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  • Antonio Romero’s Haunting Score for Creature Fear Premieres at Buried Alive Film Festival 2025

    The Austin-based composer blends organic and experimental sound design in a chilling exploration of nature, madness, and the human psyche. About Creature FearCreature Fear is a gory, slow-burn psychological thriller written and directed by Manny Gumina. The story follows Charlie, a Chicago musician seeking a quiet escape at his family’s lake house, where plans to…

  • Toñita, Baseball, and the Sound of Home

    Toñita, Baseball, and the Sound of HomeJust wrapped up an incredible mini documentary film as sound designer and re-recording mixer for Major League Baseball (MLB) and REMEZCLA, telling the beautiful story of Toñita and her beloved baseball club that became the Caribbean Social Club — a living monument of New York’s Caribbean and Puerto Rican…

  • The Sound of Fear – In the hunt for inspiration

    When composer Antonio Romero encountered a violent scene in nature that felt as if it were lifted straight from a horror film, little did he know it would later spark ideas that would find their way into the sonic fabric of Creature Fear, a horror movie soon to premiere at Buried Alive Film Festival. He…

  • Music for Bees: An Orchestral Exploration of Sound and Swarm

    I’m excited to share a glimpse into my upcoming album, Music for Bees, an orchestral work born from the intersection of storytelling and sound experimentation. Initially conceived for a narrative project that remained behind the veil, the music soon took on a life of its own—a meditation on communication, movement, and the hidden order within…

  • Fantastic Fest 2024

    Attending Fantastic Fest 2024 was an electrifying dive into the strange, the macabre, and the beautifully cinematic. Hosted at the legendary Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, this 19th edition of the festival (September 19–26, 2024) celebrated genre filmmaking in its most vibrant form, reaffirming why Austin remains a nexus for horror, thrillers, and imaginative cinema. The…

  • Building an Instrument of Unease: My Tribute to Mark Korven’s Apprehension Engine

    Building my own version of the Apprehension Engine has been one of the most rewarding creative projects in my sonic journey. The original instrument, conceived by composer Mark Korven and crafted by luthier Tony Duggan-Smith for The Witch, was designed to break free from the conventions of traditional harmony and digitally produced sound. Inspired by…

  • The Great Argentine Heist

    Composing the Original Score for The Duolingo Spanish Podcast S8 “El Gran Robo Argentino”: A Journey of Challenges and Authenticity As a composer, there are few opportunities as thrilling and rewarding as creating the original score for a captivating series like “El Gran Robo Argentino.” Tasked with capturing the essence of Argentina’s rich cultural heritage…

  • Tejano, The Movie

    In late 2016, I heard through a friend that David Blue Garcia, an Emmy award-winning cinematographer based in Austin, was about to finish editing his directorial debut feature film. I contacted David expressing my interest in his movie, and he asked to see some of my work. After a few emails back and forth, David…

  • My first pair of cowboy boots: or, How I ended up in Texas

    Journey of serendipity, from Caracas to Texas. Childhood in Caracas, Venezuela I was born in Caracas, Venezuela, into a middle-class family. I’m the third of 4 siblings, 2 brothers, and 2 sisters. My mom is a lawyer, and my father was an M.D who, in his 30s, was obsessed with being the best doctor ever…

  • Tiramisu for Two in theaters now

    “Tiramisu for Two,” my first feature-length film as a composer, is now playing in movie theaters. Starting Friday, April 14th, in Kyle, New Braunfels, and San Marcos, the film will play the entire week, several times a day, for a total of over 60 screenings! We are the only local comedy playing at multiplexes at…