Jon Ong

Can i add ‘vocalist’ to my resume now? Yes, that was me singing on the @techniciansfilm score. Link to the soundtrack is in my bio. Out on all digital platforms. #composer #filmcomposer #vocalist #notavocalist #techniciansfilm #tribecafilmfestival #luubrothers #shortfilm

Technicians, from start to finish! 🗽 Link to the soundtrack is on my bio. #shortfilm #tribeca #composer #newyork #filmscoring #filmcomposer

Tribeca here we come! Honored to have scored this beautiful short for @kellyluuluu #kevinluu @techniciansfilm Excited to be out there to support it. Also fun reuniting with some of the #accidentalgetawaydriver crew on the project. Stay tuned for the soundtrack release in 1 week! #composer #filmcomposer #shortfilm #tribecafilmfestival #filmfestival #soundtrack #indeed #271films

🎬 All the live instruments I played on my score for the MTV AAPI Month Heritage Film ‘Chasing Meaning’ I then used the material from this section to generate the warps in the first half of the full piece. #composer #filmcomposer #instruments #viola #violin #mandolin #cubase #nuendo #mtv

Thank you Film Score Monthly for including #borderhopper in this month’s featured soundtracks. It was lovely chatting with @chrishadley1982 again and to share my unique process and also about getting to go to Sundance for the second time! If you are an FSMO subscriber, you can download snippets of the score to listen along with the article. 🎧 Link to the full article (and soundtrack) is in my bio 📃 In the meantime stay tuned for some big border hopper news coming up! 🙌 #composer #filmcomposer #shortfilm #soundtrack #fsmo #filmscoremonthly #sundance #berkleealumni #cubase #steinberg #musicproduction

Warping things is fun 🎶 A little BTS look at my score for @thedereknguyen AAPI Month’s Heritage Film for @mtv called ‘Chasing Meaning’. Hope you enjoy. Check out the full film on my profile. P.S. This video took almost as long to edit as the actual track 😅 Thankful again for the opportunity and the connections that made it possible 🙏 #composer #nuendo #soundtoys #fabfilter #arturia #mtv #violin #viola #mandolin #keyboard #minilab #steinberg

Thank you @thedereknguyen @mtv @directorsthinktank for the opportunity to write something unique that reminded me of home, and of memories of loved ones. Happy AAPI Month everyone! Director : Derek Nguyen (@thedereknguyen ) VO: Hoa Xuande Executive Producer : Pat Singh (@patsingh ) Production Company : Directors Think Tank (@directorsthinktank ) DOP: Nate Cuboi (@natecuboi ) Producer : Zinyi Lee & Julia Schmidt (@juliaaa_schmidty ) Wardrobe Stylist : Melinda Looi (@melindalooi ) & Cassandra Ngiaw (@cassngiaw ) Wardrobe Stylist : Wardrobe Room Sdn Bhd Art Director : Kok Wei Lai (@kokweifuture ) & Invisiblesworks Prop Master : Jamie Chua Editors : Stephen Heo (@stephen.heo ) & Jonas Thorhallsson (@jonasthorhallsson ) Post Production : Tank3 Asia (@tank3asia ) Post Producer : Sivagamy Jeeva Online Artist : Akira Nishibu, Nabil Sham Colorist : Phuong Truong (@phuong.tq ) Music Composer : Jon Ong (@jonongmusic ) Audio Mixing: Tank Music (@tankmusicasia ) Equipment Rental House : Tank Quip (@tankquip ) ; Cinerent (M) Sdn Bhd; 2117 Rental; Asia Film Sdn Bhd

This week marks the 6 year anniversary of the feature film @sudsyslim and to celebrate i’ve released the soundtrack album on all digital platforms 🎧 Link is in my bio 👈 Also a happy belated birthday + wedding proposal anniversary to our director @g.logandellinger - a week of many celebrations (and me as well in a few days) Featuring the (long overdue) talents of: Violin - @lisaliumusic Viola - @niknakviola Cello - @rorowan Double Bass - Jon Alvarez Vocals - @_jessicajarvis_ Trumpet - Jon Papenbrook Harmonica, Guitar, and everything else - Me Artwork by @tundra.comics Sudsy Slim Rides Again is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. #featurefilm #amazonprime #comedy #drama #western #horror #composer #sudsyslimridesagain

In all of my scores, I strive to create something unique that fits the narrative of the film and is still relatable to the audience. I feel that this elevates the film as a whole and helps it stand out and occupy its own special space artistically and musically. Because of that, making original textures and instruments is one the most enjoyable phases of the project, and I was glad to be able to talk about my process for #borderhopperfilm in depth with @shrutirya and all of my other panelists at @sunrisecollective.us @sundanceorg Thank you again for the opportunity to collab on something so original @nicocasavecchia and for @taaforg @goldhouseco and @3admedia for the opportunity to speak at Sundance this year.

It’s been a month since the release of the soundtrack for #borderhopperfilm 👀 Thanks for all the plays and so far it’s been my biggest solo release! Here’s a different view - into my Digital Audio Workstation called Nuendo - and what you’d see if you were in my shoes! 💻🖥️ @steinbergmedia Featuring a robust collection of plugins by @soundtoys @arturia_official some of my favorites of all time that i used to shape the unique sounds in the film. Link to the soundtrack is in my bio! 👈 #filmcomposer #composer #sundance #shortfilm #soundtrack #digitalrelease #daw #cubase #nuendo #producer #horror #immigration

Creating the sonic world for Border Hopper took many layers of live strings, pre-recorded samples and custom mangled textures. In this BTS clip of my track ‘USCIS’, i show you how i went about creating those intense textures. I wanted to convey the repetition of immigration, of constantly being on hold/ on the phone, and the horror that our protagonist Laura (played wonderfully by @bygabrielaortega ) goes through on her journey alongside Jorge (@santiagoreyesmc ) Border Hopper, a unique immigration-horror/magic realism short film, directed by @nicocasavecchia and co-written by @mechiart , premiered at @sundanceorg film fest 2024. Check out the unique soundtrack now on all digital platforms. Link in my bio. #sundance #sundancefilmfestival #sundance2024 #shortfilm #borderhopperfilm #filmcomposer #composer #soundtrack #horrormusic #horrorfilm #berkleealumni

So.. I got to speak on my first panel at Sundance! (And sit on a fancy directors chair 🎬) Having spent most of my time at the Sunrise Collective both of the years I’ve been there, it was a huge honor to be invited to speak alongside my fellow panelists at the first artisans panel - with our wonderful moderator @shrutirya in a place that felt like a home away from home. Thank you @sunrisecollective.us @taaforg @3admedia and @goldhouseco for giving us the opportunity to step into the spotlight and to talk about each of our respective crafts at length + our films at the festival. Personally i thought it went really well and was able to share about my process for both Border Hopper and to a lesser extent The Accidental Getaway Driver - cello drumstick and mandolins - but also had to dash off for my premiere right after 💨 Also attaching some other fun moments and friends from my time at Sunrise ☀️ 📸 @christinechangphoto @thisisge #sundance #sundancefilmfestival #sunrisecollective #panel #sundancepanel #representation #sundance2024 #director #productiondesigner #editor #composer #cinematographer