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music for films (i.e.
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Michael Abels Michael Abels (born October 8, 1962) is an American composer best known for his genre-defying scores for the Jordan Peele films ''Get Out'' and '' Us'', for which Abels won a World Soundtrack Award, the Jerry Goldsmith Award, a Critics Choice no ...
(born 1962)''
Get Out ''Get Out'' is a 2017 American psychological horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Lil Rel Howery, LaKeith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Caleb La ...
'', '' Us, Bad Education'' * Rod Abernethy'' Star Trek: Encounters'', '' Wheelman'', '' Rage'' * Amanda Abizaid (born 1974)'' The 13th Alley'' *
J. J. Abrams Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker and composer. He is best known for his works in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and produced such films as '' Regarding Henry'' (1991), '' Fo ...
(born 1966)'' Felicity'', ''
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'' * André Abujamra (born 1965)'' Durval Discos'', '' Carandiru'' * Bojan Adamič (1912–1995)'' Valter Brani Sarajevo'' *
John Adams John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of t ...
(born 1947)'' Matter of Heart'' * Lee Adams (born 1924) *
Barry Adamson Barry Adamson (born 11 June 1958)Biography
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(born 1958)'' Lost Highway'', ''
Delusion A delusion is a false fixed belief that is not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence. As a pathology, it is distinct from a belief based on false or incomplete information, confabulation, dogma, illusion, hallucination, or some ...
'' * Richard Addinsell (1904–1977)'' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', ''
Dangerous Moonlight ''Dangerous Moonlight'' (US: ''Suicide Squadron'') is a 1941 British film, directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Anton Walbrook. Among the costumes, the gowns were designed by Cecil Beaton. The film is best known for its score written b ...
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Beau Brummell George Bryan "Beau" Brummell (7 June 1778 – 30 March 1840) was an important figure in Regency England and, for many years, the arbiter of men's fashion. At one time, he was a close friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, but ...
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John Addison John Mervyn Addison (16 March 19207 December 1998) was a British composer best known for his film scores. Early life Addison was born in Chobham, Surrey to a father who was a colonel in the Royal Field Artillery, and this influenced the d ...
(1920–1988)'' Tom Jones'', '' A Bridge Too Far'' *
Larry Adler Lawrence Cecil Adler (February 10, 1914 – August 6, 2001) was an American harmonica player. Known for playing major works, he played compositions by George Gershwin, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Malcolm Arnold, Darius Milhaud and Arthur Benjamin. ...
(1914–2001)''
Genevieve Genevieve (french: link=no, Sainte Geneviève; la, Sancta Genovefa, Genoveva; 419/422 AD – 502/512 AD) is the patroness saint of Paris in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Her feast is on 3 January. Genevieve was born in Nanterre a ...
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Mirwais Ahmadzaï Mirwais Ahmadzaï (born 23 October 1960), known mononymously as Mirwais, is a French electronic dance music record producer and songwriter. Born in Switzerland to an Afghan father and an Italian mother, Ahmadzaï was a member of the defunct 19 ...
(born 1960)''
Die Another Day ''Die Another Day'' is a 2002 spy film and the twentieth film in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It was produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and directed by Lee Tamahori. The fourth and final film star ...
'', '' Pardonnez-moi'' *
Air The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, known collectively as air, retained by Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere. The atmosphere of Earth protects life on Earth by creating pressure allowing for ...
(formed 1995)''
The Virgin Suicides ''The Virgin Suicides'' is a 1993 debut novel by the American author Jeffrey Eugenides. The fictional story, which is set in Grosse Pointe, Michigan during the 1970s, centers on the lives of five doomed sisters, the Lisbon girls. The novel is w ...
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Yasushi Akutagawa was a Japanese composer and conductor. His father was Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. Biography Akutagawa was born and raised in Tabata, Tokyo, the son of writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. Akutagawa studied composition with Kunihiko Hashimoto, Kan'ichi S ...
(1925–1989)'' Gate of Hell'', '' Fires on the Plain'', '' Mount Hakkoda'' *
Ismo Alanko Ismo Kullervo Alanko (; born November 12, 1960) is a Finnish musician. He is known as the frontman of several bands, most famously Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and Ismo Alanko Säätiö, as well as a successful solo artist. Alanko is known ...
