about the artist

Cathryn S Davis is an award-winning film composer with a career spanning over two decades in the arts, performing arts and film production. Her creative storytelling style is characterized by a melody-driven approach that leaves a lasting impression on the listener with unique stories, dimension and texture to her works. After years in production, producing commercials and short films, her love for working with composers, lead her to scoring music for film, animation and cartoons.

In 2023-2025, she was the Composer in Residence for The Grays Harbor Symphony. In 2025, she was awarded Best Composer in the LA Indie Short Film Festival and in 2026 was nominated for Best Composer in the LA Independent Woman and Film Awards for scoring her film, SPIRIT OF GRAYS HARBOR which premiered with LIVE orchestra

“My love of film and music started when I was about 11 years old living in Santa Barbara. I would mark the television guide for films I wanted to see in the wee hours on a school night, and set my alarm to watch. I did it for years. I was fascinated by how all the parts of the film: visual, acting, dialogue, costumes, makeup, SFX and music fit together to tell a story.”

Cathryn makes music in Olympia, Washington.

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photo by Jessica Stalz