"Quotes" |
"Striking original music." The Los Angeles Times "A wonderful musician." Drama-Logue "Darien Martus' tracks, ranging in tenor from funk to balladry to patter are a major plus." Variety (Read entire "Variety" review of "Some Love": click this link: "Some Love" Review in Variety ) "Composer Darien Martus' music cues provide some of the evening's best comedy." LA Weekly |
Awards |
Bay Area Drama Critic's Circle Award, Best Original Musical Score, 1995 "Some Love"
Oakland University "Matilda" Alumni Arts Achievement Award in Theatre, 2005
Article about Matilda Awards at Oakland University Website
University of Redlands SAI Composer's Award for Outstanding Composer of the Year 2000
Desert Stars Award for Original Musical Score, 1994 "The Incredibly Awesome Pied Piper"
City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department Grant for Composition, 1985 and 1989.
Darien in Crete, July 2005