Gabriel Hays brings a fresh perspective, shaped by his time crafting soundscapes in bands and his artistic development in New York, Paris and at University. He’s always looking for ways to make different traditions collide in search of something new.

As a media composer, he is most well-known for writing music for the Netflix original film: Secret Magic Control Agency (which was number 1 in the world on Netflix upon it’s release in March 2021) as well as for numerous Disney projects such as Star Wars: Galactic Pals, As Told By Emoji series, Star Darlings and Whisker Haven. He has also contributed music to numerous other animated movies and series, including Puppy Dog Pals (Disney), Pickle and Peanut (Disney), We Bare Bears (Cartoon Network) and Voltron (Dreamworks) among others.

On the dramatic side Gabriel has written for films, TV shows and documentaries including Half the Sky (PBS), A Path Appears (PBS) 7 Deadly Sins (Showtime) and Travis (Amazon) as well as many others.

Originally from Santa Fe, NM he made the move to Los Angeles in 2012 after having spent the previous decade in NYC being immersed in the vibrant Brooklyn music scenes of the 2000’s 

As a seeker of novel experiences, he loves exploring ways to combine the traditional with the experimental. The old with the new. Always studying the traditions while continually looking for ways to subvert them. 

Gabriel has an MFA in composition from NYU and a BM from Denver’s Lamont School of Music.

SELECTED COMPOSER CREDITS

Smurfs
dir. William Renaud/Nick, Netflix

Secret Magic Control Agency
Netflix

Disney As Told by Emoji
prod. Ryan Burns / Disney Plus

Star Wars Galactic Pals
prod. Ryan Burns / Disney Plus

7 Deadly Sins
prod, Morgan Spurlock / Showtime
Theme song, Co-Composer

Travis: The True Story of Travis Walton
dir. Jennifer Stein

Half The Sky
dir. Maro Chermayeff / PBS
Additional Music

We Bare Bears the Movie
dir, Daniel Chong / Cartoon Network
Additional Music

We Bare Bears
dir, Daniel Chong / Cartoon Network
Additional Music

Puppy Dog Pals
cr. Harland Williams, creator / Disney
Additional Music

Pickle and Peanut
Noah Jones, Joel Trussel / Disney
Additional Music

A Girl, a Guy A Space Helmet
dir. Mike Timm / Big Donut

SHORTS

Valley of Hearts Delight
dir. Mike Timm / Superior Road

The Walking Dead Escape
dir. Adam Stein / Fumblebuck

Beyond
dir. Joe Penna / Black Canopy Films

Why We Leave
dir. Anastasios Ketsios

The Eyes
dir. Mike Timm / Superior Road

Mr. Roberts
dir. Mike Timm / Superior Road

Thrashin’ USA
dir. Tom King / GO!Cartoons

Cynthia Sue
dir. Travis Millard