We were lucky to catch up with Andrew Lembo recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Andrew, thanks for joining us today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

At the age of 14, my parents suggested we rent a video for the weekend and at the time, the first Pirates of The Caribbean movie was just released on DVD. Upon watching that movie with my family, it was the first time in my life where I asked myself, “Where does the background music come from?” The musical score to that film made such a profound impact to my experience of watching the movie that I became obsessed with finding out everything there was to know about what that music was and how it got there.

Until that point in my life, I never realized it was someones job to write instrumental background music to film and television and I then immediately knew what I wanted to pursue as my life’s passion and career.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

My journey into the world of a film and television composer began in Boston MA, while I was at Berklee College of Music. It was my dream to get into the college and attend the Film Scoring program. During my time at Berklee, I was lucky enough to score an internship working at composer Klaus Badelt’s studio in Santa Monica during the summer of my junior year. Upon graduation, I then made the trek out to Los Angeles to officially pursue the dream and start work as a composer and professional musician.

Throughout my career, I have been lucky enough to work with and collaborate with such a wide variety of filmmakers, artists and composers. Just recently I completed scoring a comedy directed by Damaine Radcliff, starring comedian Affion Crockett, called “A Hip Hop Story”. I have previously collaborated with Damaine on a limited TV series called “Up North”.

In addition, I have been recently collaborating with composer, Brandon Roberts on his most recent projects which includes: Paramounts Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving, MGM’s On A Wing and a Prayer, Freeform’s, Motherland: Fort Salem and currently working on some exciting projects slated to be released in 2025.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

Yes, my life’s mission is to inspire young and upcoming musicians with the hope that it is possible to be happy and make a career out of your art and talents. When I was 14, film music inspired me to choose this path and I owe it to the next generation to create the best material I can in order to give back and inspire someone else to have the same realization moment I had when I was a young musician.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The most rewarding aspect my career has brought to me is the immense level of talent I am fortunate enough to work and collaborate with. I am constantly surrounded by the best filmmakers, musicians, orchestrators, arrangers and fellow composers on a daily basis that it humbly reminds me to keep my skills sharp and it serves as a constant reminder of the level I am expected to perform at.

Another rewarding aspect of my career is simply the completion of a project. There is no greater feeling for me when a project I have worked on is released into the world. It then makes me realize, every time, the amount of stress and long hours that go into gig, always pays off in the end and there is no greater feeling than to see something that you had a hand in creating.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awlembo/
• Other: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4755780/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Image Credits

Eric Van Arsdale