Music Portfolio
"Nela is a smart composer. Not only is she good at what she does, she also is amazing at taking direction. She understood what I needed and the changes I wanted. Very thankful to have worked with her!"
- Cyrus Wu, Filmmaker
Selected Credits
What I loved was how much she wanted from me in terms of what I was looking for. The inspiration, the purpose of the music, and I appreciated that from a creative standpoint. And she is very communicative and responds in a timely manner and will take your feedback and apply it to make the project the best it can be to your satisfaction”
- Raymon Cruz - Boom! The Musical
About
Nela Ruiz is a film, TV, and video game composer based in Argentina. Her scoring credits include the indie feature "I Will Not Take Care of You" (Apple TV), which screened at over 60 international film festivals, garnering multiple awards including Best Score at Scorpius Fest and a nomination for Best Original Score at the Lonely Wolf International Film Festival. Her other projects include orchestral hybrid scores for the award-winning animated films "Darwin the Dreamer" and "Kopakonan: The Seal Woman".
She has also worked providing additional music for the short film "Boom! The Musical" and composed epic orchestral music for the "Marvel: Snap" YouTube channel and the "Horror Skunx Channel", which garnered over 15 million views on YouTube. Nela's video game composition credits include the light and playful indie adventures "Kiku’s Magic Hat" and "ForgeMaster".
Growing up in Venezuela, Nela's musical journey began with the guitar, eventually leading her to pursue music composition. Later, in Argentina, she pursued studies in both sound technology and music production and began her career creating music for advertising, working with both local and major international brands including Marvel, PnA, and Purina.