"Composing music is not a solitary undertaking, but rather a collaborative process that involves realizing the intent of my directors and producers and visualizing from a sonic standpoint their vision and bringing it to life."
Survivor Season 24 "Ancient Voices" Theme:
One World
SURVIVOR: ONE WORLD pushes the game to its limits, forcing the two competing tribes to share one beach. The castaways must fight the elements, adapt to their new surroundings and vie against each other to stay in the game or be voted out by their peers, all while living together on the same beach. Tribes, separated by men versus women, will have to decide whether to share their resources with each other or leave the opposing tribe to fend for themselves. This ultimate social game becomes even more difficult to navigate because alliances could be formed between members of different tribes much earlier, adding yet another layer of intrigue to this competitive game.
"Pirate Master" Theme Wins Emmy
At the 60th Annual Creative Arts Primetime Emmys on September 13th, 2008, Russ won his first Emmy for his inspired main title to the reality TV series "Pirate Master". The theme features a possessed violin melody over the top of an epic nautical shanty. Russ was previously nominated for his themes to "Survivor" and "seaQuest 2032."




