Patricia Julien is a film and television composer based in Burlington, Vermont, specializing in writing dark humor, fantasy, horror, and tuneful themes. She loves collaborating and believes deeply in the power of story. Patricia’s music is largely hybrid electro-acoustic and she thrills to creating signature sounds.
She has worked closely with writer-directors John Schlag (Panes Taking, OVaXX, M.T. Nestor, Gravity), Ronan Furuta (Glorious Obscurity), Kevin Christopher (Psychopathogen), Alexis Vail (Lambing), and Chris Caswell (& Gretel Hansel KinRumpelStilts). She also has written the music for thirteen full-length theatrical productions. She has scored two commercials and composed the theme music for two web-based shows. Her music has been placed in television shows on ESPN (2025 Stanley Cup Championship and Skate for LA Strong), the Disney Channel (Disney Junior Me & Mickey), Telemundo (Al rojo vivo), the Golf Channel (PGA Tour Champions), and the NHL Channel (On the Fly and NHL Network Ice Time).
In addition to dramatic productions, Patricia composes for mixed-voice choral ensembles, solo voice and piano, orchestra, contemporary chamber ensembles, small jazz ensembles, and big band. She was the 2024-2025 Composer-Not-in-Residence for the San Francisco Choral Artists, commissioned to compose three new SATB a cappella pieces.
As a jazz flutist, Patricia has released four quartet/quintet albums and one jazz fusion album, and has performed or recorded with Ari Hoenig, Ron Elliston, Atilla Engin, and Kenny Wessel. She toured Europe and the eastern U.S. with Persian singer Dariush Eghbali, playing sold out shows at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and numerous other venues.
Patricia earned her M.M. from Manhattan School of Music and Ph.D. from University of Maryland, College Park. She teaches music theory, jazz composition, and creating music for video at University of Vermont.