Claudia Sarne
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Singer-songwriter turned composer who moved from fronting 12 Rounds to scoring work after 2004, operating between London and Los Angeles.
Claudia Sarne is a singer, songwriter and composer whose practice moves confidently from bandroom songwriting to commissioned scoring — she is best known for her song-led work with 12 Rounds and for pivoting into scoring in 2004. Based between London and Los Angeles, Sarne’s career places equal weight on vocal authorship and compositional craft, and she is frequently identified with the collaborative projects that surround her songwriting roots.
Sarne began her public musical life writing and singing for 12 Rounds alongside her husband, Atticus Ross, and his brother, Leopold Ross. That phase established her as a front-facing songwriter who negotiates intimate vocal parts and structured song forms; it also embedded her in a creative network that later fed her move into composition for screen and other media. In parallel with 12 Rounds she is also a member of nearLY, a project that continues her interest in collaborative songwriting and production.
In 2004 Sarne moved into scoring, shifting attention from standalone albums and band projects toward composing music tailored to narrative contexts. She continues to split time between London and Los Angeles, working across both cities as a composer and songwriter. While much of her public profile grows from her early band work, her ongoing output reflects a composer who approaches scoring with a songwriter’s sensitivity — concise melodic lines, clear vocal instincts and an emphasis on supporting dramatic material through music.
Sarne remains active within the interconnected scenes of London and Los Angeles, balancing collaborative band membership with composing work initiated after 2004. That dual focus — songwriter and scorer — defines her current position as an artist who can move between foreground vocal work and the more supportive demands of composition for picture.
- · Claudia Sarne was born on 1969-12-18 and holds United States nationality.
- · She is based between London and Los Angeles, maintaining creative ties to both cities.
- · Sarne began her career singing and writing songs for her band 12 Rounds.
- · Her bandmate and spouse in 12 Rounds is Atticus Ross.
- · Leopold Ross is also a member of 12 Rounds and worked alongside Sarne in that band.
- · Sarne is a member of the project nearLY, which continues her collaborative songwriting work.
- · In 2004 she moved from band songwriting into scoring, shifting focus toward composition for narrative contexts.
- · Her professional identity encompasses musician, songwriter and composer across both song and score formats.
- · Sarne balances front-facing vocal work with composition, bringing songcraft to her scoring practice.
- · She continues to work in both London and Los Angeles, combining collaborative projects with commissioned composition.
Albums 7
EPs 1
Singles 3
Soundtracks 3
Appears On 2
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