean band tradition and contemporary symphonic writing.

He later expanded his academic training in conducting and musical analysis at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Galicia, where he developed a rigorous technical foundation in musical structure, orchestration, and symphonic thinking. He also completed conducting courses with Pere Molina González, Bert Appermont, and Miguel Romea, further refining his approach to orchestral interpretation and leadership.

He later continued his studies in composition at the Centro Superior Progreso Musical in Madrid and specialized in composition for audiovisual media at Yamaha Music School in Valencia under the mentorship of David Antolín, gradually directing his musical language toward cinematic and interactive environments.

His catalogue includes wind band music, stage music, and original scores for audiovisual projects and video games. Within the band repertoire, his works are characterized by the expressive and expansive use of brass, detailed writing within large symphonic textures, strong dynamic contrasts, and formal structures that combine classical compositional procedures with elements drawn from contemporary cinematic language. Narrative plays a central structural role in his music: each work is conceived around a defined dramatic arc, with organic thematic development and carefully planned tension and resolution.

In the audiovisual and video game field, he develops a hybrid orchestral aesthetic that combines traditional symphonic instrumentation with advanced digital production, synthesis, electronic texture design, and spatial sound treatment. His approach integrates composition, orchestration, production, and sound design as parts of a unified creative process, seeking aesthetic coherence and emotional depth. This methodology allows him to construct complex sonic worlds where real instruments coexist with high-end orchestral libraries, digital processing, atmospheric layers, and electronic elements designed specifically for each project.

In addition to composition, he also handles the technical implementation of his sound projects in interactive environments, using FMOD as middleware for adaptive audio programming and its integration into engines such as Unreal Engine. This command of the entire workflow from score to engine integration enables him to design dynamic music systems, vertical layering, adaptive transitions, and gameplay-reactive sound behaviors, reinforcing immersion and narrative coherence within interactive media.

His artistic trajectory is defined by the convergence of tradition and technology, symphonic writing and contemporary production, concert music and interactive experience. His artistic identity is rooted in the pursuit of intense sonic storytelling that is structurally solid and emotionally direct, with a strong cinematic vocation and a particular sensitivity for atmosphere building, dramatic tension, and expansive lyricism.

 

Awards & Recognition

Canadian Cinematography Awards 2022 – Winner for outstanding original score (Rituals).

Oniros Film Awards 2022 – Finalist/award for original score.

Akademia Music Awards 2022 – Winner in Best Instrumental Song (Cuy’Val Dar).

Global Music Awards 2022 – Silver Medal for Savat d’Ostara.

Global Music Awards 2026 – Bronze Medal for Protocol Noah: Cleanup.

European International Music Awards (EIMA 2026) – Nominated as a distinguished composer (finalists announced March 15, 2026).