Sam Plotkin is a composer from Poughkeepsie, NY. He began his musical career playing saxophone in grade school and college, in concert, jazz, and marching bands. Sam has a BA in Music from Vassar College, where his studies focused on contemporary composition. He moved to Los Angeles in 2016, and has since contributed music to many independent films and TV shows. His most recent feature film, Here On Out, can be found on Amazon Prime.

 

In addition to his film work, Sam has written concert music for wind ensemble, string quartet, choir, ensemble percussion, and electro-acoustics, and folk/bluegrass. As an instrumentalist, he plays guitar, dobro, banjo, pedal steel, percussion, bass, and many others. Today, Sam's work can be heard in films and TV shows around the world. Recent placements include podcasts, YouTube productions, corporate advertising, PBS, NBC, Fox, Netflix, and Comedy Central.