TAURA STINSON
Taura Stinson is an Academy/Golden Globe Award Nominated songwriter! Her ability to conclusively tell stories in a wide range of artistic mediums is a trait that she attributes to her roots in both Birmingham, Alabama and Oakland, California. Now based in Los Angeles, Ca, Taura is continuing to write heart forward songs for tv & film. Her career highlights also include the Critics Choice winning song “Jump”, co-written with Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq for the documentary film, STEP. Additionally, her filmography includes songs for; Usher (Hands of Stone), Mary J. Blige (Mudbound & Black Nativity), Brandy Norwood (Cheaper by the Dozen), Beyond the Lights, Better Nate Than Ever and many more.
Her most recent work includes the Oscar shortlisted song ‘Just Look Up” for the Netflix film, Don’t Look Up, with Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi and frequent collaborator, Nicholas Brittell. She and Nicholas also collaborated on the Sony Classic film, CARMEN and Disney’s Cruella. For television, Taura co-wrote the theme song and various songs for Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur with longtime collaborator Raphael Saadiq, and the musical episode for Showtime’s the L-Word: Generation Q with composers Heather McIntosh and Allyson Newman. Taura is currently composing for film/tv and experimenting with new ways to marry words and sounds in ways that uplifts, enlightens and empowers.