Mini Bio
Joy Ngiaw is a Malaysian film and TV composer known for her emotionally rich and inventive scores. She first gained recognition with Blush (Apple TV+), Skydance Animation’s debut short, which earned her the Best Music Award from the Hollywood Music in Media Awards and an Annie nomination. She later received a second Annie nomination for the sci-fi adventure trilogy WondLa (Apple TV+), collaborating with industry icon John Lasseter (Toy Story). Her score for WondLa was recently highlighted in IndieWire’s “Best TV Scores of the Year, According to Our Composers Survey” alongside White Lotus and Severance. She also made history as the youngest composer to score a major studio logo for Skydance Animation.
A 2024 BAFTA Breakthrough USA honoree, Joy was also selected for the NBCUniversal Composers Initiative, featured in Apple Southeast Asia’s Here’s to the Dreamers 2025 campaign spotlighting creative talents across the region, and serves on the Member Engagement Committee of the Recording Academy’s Los Angeles Chapter. As a pianist and vocalist, she brings a distinctive touch to her work, experimenting with tones, textures, and vocal techniques such as breaths, mouth percussion and hums.
Upcoming projects include Solo Mio, an Angel Studios feature starring Kevin James set for wide theatrical release in February 2026, and the Monkeypaw Productions’ The Pigs Underneath, premiering at TIFF. Her other credits include Mattel/Netflix’s Barbie Mysteries, Netflix/CBS's Glamorous, Walt Disney Animation Studios' Short Circuit, and Netflix's Rescued by Ruby.