Scott Unrein (/un-RaI-n/, he/him/his) is a Portland, Oregon-based composer whose meditative, process-driven music has been described as "beautifully rich ambiences, like radio signals from real or imagined elsewheres" (Fluid Radio) and praised for its "perceptible sincerity" and “subtly enthralling” qualities (Massimo Ricci, Touching Extremes). Kyle Gann has favorably compared his work to the legendary Harold Budd. He creates music that blends acoustic and electronic elements through innovative notation techniques, with recordings on redbirdsong workshop, Irritable Hedgehog Music, and Nat Evans' Estuary Ltd. His music has been featured in films including Sister/Brother, Half Sisters, and the Amazon series Microaggressions.

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Scott Unrein's music has been commissioned and performed by ensembles including the Ensemble of Irreproducible Outcomes, Third Angle Ensemble, Pyxis Quartet, and the Ad Hoc Ensemble; and presented at the New Music Gathering, the International Conference on Minimalist Music, and venues throughout the Pacific Northwest, across the United States, and abroad.

Described as creating "beautifully rich ambiences" that are "subtly enthralling" and marked by "perceptible sincerity," his music employs modified western graphic notation to create what he calls "modular cells of process-driven music." His upcoming album bird-drawn in the sky of light with renowned pianist R. Andrew Lee (praised by Pitchfork for his "sterling technique") will be released on Irritable Hedgehog Music. His solo releases include A Rising Space (2018) and down the sky they sing (2020) on his own redbirdsong workshop label, with additional works appearing on compilations from Irritable Hedgehog and Estuary Ltd.

In addition to his concert works, Unrein has composed music for film and television, including the feature films Sister/Brother and Half Sisters, the Amazon webseries Microaggressions, and the upcoming documentary Mr. Immortal Jellyfish Man. His ability to create evocative sonic environments has made him a sought-after composer for visual media.

Unrein studied at the University of Puget Sound and the University of Oregon before pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he taught and immersed himself in the contemporary music scene. He has presented scholarly work on postminimalist composers and hosted the NonPop podcast from 2006-2011, producing 74 episodes on new music.

Born in 1976 in Portland, Oregon, Unrein works from his studio creating music for concert performance, theater, dance, film/tv, and electronic media.