Jonathan Sanford

Jonathan Sanford is a Los Angeles-based composer, music producer, and saxophonist scoring music for films, television, and stage. He is known for bringing unique sounds and unexpected ideas to life through an analog exploration process.

Sanford scored the drama feature National Champions for STX Entertainment directed by Ric Waugh and starring J.K. Simmons, Stephan James, and Uzo Aduba. His other work includes the the AppleTV+ drama series Dear Edward from executive producer Jason Katims, the Universal / Netflix comedy feature Good On Paper starring Iliza Schlesinger and Margaret Cho and directed by Kimmy Gatewood, the NBCUniversal series Killing It starring and executive produced by Craig Robinson, the Netflix series Teenage Bounty Hunters from Tilted Productions (GLOW, Orange Is The New Black, Weeds), and the award-winning documentary Hold Your Fire which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. He recently completed the score Peacock’s The Good Daughter starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy.

Sanford’s other previous work includes; USA’s noir television drama Dare Me, based on the novel by Megan Abbott, the Amazon series As We See It from executive producer Jason Katims, the action romance feature Perfect Addiction for Constantin Film, and first scripted podcasts from Shonda Rhimes and Zack Snyder. He has also written ballets for Ballet West (Salt Lake City) and Jorgen Ballet (Toronto) in collaboration with choreographer Katlyn Addison.

Jonathan was born in Baltimore, Maryland, studying piano and violin before committing  to the saxophone at age nine. Jonathan went on to study classical saxophone, under the tutelage of Dr. Frederick Hemke at North-western University, where he was also a member of the 1996 Big Ten Championship Football Team. As a saxophonist and vocalist, Jonathan has shared the stage with legendary artists including Max Roach, Eddie Palmieri, Danilo Perez, and Bobby McFerrin.