Dimitri Smith(I)
- Music Department
- Composer
Dimitri Smith is an LA-based composer and pianist whose music can be heard everywhere from Netflix to virtual reality headsets. He recently scored the hit 2023 Emmy, Golden Globe, and Critics Choice Award nominated series The Diplomat (Netflix), starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell.
Dimitri has also composed additional music for some of the most exciting streaming projects in recent years, including Carnival Row (Amazon), The Great (Hulu), Kate (Netflix), Hollywood (Netflix), which earned an Emmy nomination for its jazz score, and many others. Dimitri also co-arranged the Main Title for Hollywood, and was honored by the Television Academy for his contribution when Nathan Barr won the Emmy for "Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music" in 2020.
In the world of feature films, Dimitri recently scored The Mystery of Her, which reached the Netflix Top 10 globally and in 10 different countries. He also scored the animated feature film Unicorn Boy, which stars Patton Oswalt and premiered at the 2023 Slamdance Festival. He provided additional music to the upcoming 2023 Stephen King Salem's Lot adaptation (Warner Bros.), as well as to the 2022 theatrical horror film Prey for the Devil (Lionsgate).
Originally from rural Washington state, Dimitri moved to Los Angeles in 2009 to attend Pepperdine University, where he earned a double major in Composition and Opera Performance. After briefly working in orchestration, he began working closely with Emmy-winning composer Nathan Barr as an assistant, arranger, and co-composer. He now lives by the beach with his wife Molly and their dogs Dobby and Hedwig.
Dimitri has also composed additional music for some of the most exciting streaming projects in recent years, including Carnival Row (Amazon), The Great (Hulu), Kate (Netflix), Hollywood (Netflix), which earned an Emmy nomination for its jazz score, and many others. Dimitri also co-arranged the Main Title for Hollywood, and was honored by the Television Academy for his contribution when Nathan Barr won the Emmy for "Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music" in 2020.
In the world of feature films, Dimitri recently scored The Mystery of Her, which reached the Netflix Top 10 globally and in 10 different countries. He also scored the animated feature film Unicorn Boy, which stars Patton Oswalt and premiered at the 2023 Slamdance Festival. He provided additional music to the upcoming 2023 Stephen King Salem's Lot adaptation (Warner Bros.), as well as to the 2022 theatrical horror film Prey for the Devil (Lionsgate).
Originally from rural Washington state, Dimitri moved to Los Angeles in 2009 to attend Pepperdine University, where he earned a double major in Composition and Opera Performance. After briefly working in orchestration, he began working closely with Emmy-winning composer Nathan Barr as an assistant, arranger, and co-composer. He now lives by the beach with his wife Molly and their dogs Dobby and Hedwig.