About Cameron
Cameron Smith is a composer, orchestrator and pianist from Salt Lake City, Utah. In her youth, Cameron studied classical piano performance with local university professor Dr. Irene Peery-Fox. She transitioned to music composition during her undergrad, obtaining dual degrees- music composition and film scoring- and a minor in conducting from Berklee College of Music. While at Berklee, Cameron performed as the pianist for music composition chair Richard Carrick’s composer’s sinfonietta. In her final year she was awarded the Vuk Kulenovic Memorial prize for her collection of piano works entitled Scenes from My Childhood.
Projects post graduation include orchestration work for Green Planet (BBC Documentary), Upgraded (Amazon Prime Original), and The Crown (Netflix Series, Season 5), as well as other TV series, films, and musicals. Cameron’s arrangements for grammy-nominated artist Portugal. The Man and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra were also recently performed at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado.
Cameron has most recently returned from premiering a new piece written and performed in Denali National Park and Preserve entitled Natural Exception which aims to spread awareness for climate change.
Credits
Umbrellas, original ballet by Jonathan Keith, performed at The Capitol Theatre (2024) - orchestrator
The Lone Bellow live with the Colorado Symphony, performance at Boettcher Concert Hall (2024) - arranger
Whalelands, BBC Documentary (2023) - orchestrator
John Kirlin and the High Plains Drifters live with the Wyoming Symphony, performance at Washington Park (2023) - arranger
Portugal. The Man live with the Colorado Symphony, performance at the Red Rocks Amphitheater (2023) - arranger
The Principle Wife, Musical (2023) - orchestration and composer’s assistant, pit and rehearsal pianist
Upgraded, Amazon Prime Film (2023) - lead orchestrator
The Crown (Season 5), Netflix Series (2022) - orchestration assistant
The Princess, Hulu Film (2022) - orchestration assistant
Out of the Nest, Netflix Film (2022) - orchestration assistant
Vatican Girl, Netflix Series (2022) - orchestrator and copyist
Green Planet, BBC Documentary Series (2021) - orchestration assistant
The Fight Before Christmas, Apple TV+ Film (2021) - orchestrator
The Fastest Missile on Earth, Documentary (2021) - orchestration assistant