Todor Kobakov

Todor Kobakov (born September 19, 1978) is a Bulgarian-Canadian composer, producer, arranger and pianist based in Toronto, Ontario.

The owner, David Krystal, schooled Kobakov on composing music for picture, including the use of production equipment for sound design and mixing.

In 2003, Kobakov wrote the string arrangements for indie pop band Stars critically acclaimed sophomore album Set Yourself On Fire.

Kobakov went on to score string arrangements for other prominent Canadian indie artists including Metric,[5] Emily Haines, k-os, Sarah Slean, Lindy, Small Sins and Dan Mangan.

[8] In July 2010, Metric enlisted Kobakov to compose a string version of their breakthrough album Fantasies to be performed at Vivid Live, a music festival held in Sydney, Australia curated by Lou Reed and Lori Anderson.

Canadian hip-hop artist k-os commissioned Kobakov to compose string arrangements for his MTV Unplugged performance on March 31, 2011.

[9] His third film score of 2011 was for Fury,[10] a neo-noir thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson, directed by David Weaver and released in 2012.

Kobakov has since gravitated to darker, grittier films such as Fury, Cold Blooded,[14] Monster Brawl,[15] Pinkville,[16] Sympathy,[17] and Hit List, 2011.

Montreal's Hour Community proclaimed[20] that "parts of Pop Music are so simultaneously vital and gentle we may need to invent a new word" while The Globe and Mail called[21] Kobakov "a piano stylist in the gorgeous whimsical form of Erik Satie."