WILLIAM STANKAY

William Stankay is a composer, musician and sound designer specialising in atmospheric music production. His music flows into multiple streams, utilising innovative sound architecture to shape the sonic landscapes in his work.

His original projects include the environmentally-inspired Earthtones, developed in the remote Arctic region of Svalbard and South Central Alaska. His debut Earthtones album has an accompanying documentary film and is centered around music created from the sounds of life on Earth. His travels include recording sessions in Iceland, Shenandoah National Forest, Joshua Tree National Park, South Dakota and numerous ocean habitats in the United States. 

His work as a composer includes a custom ocean-themed score for Vice's "Designing A Plastic-Free World" campaign for Adidas, original music for Powerade's commercial campaign starring NBA player Damian Lillard, trailer music for the Lionsgate film Deepwater Horizon, music in collaboration with Jongnic Bontemps on the original Lifetime movie Faith Under Fire, original scores for the feature film A Fancy Piece of Homicide and the documentary Blood Memory. 

His notable sound design work includes collaborations with composer Jongnic Bontemps for Steven Caple Jr's The Land and the design of sonic landscapes for composer Steven Lebetkin's Cycles of the Earth ballet.