Junyang Li

Professional with a strong background in music production, composition for media, score preparation, songwriting, and vocals. Skilled in keyboard performance, orchestration, studio arranging, and conducting. Adept at collaborating and communicating with media producers, driving projects to completion under tight deadlines. Known for flexibility and adaptability in composing various styles of music, capturing subtle emotions and intricate details.

 Film and Games:

• Composed music for the solo show The Interconnections at MAXgallery, in collaboration with musicians and dancers from the Maryland Institute College of Art and Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute; part of the opening reception celebrating National Arts & Humanities Month, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2024.

• Composed music for the short film Hug the Beauty, a collaboration between students from the Maryland Institute College of Art and Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute, showcased at The Inter-Asian Cultural Expo 2023, which highlighted a wide range of arts from Asian communities and cultures in Baltimore, 2024.

• Collaborated on the short film Purple Orange, a project produced by student directors from Chapman University, 2024.

• Composed and rescored for three Jeff Beal master classes for the following film excerpts:
• Raymond and Ray – "His Little Alter"
• Shock and Awe – "Rally the Troops"
• Gypsy – "Outdoor and Indoor"

• Composed, arranged, and conducted for the Eastman student orchestra during the following recording sessions:
• "Wild Night" by Van Morrison, 2024
• "Only the Lonely" by The Motels, 2024
• "Yesterday" by The Beatles, 2024
• "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel, 2024

• Composed and arranged for the Peabody student orchestra for the original piece Dragon! Dragon! , 2024

• Collaborated with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra on a rescore project for the movie How to Train Your Dragon，as part of the Master's Portfolio, 2023.

• Rescored the trailer for Joker (2019) as part of the Master's Portfolio, 2023.

• Rescored a scene from The Last Emperor as part of the Master's Portfolio, 2023.

• Rescored the game scene Dolphin Shoal from Mario Kart 8, 2022.

• Individual themes and other Media projects can be found on my personal website, 2019 – present.

Songwriting:

Melody and lyrics writing, arranging, singing, and producing pop and meditative music on platforms such as NetEase Music and Spotify since 2021, achieving over 2.7 million plays online to date. Original works include:

• Drown in the Ocean, 2024
• I'll Be with You, 2023
• Cloud, 2022
• Riddle, 2022
• Ocean, 2022
• Thoughts, 2021