Sound design that disappearsinto the story — and scorethat doesn't.
Independent sound designer and composer for film, games, and advertising — brought in when the picture needs a heartbeat, not just a soundtrack.
Nadia Kessler — Sound Designer & Composer
Dubai, UAE — sessions worldwide
The reel
Six sessions worth pressing play on. Tap a title for the notes.
01Hollow OrbitFeature Film2025
A sci-fi thriller scored entirely on modular synth — no orchestral samples.
Sound Design & Original Score02Nightshade ProtocolAAA Game2024
120+ adaptive music states reacting to player stealth and combat.
Adaptive Score & Foley03Ember & AshShort Film2024
Festival-selected short — sound built entirely from field recordings.
Sound Design04AureliaIndie Game2023
A hand-played, deliberately imperfect score for a game about grief.
Original Score05GlasshouseDocumentary2023
Feature documentary score mixed for both cinema and podcast release.
Score & Mix06VergeGlobal Ad Campaign2022
A five-note sonic logo now running across 40 markets.
Sonic Branding
Credits
Roll call — every project, in order of appearance.
Frequencies
The tools running under every session, tuned by years of use.
Sessions
Voice memos, transcribed — what people say after the mix is locked.
“She turned in a score that made our test audience cry in a scene that had no dialogue at all. That's the whole job, done right.”
Owen Marsh — Director, Hollow Orbit“Most composers write to the build we send them. Nadia asked for the design docs and scored to the mechanic, not the trailer. The adaptive score still holds up two years later.”
Farah Osei — Creative Director, Obsidian Interactive“We needed a sonic logo that worked in a 15-second cutdown and a silent Instagram Reel. She delivered both from the same five notes.”
Julian Cho — ECD, Halo & Wren AgencyContact
Booking Q1 sessions
Got a project that needs a heartbeat?
Tell me what you're building and where it stands — a rough cut, a build, a brief. I'll reply within two business days with whether it's a fit.
nadia@kesslersound.com →