Sean Schafer Hennessy
RIGHT NOW
On screen and on stage
Endangered Ink — Newport Beach Film Festival
California premiere of the short documentary Endangered Ink: The Fantastic World of Nick Anderson, scored by Sean. Mon, Oct 19 · 3:30 PM · The Lot, Newport Beach.
Drawn to Justice — public television
Sean composed the score for Richard Van Kleeck’s documentary, available to public television stations nationwide starting October 2026.
Sketches of Courage — Europe, June 2027
Remembrance concerts offered as gifts — no tickets, just music that builds bridges — across France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.
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Film & television
SELECTED WORK
Photo courtesy of the Denver Brass
ABOUT
Composer. Trumpeter. Storyteller.
Sean Schafer Hennessy is a film and television composer and trumpeter. A protégé of Wynton Marsalis, he made his concerto debut with the Colorado Symphony at 13 and has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. He studied at Northwestern University and completed USC’s Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program.
That performer’s instinct drives his scores: heartfelt melody, rich and dramatic orchestration, real suspense, and a light touch for comedy. He thinks of himself as the actor unseen, giving characters and places a voice the audience feels before they notice it.