Roger A. Martinez is a composer who specializes in opera and soundtrack music. Roger's operatic work frequently blends traditional chamber instrumentation with electronic components such as programmed beats, synthesizers, and sound design. His most recent opera, Constance: a Confession, a multi-author piece produced by Experiments in Opera, ran from May 13th-22nd at HERE arts center in New York City. Constance received critical acclaim from the New York Times, TheaterScene, and Picture this Post, among others.
Other operatic works include his electronic opera Souls Unscreened, chamber opera Potentialite, and Alcina Revamped, the latter of which re-imagines Handel's classic with new electronic arrangements. Additional vocal works include 2021's Invocación al laurel a song cycle setting of Federico García Lorca's poem for string trio and mezzo-soprano. Roger is currently working on a song cycle project with poet Kyle Connor.
Roger also works as a soundtrack composer. Recent soundtrack works include music for the UCLA college podcasts Tell Us What You Know, Cabinet of Curiosities and Science, Interrupted. Roger also performs as a guitarist and bassist, most recently contributing electric bass to the 2025 EP The Lifegivers by Latin fusion band Interminable, and double bass to experimental rock group Luna Honey's 2024 record Bound.
Roger is a graduate of San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Technology and Applied Composition program.