Where technology meets the human work of creating, teaching, and caring.

Film scores, fiction, and software that listens — using machines to amplify people, not replace them.

PBS’s 400 Years of the Telescope – BTS at Abbey Road.

Right now: scoring a travel montage for a planetarium feature, building the Music Analyzer, and drafting the Sarah Benedict novel.

Latest Project

The Music Analyzer Project

A composer-built software project for making musical structure, orchestration, color, and attention easier to inspect. It sits alongside other technical tools in progress, including teaching and language-learning work.

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Writing

Fiction and other writing

Sarah Benedict is one thread in a wider writing practice: fiction, voice, memory, and the odd weather of becoming visible to yourself.

Writing Projects

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Film Projects

Award-winning scores — Webby, Telly, Cannes Lions shortlist, and festival recognition worldwide. Selected film/music posts stay one click away, while the richer Music & Film page carries the full story.

“Through the Eyes of an Otaku” wins at BRNOThe eighth installment of the Tokyo Origami VR Series, “Through the Eyes of an Otaku” garnered the prestigious Best Short Award at…Diving into Flatland: Ladd Ehlinger Jr’s Unique Animated FilmAdapted from Edwin Abbott Abbott's satirical novella, Flatland The Film breaks the bounds of conventional animation with a score by…Swan Cake: The Animated Short Film that Dances its Way to SuccessA chubby Parisienne patisserie chef dreams of becoming a ballerina, inspired by the desire to pursue one's dreams, no matter…9D Theater: An Immersive ExperienceMark Slater has crafted hybrid cinematic soundtracks for a variety of immersive media experiences, advancing our senses from the realms…“Saved By Grace” (2018): An Award Winning Short Film by Brandan HaskellThis remarkable film, stamped with the producer's mark of Mattie Moore, is a vivid display of storytelling in its most potent…Broken Wing – Animation Film ScoringBroken Wing is a touching story about tragedy, loss and renewed hope, animated and produced by students at Woodbury University.

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About

Mark Slater is an artist, a technologist, and — in its older sense — a philologist: someone in love with reason and the pursuit of knowledge. He works across music, education, and social care, building tools that amplify people rather than replace them.

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