About
Elton Zarb

Elton Zarb is an award-winning Maltese composer, music producer and music director, with a career spanning film, television, broadcast media, major live events and contemporary music production. Working across a diverse musical spectrum, from orchestral and cinematic scoring to electronic, pop, dance, R&B and hip-hop, Elton has composed, produced and remixed music for artists, broadcasters, film productions and major international events. His music has also secured sync placements in international film productions, including Universal Studios’ Bring It On: In It to Win It, further establishing his work across the international film and entertainment industry.

His international achievements include two Junior Eurovision Song Contest victories for Malta, in 2013 and 2015. He was also part of Malta’s participation in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest with Warrior, performed by Amber. Elton later served as Music Director and Producer for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest when the event was hosted in Malta in 2014 and 2016.

In 2018, Elton was commissioned to compose and produce music for the Opening Ceremony of Valletta 2018 — European Capital of Culture. His work on large-scale events also includes music for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Games of the Small States of Europe, as well as the composition of a commemorative score marking the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Malta.

Elton was also entrusted with composing the score for the immersive, semi-permanent installation created for Malta’s Envision 2050 initiative, bringing together music, storytelling and immersive media to contribute to the experience. From 2022 to 2026, Elton served as Music Director, Producer and Coordinator of the Golden Bee Awards during the Mediterrane Film Festival, combining his experience in film, music and large-scale live production.

His work in sonic branding and broadcast identity includes creating music and sound branding for Malta’s national television channels TVM, TVM News+ and TVM Sports+, as well as ONE TV, one of Malta’s leading private television broadcasters. His work in radio has also included the production of station imaging and jingles for ONE Radio and Campus 103.7.

As a film composer, Elton has scored a number of short and feature films, including Saul: The Journey to Damascus and A Dangerous Arrangement, both internationally distributed by eOne, as well as Mario Philip Azzopardi’s Maltese feature Ħallini Ħa Nirbaħ. His latest feature-film work includes the original score for The Theft of the Caravaggio, directed by Joshua Cassar Gaspar. He also composed the score for a documentary commemorating 100 years of cinema in 1Malta, featuring Joaquim de Almeida, as well as various short-film productions created for the Golden Bee Awards, featuring internationally recognised talent including David Walliams and Russell Crowe.

Across film, television, broadcast media and live performance, Elton’s work is guided by a fundamental belief:

“Music should never simply accompany the picture — it should become an integral part of the story.”