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ELIAS
VORNE

Original scores for 14 award-winning films.

Composer · Sound Architect · Sundance · TIFF · Tribeca

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A lone woman standing at the edge of a dimly lit corridor, looking away, shadows heavy on the walls behind her
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Drama

The Weight of Silence — Main Theme

The Weight of Silence · 4:12

2019 · Drama

The Weight of Silence

A grief counselor returns to her hometown after her estranged father disappears, uncovering a decade of buried family violence. The score navigates between memory and present tense — never announcing the shift, only deepening the dread.

Recognition

Official Selection — World Cinema Dramatic

Sundance Film Festival · 2019

Best Score — Jury Citation

Seattle International Film Festival · 2019

"
Elias doesn't score to picture — he scores to the thing underneath the picture. That's the difference between a good score and one that makes audiences forget to breathe.

Maya Okonkwo

Director, "The Weight of Silence"

A figure in silhouette standing in the doorway of a dimly lit room, light cutting in from behind, face obscured
02
Thriller

Before the Last Light — Interrogation Cue

Before the Last Light · 3:47

2021 · Thriller

Before the Last Light

A forensic accountant uncovers a pattern of disappearances in a coastal town. Built entirely on chamber strings and prepared piano, the score refuses resolution — each cue ending mid-phrase, forcing the audience to supply the tension.

Recognition

Special Jury Award — Best Score

SXSW · 2021

Official Selection — Narrative Competition

AFI Fest · 2021

"
I sent him a rough cut with temp music I loved. He sent back something that made the temp music sound like an apology. He found the emotional truth I couldn't articulate.

Daniel Reyes

Director, "Before the Last Light"

A cracked earth landscape at dusk, deep fissures running across dry ground, single figure visible in distance
03
Documentary

Fault Lines — Opening Sequence

Fault Lines · 5:03

2020 · Documentary

Fault Lines

An investigative documentary following communities built on geological and political fault lines across three continents. The score treats silence as structural — extended passages of near-silence that force the viewer into the discomfort of witness.

Recognition

Official Selection — Documentary Competition

Tribeca Film Festival · 2020

Nominated — Best Score

Critics Choice Documentary Awards · 2024

"
For a documentary, the score is the argument. Elias understood that every note either supports the evidence or undermines it. He chose every note like a lawyer choosing every word.

Sara Lindqvist

Producer, "Fault Lines"

The Evidence

From Selection
To Prize.

Each credit is a director who trusted the silence between scenes to carry the weight. The recognition followed.

Festival Selection

Official Selection — World Cinema Dramatic

Sundance Film Festival

The Weight of Silence

2019

Festival Selection

Official Selection — Documentary Competition

Tribeca Film Festival

Fault Lines

2020

Jury Award

Special Jury Award — Best Score

SXSW

Before the Last Light

2021

"The score transforms every cut — it doesn't accompany the film, it argues with it in the best possible way."

Jury Prize

FIPRESCI Prize — International Critics

Toronto International Film Festival

The Cartographer's Daughter

2022

"Vorne's compositions give the film its emotional spine. Without the score, there is no film."

Industry Nomination

Nominated — Best Score

Independent Spirit Awards

Still Water

2023

Industry Nomination

Nominated — Best Score for a Documentary

Critics Choice Documentary Awards

Fault Lines: Redux

2024

"A masterclass in restraint. The silences Vorne scores are as heavy as the notes."

14

Award-Winning Films

6

Jury Prizes & Citations

23

Festival Selections

3

Industry Nominations

Director Testimonials

The Directors
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Elias doesn't score to picture — he scores to the thing underneath the picture. That's the difference between a good score and one that makes audiences forget to breathe.
Maya Okonkwo, film director with natural lighting and thoughtful expression

Maya Okonkwo

Director, "The Weight of Silence"

Sundance 2019

"I sent him a rough cut with temp music I loved. He sent back something that made the temp music sound like an apology. He found the emotional truth I couldn't articulate."
Daniel Reyes, male director with calm focused gaze against dark background

Daniel Reyes

Director, "Before the Last Light"

SXSW Jury Award 2021
"For a documentary, the score is the argument. Elias understood that every note either supports the evidence or undermines it. He chose every note like a lawyer choosing every word."
Sara Lindqvist, female documentary producer with direct confident gaze

Sara Lindqvist

Producer, "Fault Lines"

Tribeca 2020 · Critics Choice Nominated

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