My name is Isaac Mailach, and I am a self-proclaimed nerd.
I love learning about pretty much anything and everything, from baking to urban design to astrophysics. I started playing the cello when I was 3, and I knew I wanted to compose music for visual media when I was 17. Since then, not much has changed, except that I'm a little better at both those things.
I would describe my composition style as grounded in experimental post-modern abstract-expressionist minimalism (yes, all of those at once). In all seriousness, what drives me artistically is a passion to bring intention and intellectual rigour into every note I compose or play on the cello. I love marvelling at the beauty of simplicity in music and nature, and I strive to emulate both in my work. Storytelling is a key facet of my creativity, which is what led me to a career in media music. Music married to story has created some of the most intensely powerful emotional experiences for me; storytelling, after all, speaks to an essential part of being human.
I am originally from the cozy suburb of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. I received my Bachelor of Music in Composition and Cello Performance from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, and received my Master of Music in Screen Scoring at the University of Southern California (USC) in 2020 (great timing). Since graduating, I have worked on projects such as Netflix's The Kissing Booth 3, Paramount's Jerry and Marge Go Large, Pixar's Cars on the Road, and National Geographic's Incredible Animal Journeys. I have recorded cello for artists Arlissa, Rosa Linn, and Hope Tala, and for the Netflix series Arnold and Disney's High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. I am grateful to have studied with incredible cello mentors Paul Pulford and Katie Schlaikjer, and with composition mentors Patrick Kirst, Linda Catlin Smith, and Glenn Buhr, without whom I would not be where I am today.
I hope you enjoy my work. Interested in talking with me? Shoot me an email at contact@isaacmailach.im.