Rick Balentine

Rick is a multi-award-winning composer and instrumentalist who has spent the last 30 years creating rich, heart pounding, warm and inspiring scores for a variety of genres. Directors, producers, editors and music supervisors have high accolades for his work, as well as his drive for excellence no matter the size of the projects. His passion for detail can be felt in every note and advances the narrative in a compelling way.

He knew his calling was in the musical arts at an early age and attended the Yamaha School of Music learning guitar in the 4th/5th grades. Soon, Rick became an accomplished pianist, keyboardist and electric/acoustic bassist. By the age of 19, he produced his first album, and by 23, his success and growing reputation as a studio musician and producer allowed him to open his first recording studio - a haven for local artists for songwriting, composing and record production. Rick also landed album production credits with R&B artists, “The Dramatics,” Lenny Williams and “The Temptations.”

Rick transitioned to composing for film and television and has since composed for a host of shows including Ted Lasso, America’s Next Top Model, NCIS LA, The Valhalla Murders, Dancing With The Stars, The Real Housewives of Dallas, The Bachelorette, and Black Ink Crew: Chicago, as well as feature films True Justice, Dragon Eyes, Showing Roots, Never Back Down 2, Red Clover and the Indie film In The Lines of My Hands with Dennis Hopper.

As the former owner of Score LA music production facility located in Los Angeles, and now Rick Balentine Music, a full service 5.1 music production facility in Charlotte North Carolina, Rick Balentine‘s successful music career now spans 30 years. Rick is a Founding Partner, Producer and Composer with Temple Gate Films Production Company, a multi-genre film and television company with several projects in pre-production.