Music for picture
Films, documentaries, and audiovisual work: themes, textures, transitions, and musical continuity.
Valentin CarayolComposer · Pianist
Commission · Bespoke creation
Original music
composer.
Valentin Carayol creates original music for films, documentaries, stage productions, and artistic, cultural, or institutional projects. Every score begins with a close reading of the project’s world, pacing, and intention.
Film & documentaryStage & storytellingBespoke composition
Discuss an original music project
Approach
Music developed with the project, not simply placed over it.
The process begins by understanding the need: dramatic structure, imagery, narrative, duration, instrumentation, and delivery context. This first reading establishes a coherent musical direction before composition begins.
From solo piano to instrumental ensemble or orchestra, the music is designed to support an identity, deepen emotion, and create continuity specific to the project.
Stage & narrative
Music for theater, storytelling, exhibitions, and projects that bring spoken narrative and live music together.
Artistic commissions
Concert works, institutional music, or pieces created for a specific event and instrumentation.
Practical information
From first conversation to final delivery
A conversation about the project, references, schedule, constraints, and the role the music needs to play.
A proposed musical language, initial sketches and themes, followed by development of the score.
Adaptation to the selected instrumentation and preparation of the agreed musical materials.
Experience
A musical voice shaped by stage, image, and storytelling
Valentin Carayol’s scores are published by Éditions Soldano. His work includes Genesis for the documentary Dans les pas d’Yves Coppens and The Ancestor, which brings narration, illustration, cello, and piano together onstage. He has twice received the Most Distinguished Musician recognition at the IBLA Grand Prize New York.
Listen to the compositions →FAQ
Before getting started.
What kinds of projects can be commissioned?
Films, documentaries, stage productions, narratives, cultural or institutional projects, and works for a specific instrumentation.
Can the instrumentation be designed for the project?
Yes. Instrumentation is chosen according to the artistic identity, production constraints, and performance or delivery context.
How do I request original music?
Use the contact form to introduce the project, timeline, and musical need. Valentin Carayol will respond personally to shape the collaboration.
A project in mind?