Karina Rivero

Music for film, TV and videogames

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The Origin of Species (Main Titles)
Performed by the European Recording Orchestra
Composed and Conducted by Karina Rivero

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

THE THIEF (Fantasy, Adventure)
64-piece orchestra and soprano
Recorded at BNR, Sofia, Bulgaria & Estudios Noviembre, Mexico

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, music producer and sound designer 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 Jury of Her Peers, 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. 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 (listed as #11 in the Hollywood Reporter’s World Top 20 Music Schools), where she formalized her studies in the film music art and craft. She’s part of the Alliance of Women Film Composers and ScreenCraft Works, and a co-founder of the Mexican School of Music for Film. Karina has received recognition for her work internationally, including the United States, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Mexico and Poland.

AWARDS

Young Talent Award, finalist 2025
Film Music Festival; Krakow, Poland

Jan A.P. Kaczmarek scholarship 2022
Film Scoring Academy of Europe: Sofia, Bulgaria

Music Cosmos Composer Competition, finalist 2021
Bee My Ears: USA/Brazil

Score Live London Competition (runner-up) 2020
GEMS, United Kingdom

FILM SCORING

Custom music for film, TV, games and theatre. Arranging and orchestration in various styles, clearance. Every story deserves compelling, unique music that brings it to life.

MUSIC PRODUCTION

Digital arranging, to part writing, studio recording, mixing and mastering in all formats (stereo, 5.1 ambisonics, ATMOS through partnerships below!). Songs deserve to be heard in their best version!

SCORE PRODUCTION

Score preparation, copying, score supervising, session prep.
I’m always glad and eager to help scores come to life through the production process – even remotely.

Partnerships and alliances

In partnering with me as a creative, you will 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 and take care of every step of the process. Every project deserves diverse creative input with high quality execution!

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"There's no better experience than to collaborate with someone who you know has your back no matter what. Her sensibility and adaptability are amazing, and her musicality is unmatched."

– Poncho Navarro, film director (With the Wind, Happy Birthday Claudia)
"Her sensible and artistic ear is present in any piece. She permeates film and music with a genuine heart through an ever enriching process."

– Carlos Trujano, film director
(#Rats, Medusa)
"Her collaboration in any project can always be summed up in a word: excellence."

– Rosino Serrano, 2x Latin Grammy composer and arranger
(El Crimen del Padre Amaro, Eugenia León)
"She is an artist who always contributes good ideas for the benefit of the project, that’s why I like working with her."

– Paco Rodríguez, game developer
(War in Chiapas, Chapulin Colorado)
"Working with Karina is having the best creative partner!"

– Jessica Calderón, film director, producer and photographer (Max Machina, Capitán Barbanegra )
"Karina is musical and sound sensibility, commitment and artistic input. Highly recommended."

– Leon Landázuri, film director
(Katrinas, Tenoch)