(born 1960)'' Taivaan tulet'', '' Remontti'' * Mazhar Alanson (born 1950)'' Everything's Gonna Be Great'' *
Damon Albarn Damon Albarn (; born 23 March 1968) is an English-Icelandic musician, singer-songwriter and composer, best known as the frontman and primary lyricist of the rock band Blur and as the co-creator and primary musical contributor of the virtual ...
(born 1968)'' Ordinary Decent Criminal'', '' Ravenous'', '' 101 Reykjavík'' *
Charles Albertine Charles Albertine (February 24, 1929 – May 18, 1986) was an American musician, composer, and arranger of the space-age pop era. He is best known as an arranger for Les and Larry Elgart, Sammy Kaye, and The Three Suns, and as the composer of ...
(1929–1986) * Bob Alcivar (born 1938)''
Butterflies Are Free ''Butterflies Are Free'' is a 1972 American comedy-drama film based on the 1969 play by Leonard Gershe. The 1972 film was produced by M. J. Frankovich, released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Milton Katselas and adapted for the screen by G ...
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The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder ''The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder'' is a 1974 film from Playboy Enterprises directed by Arthur Hiller and produced by Hugh Hefner. This was the final film for actor George Marshall. Plot A Vietnam veteran who pretends to be insane ends up bei ...
'', '' Hysterical'' * Dan Andrei Aldea (1950–2020)'' Nunta de piatră'' * Edesio Alejandro (born 1958)'' Life Is to Whistle'', '' Suite Habana'', '' Un rey en la Habana'' *
Alessandro Alessandroni Alessandro Alessandroni (18 March 1925 – 26 March 2017) was an Italian musician and composer. He played multiple instruments, including the guitar, mandolin, mandolincello, sitar, accordion and piano, and composed more than 40 film scores and ...
(1925–2017)'' Any Gun Can Play'' *
Jeff Alexander Jeff Alexander (born Myer Goodhue Alexander; July 2, 1910 – December 23, 1989) was an American conductor, arranger, and composer of film, radio and television scores. Early years Born in Seattle, Washington, Alexander began performing in h ...
(1910–1989)'' The Tender Trap'', '' Jailhouse Rock'', ''
Kid Galahad ''Kid Galahad'' is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. It was released by United Artists in August 1962 and opened at #9 at the American box office. '' Variety'' ranked it #37 on its list of the top-grossing films of ...
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Van Alexander Van Alexander (May 2, 1915 – July 19, 2015) was an American bandleader, arranger, and composer. Early years Van Alexander was born Alexander Van Vliet Feldman in Harlem. His mother was a classical pianist, and she taught him to play the piano. ...
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Hugo Alfvén Hugo Emil Alfvén (; 1 May 18728 May 1960) was a Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter. Career Violinist Alfvén was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and studied at the Royal College of Music (Kungliga Musikhögskolan) from 1887 ...
(1872–1960)'' The Girl of Solbakken'', '' Mans kvinna'' *
Hossein Alizadeh Hossein Alizadeh ( fa, حسین علیزاده) is an Iranian musician, composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar, shurangiz and setar instrumentalist and improviser. He has performed with such musicians as Shahram Nazeri, ...
(born 1951)''
Gabbeh Gabbeh or gabba ( fa, گبه) carpets are a traditional variety of Persian carpet. Gabbeh is known as gava in Kurdish and Luri and is also called khersak () in Bakhtiari, literally meaning a "bear's cub". Traditionally a sleeping rug, a gabbeh ...
'', '' A Time for Drunken Horses'', ''
Turtles Can Fly ''Turtles Can Fly'' ( ku, کیسەڵەکانیش دەفڕن) is a 2004 Kurdish war drama film written, produced, and directed by Bahman Ghobadi. The film stars Soran Ebrahim, Avaz Latif, Saddam Hossein Faysal, Hiresh Feysal Rahman, Abdolrahman ...
'' * Johan Alkenäs (born 1974) * Eric Allaman *
Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...
(born 1935)'' Trabanten'' * John Altman (born 1949)''
The MatchMaker ''The Matchmaker'' is a 1954 play by Thornton Wilder, a rewritten version of his 1938 play '' The Merchant of Yonkers''. History The play has a long and colorful history. John Oxenford's 1835 one-act farce ''A Day Well Spent'' had been extend ...
