Dawn Vincent

Dawn Vincent is an Indian music composer and sound designer. He is a graduate from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He is also an accomplished pianist certified from Trinity College London. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema.

Early life and education Dawn was born in Kochi, Kerala, to Vincent John and Sheena Nancy. He has a younger brother, Navin Vincent, who is a structural engineer and also an 8th grade solo guitarist certified from Trinity College London, London. He is married to Priscilla Vaddadi who is working as an animation director in Canada.

Dawn studied in Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar, Kochi. He was active as a keyboard player and bass guitarist during his school life. He was part of a rock band and their genre of music included versions of singles from various bands such as Metallica, Dream Theater, Slipknot, Green Day, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. They also performed their own compositions and bagged prizes in many interschool competitions from 2004 to 2008.

He graduated from Karunya University, Coimbatore in 2012 with an undergraduate Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics and Media Technology. He then joined Film and Television Institute of India, Pune to pursue his Post Graduation Course in Sound Recording and Sound Design. As a student he was selected to do an on-location sound recording for a project in Internationale Filmschule Köln, Germany.

Musical career Dawn initially composed music for short films. He started working in the industry by doing background score for the film, Mundrothuruth: Munroe Island, in 2016 directed by Manu along with his batchmates from the Film and Television Institute of India, Ashok and Subramanian. He made his breakthrough in the film Adventures of Omanakuttan as a music composer and sound designer, associating with his classmates Rohith V S (director) and Akhil George (cinematographer). He was later associated with filmmakers such as Rajeev Ravi, B. Ajithkumar and Pramod Thomas .

Filmography Year Title Credit Notes 2016 Mundrothuruth: Munroe Island Background score Kammatipaadam Music arranger / music mixing engineer/ background score Kismath Music mixing engineer / pre-mixing engineer Kaadu Pookkunna Neram Music editor / pre-mixing engineer 2017 Samarpanam Background score Adventures of Omanakuttan Music composer / sound designer Tharangam Sound designer Sound of Silence Assistant mixing engineer 2018 Eeda Background score Iblis Music composer / director of audiography 2019 Run Kalyani Sound designer Thottappan Sound editor Virus Sound editor Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 Additional background score / sync sound recording 2020 Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte Background score Trance Music engineer (title track) 2021 Kala Music Composer / Background score / Sound Designer Nna Thaan Case Kodu Music Composer The Teacher Music Composer Kaapa Music Composer 2023 Higuita Background Score 2018 Additional Background Score How Is That For A Monday? Music composer EnglishTelugu 2024 Sureshanteyum Sumalathayudeyum Hrudayahariyaya Pranayakadha Music Composer 2025 Aap Kaise Ho Music Composer Kaliyugam 2064 Telugu film Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra Sound Designer 2026 Pennum Porattum Music Composer Aadu 3: One Last Ride - Part 1Background Score only Music Composer

Awards Kerala State Film Awards: 2023 –Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director – Score 53rd Kerala State Film Awards for Nna Thaan Case Kodu