Catalin Marin

Catalin Marin is a film and television composer whose work spans feature films, documentaries, thrillers, romantic comedies, animation and giant-screen cinema.

Recent credits include the IMAX / Giant Screen feature documentary Secrets of Great Salt Lake, National Geographic’s Lost Cities with Albert Lin, the historical feature documentary From the Ashes of War, and numerous television films, with work broadcast on Hallmark, Lifetime, Super Channel and HBO, and distributed on platforms including Netflix.

Blending a strong orchestral foundation with contemporary electronics, detailed sound design and world-music influences, Catalin brings a distinctive cinematic voice to both narrative and documentary storytelling. His scores range from intimate, psychologically driven material to expansive orchestral and large-format work.

Catalin has received two Canadian Screen Award nominations and two SOCAN Awards. Most recently, his score for Secrets of Great Salt Lake was officially submitted by SK Films for Best Original Score consideration at the 2026 Giant Screen Cinema Association Achievement Awards.