We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Paul Zambrano. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Paul below.

Paul, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

Like many who move to LA to pursue a creative path, I moved here with no connections, no job lined up, only a dream to pursue a career as a composer for film, TV and visual media. The year before moving out, I worked non-stop, saved up as much money as I thought I needed, while completing my final semester of undergrad. Three weeks after graduations, I paced my car up, gas filled up, and drove from Florida to California. What I always thought was poetic was that fact that there was a thunderstorm that very day I left.

Fast forward till now, I’m still surviving. The pandemic definitely was a detour, but found a way to stay afloat when everything was shutdown, which I’m grateful for. At the beginning of the year, due to an unexpected layoff, I was pushed into going freelance for a majority of my work, and nw I find myself in the same uncertainty as I was 7 years ago. It’s scary, exciting, unpredictable, volatile, and a good spiritual exercise in leaving the future to the unknown, not letting the familiar past dictate your actions, and always staying in the present, while having a slight peripheral view.

Paul, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I’m a music composer for film, TV, and visual media. My job usually comes at the ending stage of a production, where filming is finished, and there is more or less a rough cut for us to work with. It requires us to add any and all dramatic narrative to a scene, whether it is subtextual or what’s right in front of us. We can make a funny scene sad, or an emotionally gripping, serious monologue satirical. Or conversely, intensify drama where it already is.

While I believe I should be able to be versatile in several genres across the boar my favorites to work on are horror, thriller/mystery, and heartfelt dramas.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

Fulfillment in having a career that you’re absolutely in love with. You are able to live life on your own terms, and not those of your family, society, or any contract that you’re expected to follow.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

My goal is to always have an outlet for my inner thoughts, especially the negative ones. In some shape or form, releasing tension and unwanted energy has become increasingly important for me, so I try first and foremost to reflect that in the music I write.

As a collateral effect, my thoughts, mental unrest, and emotional angst is not unique, as I am sure many others struggle with the same things, so hopefully it resonates with those it’s intended for in a positive light.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://play.reelcrafter.com/PaulZambranoAction/Generalcatalogue
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulzambrano360/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/PaulZambranoCreations

Image Credits
Photos by: Sapir Matityahu