Kurt Oldman 2025 Mark Award Nomination
We’re excited to share that composer Kurt Oldman has been nominated for a 2025 Mark Award in the category Crime Investigative Track of the Year at the Production Music Conference in Los Angeles.
The Mark Awards, presented annually by the Production Music Association, celebrate excellence in production music across film, television, advertising, and digital media. Kurt’s nomination highlights his distinctive voice in the genre—blending intensity, atmosphere, and precision to heighten the drama of investigative storytelling.
The 2025 Production Music Conference will once again bring together top composers, producers, and industry leaders in Los Angeles, making this recognition an important milestone in Kurt’s career.
Epic World Trailers 3 Released
Megatrax is proud to announce Epic World Trailers 3, a sweeping new trailer album composed and produced by Kurt Oldman. This third installment pushes deeper into global textures, blending Middle Eastern, Japanese, and ethnic influences with haunting vocals, hybrid orchestras, and immersive sound design. Megatrax
Here are a few standout tracks to check out:
“Desert Invasion” - Awe-inspiring, mystical, sci-fi tones with exotic female vocalese, duduk, low drones, hybrid orchestra, guitars and world percussion. Megatrax
“Warrior’s Wrath” - A dark, primal battle march with war chants, horns, driving percussion, synth layers, and accelerating buildups. Megatrax
“Deception Royale” - Ominous and suspenseful, anchored in middle-Eastern suspense with whispers, chants, guitar leads and powerful hybrid orchestration. Megatrax
“Nocturnal Forces” - A darker, otherworldly track with airy vocal effects, rhythmic chanting, drones, and rich world percussion. Megatrax
“Storming The Dunes” - Captivating and energetic, fusing exotic female vocals, ethnic drums, guitar FX, and hybrid orchestration. Megatrax
These tracks reflect the album’s ambition: to bridge epic cinematic scope with cultural and emotional depth, giving trailer editors a palette that’s both powerful and evocative.
Razor Wire Trailer Album Released
Megatrax has released Razor Wire, a hard-hitting trailer album composed and produced by Kurt Oldman. Built on a bold industrial approach, the album fuses metallic percussion, distorted synths, processed guitars, and gritty sound design to deliver an unrelenting wall of energy.
From the pounding industrial drums of Into The Badlands to the dark hybrid textures of Cyber Tempest, each track is crafted to cut through with raw power—perfect for action, thriller, and dystopian trailers.
Razor Wire is a sonic onslaught: mechanical, aggressive, and impossible to ignore. Visit Megatrax for more info.
Some of the insane Industrialectric gear used:
The Sacred Society Screens at the Beverly Hills Film Festival
The Sacred Society was officially selected for screening at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, bringing its powerful story to one of Los Angeles’s premier showcases for independent cinema.
The film’s score, composed and produced by Kurt Oldman, adds the driving emotional force, blending bold thematic writing with atmospheric textures to heighten the film’s dramatic impact. Known for his fearless and innovative voice, Oldman’s music gives The Sacred Society its distinct sonic identity, amplifying tension, emotion, and narrative depth.
The Beverly Hills Film Festival celebrates visionary storytelling and emerging voices in film, making this screening an important milestone for the project and its creative team.
Steinberg Interview
Steinberg recently sat down with award-winning composer and music producer Kurt Oldman to discuss his bold, distinctive style and the tools that help bring his soundtracks to life. Known for his fearless approach to film scoring and his ability to thrive under intense deadlines, Kurt shares insights into how technology shapes his process while still leaving space for pure creativity.
In the interview, he opens up about his journey—from early musical roots in Switzerland to Hollywood horror classics and beyond—and how his workflow has evolved alongside cutting-edge software. For anyone curious about the intersection of art and innovation in film music, this is a must-read.
911 True Crime Album Release
911 True Crime has released Emotional Tension Beds, a tense and atmospheric new album composed and produced by Kurt Oldman.
Crafted for investigative and documentary storytelling, the album leans into dark pulses, eerie drones, brooding strings, and subtle electronic textures. Each cue is designed to heighten suspense, evoke unease, and keep audiences on edge.
Highlights include:
“Silent Evidence” — a slow-building track layered with ominous drones and unsettling rhythmic pulses.
“Red Handed” — sharp percussive hits and tense string motifs drive a sense of pursuit and danger.
“Unmarked Grave” — haunting atmospherics and sparse piano lines create a chilling, investigative tone.
With Emotional Tension Beds, Oldman delivers a soundtrack tailor-made for crime programming, documentaries, and podcasts, music that doesn’t just underscore the story, but amplifies its intensity.
Listen to the full album on 911 True Crime.
Kurt Oldman wins Trailer Of The Year 2024 Mark Award
Congratulations to composer Kurt Oldman, who took home the 2024 Mark Award for Trailer Track of the Year at the Production Music Conference in Los Angeles.
Presented by the Production Music Association, the Mark Awards honor the best in production music across film, television, advertising, and digital platforms. Kurt’s winning track stood out for its cinematic power, bold sound design, and ability to capture the emotional intensity that defines unforgettable trailers.
This recognition underscores Kurt’s reputation as a fearless, innovative voice in the industry—pushing creative boundaries while delivering music that resonates with audiences worldwide.
Sound Adventures Crime Scene Theories
Sound Adventures has released Crime Scene Theories, a gripping new album composed and produced by Kurt Oldman.
Created for investigative, mystery, and true-crime programming, the album explores the darker corners of suspense with tense pulses, ominous drones, moody strings, and subtle electronic textures. Each track is carefully designed to amplify intrigue—building pressure during investigations, heightening revelations, and underscoring the weight of unanswered questions.
Standout cues include:
“Hidden Motive” — brooding atmospheres layered with ticking rhythms and sparse piano, evoking calculated secrecy.
“Forensic Clues” — sharp percussive accents and uneasy drones mirror the step-by-step unraveling of evidence.
“Shadow Suspect” — deep low-end pulses and suspenseful string textures create a sense of lurking danger.
With Crime Scene Theories, Oldman demonstrates his signature ability to fuse cinematic scope with forensic precision, giving editors and storytellers a powerful toolkit for crime-focused media.
Available now from Sound Adventures.
New Trailer Album Wasteland Released
New Trailer Album Wasteland Released
Kamikaze Kitty Music releases trailer album Wasteland. Dystopian Impactful Noire-Tech Fields of Tension, Dark-Depth Sound-Scapes, Hits, Builds, Edit Points and Climactic Surges. Composed and produced by Kurt Oldman.
Frozen In Fear – Bleak Landscapes For Ice-Covered Hearts Released
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Kamikaze Kitty Music releases Dark Moods – Layers Of Dread. Musical Sound Atmospheres – Heartless Ebb & Flow – Frigid Dark & Suspended, yet Imminent! – Doom is Upon Us. Composed and produced by Kurt Oldman.
Dark Moods – Layers Of Dread Album Released
Dark Moods – Layers Of Dread Album Released
Kamikaze Kitty Music releases Dark Moods – Layers Of Dread. Eerie Atmospherics, From Ominous and Creepy, to Downright Terrifying. Uniquely Evolving Stories of Dread. Composed and produced by Kurt Oldman.