'', '' Shadowlands'', '' Little Voice'' * Javier Álvarez (born 1956)'' Cronos'' *
William Alwyn William Alwyn (born William Alwyn Smith; 7 November 1905 – 11 September 1985), was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher. Life and music William Alwyn was born William Alwyn Smith in Northampton, the son of Ada Tyler (Tompkins ...
(1905–1985)'' The Fallen Idol'', ''
Odd Man Out ''Odd Man Out'' is a 1947 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, and starring James Mason, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack, and Kathleen Ryan. Set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, it follows a wounded Nationalist leader who attempts to evade po ...
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Fires Were Started ''Fires Were Started'' is a 1943 British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings. Filmed in documentary style, it shows the lives of firefighters through the Blitz during the Second World War. The film uses actual firemen (including Cyril ...
'' * Masamichi Amano (born 1957)'' Battle Royale'', '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'', ''
Giant Robo is a Japanese manga series by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. The manga, which was first published in 1967, spawned a live-action ''tokusatsu'' television series of the same name, as well as a series of original video animations called '' Giant Robo ...
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W. D. Amaradeva Sri Lankabhimanya Wannakuwattawaduge Don Albert Perera ( si, වන්නකුවත්තවඩුගේ දොන් ඇල්බට් පෙරේරා; ta, டபிள்யூ. டி. அமரதேவா; 5 December 1927 – 3 No ...
(1927–2016)'' Adata Vediya Heta Hondai'', '' Delovak Athara'', '' Getawarayo'', '' Sikuru Tharuwa'' *
Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972) is a Spanish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goyas—including a Goya Award for Best Director for his 2001 film '' The Others''— two European Film Aw ...
(born 1972)'' The Sea Inside'', '' The Others'' * Daniele Amfitheatrof (1901–1983)'' Lassie Come Home'', ''
Song of the South ''Song of the South'' is a 1946 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated musical film, musical drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson; produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. ...
'', '' Guest Wife'' *
David Amram David Werner Amram III (born November 17, 1930) is an American composer, arranger, and conductor of orchestral, chamber, and choral works, many with jazz flavorings.
(born 1930)''
The Manchurian Candidate ''The Manchurian Candidate'' is a novel by Richard Condon, first published in 1959. It is a political thriller about the son of a prominent U.S. political family who is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for a Communist conspiracy. T ...
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Splendor in the Grass ''Splendor in the Grass'' is a 1961 American period drama film produced and directed by Elia Kazan, from a screenplay written by William Inge. It stars Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty (in his film debut) as two high school sweethearts, navigati ...
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Anamanaguchi Anamanaguchi is an American chiptune-based pop and rock band from New York City. The band has four members: lead songwriters and guitarists Peter Berkman and Ary Warnaar, bassist James DeVito, and drummer Luke Silas. Anamanaguchi combines di ...
(formed 2004)'' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game'' *
Anand Raj Anand Anand Raaj Anand is an Indian composer, lyricist and playback singer in the Hindi film industry. He was nominated for the Best Music Director Filmfare Award for ''Kaante'' (2003). Early life Anand Raj was born on 8 November 1961 in Delhi in ...
'' Dishayen'', '' Masti'', '' Masoom'' *
Anastasia Anastasia (from el, Ἀναστασία, translit=Anastasía) is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia, where it was the mos ...
(formed 1990)'' Before the Rain'' * Kai Normann Andersen (1900–1967)'' Præsten i Vejlby'', '' Hotel Paradis'', '' Odds 777'', '' Nøddebo Præstegård'' *
Adam Anders Adam Anders (born October 10, 1975) is a Swedish film, television and music producer who has sold more than 100 million albums and in recent years has become one of the most in-demand Executive Producers for music-driven film and television. Ande ...
(born 1975) * Murray C. Anderson'' In My Country'', '' Boy called Twist'' *
Benny Andersson Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, singer, composer and producer best known as a member of the musical group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess'', '' Kristina från Duvemåla'', and '' Mamma ...
(born 1946)'' Mio in the Land of Faraway'', '' Songs from the Second Floor'', '' You, the Living'' * Michael Andrews (born 1959)''
Donnie Darko ''Donnie Darko'' is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly and produced by Flower Films. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, K ...
