| Sebastian Arocha Morton | |
| Birth Place: | United States |
| Years Active: | 2000s–present |
Sebastian Arocha Morton is a Grammy-nominated American record producer and composer based in Los Angeles, California. Throughout his career as a record producer and songwriter, Morton has worked with many notable artists, including Seal, Sting, Santana, Donna Summer,[1] Fischerspooner, Vikter Duplaix, Common, and Mary J. Blige. Morton was also a composer and producer for the films Little Miss Sunshine, Iron Man 2, Houdini,[2] RoboCop, , League of Gods, Mr. Robot, and Young Sheldon.
Morton composes and fuses a wide variety of musical genres, ranging from dance to hip hop, soul and ambient, among various other genres.[3] His approach to film scoring bridges the worlds of modern electronic production and more traditional melodic orchestral composing.[4]
Morton graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied film scoring and production/engineering.[5] [6] Afterwards, he moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in the film and music industries as a staff writer for Universal Music.[7]
Morton then began producing electronic music in the early 2000s under the artist name ROCAsound. After several Billboard #1 singles and platinum albums, he started his own production company and opened a recording facility under the same name.[8] As ROCAsound, he has remixed and produced tracks for the soundtrack to Iron Man 2, as well as songs and remixes for Donna Summer,[9] Sting, Chaka Khan, Seal, The Dandy Warhols, Counting Crows, Jody Watley, The Killers, Kaskade, Ricky Martin, Yuridia, and Fischerspooner, among various other artists.[5] [3]
After much success as ROCAsound, Morton discovered and signed Billboard #1 electronic artist Samantha James,[10] [11] [12] and went on to write and produce the albums Subconscious and Rise for San Francisco label OM Records.[13] [14] Morton later worked on Donna Summer's final studio album Crayons,where he was credited among producers such as Greg Kurstin and J.R. Rotem.[15] [16] [17] The first single for that record, "I'm a Fire" (produced and co-written by Morton), went to #1 on the charts and set a record for her as the only female artist in history with a #1 Billboard dance hit in every decade since the 1970s. Also, as a songwriter, Morton has worked closely with hit writers Claudia Brant[18] and Bruce Sudano.[19]
Other collaborations include:[3]
See main article: Sebastian Arocha Morton production discography.
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Los Beltrán | Mike Milligan | Composer |
| 2000 | Los Beltrán (Season 2) | Carlos Bermudez | Theme Song |
| 2001 | The Score | Frank Oz | Song: “The Hacker” |
| La Segunda Noche | Alejandro Gamboa | Executive Music Producer | |
| 2002 | Boomtown | Graham Yost | With W.G. Snuffy Walden |
| Anna's Dream | Colin Bickley | Songwriter | |
| 2003 | Elysium | Jae-Woong Kwon | Composer |
| Knock First | David Collins | Composer | |
| Miss Match | Darren Star | Music Producer, Songwriter | |
| 2005 | Americano | Kevin Noland | Composer |
| Cold Case | Jerry Bruckheimer | Music Programmer, Sound Designer | |
| Queer Eye for the Straight Girl | David Collins | Composer | |
| 2006 | Dr. Dolittle 3 | Rich Thorne | Musical Director, Producer |
| Windfall | Laurie McCarthy | Main Theme Composer | |
| What About Brian | Dana Stevens | Music Programmer, Sound Designer | |
| Peaceful Warrior | Victor Salva | Additional Music with composer Bennett Salvay | |
| Little Miss Sunshine | Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris | Music Producer, Remixer | |
| Queer Eye for the Straight Guy | David Collins | Composer | |
| Starting Over | Alex Miltsch | Guest Music Producer | |
| 2007 | The Air I Breathe | Jieho Lee | with composer Marcelo Zarvos |
| The Unit | David Mamet | Score Producer | |
| Ann Donahue | Electronic Music Producer | ||
| 2008 | What Just Happened | Barry Levinson | with composer Marcelo Zarvos |
| Carol Mendelsohn | Source Music | ||
| Life with Derek | Daphne Ballon | Songwriter | |
| Shark | Ian Biederman | Songwriter | |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Jon Favreau | Electronic Music Programmer, Sound Designer |
| Terriers | Ted Griffin | with Robert Duncan | |
| Stephen Herek | Music Programmer, Sound Designer | ||
| 2011 | Carjacked | John Bonito | with Bennett Salvay |
| Disney World of Color | Disney Parks | with John Debney | |
| 2012 | Bachelorette | Leslye Headland | Music Producer |
| Alex Cross | Rob Cohen | with John Debney | |
| Mario Frangoulis Live with the Boston Pops | Matt Askem | Composer: “Rojo Violento” | |
| Cybergeddon | Anthony E. Zuiker | Music Programmer, Sound Designer | |
| Fringe | J. J. Abrams | Song: “Angel Love” | |
| 2013 | King John | Ted Wass | Composer |
| 2014 | RoboCop | Jose Padilha | with Pedro Bromfman |
| Draft Day | Ivan Reitman | with John Debney | |
| Houdini | Uli Edel | Composer | |
| Matador | Jay Beattie | Soundtrack Producer | |
| Partners | Robert Horn | Music Programmer | |
| The After | Chris Carter | Composer | |
| 2015 | Paul Tibbitt | with John Debney | |
| Sam Levine | Music Remixer | ||
| American Odyssey | Nora Kay Foster | Composer | |
| Minions: Paradise | Miriam Wilson | Video Game | |
| 2016 | League of Gods | Koan Hui | Co-Composer with John Debney, Soundtrack Producer |
| Fuller House | Jeff Franklin | Electronic Music Producer | |
| Game of Silence | David Hudgins | Composer | |
| Mr. Robot | Sam Esmail | with Bennet Salvay | |
| The Grand Tour | Phil Churchward | Composer | |
| 2017 | Deep | Julio Soto Gurpide | Music Producer |
| Young Sheldon | Chuck Lorre | Composer, Additional Music | |
| Linda from HR | Jeff Barbanell | Composer | |
| 2018 | Augie | James Keach | Composer |
| Evidence of Innocence | Robert Ivkovic | Composer | |
| Reasonable Doubt | Rob Rosen | Songwriter | |
| The Orville (Season 1) | Seth MacFarlane | Music Producer, Additional Music | |
| 2019 | The Orville (Season 2) | Seth MacFarlane | Music Producer, Additional Music |
| Madden NFL 19 | Mike Young | with John Debney | |
| Marvel Land Summer of Superheroes | Disney Imagineering | Music Producer, Additional Music |
Some of Morton's Grammy Award nominations include:
Billboard #1 Singles and Albums include:
