Known for Sound
From comic book adaptations to award-winning documentaries, Filipino-American composer Nathan Matthew David has scored some of the most exciting projects of the last few years. His dark synth and guitar driven work was recently heard on the Russo Brothers' adaptation of the acclaimed comic 'Deadly Class'. And his emotional and poignant music featured in the powerful and Peabody Award-winning docu-series 'Surviving R. Kelly'. For the latter, he also took home an ASCAP 2020 Screen Award. Born to Filipinx immigrants, his family taught him music at a young age. His curiosity would lead him to play in bands and to study film scoring at USC's prestigious Scoring For Motion Pictures and Television program. He would go on to be mentored by and collaborate with Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther) and Theodore Shapiro (Bombshell). With the former, he co-composed the A24 film starring Chance The Rapper, 'SLICE'.
Filmography
39 films, 5 shows


Nurse Unseen
2024 · 1h 33m
Explores the little-known history and humanity of the unsung Filipino nurses risking their lives on the front lines of a pandemic, thousands of miles from home.


Beauty Queen
2021 · 18m · PH
Set in the Philippines during World War II, a young woman struggles to find herself after losing her father.


Under the Grapefruit Tree: The CC Sabathia Story
2020 · 1h 7m · US
In his own words, Sabathia narrates his story. As the highs and lows of his last season are chronicled, Sabathia looks back on his legacy as one of the game’s pre-eminent pitchers, as well as the profound challenges that shaped him, including his longtime battle with addiction that came to a head in 2015 while playing for the Yankees.


Where We Disappear
2019 · 1h 13m
A story of survival about a woman's first night in a Soviet prison camp. After committing a crime to protect her son, Anastasia is sentenced to 12 years in a Soviet prison camp. Her arrival upsets the balance between the inmates. In a night of backstabbing and shifting alliances, she must find a way to escape and discover the hidden truth of her survival.


The Suitcase
2017 · 21m · US
The ordinary life of a Boston bred baggage handler is turned upside down when he steals a suitcase that contains terrorist plans. Inspired by true events on 9/11.


Actors Anonymous
2017 · 1h 36m · US
The film adaption of James Franco's popular novel Actors Anonymous, exploring the lives of young actors in Hollywood, from the highs to the lows, to the lies and the heartbreak.


Painting Anna
2015 · 1h 16m · US
A young accountant finally pursues her dreams of becoming a painter.


Drone
2015 · 14m
A rookie Air Force drone pilot finds himself increasingly attached to a target he watches from halfway around the world.


The House on Pine Street
2015 · 1h 51m · US
A psychological horror about a young woman coping with an unwanted pregnancy after moving into a seemingly haunted house.


Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
2015 · 1h 23m · US
With his noble squire by his side, a retired country gentleman sets out on an adventure to right the wrongs of the world.
The Real Death Valley: The Untold Story of Mass Graves and Migrant Deaths in South Texas
The Real Death Valley: The Untold Story of Mass Graves and Migrant Deaths in South Texas
2014 · 29m
In "The Real Death Valley," The Weather Channel reveals the little-known story of hundreds of migrants who have died in the sweltering Texas brush over the past five years while attempting to evade a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint that's not even on the border - in fact it's 70 miles inside the United States. "'The Real Death Valley' is an important story that needs to be told," said Emmy-winning correspondent John Carlos Frey. "We take viewers on the same four-day, 40-mile trek, through tough terrain and sweltering heat that's taken by the migrants themselves. And we ride with law enforcement as they discover migrant corpses, up to four a week during the hot summer months. I think it soon becomes clear why so many people are losing their lives." "The Real Death Valley" was produced by the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning team of Solly Granatstein and Shawn Efran for Weather Films, the award-winning digital documentary unit of weather.com.
Less
Less
2011 · 1h 18m
Less tells the story of Finn Norman, a renegade artist who has severed all ties with his past to make his home on the streets. Living off what others throw away, Finn’s quest for a life free from attachment is threatened by his growing connections with a painfully shy cafe girl and a grizzled street performer.


Beirut... Hide and Seek
2011 · 35m · LB
In 1982 Beirut, the war, up to that point political, becomes an internal family struggle when Jamila discovers her brother's secret queer relationship with his friend Omar.


A Plus D
2009 · 1h 22m · UK
When Alice and Dan meet their connection is undeniable; it's clear they are meant to be. But are they ready for each other? Confined in their small London flat, they magnify their differences, create conflict out of nothing, and slowly tear each other down.


The Far Side of Laughter
2009 · 8m · US
Trapped in a dark room, a woman starts seeing fantasies from different light holes that appear to her. After realizing that these fantasies are reflections of herself in different stages of her life, the fantasies transform into nightmares.


Command or Truth
2009 · 3m · US
An upper class couple seduce each other by playing truth or dare.


The Philosopher Kings
2009 · 1h 10m
An exploration of wisdom in the heart of America's most prestigious universities.


The Olive Depression
2009 · 1h 28m · SG
The Olive Depression documents the weeks before a teenage boy enters military service He is determined not to mentally accept what is required of him by law. He opts to prepare himself by maintaining his melancholy about something against what it means to be human. However, seeing the depression of his best friend who enters the army before him and the worry of his parents lead him to question his principles. As he strives not to succumb to the government's world view, he finds it increasingly difficult to be contented and sad at the same time.


The Lost Coast
2008 · 1h 14m · US
Mark, Jasper and Lily are high school friends now in their early twenties. Mark is gay, living with Lily (his high school girlfriend), while Jasper is straight and soon to be married. A cynical and bitter trio barely connected by their past friendship, they reunite for the annual public Halloween celebration in San Francisco's Castro district.