Kotomi
Kotomi (Lauren Culjak) is a Los Angeles–based composer and artist. A classically trained pianist and self-taught producer, her sonic palette ranges from industrial and gritty textures to ambient and orchestral soundscapes.
She recently scored the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy Award–nominated Amazon documentary Judy Blume Forever, which premiered at Sundance, and the documentary feature Sue Bird: In the Clutch for Jigsaw Productions, which also premiered at Sundance. Her recent narrative work includes the feature film The Year Between, which premiered at Tribeca, and the drama The Mattachine Family, executive produced by Zach Braff. Additional credits include the Netflix documentary Take Your Pills: Xanax, the Sony Pictures feature Long Weekend, and series work across With Love, Love, Victor, and Nancy Drew.
She recently scored the feature Messy, and is also currently attached to additional forth coming projects including Maybe We Should.
As an artist, Kotomi’s ethereal pop project explores melody-driven song writing with a distinctive emotional sensitivity. Her music has appeared in Rick and Morty, the feature film Miss You Already, and campaigns for brands including Chanel and Max Mara. She has also collaborated with artists such as Ryan Hemsworth, Body sync, Max Cooper, Adventure Club, and Cyril Hahn.
Kotomi is her mother’s Japanese name, translating to “the beauty of old cities.
Self-esteem into his score. By weaving in these elements and deploying them throughout the series, Kormac achieved a unique and cohesive soundscape. The six-part series aired on BBC1 in Spring 2024 and was produced by Kudos TV, with the OST album released on Mercury. Also in 2024, Kormac scored Subotica's drama series The Boy That Never Was, starring Colin Morgan and Toni O’Rourke. Before this he scored The Diplomat – a 6-part series for ITV Studios produced by World Productions (Line of Duty). The show stars Sophie Rundle (Peaky Blinders) and first aired on Alibi/Now TV in 2023. Kormac also scored the Emmy-nominated documentary, Swift Justice, for The New Yorker magazine. The film explores the Afghani justice system under Taliban control. It was directed by the late Ross McDonnell. His first feature soundtrack was for the film Tarrac. He has previously written stirring, uneasy scores for two multi-episodic TV series, Professionals (starring Brendan Fraser) and Red Election (starring Lydia Leonard and Stephen Dillane), airing worldwide on Disney Plus and primetime in the U.S., respectively. He’s played festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival, Electric Picnic and Sonar and toured the UK, Europe, Eastern Europe, Australia and Canada alongside luminaries Portishead, Nas, Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, Snarky Puppy and a host of others.