'', '' Orange County'', ''
Me and You and Everyone We Know ''Me and You and Everyone We Know'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Miranda July. She also acts in the starring role, opposite John Hawkes. The film was the first major studio production for July, who had be ...
'', '' Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'' * Steffan Andrews (born 1985) * Jurriaan Andriessen (1925–1996)'' De aanslag'', '' Dorp aan de rivier'', ''
De Dans van de Reiger '' De Dans van de Reiger '' is a 1966 Dutch film directed by Fons Rademakers. It was adapted by Hugo Claus from his play of the same name. Plot The rich and conservative Edward can not forgive his younger wife who had been unfaithful. She's tr ...
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George Antheil George Johann Carl Antheil (; July 8, 1900 – February 12, 1959) was an American avant-garde composer, pianist, author, and inventor whose modernist musical compositions explored the modern sounds – musical, industrial, and mechanical – of t ...
(1900–1959)''
In a Lonely Place ''In a Lonely Place'' is a 1950 American film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, produced for Bogart's Santana Productions. The script was written by Andrew P. Solt from Edmund H. North's adaptation o ...
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Ballet Mécanique ''Ballet Mécanique'' (1923–24) is a Dadaist post-Cubist art film conceived, written, and co-directed by the artist Fernand Léger in collaboration with the filmmaker Dudley Murphy (with cinematographic input from Man Ray).Chilvers, Ian & Gla ...
'' * Paul Antonelli (born 1959)'' China O'Brien'', '' Out of the Dark'' * Yoshino Aoki (born 1971)''
Breath of Fire III ''Breath of Fire III'' is a role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom originally for the PlayStation console as part of the '' Breath of Fire'' series. Initially released in Japan on September 11, 1997, the game was later release ...
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Breath of Fire IV ''Breath of Fire IV'' is a role-playing video game developed by Capcom, and is the fourth game in the ''Breath of Fire'' series. It was originally released for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation home console in Japan and North America in 2000, ...
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Aphex Twin Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known as Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born British musician, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. Journalists from publicati ...
(born 1971)'' Kuso'' *
Louis Applebaum Louis Applebaum (April 3, 1918April 19, 2000) was a Canadian film score composer, administrator, and conductor. Early life He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and studied at the Toronto Conservatory of Music with Leo Smith and the University ...
(1918–2000)'' The Story of G.I. Joe'' *
Arcade Fire Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band's current touring line-up also includes former core member Sa ...
(formed 2001)'' Her'' *
Archive An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual ...
(formed 1994)'' Michel Vaillant'', '' Sep'' *
Takanori Arisawa was a Japanese composer and arranger best known for composing the ''Sailor Moon'' anime series and ''Digimon'' series (Seasons 1-4). He wrote music for the series, including its video games. Born in Tokyo, Arisawa began to learn piano at the age ...
(1951–2005)''
Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 volumes. The ser ...
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Digimon , short for "Digital Monsters" ( ''Dejitaru Monsutā''), is a Japanese media franchise encompassing virtual pet toys, anime, manga, video games, films and a trading card game. The franchise focuses on the eponymous creatures, who inhabit a "Digi ...
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David Arkenstone David Arkenstone (born July 1, 1952) is an American composer and performer. His music is primarily instrumental, with occasional vocalizations. Most of Arkenstone's music falls into new age category; however, he also worked in other genres, inclu ...
(born 1952)'' Robot Wars'', '' World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'' *
Harold Arlen Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ' ...
(1905–1986)'' The Wizard of Oz'' * Craig Armstrong (born 1959)''
Romeo + Juliet Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a pries ...
'', '' Ray'', ''
Moulin Rouge! ''Moulin Rouge!'' (, ) is a 2001 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It follows a young English poet, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and cour ...
'' * Leo Arnaud (1904–1991)'' The Kissing Bandit'', '' Apache Rose'', '' The F.B.I.'' *
David Arnold David Arnold (born 23 January 1962) is a British film composer whose credits include scoring five James Bond films, as well as '' Stargate'' (1994), ''Independence Day'' (1996), '' Godzilla'' (1998) and the television series '' Little Britain' ...
(born 1962)''
Independence Day An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Many ...
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Quantum of Solace ''Quantum of Solace'' is a 2008 spy film and the twenty-second in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sequel to ''Casino Royale'' (2006). Directed by Marc Forster and written by Neil Purvis, Robert Wade, and Pa ...
