Erik Abbink
Erik is a Dutch-Canadian film and television composer specializing in story-driven scores for thrillers, romantic films, and documentary projects. Working alongside creative partner Jacqueline Perriam, his work has been featured internationally on Hallmark, Lifetime, Paramount+, Netflix, TF1 (France), and Channel 5 (UK). Their scores have been recognized with a Leo Award for Best Musical Score in a Documentary Series (Visionary Gardeners, 2022).
Trained as a saxophonist at the doctoral level at the University of British Columbia, Erik has participated in chamber music programs at the Rolduc Orlando Chamber Festival (Netherlands) and held an Artist in Residence position at the Banff Centre for the Arts (Canada).
Top Credits
Bonds will be Broken (2024)
Woman with the Red Lipstick (2024)
Daddy's Deadly Secret (2024)
Sins in the Family (2023)
Mistletoe & Wine (2023)
EXPERIENCE / ABILITIES
Action, Animation, Children, Comedy, Commercials, Current Affairs, Documentary, Drama, Educational, Experimental, Horror, Industrial, Lifestyle, Movie of the Week, News, Science Fiction, Series - Episodic, Series - Mini
PROFESSIONAL ROLES
Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Music Director, Music Producer, Orchestrator, Programmer, Sound Designer, Synthesist
LANGUAGE
English
PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETIES
SOCAN, ASCAP
