Raphaelle Thibaut

French composer Raphaelle Thibaut is seriously shaking up the film and TV music scene. She’s not your typical background character in the industry—she’s front and center, crafting scores that genuinely stick with you. 2021 kind of blew up for her, thanks to her work on Secrets of the Whales, that Emmy-winning Disney+/National Geographic docuseries produced by James Cameron. Oh, and she also did the music for Introducing, Selma Blair, a feature documentary that pulled at more than a few heartstrings. Her musical journey didn’t just pop out of nowhere. Raphaelle started banging out piano tunes at age four, which, let’s be real, is earlier than most of us could even tie our shoes. She soaked up inspiration from heavyweights like Ennio Morricone, Jerry Goldsmith, and François de Roubaix—yeah, some real legends. She wrapped up her studies at the music conservatory in Lille, France back in 2002 but then took a left turn, landing a marketing gig at Google. Sounds random? Maybe, but here’s where it gets wild: a life-altering experience at Abbey Road Studios in 2015 made her drop everything and chase her true love—music and film scoring. Since then, Thibaut’s been on a tear, popping up in all sorts of projects, from sweeping documentaries to TV shows you binge when you’re supposed to be working. Her scores aren’t just background noise—they’re the soul of the scene, fresh and totally unmistakable.