'', '' Little Britain'' *
Sir Malcolm Arnold Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006) was an English composer. His works feature music in many genres, including a cycle of nine symphonies, numerous concertos, concert works, chamber music, choral music and music ...
(1921–2006)''
The Bridge on the River Kwai ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' is a 1957 epic film, epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the The Bridge over the River Kwai, 1952 novel written by Pierre Boulle. Although the film uses the historical setting of the construction of ...
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Hobson's Choice A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one thing is actually offered. The term is often used to describe an illusion that multiple choices are available. The most well known Hobson's choice is "I'll give you a choice: take it or leav ...
'', '' Whistle Down the Wind'', ''
The Belles of St Trinian's ''The Belles of St Trinian's'' is a 1954 British comedy film, directed by Frank Launder, co-written by Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and starring Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell, George Cole, Hermione Baddeley. Inspired by British cartoonist Ronald ...
'' * Len Arran (born 1961)'' Soulboy'', '' The Truth About Love'' * Jorge Arriagada (born 1943)'' Time Regained'', '' Klimt'', ''
Salvador Allende Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (, , ; 26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as the 28th president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death on 11 September 1973. He was the fir ...
'' * Claude Arrieu (1903–1990)'' Les Gueux au paradis'', '' Marchands de rien'', '' (Le Tombeur)'' *
Art Zoyd Art Zoyd is a French band formed in 1969, mixing free jazz, progressive rock and avant-garde electronica. Gérard Hourbette was the band's director and composer until his death in May 2018. Another key member of the band was Thierry Zaboitzeff, w ...
(formed 1968)new scores for ''
Nosferatu ''Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror'' (German: ''Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens'') is a 1922 Silent film, silent German Expressionism (cinema), German Expressionist horror film directed by F. W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck as Count ...
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Metropolis A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big ci ...
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Häxan ''Häxan'' (, "The Witch"; Danish: ''Heksen''; English: ''The Witches''; released in the US in 1968 as ''Witchcraft Through the Ages'') is a 1922 silent horror essay film written and directed by Benjamin Christensen. Consisting partly of d ...
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Eduard Artemyev Eduard Nikolayevich Artemyev ( rus, Эдуа́рд Никола́евич Арте́мьев, p=ɨdʊˈart ɐrˈtʲemʲjɪf; born 30 November 1937) is a Soviet and Russian composer of electronic music and film scores. Outside of Russia, he is ...
(born 1937)'' Solaris'', '' Stalker'', ''
Burnt by the Sun ''Burnt by the Sun'' (russian: Утомлённые солнцем, translit. ''Utomlyonnye solntsem'', literally "wearied by the sun") is a 1994 film by Russian director and screenwriter Nikita Mikhalkov and Azerbaijani screenwriter Rustam ...
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The Barber of Siberia ''The Barber of Siberia'' (russian: Сибирский цирюльник, translit. ''Sibirskiy tsiryulnik'') is a 1998 Russian film that re-united the Academy Award-winning team of director Nikita Mikhalkov and producer Michel Seydoux. It ...
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Joseph Arthur Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. He is best known for his solo material, and as a member of Fistful of Mercy and RNDM. Arthur has built his reputation over the years through ...
(born 1971)''
Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton, is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is considered to be bordered by 34th Street (or 41st Street) to the south, 59th Street to the north, Eighth Avenue to the ea ...
'', '' Deliver Us from Evil'' *
Philippe Arthuys Philippe Arthuys (22 November 1928 – 6 January 2010) was a French composer and film director. He worked on over 20 films between 1959 and 1997. His 1965 film '' The Glass Cage'' was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival ...
(1928–2010)'' The Glass Cage'', ''
The Carabineers ''The Carabineers'' (french: Les Carabiniers; 1963) was the fifth narrative feature film by French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard. Plot ''Les Carabiniers'' (1963) tells the story of two poor men called to serve in battle, lured by promises of the world' ...
'', '' Le trou'' *
Noriyuki Asakura is a Japanese composer and vocalist, best known for composing the soundtracks to the anime series ''Rurouni Kenshin'' and the video game franchises '' Tenchu'' and ''Way of the Samurai''. He is well known for combining traditional Japanese mus ...
