music for

the theatre

by david o

Oliver Twist - by Charles Dickens, adaptation by Neil Bartlett, directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, original music by David O, A Noise Within, 2008

The Rainmaker - by N. Richard Nash, directed by Andrew Traister, original music by David O, A Noise Within, 2008

Ubu Roi - by Alfred Jarry, directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, original music by David O, A Noise Within, 2006 (Ovation Award for Sound Design: Large Theater)

    “…supplemented by composer/musical director David O’s beautifully slovenly accompaniment on a rinky-dink spinet, all

    manner of percussion and an ensemble chorus on kazoos.”  (Steven Leigh Morris, LA Weekly)

    “David O performs his romantic, neo-Iberian score with flair, and it's a pity it's not on sale in the lobby. It fits seamlessly into   

    the show yet easily assumes the spotlight in the large production numbers or power ballads that pop up from time to time.”

    (Wenzel Jones, Backstage West)

Hippolytos - by Euripides, new translation by Anne Carson, directed by Stephen Sachs, original music by David O, Fleischmann Theater at the Getty Villa (inaugural production), 2006

    “[David O’s music] came alive in the Malibu night air.... His score blended a cappella singing and vocal percussion. As

    performed by the small chorus, the music created an evocative mood that managed to sound both ancient and modern at

    the same time.”  (James Taylor, KCRW)