About Olivia Korosak

Olivia Korosak is an award winning Canadian composer for film, theatre and ensemble who first began her musical journey at age four studying piano and voice under the Royal Conservatory of Music. Graduated summa cum laude from McMaster University, Olivia has obtained an Honours Bachelor Degree in Music with a Performance Diploma in Classical Voice studying from the studio of Lita Classen. Olivia also holds a Minor in Theatre and Film Studies, which has allowed her to practice her performance skills as well as compose music and sound design shows. Olivia is a member of The Association of Canadian Women Composers.

Work

This past year, Olivia composed and recorded the musical score for the full length feature film Liminal Girl, written and directed by Richard Story and produced by Sandra Edmunds. Liminal Girl was bought by Echelon Studios and is currently available to watch on Tubi and will distributed to more streaming services in 2025.

In 2024 Olivia continues her relationship with the filmmakers of Canadore College by scoring various films shot in North Bay Ontario: the sci fi short film, Right Before Home written and directed by Adam Szlezak, the dark comedy short film, Welcome Home written by Carlos Moreno and directed by Oaklee Dumont and the drama short, Double Life written and directed by Nathaniel Zidner. Olivia participated in another 48 Hour Film Festival this past May scoring the sci fi short film, Chump Change which won Best Potential Series. With the help of the SOCAN foundation, Olivia was a recipient of their travel assistance grant allowing her to visit Canadore College in North Bay for the tech screening for her score of the full length feature, Liminal Girl. Olivia was one of the recipients of the 2024 Concert Sponsorship Fund presented by the Association of Canadian Women Composers. With this fund, Olivia and fellow composers Elizabeth Phillips and Cameron Anderson organized the first Composer Connects masterclass held at McMaster University on November 1st 2024 featuring live performances of pieces for string quartet and a discussion with Canadian composer Alice Ping Yee Ho. Olivia is now preparing to score a new action film, The Oddsmakers which is scheduled to begin post production in November 2024.

Olivia began 2023 by composing, arranging and recording the music for artist Shamba Amani's debut single Wen I Com, released November 2023 on all streaming platforms. Olivia was hired by Theatre by the Bay to compose the main theme and score their 20th anniversary documentary, Twenty Years by the Bay which premiered July 7th 2023 at the Five Points Theatre. Olivia worked with students at Canadore College, scoring the music for the short film Rejects written and directed by Carlos Monero and composing the music for the short film Jade and Konni written by Keira Uriarte and directed by Oaklee Dumont. Olivia was commissioned by the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board to compose a concert band piece for their grade 7 and 8 students. Don't Let Your Sound B Flat was performed by HWDSB students June 5th 2024 at the Education Centre in Hamilton. Olivia closed 2023 by scoring the short film Deadly Retreat for the Toronto 48 Hour Film Festival.

2022 was a busy year for Olivia. She began the year composing the score for Marjo Johne's short film titled Isle of You, and later went on to compose the score for the horror short film A Fresh Start, written and directed by Melissa Karas. Olivia was commissioned by LAUDEM Canada to compose the organ piece, Morgan’s Organ for their anthology. Morgan’s Organ premiered in Montreal on Sunday May 15th 2022 and has continued to have performances in Québec and Finland. Olivia wrote and recorded the score for the play, Whose Vagina is it, Really? which premiered in the Toronto Fringe Festival July 2022 at the Al Green Theatre.

In 2021, Olivia composed the score for the short film and podcast Unknown Caller, written and directed by Kat Law. Unknown Caller was a finalist in the 2021 Boden International Film Festival. Following this, Olivia scored the short film DNA written and directed by Sandy Daley.

In 2019 Olivia composed an orchestral piece, Ruddle of Flakes for the Burlington Symphony Orchestra which was performed at their A Christmas Spectacular Concert. In the Fall of 2019 Olivia held a concert titled my voice(s), featuring her own works performed by musicians from the Greater Toronto Area. In 2018 Olivia was commissioned by the McNab Presbyterian Church Choir to compose a piece in honour of their late Choir Director, John Repchuck. You’re Spirit Will Always Live On was performed by the McNab Choir during the Remembrance Day Mass.

Mission Statement

"Composing is a balance of free creativity mixed with an analytical approach of studying the narrative the music will be supporting. From the instrumentation, to the harmony, rhythm, tempo, I take all aspects of the music into consideration to compose tunes that authentically tell a story.

As a proud Canadian I have been honoured to compose music for many Canadian stories as I strongly feel our voices should be heard and celebrated.

I am always looking to work with other musicians, creators and performers! Please contact me if you are interested in collaborating on your project; whether is be a theatre or film score, concert band commission, choral arrangement, recording... I enjoy working in various mediums and genres of music!"

-Olivia Korosak