Marco Susino is an Italian composer based in California, working across film, dance, fashion, and installation art. With a practice rooted in both contemporary classical composition and synthesis, his music examines the emotional nature of sound—how it shapes, carries, and reveals emotion. He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music’s Film Scoring program and a former Fellow at The Juilliard School, where he continues to serve as a Guest Artist after receiving the Endeavour Leadership Award in the Arts. He holds both a Master’s and a Doctorate in music.
His compositions often unfold as emotional states, written not as soundtracks, but as reflections. In Bodies in eMotion, premiered at the National Gallery of Australia, Susino created a series of works exploring six universal emotions through a convergence of music, movement, and visual art.
Drawing from a life lived across London, Sydney, Melbourne, and now California, his work is shaped by a sensitivity to place, culture, and collaboration. His career includes collaborations with artists such as The Prodigy, Metronomy, and Gary Numan, with performances at the Sydney Opera House and Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.
At the heart of his work is a singular focus: scoring music as an expressive art form through which emotions are conveyed, understood, and ultimately, felt.