Derrick Hodge
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Named Composer Fellow at the Sundance Institute. Recognized for his visionary approach to cinematic storytelling through music.

The Sundance Institute Composer Fellowship recognizes composers whose work pushes the boundaries of film scoring. Hodge's selection acknowledged his architecting of film and television scores — from The Best Man: Final Chapters to Run the World — and his visionary ability to score with emotional precision and cultural authenticity. His approach to cinematic storytelling through music draws on his deep roots in jazz, hip-hop, and classical composition, creating scores that are as rich and layered as the stories they accompany.