Gabriel Hays is a composer, songwriter and producer who has written extensively for film, television and multimedia music as well for orchestra, chamber music and bands.

Originally from Santa Fe, NM he made the move to Los Angeles in 2012 after having spent the previous decade in NYC being immersed in the vibrant Brooklyn music scenes of the 2000’s 

As a seeker of novel experiences, he loves exploring ways to combine the traditional with the experimental. The old with the new. Always studying the traditions while continually looking for ways to subvert them. 

He is most well-known for writing music for the Netflix original film: Secret Magic Control Agency (which was number 1 in the world on Netflix upon it’s release in March 2021) as well as for numerous Disney projects such as Star Wars: Galactic Pals, As Told By Emoji series, Star Darlings and Whisker Haven. He has also contributed music to numerous other animated movies and series, including Puppy Dog Pals (Disney), Pickle and Peanut (Disney), We Bare Bears (Cartoon Network) and Voltron (Dreamworks) among others.

On the dramatic side Gabriel has written for films, TV shows and documentaries including Half the Sky (PBS), A Path Appears (PBS) 7 Deadly Sins (Showtime) and Travis (Amazon) as well as many others.

Gabriel is a co-founder of the Images Salon series which had their debut concert featuring the fantastic Lyris Quartet on March 2, 2020 right before everything changed. Gabriel debuted his new piece ‘there’s not even enough room to be anywhere’. 

In addition to his work as a composer, Gabriel has worked with a wide variety of producers, artists and songwriters including Akoya Afrobeat, Gabriel Roth, Joe Blaney, The Batterie, Chris Lind, Mieka Pauley as well as his own Shortwave Sunshine. 

He got his start in film scoring in Los Angeles working as an assistant and arranger at Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions.

Originally from Santa Fe, NM, Gabriel has an MFA in composition from NYU and a BM from Denver’s Lamont School of Music.