Mark Orton is an American composer and musician. A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory and a member of the San Francisco-based Tin Hat chamber music group, he is best known for his score for the Academy Award-nominated film Nebraska (2013). His other film credits as a composer include The Good Girl (2002) and My Old Lady (2014). Additionally, Orton has written or performed songs in films including Everything Is Illuminated (2005) and The Boxtrolls (2014). Orton lives in Portland, Oregon.
music score mixer / musician: plucked strings, antiques
Joe Papp in Five Acts
2010
Documentary composer: additional music
The Snake
2008
composer: additional music
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
2008
musician / score producer
Remarkable Power
2008
composer: additional music
Orthodox Stance
2007
Documentary original score
Independent Lens
2006
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
Sweet Land
2005
musician: harmonium, percussion, piano, autoharp, guitar, banjo, bass harmonics and toy piano
The Mushroom Club
2005
Documentary short composer: additional music
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Sale
2015
Short writer: "To the Levee", "Herbert's Story"
The Boxtrolls
2014
arranger: "The Boxtrolls Song" / performer: "The Boxtrolls Song"
Nebraska
2013
performer: "Their Pie", "Immigration", "To the Levee", "Herbert's Story", "Magna Carta", "Brownie's Pie", "The Ambush", "The Old House" uncredited, "The Old Compressor/Escape" uncredited / writer: "Their Pie", "Immigration", "To the Levee", "Night of the Skeptic", "New West", "Herbert's Story", "Magna Carta", "Brownie's Pie", "The Ambush", "Bill", "The Old House" uncredited, "The Old Compressor/Escape" uncredited
$1.9 Million
