Sarah Schachner

Sarah Schachner is an American composer and musician who has worked on the scores of films, television series and video games.

She was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media for her work on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

Early life Schachner grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia. When she was five, she first started playing piano and then started playing the violin. She kept learning other instruments, such as viola and cello, and played with both family and in an orchestra, as well as a jazz band.

In 2016, Ted Cruz's presidential campaign used one of Schachner's songs, "Lens", without permission. As the composer, she and the performer, along with a licensing firm, sued the Cruz campaign in May 2016 for copyright infringement. She Believes in Fate Douglas Lamore Charlatan Studios Short film 2011 Remains Colin Theys Chiller Films 2012 Promesas Aaron Celious Short film 2013 UnHung Hero Brian Spitz Breaking Glass Pictures 2025 Predator: Badlands Second collaboration with Dan Trachtenberg. Co-composed with Benjamin Wallfisch.

Other music credits Year Title Director Studio(s) Notes 2012 John Dies at the End Don Coscarelli Magnet Releasing Additional music

Video games Year Title Studio Notes 2014 Assassin's Creed: Unity Ubisoft Co-composed with Chris Tilton and Ryan Amon 2019 Anthem Electronic Arts Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Activision 2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla Ubisoft Co-composed with Jesper Kyd and Einar Selvik 2022Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIActivision

Other music credits Year Title Studio Notes 2011 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Activision Additional guitars & violinMusical score arrangements Need for Speed: The Run Electronic Arts Additional guitarsMusical score arrangements 2012 Far Cry 3 Ubisoft Additional music, cellos, violin, and vocals 2013 Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel Electronic Arts Additional music, cello and violin Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Ubisoft Additional music