The rising composer recently celebrated two #1 movies on the same weekend—Amazon’s Cinderella and Netflix’s Afterlife of the Party—and looks forward to a busy rest of the year.
While many people took the opportunity to slow down during the pandemic, Jessica Rose Weiss has been running full steam ahead. The composer/songwriter/producer has worked on a variety of projects with releases on the horizon, including Midnight Mission and the highly anticipated documentary Still Working 9to5. Her phone is likely ringing off the hook after Labor Day Weekend since she scored the #1 movies on both Netflix and Amazon—Afterlife of the Party and Cinderella (starring Camilla Cabello, Billy Porter and Idina Menzel) respectively, which is no small feat in the digital streaming age.
The New York City native has been involved with the arts from a young age, studying ballet in her youth and making the decision to dedicate her life to music while studying abroad in London. During her time in London, she worked at Warner Brothers Studios, which led her to move to California for an apprenticeship with Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions. She is currently still based in Los Angeles.
Weiss is currently working on the Kyle Newman film 1UP and is also busy outside of the film world, collaborating with other songwriters and producing singer-songwriter Lily Kershaw’s forthcoming album. Weiss took a break to chat with BMI about how she navigated her own path in the entertainment industry; her collaborative relationship with her mentor, composer Mychael Danna; and the mantra that guides her approach to her career.