About
Carol Kuswanto is an accomplished Indonesian composer and pianist, currently based in Los Angeles. Hailing from a musically enriched family, she began her piano studies at the age of three, quickly displaying exceptional aptitude in the art of music. Over the years, her artistic body of work has encompassed a broad spectrum of genres, ranging from classical compositions to contemporary film scores.
Recently, she’s had the opportunity to work with award-winning composer Siddhartha Khosla and his team, as a piano producer, co-writer, and pianist. Her most recent work can be heard in her cover of Phil Collins’ song “Another Day in Paradise” for the Hulu show “PARADISE”. Other projects include Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), No Good Deed (Netflix), Elsbeth (CBS), Rabbit Hole (Paramount), Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu), and more. Upcoming projects include Skydance Animation film’s Pookoo, Amazon Studios’ Oh. What. Fun, and Prime Video’s Two-Part Documentary ‘Octopus!’.
In 2024, Kuswanto had the honor to perform a selection of themes from Only Murders in the Building (OMITB) Season 3’s score at Hulu x Disney’s For Your Consideration Event. She shared the stage with Siddhartha Khosla, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman), Mark Shaiman (Hairspray, Sister Act), and David Foster. In September, OMITB won an Emmy in the category Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score).
Other opportunities that she has been honored to have received include co-producing 88rising Joji's popular song "Slow Dancing in the Dark (Acoustic Remix) and working as an additional composer for the film The Climbers, which hit $154.3 million at the Box Office. Her work as a composer can also be heard in the award-winning short film Ruwatan (2019), Wong Fu Productions’ Yappie (2018), Recollection (2018), Alexander at the End of the World (2017), and Guo Guo (2017). She is also involved in podcast shows, including her current role as an episode coordinator and editor of SPITFIRE AUDIO Presents.
Kuswanto's passion for Film and Media Scoring was ignited during her first year at Berklee College of Music, where she was honored with the prestigious 2016 Barnes & Noble Books and Materials Award, recognizing her promising potential in the craft of film scoring. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Berklee in 2017, earning a Bachelor of Music degree with dual majors in Film Scoring and Music Business Management, alongside a minor in Conducting.
As an associate producer at Kraftbox Entertainment, Kuswanto has been collaborating with various filmmakers and handling communication between producers, studio executives, and music talents. Recent projects include a partnership with Quincy Jones Production and Blumhouse TV to produce a series called The Jazz Ambassadors, a live series at The Broad Stage called Cue The Music, featuring Hollywood's top composers, and an untitled Sylvia Robinson film.
Other than composing, Kuswanto has always kept her passion for performing as a pianist and violinist. Some highlights of her performances include performing with award-winning multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier (which was featured on an Emmy-winning documentary by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology), performing with 88rising’s NIKI at their Head in the Clouds Festival tour at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in 2018, and also being featured on Berklee College of Music's Youtube channel. In the past, she has worked for YouTuber & Award-winning Writer/Producer, Rick Beato.
