as in musician
a person who writes musical compositions
a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas
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The Emmy-winner and the award-winning composer met around 2006 when Icenogle was working as a DJ on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Hayes was a guest.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
That project is now in casting, with Flor&Txabe searching for a lead actress and Basque singer-composer Ana Arsuaga already writing original songs.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Longtime series composer Akira Yamaoka returns, along with some series newcomers (Japanese composers xaki, dai, and Kensuke Inage), to put together one of the best scores in the series' history.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Few composers, if any, have made a bigger mark on 21st century screen entertainment than Nicholas Britell.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
That project is now in casting, with Flor&Txabe searching for a lead actress and Basque singer-composer Ana Arsuaga already writing original songs.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Longtime series composer Akira Yamaoka returns, along with some series newcomers (Japanese composers xaki, dai, and Kensuke Inage), to put together one of the best scores in the series' history.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Few composers, if any, have made a bigger mark on 21st century screen entertainment than Nicholas Britell.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for composer
musician
Noun
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John Jigitz used to spend his work days helping musicians promote their art.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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Ma outlined how Openwav pivoted to focus squarely on independent musicians struggling in the streaming era.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composer. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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