Karina Rivero

Composer for film, TV and videogames

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The Origin of Species (Main Title)
Performed by the European Recording Orchestra
Composed and Conducted by Karina Rivero

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sand texture

PREVAIL (Adventure, epic)
84-piece orchestra, 20-piece choir and 6 traditional Bulgarian voices
Recorded at BNR, Sofia, Bulgaria

THE THIEF (Fantasy, Adventure)
64-piece orchestra and soprano
Recorded at BNR, Sofia, Bulgaria & Estudios Noviembre, Mexico

ESCAPE (Fantasy, adventure)
Hybrid Composition for animation

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MY LATEST COLLABORATION

De tus Calles

Arranged by Karina Rivero

BIO

Karina is a composer, sound designer and music producer with a passion for storytelling. Through her narrative-driven work, Karina explores the universe of sounds to create music that resonates with her listeners. She has participated in numerous projects in North America and Europe, including feature films like Apapacho, Eagle Knight, Isle of Dolls, Aztech the Movie, Chateau Vato; multiple award-winning short films, advertising, podcasts, albums and singles. Her music is inspired by sonic palettes that include both the orchestral and the electronic realms, drawing from all kinds of sonic influences for her music – from Alexandre Desplat, to Arturo Márquez and Subtronics. Her mentors include Dr. Andy Hill, ex vice-president of music production at Disney; Conrad Pope, orchestrator for John Williams;  and Rosino Serrano, a two-time Latin Grammy Nominee for best arrangement. Karina has received recognition for her work in competitions such as Score Live London, where she got the second runner-up award and the Music Cosmos Composer competition, where she was a finalist. In 2022, she was awarded a scholarship sponsored by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Academy Award winner for best score to study at the Film Scoring Academy of Europe (listed as #11 in the Hollywood Reporter’s World Top 20 Music Schools), where she formalized her studies in the film music art and craft. She was also a part of Berlinale Talents in its Guadalajara Campus in 2020.

MUSIC FOR FILM

Music composition and production for film, videogames, dance and theatre. Arranging and orchestration in various styles, clearance. Music supervision, scoring, orchestration, score preparation. Every story deserves compelling, unique music!

SOUND DESIGN

Multimedia sound design to create immersive sonic worlds – fiction or non-fiction, animated or live action, linear or non-linear. Creative sound design, SFX, foley, ambiences, dialogue editing and mixing (stereo, 5.1, ambisonics, ATMOS through partnerships below).

MUSIC PRODUCTION

Music production for artists. everything from digital arranging, to part writing, studio recording, mixing and mastering in all formats (stereo, 5.1 ambisonics, ATMOS through partnerships below). Songs deserve to be heard in their best version!

Partnerships and alliances

In choosing me as your composer, sound designer or producer, you will also hear other wonderful sonic brains’ work to bring your project to life. Every part of the sound and music creation needs to be taken care of with care and depth – and this is achieved by teaming up with other composers, arrangers, sound designers, engineers and producers to fit all kinds of project needs and take care of every step of the process. Every project deserves diverse creative input with high quality execution!

Filmography

Discography

  • "There's no better experience than to collaborate with someone who you know has your back no matter what. Her sensibility and adaptability are amazing, and her musicality is unmatched."

    – Poncho Navarro, film director (With the Wind, Happy Birthday Claudia)

  • "Her sensible and artistic ear is present in any piece. She permeates film and music with a genuine heart through an ever enriching process."

    – Carlos Trujano, film director
    (#Rats, Medusa)

  • "Her collaboration in any project can always be summed up in a word: excellence."

    – Rosino Serrano, 2x Latin Grammy composer and arranger
    (El Crimen del Padre Amaro, Eugenia León)

  • "She is an artist who always contributes good ideas for the benefit of the project, that’s why I like working with her."

    – Paco Rodríguez, game developer
    (War in Chiapas, Chapulin Colorado)

  • "Working with Karina is having the best creative partner!"

    – Jessica Calderón, film director, producer and photographer (Max Machina, Capitán Barbanegra )

  • "Karina is musical and sound sensibility, commitment and artistic input. Highly recommended."

    – Leon Landázuri, film director
    (Katrinas, Tenoch)

Press and Appearances

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