Known for her ethereal vocals and thoughtful approach to sound, Dylann Miller is a composer for media and stage and a singer/songwriter presently based in Toronto, ON.
Her work as a composer includes scores for media such as horror, animation, drama, documentary and music for video games. Current projects include the upcoming films Lure and Heavens Apart and recent projects include Richard Rotter’s horror short, Blood Line and Lucy Belgum’s Queer Western Sci-Fi short, Stranding. Dylann has a passion for creating new and unusual sounds, incorporating many of her own vocals and customized instruments into her scores, resulting in fresh, dynamic pieces. As a singer, Dylann is well versed in a variety of extended techniques and loves to develop unique sound worlds. She frequently incorporates her own vocals into her scores and songs, as well as in collaboration with other artists.
Her work has been recognized by awards from Arcady’s Young Composer Competition (2017), the SOCAN Foundation (2016); and participation in the SOCAN Foundation’s 2022 Screen Music Laboratory for Emerging Composers and the 2022 & 2023 Equity X Production Mentorship Program, the 2020 Piano Lunaire Composer’s Symposium, the 2019 Toronto Creative Music Lab (2019) and the 2018 Waterloo Region Contemporary Music Sessions.
Demo Reel
Collaborations
Credits
Lure
2024/ Horror Short
Dir. Jacob Phair
Limerence
2023/ Drama Short
Dir. Emerson Bardales
BLOOD LINE
2023/ Horror Short
Dir. Richard Rotter
Guardian
2023/ Drama Short
Dir. Devon Bain
Odin
2021/Animation Short
Animation by Cassandra Parker
Dancing in the Cold
2020/Short Documentary
Dir. Dmitrijus Monastyreckis
Draconic Destiny A Dragon Simulator
2021/Video Game
Team Monitor Dragon
House Arrest
2020/Drama Short
Dir. Erik Bajzert
Living in a Pandemic
2020/Short Documentary
Dir. Liam Scale
Odin
2021/Animation by Cassandra Parker/Music by Dylann Miller
Arches in the Undercurrent
2021/Video by Kevin Sarasom/Music by Dylann Miller
Testimonials
“Working with Dylann for Dancing in the cold was an amazing experience. She quickly understood the mood and the tone I was looking for. Her choice in this mellow melody, the rhythm and instruments worked really well with the film and the final soundtrack perfectly merged with the story and the overall feel.”
“Working with Dylann was a highlight of producing my thesis film as her work is so unique and inspiring—when meeting with her and discussing the project, she knew what I was looking for and gave consistent updates which I always looked forward to. Dylann went above and beyond with the composition she delivered for my film, and enriched my own experience working on it—it was so exciting to watch the finished animation and music come together at the end of the project. It was the first time for me working with a composer, and I’m grateful to Dylann for making it such a great experience and highly recommend working with her!”
“Dylann was great to work with and easy to talk to when coming up with ideas for the music in film. She suggested a lot of ideas so it made the process move a lot easier when brainstorming. I’m happy with my film and the music was a big part of it. Dylann was able to capture the type of emotion I was going for in my film, which lead to the music helping to tell the story.”