With a passion for crafting impactful stories, Davis Harwell is a composer for film, TV, media and live performance. He composed the score for the feature-length crime drama “Ridge Runners” and contributed music to the Oscar-nominated documentary “Joe’s Violin”. Davis is the founder of Davis Harwell Music, a one-stop-shop for all music scoring and preparation services.
He recently composed the score for “I Am Brave”, the new documentary from the International Justice Mission, and “Behave, Kids” which premiered at the TLC Chinese Theater in Hollywood in April 2019.
Davis has been part of the music department for several noteworthy productions. He composed additional music for “Roanoke: Search for the Seven” and “Roanoke: A Mystery Carved in Stone”, which both premiered on The History Channel. His music was heard on FOX during the 2017 US Open, and he has contributed music to CBS, NBC, TLC and MTV, among others.
He has a wide range of corporate partnerships, composing music for commercials and brand story films. From music appearing on Delta Air Lines pre-flight presentations to weaving a musical thread through conferences for Papa John’s and Chick-fil-A, Davis enjoys all formats for the collaboration between music and picture. Creating original music and tailored transitions for live events is a unique way that Davis is both passionate and experienced.
In the studio and on the stage, Davis has done arrangements and music preparation for top-tier artists such as Maren Morris (SNL, Jimmy Fallon) and Kelsea Ballerini (Country Music Awards, Spotify Sessions), composed works commissioned for live performance by full orchestra and chamber ensemble, and performed on recordings for Matt Redman, Emily Hearn, Danny Gokey, and Kristian Stanfill.
He has composed and produced 10 solo releases of original works, with two more currently in production. His original music is available for licensing through The Music Bed, for which he is an exclusive artist.
Born in Atlanta, Davis earned his Bachelor’s degree in music from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He was a Film Composer Protégé with Whitestone Motion Pictures, and has moved from Georgia to California to Colorado pursuing his passion for music and film. He is a member of the American Society of Composers and Producers (ASCAP), the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) and the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP).
Davis and his wife Mary love good food, baseball, and hikes in the Rockies with their rescue pup Indy.
