Stephanie Economou
Stephanie Economou is a Grammy-winning composer and violinist. Her early successes have emerged from her exploration and study of widely varying musical styles, including classical, experimental, folk and rock. It is her uniquely hybridized compositional voice which has proven a valuable asset across a wide spectrum of visual media.
Stephanie is the composer of DreamWorks’ animated feature "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken," Lionsgate’s "About My Father," and Universal’s "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3." She has written the music for Netflix’s "Jupiter’s Legacy," based on the comic series by Mark Millar, "Step Up: High Water," "Manhunt: Deadly Games," and the Netflix series, "The Chair," created by Amanda Peet and starring Sandra Oh. Stephanie scored two episodes of the Disney+ documentary series "Marvel’s 616," directed by Gillian Jacobs and Alison Brie, and continued her collaboration with Jacobs on the LucasFilm/Disney+ documentary feature "More Than Robots." She is also the composer of the "Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla" DLCs "The Siege of Paris" and "Dawn of Ragnarök," the latter of which earned her the historic 2023 Grammy Award for “Best Score for Video Games and Other Interactive Media,” making her the first-ever winner in the new category.
Stephanie is a long-time collaborator of Golden Globe-nominated composer, Harry Gregson-Williams, composing additional music on scores such as Disney’s live-action re-make "Mulan", "The Meg," "The Equalizer 2," and "The Martian." In 2015, she was chosen as one of six fellows for the Sundance Institute Composers Lab at Skywalker Ranch. Stephanie was also selected for the 2018 NBC/Universal Composers Initiative and is a 2021 BAFTA Breakthrough Artist. She won the Society for Composers and Lyricists David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent for her memorable work on "Jupiter's Legacy."
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