A native Kentuckian, Nathaniel has always loved music and movies, and was raised amidst the best of both. He has 5+ years of university theory, harmony and counterpoint, 12+ years of formal piano training, and a little experience conducting small ensembles. Nathaniel works with high-end instrument sampling technology to realize his scores. While not yet having had the opportunity to record with an orchestra, Nathaniel is able to closely approximate the sound of just about any type of ensemble he chooses. Nathaniel has composed original scores for a wide variety of projects, including two feature-length independent films and numerous short subjects, student films, commercials, documentaries and public service announcements. He has collaborated with independent filmmakers Dusty Clark, Tim Ritter, Jonathan Rivera, Michael Mynatt, Yuki Kunishima and others. Nathaniel is a great admirer of the music of John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Howard Shore, Basil Poledouris, Miklos Rozsa, Ennio Morricone, Maurice Jarre, Philip Glass, Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, James Newton Howard, Ludwig von Beethoven, Wojciech Kilar, Sergei Prokofiev, Richard Wagner, Ottorino Respighi, Aram Khatchaturian, Wojciech Kilar, Vangelis and many others. Nathaniel comes from creative people. His mom, Jeanne Filler Scott, is a professional horse and wildlife artist, and his dad, Tim L. Scott, is an author, composer, and artist.