“Megan Cavallari is one of those rare intuitive magical artists who somehow can translate what you’re thinking or feeling, or want your audience to think and feel, and turn it into sound. She knows the questions to ask, has the ability to listen and can translate your dreams into soundscapes that are almost tangible in depth and breadth. Megan is astounding professionally and personally.”
— David Nathan Schwartz, director/producer/writer/actor
 

A professional composer since the age of 15, Cavallari began her prolific career with two of the most iconic film composers of all time - Danny Elfman (Edward Scissorhands, Batman, Pee-wee's Big Adventure) and Jerry Goldsmith (Chinatown, The Omen, Basic Instinct).  Her first job was working alongside Danny on The Nightmare Before Christmas, during which Elfman graciously taught her the craft of film scoring and became her mentor.  She holds graduate degrees in music from New York University and studied film scoring, conducting, and orchestration at UCLA.  Cavallari has gone on to write for over 40 films and television shows, and her exceptional body of work spans the worlds of theatre, commercials, concerts, pop songs, and ice hockey arenas internationally.

Megan Cavallari has proven herself a musical powerhouse and innovator in the entertainment industry. She is best known for her versatility as a score composer and songwriter.  A natural collaborator with innate dramatic musical sensibility, Megan has maintained a balance throughout her career between high budget hits like Nightmare or Disney's Handy Manny and artsy, labor-of-love indies.  She has enjoyed collaborating with directors like Jamie Babbit, Wendy Molyneux, Rick Gitelson, John Hoyos, Adrian Selkowitz, and Bridget Smith. Forever fascinated by musical trends, technology, and sounds of the present and future, she has developed a voice that combines modern innovation and color with timeless human emotion and melody.  Equally at home in scoring an action sequence, ironic dark comedy, sweeping romance, or children's entertainment, the common thread in all of Megan's work is vivid musical storytelling.

Recently, the musical 'IRENA' (Music by. Megan Cavallari & Book by. Kait Kerrigan) was named a Finalist for the Pipeline Grant 2024 and a Semi-Finalist for New Works, New Voices 2024.

Megan currently lives in Playa Vista with her family and dog, and is an avid ice hockey fan and retired left wing.