Todd Tarantino (b. 1974) is an independent composer based in New York's Hudson Valley. His music, through its elemental narrative shaped by broken tonalities, quarter-tone pitch spaces, and harmonies derived from ambient sound, seeks to reveal ecstatic truths by rendering the familiar strange. Rooted in tradition yet maintaining an uneasy relationship with it, Tarantino's compositions are personal, varied, and characterized by bold surfaces and the long line, massed textures and sustained intensity and have been described as "a fascinating expression of ambivalence." (George Grella, New York Classical Review)

Tarantino's music has been presented at concerts and festivals worldwide by leading musicians and ensembles, including Talea Ensemble, Ekmeles, Curious Chamber Players (Stockholm), Ostrava New Orchestra, Ostravska Banda (Czech Republic), New York New Music Ensemble, Ensemble Moderne Akademie (Frankfurt), Manhattan Sinfonietta, Orfeo Duo and many others. He holds degrees from Columbia University, New England Conservatory, and Bennington College and has taught at Columbia University and the Manhattan School of Music. From 2012 to 2019 he served as Director of MATA, a leading presenter of new music, guiding its global expansion. His principal composition teachers include John Luther Adams, Fred Lerdahl, Stephen Siegel, Allan Shawn, Jonathan Kramer, Betsy Jolas, and Tobias Picker.