Sherri Chung

Composer of The CW’s Riverdale and NBC’s Blindspot

Source: Angela Marklew

Source: Angela Marklew

In our latest episode of The Pop Disciple Podcast, we are joined by Sherri Chung, the composer behind The CW's hit teen drama, Riverdale and NBC's scintillating crime thriller, Blindspot. ABOUT POP DISCIPLE Pop Disciple is a storytelling platform, exploring the creative work of entertainment industry professionals.

Sherri Chung is a composer for film and television and currently composes and conducts the scores for “Blindspot” (NBC) and “Riverdale” (CW).  Her compositional work includes both songs and scores for TV, films, documentaries,  commercials, musicals and music libraries.  One of her recent films, “The Other Side of Home” was shortlisted for the 2017 Oscars for Best Short Documentary.

A long time collaborator with composer Blake Neely, they have worked together on a number of scores, including those for CW’s “Arrow”, “The Flash”, “Supergirl” and “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”.

Sherri studied Music Composition and Theory at Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, FL, and attended USC's Scoring For Motion Picture and Television Graduate Program in Los Angeles, CA.

Sherri has also attended the Sundance Institute's Film Music Program as well as ASCAP's Scoring Workshop. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, she began working as an orchestrator for "Family Guy” and “American Dad”, with composer Walter Murphy.

Not only a composer, Sherri is also a pianist, vocalist and songwriter. She has recorded and produced 2 original albums and performs with her band in Los Angeles. As a vocalist, she has recorded for films, commercials, trailer music, and television (ABC’s “Resurrection”, and CW’s “Arrow”). Currently her voice can be heard on NBC's “Blindspot” and the Netflix documentary series “The Keepers” (Emmy nominated for Outstanding Documentary), two scores she also conducted.

 

Watch the trailers for Riverdale and Blindspot.

 

This episode of The Pop Disciple Podcast is hosted by Paul Goldowitz.

Production, Editing, Mixing, Mastering | Paul Goldowitz
Research | Ruby Gartenberg
Select Cues Throughout Episode | Sherri Chung, Sherri Chung & Blake Neely
The Pop Disciple Podcast Theme and Outro Music | Paul Goldowitz

Special thanks to Sherri Chung.