Composer, Songwriter, Producer
Tom Schraeder is a composer, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known for bold, atmospheric scores that blur the line between beauty and dread. His latest work includes the upcoming Paramount Pictures/Atlas Independent feature Vicious (dir. Bryan Bertino, The Strangers), starring Dakota Fanning and set for release October 10, 2025. The soundtrack, arriving the same day via Lakeshore Records, features contributions from Stan Harrison (David Bowie, Radiohead) and Clive Deamer (Portishead, Radiohead). Schraeder also recently co-composed and executive produced Saban Films’ We’re Not Safe Here (2025).
His breakthrough came with Bertino’s acclaimed The Dark and the Wicked (Shudder/IFC Midnight), which paired his haunting score and original songs with collaborations from Nels Cline (Wilco) and Mars Williams (The Psychedelic Furs). Variety singled out his closing theme “Darkness Stalls” as “an evocative country folksong with a Gothic streak.”
Schraeder’s work has been praised by The New York Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Consequence of Sound, earning him a Hollywood Music in Media Award nomination for “Best Original Horror Score” as well as consecutive Fangoria Chainsaw Award nods for “Best Score.
In addition to his feature film work, Schraeder continues to write and record songs for his own songwriting career from his recording studio in Brooklyn, New York.