George Shaw

Multi-talented composer George Shaw made his mark on the music world collaborating with many of YouTube’s top personalities and creating music for diverse projects including film, TV, video games, trailers and online content. As a result, George’s music can be heard in YouTube videos collectively amassing over 300 million views.

George scored the Annie Award-winning series ABOMINABLE AND THE INVISIBLE CITY from DreamWorks Animation and Riot Games’ 2023 Lunar Revel cinematic. George’s range of work also covers 20 feature films, including BABY STEPS, produced by Oscar-nominated Li-Kong Hsu, producer of Ang Lee's CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, and animated feature LITTLE SORCERER, and Slamdance Winning Documentary THE KIDNAPPING OF INGRID BETANCOURT. 

In addition to composing, George has orchestrated noteworthy films including GHOST RIDER, THE DARWIN AWARDS, KISS, KISS, BANG, BANG and ROBOTECH: THE SHADOW CHRONICLES. 

George studied composition and film scoring at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, taking part in its world-class Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program, where he studied under Christopher Young, Frank Ticheli, Donald Crockett and Stephen Hartke.  He previously was selected to participate in the ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop and the BMI Conducting Workshop. In 2007, he was a Film Independent Project: Involve fellow, a filmmaker mentorship program that paired him with Emmy-nominated composer Christopher Lennertz. George was selected to the Universal Film Composer Initiative in 2019, the first Hollywood studio program to nurture diverse voices in composing, and included mentorships with executives from Universal Film Music and DreamWorks Animation.