Kate McQuiston

Dr. Kate McQuiston is a Professor of Music at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, specializing in music in film. Her research focuses on directorial and compositional style, preexisting music use, originality concepts, and music in biopics. She holds a PhD from Columbia University and has authored books such as Music and Sound in the Worlds of Michel Gondry (2020) and We’ll Meet Again: Musical Design in the Films of Stanley Kubrick (2013). Her work explores sound’s role in films by directors like Michel Gondry, emphasizing psychological and environmental themes. She frequently presents at global conferences and institutions, including the San Francisco Symphony and universities in New York, London, and Seoul. Dr. McQuiston’s contributions to screen music studies bridge academic and artistic domains, highlighting interdisciplinary approaches to cinema sound.