東京とLAを拠点に活動する作曲家。

幼少期からLAでピアノを始め、クラシックの素養を身につける。中学ではギターボーカルとしてバンド活動を行い、ロックを中心にジャンルの幅を広げていく。

カリフォルニア大学サンタバーバラ校で作曲を専攻し、卒業後はハリウッド映画やTV番組の音楽制作に携わる。20代中盤に日本のミュージックシーンへの興味から東京へ拠点を移し、映画・ドラマ・ゲーム・CMなど幅広いジャンルの映像音楽を手掛ける。

代表作には『Final Fantasy XVI』のオリジナル楽曲や『女神降臨』の劇伴があり、オーケストラアレンジやソングライティングも行う。また、関ジャニ∞や水曜日のカンパネラといったアーティストへの楽曲アレンジも提供している。

クラシックで培った楽曲理論をベースに、ロックやダンスミュージックなど本場のサウンドをミックスしながら独自の新しい音楽を創作。様々な引き出しを求められる音作りを得意とする。

Justin Frieden is a highly versatile and creative composer, songwriter, and sound designer/engineer working in Tokyo and Los Angeles. Growing up loving and taking inspiration from many classic films, music, and video games, Justin utilizes his classical training and Western music experience, often working with orchestras and other artists to “bridge the gap between East and West.”

After graduating with a degree in music composition from the College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Justin began working in Hollywood as a composer for many feature films and television shows. Moving to Tokyo in 2014, Justin has expanded his creative work to also include branding for large advertising campaigns and collaboration with other artists and creators.

Since moving to Japan, some of his most notable works include writing original music for Final Fantasy XVI and creating original scores for Japanese films such as True Beauty. He has also provided musical arrangements for artists such as Kanjani Eight and Wednesday Campanella. Whilst keeping in close connection with his roots in Hollywood, he has managed the sound and ADR for many movies involving both Hollywood and Japanese elements, such as Silence, Transformers: The Last Knight, Pacific Rim Uprising, Mozart in the Jungle, and more.

Justin specializes in original music and hybrid orchestral composition, sound design and anything that involves music or sound from East to West.