(born 1954)''
Onimusha is a series of video games developed and published by Capcom. It makes use of the historic figures that shaped Japan's history, retelling their stories with supernatural elements. Most of the games are of the action-adventure genre, a combinatio ...
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Way of the Samurai ''Way of the Samurai'', known in Japan as , is a PlayStation 2 action-adventure game developed by Acquire and released in 2002. Set in 19th century Japan, the player takes on the role of a rōnin who wanders into a remote village and becomes in ...
'', '' Tenchu'' *
Assassin Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have a ...
(formed 1985)''
La Haine ''La Haine'' (, ; released in the United States as ''Hate'') is a 1995 French crime drama film written, co-edited, and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Starring Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé and Saïd Taghmaoui, the film chronicles a day and ...
'' * Edwin Astley (1922–1998)'' The Saint'', ''
Danger Man ''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again b ...
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Civilisation A civilization (or civilisation) is any complex society characterized by the development of a state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system). Civ ...
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The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Technicolor swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and stars Errol Flynn, Olivia de ...
'' * Richard Attree''
Horizon The horizon is the apparent line that separates the surface of a celestial body from its sky when viewed from the perspective of an observer on or near the surface of the relevant body. This line divides all viewing directions based on whether ...
'', '' The Demon Headmaster'', '' Watt on Earth'' *
Georges Auric Georges Auric (; 15 February 1899 – 23 July 1983) was a French composer, born in Lodève, Lodève, Hérault, France. He was considered one of ''Les Six'', a group of artists informally associated with Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie. Before he turn ...
(1899–1983)'' La Belle et la bete'', '' Bonjour Tristesse'', '' Lola Montès'', ''
The Wages of Fear ''The Wages of Fear'' (french: Le Salaire de la peur) is a 1953 French thriller film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Yves Montand, and based on the 1950 French novel ''Le Salaire de la peur'' (lit. "The Salary of Fear") by Georges ...
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. It focuses on the unfortunate story o ...
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Eric Avery Eric Adam Avery (born April 25, 1965) is an American musician. He is best known as the founding bass guitarist and co-songwriter of the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, with whom he has recorded two studio albums. He is also currently the ...
(born 1965)'' Sex with Strangers'', '' Soul Kiss'' * Max Avery Lichtenstein'' Tarnation'', '' Puzzlehead'' *
Roy Ayers Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Pol ...
(born 1940)''
Coffy ''Coffy'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation film written and directed by Jack Hill. The story is about a black female vigilante played by Pam Grier who seeks violent revenge against a heroin dealer responsible for her sister's addiction.Gary A. ...
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Albert Ayler Albert Ayler (; July 13, 1936 – November 25, 1970) was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist, singer and composer. After early experience playing R&B and bebop, Ayler began recording music during the free jazz era of the 1960s. Howev ...
(1936–1970)''
New York Eye and Ear Control ''New York Eye and Ear Control'' is an album of group improvisations recorded in July 1964 by an augmented version of Albert Ayler's group to provide the soundtrack for Michael Snow's film of the same name. Background ''New York Eye and Ear Con ...
'' * Mark Ayres (born 1961)''
Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the ...
'' * Alexandre Azaria (born 1967)''
Transporter 2 ''Transporter 2'' (French: ''Le Transporteur 2'') is an English-language French 2005 action-thriller film directed by Louis Leterrier. Written by Robert Mark Kamen and co-producer Luc Besson, it is the sequel to '' The Transporter'' (2002), as wel ...
'', '' Transporter 3'', '' Astérix et les Vikings'' *
Lex de Azevedo Alexis King de Azevedo (born January 14, 1943) is an American composer, song writer, pianist, actor and singer known primarily for his film scores and his work on '' The Swan Princess'' of which one of his songs was nominated for a Golden Globe ...
(born 1943)''
The Swan Princess ''The Swan Princess'' is a 1994 American animated fantasy film based on the ballet ''Swan Lake''. Featuring Michelle Nicastro, Howard McGillin, Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, Sandy Duncan, and Steve Vinovich, the film is directed by f ...
'', '' Where the Red Fern Grows'' *
Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his dist ...
(1924–2018)'' Le cercle vicieux'', '' L'île du bout du monde'', '' C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre''


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Luis Bacalov Luis Enríquez Bacalov (30 August 1933 – 15 November 2017) was an Argentine-born film composer. He learned music from Enrique Barenboim, father of Daniel Barenboim the conductor of the Berlin, and Chicago orchestras, and also Berta Sujovolsky ...
