Cooper Baldwin (he/him/his) is a multifaceted music and sound creator based in Brooklyn, New York interested in exploring how audio can charge spaces, invoke hard-to-articulate feelings, stir hazy memories, and provide emotional catharsis.  While his output is broad and bristles at 100-word summary, recurring fascinations include the endless malleability of the human voice, sweeping melodies, haunted and peaceful soundscapes, and always a deep sense of play.  He is a fierce advocate for the possibilities of interdisciplinary storytelling, the radical power of “yes, and,” and out-of-the-box creative decision-making and would love to collaborate with you on your next project.

During back-to-back internships with the DreamWorks Animation Music Department, Cooper assisted with multiple productions, including the animated feature film Trolls and the animated television series VeggieTales in the House. He continues to work freelance as a music copyist and since 2019 has worked on over 40 productions for Netflix Studios and Netflix Animation, including the feature films Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey and The Half Of It and the televisions series Julie and the Phantoms and Centaurworld.

Recently, he has participated in fellowships with the Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive (Composition/Conducting Fellow, 2022), the Choral Arts Initiative (Composition Fellow, 2022), the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Foundation (Songwriting Fellow, 2022) and the Western American Choral Directors Association Western Conference (Composition Fellow, 2022). He has had the distinction of being awarded multiple honors for his original work, including the grand prize of the 2019 Capital Hearing’s Young Composer’s Contest, the grand prize of the Cantate Chamber Singers’ 11th Biennial Composition Competition, first place in the the Oklahoma Youth Orchestra’s 2017 Composer-In-Residence Competition, first place in the 2022 Press Start Composers Orchestra Competition, and an honorable mention in the 2019 Stephen Paulus Emerging Composers Competition. His original compositions have been featured on stage and on film as well; most recently in productions of As You Like It, The Crucible, and in the short film Gone Away.

As an orchestrator, he recently had the pleasure of being commissioned to write for Tony-award nominated actress Sally Mayes' original play Contradiction Of The Southern Soul, which had its world premiere performance at the Quintero Theater at the University of Houston.  As an arranger, his work has been performed by numerous high school choirs across the country, including the John Burroughs High School “Powerhouse” choir (Burbank, CA), the Walsh Jesuit High School “Harmony Gold” choir (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), and the Cosby High School “Spotlight” choir (Midlothian, VA). 

He holds a bachelor’s degree in music composition cum laude from Oklahoma City University, where he studied with Dr. Edward Knight, Dr. Corey Gavito, Dr. Jamie Whitmarsh, and Lendell Black.  He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and an associate member of the New York chapter of the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL).

When not pursuing sonic endeavors, Cooper can be found advocating for LGBTQIA+ causes, solo travelling, power walking through Prospect Park, or quietly playing his Steam Deck and nursing a sizable glass of chardonnay.

resume/CV available upon request

performance/co-development of Erika Ji’s four; interwoven (2026; 2025) / / music and sounds for Dark Library: The Time Machine (After Hours Theater Company, 2026) / / orchestrations for Sally Mayes’ Contradiction of the Southern Soul (United Solo Theater Festival, 2026; University of Houston, 2019) / / music for Room by the Sea (Outside In Theater/Coin & Ghost/After Hours Theater Company, 2026) / / music for Greg Baldwin’s Uncle G’s Teahouse (twitch channel, 2026) ; music for Everybody (John Burroughs High School Drama Department, 2025) / / music and sounds for Dark Library: Edgar Allan Poe (After Hours Theater Company, 2025; 2024) / / music for Dark Library: Paris 1925 (After Hours Theater Company, 2025)

Pluribus - Apple TV // Oratorio for Living Things - Heather Christian // Viola’s Room - Punchdrunk // Sleep No More (Seoul, South Korea; Shanghai, China) - Punchdrunk // Lennox Mutual - Candlehouse Collective // remini, scent - Pa:nStori Productions // The Oldest View - Kane Parsons // Efteling - a theme park in Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands // Tokyo DisneySea - a theme park in Tokyo, Japan // Black Swan - Dave Malloy // Octet - Dave Malloy // Everything Everywhere All At Once - The Daniels // dataplex - Ryoji Ikeda // Masquerade -an immersive theater experience in New York City, New York // Illinoise (musical) - Sufjan Stevens