Tao Liu is an active composer and score producer mainly works for film, TV and multi-media projects.
Tao's strength including writing big Hollywood dramatic music as well as intimate subtle music. And has a unique and effective way of enhancing the story with melody, harmony and orchestration.
Tao has worked on over 70 projects including feature films, documentaries, video games, commercials, trailers and short films.
Tao's awards include:
Best Score - Hollywood Film Competition.
Best Score Diamond Award - NYC Indie Film Festival
Best Score Milledgeville Film Festival
Best Original Score - Short of Asians on Film Festival
He is also a nominee for
Best Original Score - Utah Film Awards
Best Score - Film Fest International (Berlin)
Best Original Score - the National Short Film Festival
Best Original Score - the San Francisco Short Film Festival.
His music also featured in numerous award-winning films including Higher Sky which has won a student Academy Award for best Animation.
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Tao Liu has a master degree in Film Scoring and Filmology. He was accepted by both BFA and the prestigious Film Scoring Program at USC.
Tao Liu has interned at Remote Control Productions and learned music production concept and technology from Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer and his team. He's also an assistant and music Programmer at Ilsley Music founded by Christopher Young. And an orchestrator of Dragon Nest: Warrior' Dawn produced by Mission Impossible III producer Bill Borden.
Tao Liu was hired in Jerry Bruckheimer's Feature Film Deliver Us From Evil as a Music Arranger and Programmer. This film was directed by Doctor Strange Director Scott Derrickson, starring Eric Bana and Olivia Munn.
In 2016 Tao was the score producer for Bruce Willis film and worked with London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios.
