Karina Rivero


Composer, sound designer, music producer

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THE THIEF (Fantasy, Adventure)
Performed by the European Recording Orchestra and Lulú López Vilá
Composed and Conducted by Karina Rivero

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sand texture

PREVAIL (Adventure, epic)
84-piece orchestra, 20-piece choir and 6 traditional Bulgarian voices
Recorded at BNR, Sofia, Bulgaria

LIFE UNFOLDING (Drama)
For piano and strings

ESCAPE (Fantasy, adventure)
Hybrid Composition for animation

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MY LATEST COLLABORATION

De tus Calles

Arranged by Karina Rivero

BIO

Karina is a composer, sound designer and music producer with a passion for storytelling. Through her narrative-driven work, Karina explores the universe of sounds to create music that resonates with her listeners. She has participated in numerous projects in North America and Europe, including feature films like Apapacho, Eagle Knight, Isle of Dolls, Aztech the Movie, Chateau Vato; multiple award-winning short films, advertising, podcasts, albums and singles. Her music is inspired by sonic palettes that include both the orchestral and the electronic realms, drawing from all kinds of sonic influences for her music – from Alexandre Desplat, to Arturo Márquez and Subtronics. Her mentors include Dr. Andy Hill, ex vice-president of music production at Disney; Conrad Pope, orchestrator for John Williams;  and Rosino Serrano, a two-time Latin Grammy Nominee for best arrangement. Karina has received recognition for her work in competitions such as Score Live London, where she got the second runner-up award and the Music Cosmos Composer competition, where she was a finalist. In 2022, she was awarded a scholarship sponsored by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Academy Award winner for best score to study at the Film Scoring Academy of Europe, where she formalized her studies in the film music art and craft. She was also a part of Berlinale Talents in its Guadalajara Campus in 2020.

MUSIC FOR MEDIA

Music composition and production for film, videogames, dance and theatre. Arranging and orchestration in various styles. Scoring, orchestration, score preparation. Every story deserves compelling, unique music!

SOUND DESIGN

Multimedia sound design to create sonic worlds that immerse viewers – fiction or non-fiction, animated or live action, linear or non-linear. I provide sound design, SFX, foley, ambiences, dialogue editing and stereo, 5.1 and ATMOS mixing.

MUSIC PRODUCTION

Music production for artists. everything from digital arranging, to part writing, studio recording, mixing in all formats (stereo, 5.1 ambisonics, ATMOS) and mastering. Songs deserve to be heard in their best version!

WORK PHILOSOPHY

I believe that teamwork makes the dream work!

In choosing me as your composer, sound designer or producer, you’ll be likely to also hear other wonderful sonic brains’ work to bring your project to life. Every part of the sound and music creation needs to be taken care of with care and depth – and this is achieved by teaming up with other composers, arrangers, sound designers, engineers and producers to fit all kinds of project needs. Every project deserves diverse creative input with high quality execution!

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