FUNES-SALAZAR, Alexandra

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 narrative films, TV pilots, and documentaries. Her recent work includes the scores for "Magdalena, Te Amo" and "Bitter Weeds", both of which earned spots on the prestigious 2024 Yugo BAFTA Awards and 2024 Student Academy Awards shortlists. Additionally, her score for "Quarter Life Crisis" (composed with Sulwyn Lok) won Best Music at the 2024 British Web Awards.
Her portfolio spans local and international projects, with her music featured in film festivals such as South by Southwest, Austin Film Festival, SeriesFest, NYLFF, Palm Springs International Film Festival, San Sebastian International Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, PÖFF shorts, and streaming platforms such as Canal+, Short of the Week, Fandango, Prime Video and DUST.
Alexandra teaches "Contemporary Scoring Techniques", and "MIDI and DAW Production Studio" at New York University, guiding emerging composers through the creative and technical aspects of composing for film.
Funes got selected to be part of the SCL New York Mentor Program, class of 2022-2023. She has also collaborated as a demo composer for Spitfire Audio, 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 in the film industry.