Patrick O’Malley is an award-winning composer of symphonic, chamber, and film music. Whether writing for an orchestra or electronic textures, his music embraces abstract worlds and emotions with the goal of igniting listeners’ imaginations. His classical works have been performed across the United States and Europe, and his film music has been heard in several American film festivals. O’Malley has been recognized or performed by organizations including the Albany, Minnesota, Ft. Wayne, and Milwaukee Symphonies, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s National Composer Intensive, The ASCAP Morton Gould Award, and The Aaron Copland House Residency. He was named Composer of the Year by the Sioux City Symphony in 2018, and made his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Youth Symphony in 2021. O’Malley also serves as the arranger and a conductor for the video game concert series Journey LIVE with Grammy-nominated composer Austin Wintory. O’Malley completed his masters and doctoral degrees in music at the University of Southern California where he studied with Andrew Norman and Sean Friar. He divides his time between living in Los Angeles California, and Lake Charlevoix, Michigan. 🌐 https://www.musicbypatrickomalley.com/ 💿 All of the works featured on this podcast can be heard on the composer's debut orchestral album, "The Horizons": https://www.orchidclassics.com/releases/orc100303-patrick-omalley-the-horizons/ 📺 Saad’s main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@saadhaddadmusic 📰 NEWSLETTER: https://saadnhaddad.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d52b653fc543f4ca604265d53&id=70d2af18c6 📘 SHOP for composition-related resources: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/saadhaddad/extras 🕒 Timestamps 00:38 "Obliviana," for orchestra 15:48 "Rest and Restless," for orchestra 33:40 "Concerto for viola and orchestra, 'The Horizons'"