Sebastian Arocha Morton


Sebastian Arocha Morton is a Grammy-nominated American record producer and composer based in Los Angeles, California. Throughout his career as a record producer and songwriter, Morton has worked with many notable artists, including Seal, Sting, Santana, Donna Summer, Fischerspooner, Vikter Duplaix, Common, and Mary J. Blige. Morton was also a composer and producer for the films Little Miss Sunshine, Iron Man 2, Houdini, Robocop, SpongeBob, League of Gods, Mr. Robot, and Young Sheldon.
Morton composes and fuses a wide variety of musical genres, ranging from dance to hip hop, soul and ambient, among various other genres. His approach to film scoring bridges the worlds of modern electronic production and more traditional melodic orchestral composing.

Education and career

Morton graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied film scoring and production/engineering. Afterwards, he moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in the film and music industries as a staff writer for Universal Music.
Morton then began producing electronic music in the early 2000s under the artist name ROCAsound. After several Billboard #1 singles and platinum albums, he started his own production company and opened a recording facility under the same name. As ROCAsound, he has remixed and produced tracks for the soundtrack to Iron Man 2, as well as songs and remixes for Donna Summer, Sting, Chaka Khan, Seal, The Dandy Warhols, Counting Crows, Jody Watley, The Killers, Kaskade, Ricky Martin, Yuridia, and Fischerspooner, among various other artists.
After much success as ROCAsound, Morton discovered and signed Billboard #1 electronic artist Samantha James, and went on to write and produce the albums Subconscious and Rise for San Francisco label OM Records. Morton later worked on Donna Summer's final studio album Crayons,
where he was credited among producers such as Greg Kurstin and J.R. Rotem. The first single for that record, "I'm a Fire", went to #1 on the charts and set a record for her as the only female artist in history with a #1 Billboard dance hit in every decade since the 1970s. Also, as a songwriter, Morton has worked closely with hit writers Claudia Brant and Bruce Sudano.
Other collaborations include:

Filmography

Some of the most notable films and television series for which Morton has been a composer and sound producer:
Full list of Film and TV credits:
YearTitleDirectorNotes
1999Los BeltránMike MilliganComposer
2000Los Beltrán Carlos BermudezTheme Song
2001The ScoreFrank OzSong: “The Hacker”
2001La Segunda NocheAlejandro GamboaExecutive Music Producer
2002BoomtownGraham YostWith W.G. Snuffy Walden
2002Anna's DreamColin BickleySongwriter
2003ElysiumJae-Woong KwonComposer
2003Knock FirstDavid CollinsComposer
2003Miss MatchDarren StarMusic Producer, Songwriter
2005AmericanoKevin NolandComposer
2005Cold CaseJerry BruckheimerMusic Programmer, Sound Designer
2005Queer Eye for the Straight GirlDavid CollinsComposer
2006Dr. Dolittle 3Rich ThorneMusical Director, Producer
2006WindfallLaurie McCarthyMain Theme Composer
2006What About BrianDana StevensMusic Programmer, Sound Designer
2006Peaceful WarriorVictor SalvaAdditional Music with composer Bennett Salvay
2006Little Miss SunshineJonathan Dayton & Valerie FarisMusic Producer, Remixer
2006Queer Eye for the Straight GuyDavid CollinsComposer
2006Starting OverAlex MiltschGuest Music Producer
2007The Air I BreatheJieho Leewith composer Marcelo Zarvos
2007The UnitDavid MametScore Producer
2007'Ann DonahueElectronic Music Producer
2008What Just HappenedBarry Levinsonwith composer Marcelo Zarvos
2008'Carol MendelsohnSource Music
2008Life with DerekDaphne BallonSongwriter
2008SharkIan BiedermanSongwriter
2010Iron Man 2Jon FavreauElectronic Music Programmer, Sound Designer
2010TerriersTed Griffinwith Robert Duncan
2010'Stephen HerekMusic Programmer, Sound Designer
2011CarjackedJohn Bonitowith Bennett Salvay
2011Disney World of ColorDisney Parkswith John Debney
2012BacheloretteLeslye HeadlandMusic Producer
2012Alex CrossRob Cohenwith John Debney
2012Mario Frangoulis: Live with the Boston PopsMatt AskemComposer: “Rojo Violento”
2012CybergeddonAnthony E. ZuikerMusic Programmer, Sound Designer
2012FringeJ.J. AbramsSong: “Angel Love”
2013King JohnTed WassComposer
2014RoboCopJose Padilhawith Pedro Bromfman
2014Draft DayIvan Reitmanwith John Debney
2014HoudiniUli EdelComposer
2014MatadorJay BeattieSoundtrack Producer
2014PartnersRobert HornMusic Programmer
2014The AfterChris CarterComposer
2015'Paul Tibbittwith John Debney
2015Sam LevineMusic Remixer
2015American OdysseyNora Kay FosterComposer
2015Minions: ParadiseMiriam WilsonVideo Game
2016League of GodsKoan HuiCo-Composer with John Debney, Soundtrack Producer
2016Fuller HouseJeff FranklinElectronic Music Producer
2016Game of SilenceDavid HudginsComposer
2016Mr. RobotSam Esmailwith Bennet Salvay
2016The Grand TourPhil ChurchwardComposer
2017DeepJulio Soto GurpideMusic Producer
2017Young SheldonChuck LorreComposer, Additional Music
2017Linda from HRJeff BarbanellComposer
2018AugieJames KeachComposer
2018Evidence of InnocenceRobert IvkovicComposer
2018Reasonable DoubtRob RosenSongwriter
2018The Orville Seth MacFarlaneMusic Producer, Additional Music
2019The Orville Seth MacFarlaneMusic Producer, Additional Music
2019Madden NFL 19Mike Youngwith John Debney
2019Marvel Land: Summer of SuperheroesDisney ImagineeringMusic Producer, Additional Music

Selected awards

Some of Morton's Grammy Award nominations include:
Billboard #1 Singles and Albums include: