Joy Ngiaw is Malaysian composer for film and TV. Her score for Apple TV+ and Skydance's debut animation Blush received numerous accolades, including Best Music from Hollywood Music in Media and a prestigious Annie nomination in 2021. She also had the esteemed honor of scoring Skydance Animation's inaugural studio logo, making history as the youngest composer to achieve this significant accomplishment. Her logo score will now accompany all of Skydance Animation's future productions.

Her other scores include Netflix/CBS's TV show Glamorous, Walt Disney Animation Studio's Short Circuit S1 EP10: Jing Hua, and Netflix's Rescued by Ruby. Joy is currently scoring the highly anticipated animated series Wondla for Apple TV+, where she collaborates with industry veterans such as John Lasseter (Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Cars), Bobs Gannaway (101 Dalmatians, Monsters at Work), and Andrew L. Schmidt (Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia).

As a pianist and vocalist, Joy frequently records for television and film scores. Her passion for experimenting with a diverse range of tones, textures, and vocal techniques infuses her music with a distinct and innovative touch, incorporating elements such as vocalized breaths, mouth percussion, hums, and nature-inspired sounds within her scores.

In 2022, Joy’s talent has been recognized with a nomination for the highly regarded Emerging Talent award by the Society of Composers and Lyricists, establishing her as a distinguished voice among the new generation of film composers. She was also named one of 8 composers to participate in the NBCUniversal Composers Initiative in 2024.

Graduating summa cum laude from Berklee College of Music, Joy's passion lies in crafting emotionally-driven scores for narratives that evoke nostalgia, and bridge thought-provoking perspectives. As an executive board member of the Composers Diversity Collective, Joy passionately advocates for diversity and inclusion in the film scoring world, striving to create an industry that welcomes and empowers voices from all backgrounds. Currently based in Los Angeles, she is proudly represented by the esteemed William Morris Endeavor agency.