For nearly thirty years Jared has composed the musical scores for some of Western culture’s most celebrated stories and iconic characters.  The recipient of numerous awards and critical acclaim, his work is widely recognized for its ability to musically capture complex characters amidst stories that are rich in texture and meaning.

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Early in his career, Jared apprenticed under Emmy and ASCAP Award winning composer Joseph LoDuca. With LoDuca, Jared learned the business of composing for A-list projects including the globally syndicated television shows Xena: The Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.  Immediately following his apprenticeship, Jared scored several horror films for Full Moon Pictures and Rapid Heart Pictures and was recognized by Music from the Movies as one of the three most promising and interesting talents among film composers today.   His score for "At the Back of the North Wind" won a 2006 Audie Award for "Achievement in Production", as the score was recorded in 5.1 surround sound at Nashville's iconic OceanWay Studios.  

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The last few years have been quite busy for Jared, filled with diverse scoring opportunities from the massively orchestral, to the Americana styles of Copland meets Gershwin (but let’s add a banjo), to film noir jazz, to an acoustic guitar, dobro, and fiddle score for a period drama set in the west.  He has scored a feature film for ii Films entitled, “My Seven Grandmas”, three complete seasons of the Paul McCusker / Augustine Institute series, “Welcome to Hope Springs”, three installments of Darby Kern’s sci-fi thriller series, “The Jake Muller Adventures”, as well as “Reckoning of Cowards” and “The Claim” for Micah Touchet’s New Birth Audio.  

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DePasquale is a 10 time Seneca Award Nominee, and is the only person, regardless of award category, to have won three consecutive Seneca Awards (2017-2019).  When Jared isn't writing, he enjoys passing on his passion for scoring to the next generation, where he has been a guest lecturer at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music, Wheaton College, Judson University, Duquesne University's Mary Pappert School of Music, Nashville's Score-Con, and Sonic-Con at Liberty University.

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Jared resides in Nashville with his wife and two children.