Alexandra Funes-Salazar is a New York City-based Salvadoran film composer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Her music is inspired by the intricate morphing characteristics of humanity and is recognized for its versatile blend of orchestral, experimental, and popular genres.
Funes has served as a lead composer on over 20 projects, including films, TV pilots, and documentaries, and has contributed as a musician and additional writer to a wide range of films; including Esmeralda (2023 Student Academy Award Nominee). Her portfolio spans local and international projects, with her music featured in renowned film festivals such as South by Southwest, Austin Film Festival, SeriesFest, NFFTY, NYLFF, OIFF, Toronto Indie Shorts among others.
Funes has collaborated as a demo composer for Spitfire Audio and Bleeding Fingers for the launch of their Fractured Strings VST collection, as well as the Winter Sale Bundle and Abbey Road Orchestra: Metal Percussion, opening the doors to ongoing partnerships with Orchestral Tools, Sonixinema, and Triumph Audio.
Alexandra holds a double bachelor’s degree in Music Technology and Music Composition from West Texas A&M University, a Master's degree in Screen Scoring from New York University, and is the founder of Abstract Forms Studios; where she currently works as a composer and songwriter for Film, TV, and branding. Embracing her roots, her focus is to help strengthen the Latinx community in film and support female voices within the industry.