Cheska Navarro
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Composer for film & tv

Cheska Navarro

 
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ABOUT CHESKA

Cheska Navarro is a Filipina-American composer based in Southern California. Her most notable scoring work includes the short film STILL QUEER which premiered at the 2023 Outfest Fusion Film Festival in the TCL Chinese Theater, dance film SEEN which won Best Original Composition at the Berlin Shorts Award Festival.

She scored the short film GOOD FILIPINO KIDS by Andrew Acedo, a filmmaker and community manager at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and collaborated with rising star directors Matt Oflas on his USC thesis film CLOWNING TIME, and director Faith Nguyen on her film TO THE ONE THAT ABANDONED ME.

Cheska's musical style blends her classical piano background with a modern take on cinematic indie rock, often incorporating maverick instruments such as melodica, kalimba, ukulele, experimental synths, and homemade percussion.

Cheska also enjoys doing cannon-balls at the pool, playing video games, and creating educational content about film scoring on her popular Instagram account.

TESTIMONIALS 

Working with Cheska was an absolute pleasure, as she’s an artist who’s both incredibly talented and just a fun person to work with. What she contributed to Good Filipino Kids can’t be described in words. Her ability to establish and maintain its tone throughout and accentuate the film’s themes and emotional intent is rare, and I can’t wait to work with her again in the future!
— Andrew Acedo, Community and Impact Manager at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Cheska is a gifted composer. She uses curiosity as an instrument and an engine as well as musical talent and training. What she has learned from her own experience writing, and from leaders in the field of professionally scoring film, TV, and audio-based projects, flows into her work. You benefit from it. That is if you’re lucky enough to work with her.
— Kevin Berrey, Creative Director & Podcaster Hell Gate City Companion
Working with Cheska was a dream, because she brought her in-depth analysis of the short to our first meeting, putting thought into each detail, which made us feel seen and certain we were not only on the right page, but also enhancing the emotional impact of our story with her collaboration.

And we were right, because every cue she made fit what we needed and had wanted but found so difficult to attain with other composers.

I highly recommend Cheska and can’t wait to work with her again.
— Heather Ngyuen, Producer & Actor
Cheska has worked with me to score for two projects now and both experiences have not only been professional and successful, but fun and exciting. Cheska has a talent for translating story and emotion into music, sharing the importance I place in character as a director. She is always ready to rise to the challenge when it comes to bringing your projects to life, and she is an absolute joy to work with!
— Matt Oflas, Director & Writer
 

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