(1933–2017)'' Django'', '' Il Postino'', '' The Gospel According to St. Matthew'', '' Storm Rider'' *
Burt Bacharach Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gr ...
(born 1928)'' Casino Royale'', '' What's New Pussycat'', ''
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' is a 1969 American Western buddy film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman. Based loosely on fact, the film tells the story of Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker, known as Butch C ...
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Lost Horizon ''Lost Horizon'' is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a film, also called '' Lost Horizon'', in 1937 by director Frank Capra. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamase ...
'' * Pierre Bachelet (1944–2005)''
Emmanuelle Emmanuelle is the lead character in a series of French erotic films based on the main character in the novel '' Emmanuelle'' (1959), created by Emmanuelle Arsan. Character history Emmanuelle appeared as the pen name of Marayat Rollet-Andria ...
'', '' Les Bronzés font du ski'', '' Story of O'', '' Emmanuelle 5'' * Michael Bacon (born 1949)'' Loverboy'', '' The Last Good Time'', '' King Gimp'' *
Angelo Badalamenti Angelo Daniel Badalamenti (March 22, 1937 – December 11, 2022) was an American composer, best known for his work scoring films for director David Lynch, notably '' Blue Velvet'', the ''Twin Peaks'' saga (1990–1992, 2017), '' The Straight St ...
(born 1937)''
Twin Peaks ''Twin Peaks'' is an American mystery serial drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990, and originally ran for two seasons until its cancellation in 1991. The show returned in 2017 for ...
'', '' Blue Velvet'', ''
The City of Lost Children ''The City of Lost Children'' (french: La Cité des enfants perdus) is a 1995 science fantasy film directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Jeunet and Gilles Adrien, and starring Ron Perlman. An international co-production of c ...
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Mulholland Drive Mulholland Drive is a street and road in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California. It is named after pioneering Los Angeles civil engineer William Mulholland. The western rural portion in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties is na ...
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Klaus Badelt Klaus Badelt (born 12 June 1967) is a German composer, producer, and arranger of film scores. He is known for his collaborations with Hans Zimmer, helping to write scores for dozens of critically acclaimed films including '' The Thin Red Line'', ...
(born 1967)'' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'', '' Equilibrium'', '' Wu ji'' *
Paul Baillargeon Paul Baillargeon (born 1943) is a Canadian composer, known for his music for television shows. He contributed music to 41 episodes of Star Trek shows, and won the 2002 ASCAP Award (Top TV Series) for Enterprise, shared with the series' other regu ...
(born 1944)'' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' * Tadeusz Baird (1928–1981)'' Lotna'', '' Ludzie z pociagu'', '' Pasazerka'' *
Constantin Bakaleinikoff Constantin Romanovich Bakaleinikov (also spelled Bakaleynikov and Bakaleinikoff; russian: Константин Романович Бакалейников; 26 April 1896 – 3 September 1966) was a Russian-born composer who worked in Hollywood, Cal ...
(1896–1966)'' Higher and Higher'' *
Mischa Bakaleinikoff Mikhail Romanovich "Mischa" Bakaleinikov (also spelled Bakaleynikov and Bakaleinikoff; russian: Михаил Романович Бакалейников; November 10, 1890 – August 10, 1960) was a noted musical director, film composer and ...
(1890–1960)'' Earth vs. the Flying Saucers'', ''
20 Million Miles to Earth ''20 Million Miles to Earth'' (also known as ''The Beast from Space'') is a 1957 American horror science fiction monster film directed by Nathan Juran and starring William Hopper, Joan Taylor, and Frank Puglia. It was produced by Charles H. S ...
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It Came from Beneath the Sea ''It Came from Beneath the Sea'' is a 1955 American science fiction monster film from Columbia Pictures, produced by Sam Katzman and Charles Schneer, directed by Robert Gordon, that stars Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, and Donald Curtis. Th ...
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Buddy Baker Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker Jr. (January 25, 1941 – August 10, 2015) was an American professional stock car racing driver and commentator. Over the course of his 33-year racing career, he won 19 races in the NASCAR Cup Series, including the 198 ...
(1918–2002)''
The Fox and the Hound ''The Fox and the Hound'' is a 1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. The 24th Disney animated feature film, the film tells the st ...
