Noah Foutz is a dynamic composer and performer based in Cleveland, OH, whose rich background in both classical and modern music is reflected in his scores for films and games. He has been recognized as the 2018 Bain Murray Award Winner for Composition, an International Finalist in the 2020 Walter Hussey Composition Contest, a 2023 Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Award Winner for the film CRESCENDO, the 2024 Cleveland 48 Hour Film Project’s “Best Original Score” Winner, and more. He is the founder and lead composer of North Coast Scoring, an orchestral scoring and music  production studio based in Cleveland, OH.

Noah blends his deep classical music education with his broad experience as a contemporary performer to craft his unique sound. He earned a Bachelor of Music Composition from Cleveland State University in 2019, where he studied  piano under Dr. Angelin Chang and the Cleveland Orchestra's Joela Jones.  He can be heard as a bassist, guitarist, and vocalist with bands such as The Big Leagues,  A Thousand Paper Cranes, and Dynamite and the  Lazerbeams, a Queen cover band which performed at the 2019 National Queen Fan Convention.