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BRIAN M.
KUNNARI

Composer

Brian is a skilled, award-winning commercial composer with over 25 years of experience writing for stage, screen, TV, radio and events. He is a composer that knows how to tell a story through music, no matter the project. In a time of textural landscape scoring, his strength is creating melodies that move, inspire and are remembered.

Brian has composed music for the Walt Disney Company, WNBA, NBA, Bentkey, The Phoenix Theatre Company, Theater Works, Musical Theater of Anthem, A Ludwig Dance Theater, as well as having served as a staff composer for DHMA of New York, In Focus Productions of New York, Minno streaming services in Nashville, and Mirage Digital in California.

BRIAN M. KUNNARI

Composer

Brian is a skilled, award-winning commercial composer with over 25 years of experience writing for stage, screen, TV, radio and events. He is a composer that knows how to tell a story through music, no matter the project. In a time of textural landscape scoring, his strength is creating melodies that move, inspire and are remembered.

Brian has composed music for the Walt Disney Company, WNBA, NBA, KTVK, Minno, The Phoenix Theatre Company, Theater Works, Musical Theater of Anthem, A Ludwig Dance Theater, as well as having served as a staff composer for DHMA of New York, In Focus Productions of New York, Minno streaming services in Nashville, and Mirage Digital in California.

Current & upcoming
projects

In Production
  • Score for Minno's "Laugh and Grow Bible for Kids: Who is Jesus?" special
  • Updates and new songs added to the original teen musical, "Decided"
  • A new Christmas album debuting in November, 2024.
Recent Work
  • Branded scores, interstitials, and bumpers for Bentkey
  • Score and theme song for "Suni: The Super Unicorn" on Minno.
  • The score for "Minno's Laugh and Grow Bible Easter Special"
  • The score for "Minno's Laugh and Grow Bible Christmas Special"
  • Composed an original composition, "Living in the Moment" with lyricist Bobb Cooper, Artistic Director of Valley Youth Theater
  • Created the theme song for "The Minno Day Show" for Minno
  • Created the draft theme song for the animated pilot of "Stashe and the Mystery Inspectors"

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THEATRICAL WORK

Brian's professional musical career started when he was just 18 and was asked to orchestrate and record Stephen Sondheim's West-coast premiere of Assassins for Theater Works in Arizona. He went onto orchestrate Chicago, Oklahoma, West Side Story, Guys and Dolls and many more.

During college, Brian and lyricist, Todd Yard, were personally invited to the ASCAP/Disney Musical Theater Workshop by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Children of Eden, Godspell). There, they were able to connect with Mr. Schwartz on their animated musical pitch to Disney, Theseus. 

Brian has since composed scores and songs to the original musicals and live stage productions of Theseus, The Brand New Yorkers, Guv: The Musical, Tribe, The Word from Miracle Valley, and his latest work, Decided, which he wrote the book, lyrics, songs, as well as directed and orchestrated the piece for its premiere at Musical Theatre of Anthem. He has also composed the scores for the original modern dance pieces 'til death do us part, The Living Room Project and The Cheese Stands Alone with A Ludwig Dance Theatre. Brian is active again at Theater Works, working on a new play with music set to debut in 2024 and has produced scores to their original puppet productions including Desert Adventures. Brian also contributed music to Theater Works' nationally recognized theatrical experience, Curiouser & Curiouser Too by Chris Hamby. 

One of Brian's greatest joys was serving as staff composer for The Phoenix Theatre Company's Cookie Company, creating professional and award-winning original family musicals with playwright Alan Prewitt (The Quiltmaker's Gift) and lyricist Michael Barnard (former Senior Show Director for the Disneyland Resort). Brian wrote the score and songs for new tellings of The Girl Who Saved the Sun, Chicken Little's Big Idea, The Sword in the Stone, Aesop's Fables, Alice in Wonderland, Treasure Island and Robin Hood as well as the educational series and touring productions of Professor Flabberflaps Actual Factual Magnetic Gathertorium, Taking the Wrath Out of Math and There's Something In My Kitchen.

T H E A T R I C A L 
W O R K

Brian's professional musical career started when he was just 18 and was asked to orchestrate and record Stephen Sondheim's West-coast premiere of Assassins for Theater Works in Arizona. He went onto orchestrate Chicago, Oklahoma, Guys and Dolls and many more.

During college, Brian and lyricist, Todd Yard, were personally invited to the ASCAP/Disney Musical Theater Workshop by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Children of Eden, Godspell). There, they were able to connect with Mr. Schwartz on their animated musical pitch to Disney, Theseus. 

Brian has since composed scores and songs to the original musicals and live stage productions of Theseus, The Brand New Yorkers, Guv: The Musical, Tribe, Snowbirds, The Word from Miracle Valley, Desert Adventures and his latest work, Decided, which he wrote the book, lyrics, songs, as well as directed and orchestrated the piece for its 2018 premiere at Musical Theatre of Anthem. He has also composed the scores for the original modern dance pieces 'til death do us part, The Living Room Project and The Cheese Stands Alone with A Ludwig Dance Theatre. Brian is active again at Theater Works, working on a new play with music set to debut in 2024 and has produced scores to their original puppet productions including Desert Adventures. Brian also contributed music to Theater Works' nationally recognized theatrical experience, Curiouser & Curiouser Too by Chris Hamby. 

One of Brian's greatest joys was serving as staff composer for The Phoenix Theatre Company's Cookie Company, creating professional and award-winning original family musicals with playwright Alan Prewitt (The Quiltmaker's Gift) and lyricist Michael Barnard (former Senior Show Director for the Disneyland Resort). Brian wrote the score and songs for new tellings of The Girl Who Saved the Sun, Chicken Little's Big Idea, The Sword in the Stone, Aesop's Fables, Alice in Wonderland, Treasure Island and Robin Hood as well as the educational series and touring productions of Professor Flabberflaps Actual Factual Magnetic Gathertorium, Taking the Wrath Out of Math and There's Something In My Kitchen.
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Learn more about 

"Being you is the hardest thing you'll ever do but the most important decision you'll ever get to make." Explore more about Brian's new teen musical at the official Decided website.
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Some of the people we've created original music for.

Some of the people we've
created original music for.

SCORES & THEMES

Brian is an award-winning composer of scores, themes and jingles across the country. Some credits include the theme song for the Walt Disney World College Program, scores for promotional Disney Imagineering videos, Discovering Kartchner Caverns pre-tour video, The Tempe Towne Lake's 4th of July Splash-tacular water show, the Gila River Casino's Destinies water show, the award-winning short film Romey and Jules, the children's show Rusty's Garage, the award-winning in ternational planetarium film The Invisible Universe, the award-winning computer animated short film Rein Check, Mechelle's Way: Cardio Kick Boxing, opening player introduction themes for the Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Mercury, and multiple animated scores and themes for the streaming service Minno. He's also produced jingles and scores for Carolina Home Exteriors, La Mariposa Resort, Bedford at Falls River, multiple TV shows for KTVK including Your Life AZ, A Brighter Day, Copperstate Chronicles, and many more. 

Brian is also currently the contracted staff composer for Minno streaming services, creating multiple theme songs, scores and branded audio work for their family programming. 

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C O N N E C T

Do you need original music for a project? Or do you just want to say hey? Either way, connect with Brian below!

Est. 1993
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