Coastal Dream

David James Nielsen was born in Calgary, AB, Canada, and resides in Apopka, FL, USA. David has made several short films since the late 1990s. Recently he won several awards for his 2021 short film AL AND THE METEOR, and his 2021 short film DAY DREAMING was an official selection at several festivals. David is also a film composer and a graduate of the prestigious Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program from the University of Southern California.

David has scored or provided music for many film and television productions including, ANNABELLE HOOPER AND THE GHOSTS OF NANTUCKET (feature film), SUPER SCIENCE SHOWCASE (films and series), THE GUEST LIST (documentary), AL AND THE METEOR (short film), DAY DREAMING (short film), RECLAIMING THE BLADE (documentary), DATED (short film), TALL SHIPS: THE PRIVATEER LYNX (documentary), A TIMELESS JOURNEY (short film), TALES FROM BEYOND (feature film), HAUNTING VILLISCA (feature film), OVERLAP (short film), THE BIG TABLE (short film), MAN VS. WOMAN (short film), THE LITTLE DOCUMENTARY THAT COULDN’T (feature film), and the television series ANIMAL EXPLORATION WITH JAROD MILLER.