Biography

Anya Lagman is a Filipina composer, producer, and songwriter whose work spans film and television, concert music, and collaborations with leading artists and global organizations.

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Most recently, Lagman composed the original score for Bench: Body of Work, a documentary produced by J Creative Entertainment and directed by Tom Lowry. The film had its world premiere at the Manila International Film Festival at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.

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She was also selected as the first Filipina composer for the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) Composer Accelerator Program (CFA), founded by Emmy-nominated composer Miriam Cutler. She is composing additional music for Common Side Effects, the Peabody Award-winning Adult Swim animated series created by Joseph Bennett and Steve Hely and executive-produced by Greg Daniels (The Office) and Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head). She also contributed additional music to the Emmy Award-winning Scavengers Reign, a Max Original and Netflix animated series created by Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner.

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Lagman’s music has been performed by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Budapest Scoring Orchestra at prominent venues across the United States, Europe, and the Philippines.

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Her notable original works include “Diamond Girl,” the official theme song for GOAT Creative Studios’ reality docuseries Celeste Unscripted; “Together in Motion,” the official theme song for the Philippines’ 2026 ASEAN chairship sung by P-pop group SB-19; “Together as One,” created for Estée Lauder Philippines’ Breast Cancer Campaign; and “Golden Glow,” performed by multi-platinum Filipino singer Julie Anne San Jose as the official theme song of Avignon Clinic. She also wrote “One Smile (Light Up the Way),” performed by the Philippines’ Concert King, Martin Nievera, for the international medical nonprofit Operation Smile.

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In 2024, Lagman was selected as one of three Alliance for Women Film Composers scholars for the Joy Music House Los Angeles Workshop. In 2025, she became Avignon Clinic’s first composer brand ambassador.

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Originally from Manila, Philippines, Lagman began playing the piano at age four and started composing at fourteen, inspired by Hans Zimmer’s score for Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Growing up in a musical household helped shape her instinct for emotionally driven storytelling through music.

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Lagman graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Composition from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music. She studied with distinguished composers Donald Crockett, Andrew Norman, Ted Hearne, Nina Young, and Veronika Krausas. She was also selected by the Thornton School for mentorship with film music agent Michael Gorfaine and Academy Award-nominated composer John Debney.