Biography

Kotomi (Lauren Culjak) is a Los Angeles–based composer and artist. A classically trained pianist and self-taught producer, her sonic palette ranges from industrial and gritty textures to ambient and orchestral soundscapes.

She recently scored the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy Award–nominated Amazon documentary Judy Blume Forever, which premiered at Sundance, and the documentary feature Sue Bird: In the Clutch for Jigsaw Productions, which also premiered at Sundance. Her recent narrative work includes the feature film The Year Between, which premiered at Tribeca, and the drama The Mattachine Family, executive produced by Zach Braff. Additional credits include the Netflix documentary Take Your Pills: Xanax, the Sony Pictures feature Long Weekend, and series work across With Love, Love, Victor, and Nancy Drew.

She recently scored the feature Messy, and is also currently attached to additional forth coming projects including Maybe We Should.

As an artist, Kotomi’s ethereal pop project explores melody-driven song writing with a distinctive emotional sensitivity. Her music has appeared in Rick and Morty, the feature film Miss You Already, and campaigns for brands including Chanel and Max Mara. She has also collaborated with artists such as Ryan Hemsworth, Body sync, Max Cooper, Adventure Club, and Cyril Hahn.

Kotomi is her mother’s Japanese name, translating to “the beauty of old cities.

Self-esteem into his score. By weaving in these elements and deploying them throughout the series, Kormac achieved a unique and cohesive soundscape. The six-part series aired on BBC1 in Spring 2024 and was produced by Kudos TV, with the OST album released on Mercury. Also in 2024, Kormac scored Subotica's drama series The Boy That Never Was, starring Colin Morgan and Toni O’Rourke. Before this he scored The Diplomat – a 6-part series for ITV Studios produced by World Productions (Line of Duty). The show stars Sophie Rundle (Peaky Blinders) and first aired on Alibi/Now TV in 2023. Kormac also scored the Emmy-nominated documentary, Swift Justice, for The New Yorker magazine. The film explores the Afghani justice system under Taliban control. It was directed by the late Ross McDonnell. His first feature soundtrack was for the film Tarrac. He has previously written stirring, uneasy scores for two multi-episodic TV series, Professionals (starring Brendan Fraser) and Red Election (starring Lydia Leonard and Stephen Dillane), airing worldwide on Disney Plus and primetime in the U.S., respectively. He’s played festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival, Electric Picnic and Sonar and toured the UK, Europe, Eastern Europe, Australia and Canada alongside luminaries Portishead, Nas, Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, Snarky Puppy and a host of others.

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FILM:

Sue Bird: In the Clutch
Director: Sarah Dowland
Production Company: Jigsaw Productions

Judy Blume Forever
Directors: Davina Pardo, Leah Wolchok
Production Company: Imagine / Amazon

The Mattachine Family
Director: Andy Vallentine

The Year Between
Director: Alex Heller
Production Company: Level Forward

Take Your Pills: Xanax
Director: Blair Foster
Production Company: Netflix

Diamond in the Rough
Director: Jeannette Godoy
Production Company: CreatorPlus

Long Weekend
Director: Steve Basilone
Production Company: Sony

Queenpins (Additional Music)
Directors: Aron Gaudet, Gita Pullapilly
Production Company: STX Films

Dirty Lies (Additional Music)
Director: Jamie Marshall
Production Company: ITN Distribution

Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (Additional Music)
Director: Gabriel Range
Production Company: Sony

The Hug Lottery (Short)
Director: Cass Bugge

Moving Out (Short)
Director: Rachel Earnest

Hello From Taiwan (Short)
Director: Tiffany Frances
Production Company: American Film Institute

The End (Short)
Director: Tommy Kenney
Production Company: FLAVr Films

Reach (Short)
Directors: Mina Park, Mike Wierzenski

Make the Final Breath Kill (Short)
Director: Tommy Kenney
Production Company: FLAVr Films

The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-Earth – Dance Battle (Short)
Director: Alberto Belli

Haymaker
Director: Nick Sasso
Production Company: Gravitas Ventures

Miss You Already
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Production Company: Lionsgate

Prom
Director: Joe Nussbaum
Production Company: Disney

TELEVISION:

With Love
Creator: Gloria Calderón Kellett
Production Company: Amazon

Love, Victor
Creators: Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger
Production Company: Hulu

Fatal Attraction (Additional Music)
Developed By: Alexandra Cunningham, Kevin J. Hynes
Production Company: Paramount+

Nancy Drew (Additional Music)
Creators: Noga Landau, Stephanie Savage, Josh Schwartz
Production Company: The CW

The Binge (Additional Music)
Director: Jeremy Garelick
Production Company: Hulu

Love, Death & Robots (Additional Music)
Creator: Tim Miller
Production Company: Netflix

30 for 30: One and Not Done (Additional Music)
Production Company: ESPN

Inside Jokes (Additional Music)
Production Company: Amazon

Vice News (Additional Music)
Production Company: HBO

Mr. Sheep's Department of Dreams
Director: Alan Foreman
Production Company: Nickelodeon

SONGS FEATURED IN

Rick and Morty
Production Company: Adult Swim

Slutever
Showrunner: Danielle Franco
Production Company: Viceland