Jonathan Scott Friedman is a versatile and dynamic composer for film and TV. He recently scored Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (BET+, Iconic), directed by his longtime collaborator Wade Allain-Marcus. It is a reimagining of the 1991 cult classic by the same name, which Variety described as a “cool, creative mashup” with "nostalgic nods to the original” and “soundtrack cues all placed with precision." The New York Times likened it to the “gleefully transgressive flicks that entertained a generation of latchkey wildlings” and called it a “rollicking update of the 1991 cult favorite.” 

Jonathan previously scored the feature film French Dirty (Netflix, Los Angeles Film Festival), written and directed by Wade Allain-Marcus. He also previously scored Halfsies by writer-producer Des Moran (Grownish, Tiny Beautiful Things) — an Official Selection at Outfest, Catalyst Story Institute, Black Alphabet Film Festival, and SeriesFest. 

An alumnus of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU, his first job out of college was working as an assistant to acclaimed music supervisor Susan Jacobs (Little Miss Sunshine, The Jinx, Big Little Lies). He also served as the right hand to composer Paul Cantelon as he created the score for The Other Boleyn Girl.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Jonathan's love of music sprouted from early childhood piano lessons and second-hand exposure to his older brother's collection of 90's hip-hop albums. He was equally mesmerized by Beethoven, Chopin, and Satie as he was by De La Soul, Dr. Dre, and Wu Tang. To this day, he would say his musical center lies “somewhere between MF Doom and Mahler.” Jonathan’s background and influences give his work a distinctive edge.