Elias Mäntylä

Elias Mäntylä, an award-nominated composer and classical guitarist from Finland, who is currently based in New York, after completing his bachelor's at Berklee College of Music, where he earned a double major in Film Scoring and Classical Guitar Performance.

On top of his extensive education, Elias has honed his skills by scoring short films from top film schools like SCAD and Emerson College. In October 2024, his music for "Painted Grief" was nominated for "Best Original Score" at the Los Angeles International Short Film festival.

Elias has also worked as a remote production intern for Dastardly Sounds (present Obsidian Audio) in LA for a year where he edited, mixed and created tracks for TV / Media use. Elias is passionate about starting in the industry as a music editor in Film & TV, while also looking for more composing work to broaden his credits list.

Elias is confident composing in vast style of genres to fit the mood of the picture, from orchestral to fully electronic scores. Same can be said about his proficiency on the guitar, which translates to new and interesting contemporary guitar pieces for both solo and multiple guitars.