Jonathan Scott Friedman is a versatile and dynamic composer for film and TV. His recent credits include the irreverent teen comedy Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (BET+, Paramount), true crime docuseries Death Row Confidential: Confessions of a Serial Killer (Oxygen, NBCUniversal), and Rashomon-style thriller I Don't Love You Anymore (Freestyle Digital Media).

Jonathan previously scored the the indie drama-comedy French Dirty (Netflix, Los Angeles Film Festival), written and directed by his longtime collaborator Wade Allain-Marcus. He has also scored a number of short films, including Halfsies by writer-producer Des Moran (Grownish, Tiny Beautiful Things) — an Official Selection at Outfest, Catalyst Story Institute, Black Alphabet Film Festival, and SeriesFest. 

He studied music at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. His first job out of college in the late aughts was working for acclaimed music supervisor Susan Jacobs (Little Miss Sunshine, The Jinx, Big Little Lies). He also assisted composer Paul Cantelon on the score for The Other Boleyn Girl (Focus Features, Sony Pictures).

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Jonathan’s music sprouted from the dual influence of classical piano lessons and sneaking listens to his older brother's 90's hip-hop tapes. He was just as enthralled by the productions of Prince Paul, Dr. Dre, and DJ Premier as he was by Beethoven, Chopin, and Satie. To this day, he would say his musical center lies “somewhere between MF Doom and Mahler.” Jonathan’s background and influences give his work a distinctive edge.