'', '' The Apple Dumpling Gang'', ''
Napoleon and Samantha ''Napoleon and Samantha'' is a 1972 American adventure drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and written by Stewart Raffill. Filmed in and around John Day, Oregon, it stars Johnny Whitaker and Jodie Foster (in her feature film debut) in the ti ...
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Lorne Balfe Lorne Balfe (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish composer and record producer of film, television, and video game scores. A veteran of Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions, Balfe is known for his composing music for big-budget films ...
(born 1976) (Composer, Producer, Arranger) ''
Home A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it. ...
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Penguins of Madagascar ''Penguins of Madagascar'' (also known as ''Penguins of Madagascar: The Movie'') is a 2014 American computer-animated spy action comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Starring the voices of Tom McG ...
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Alexander Bălănescu Alexander Bălănescu () (born 11 June 1954) is a Romanian violinist, and founder of the Balanescu Quartet. Biography Bălănescu was born in Bucharest, and at the age of seven went to the Special School for Music there. His teachers in Romania we ...
(born 1954)'' Tabló'', '' Il partigiano Johnny'', '' Dem Himmel ganz nah'' *
Iain Ballamy Iain Ballamy (born 20 February 1964) is a British composer and saxophonist. He is considered one of the greatest modern jazz saxophonists. Career Ballamy was born in Guildford, Surrey, and educated at George Abbot School, Guildford, from 197 ...
(born 1964)'' MirrorMask'' *
Glen Ballard Basil Glen Ballard Jr. (born May 1, 1953) is an American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer. He is best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's 1995 album ''Jagged Little Pill'', which won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Al ...
(born 1953)''
Navy SEALs The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the United States Navy, U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the United States Naval Special Warfare Command, Naval Special Wa ...
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The Polar Express ''The Polar Express'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1985. The book is now widely considered to be a classic Christmas story for young children. It was praised for its deta ...
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Richard Band Richard Howard Band is an American composer of film music. He has scored more than 140 projects, including '' From Beyond'', which won the award for Best Original Soundtrack at the Sitges Film Festival. Lately he scored '' Exorcism at 60,000 Feet ...
(born 1953)'' Re-Animator'', '' Puppet Master'', ''
Stargate SG-1 ''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, i ...
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Thomas Bangalter Thomas Bangalter (; born 3 January 1975) is a French musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, DJ and composer. Son of French music composer and artist Daniel Vangarde. He is best known as one half of the former French house music duo Daft ...
(born 1975)''
Irréversible ''Irréversible'' () is a 2002 French experimental psychological thriller film written and directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and Albert Dupontel, the plot depicts the events of a tragic night in Paris as two me ...
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Don Banks Donald Oscar Banks (25 October 19235 September 1980) was an Australian composer of concert, jazz, and commercial music. Early life and education Jazz was Banks' earliest and strongest musical influence. He learned the saxophone as a boy in Aust ...
(1923–1980)'' Die, Monster, Die!'', '' The Reptile'', '' Rasputin, the Mad Monk'' * Claus Bantzer (born 1942)''
Cherry Blossoms A cherry blossom, also known as Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of genus ''Prunus'' or ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''. They are common species in East Asia, including China, Korea and especially in Japan. They generally ...
'', ', '' Männer...'' * Billy Barber * Lesley Barber (born 1968)'' You Can Count on Me'', ''
Mansfield Park ''Mansfield Park'' is the third published novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1814 by Thomas Egerton. A second edition was published in 1816 by John Murray, still within Austen's lifetime. The novel did not receive any public reviews unt ...
'', '' Little Bear'' *
Gato Barbieri Leandro "Gato" Barbieri (November 28, 1932 – April 2, 2016) was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. His nickname, Gato, is Spa ...
(1934–2016)''
Last Tango in Paris ''Last Tango in Paris'' ( it, Ultimo tango a Parigi; french: Le Dernier Tango à Paris) is a 1972 erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The film stars Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider and Jean-Pierre Léaud, and portrays a recently ...
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Blixa Bargeld Blixa Bargeld (born Christian Emmerich, 12 January 1959) is a German musician who has been the lead singer of the band Einstürzende Neubauten since its formation in 1980. Bargeld was also a founding member of the Australian rock band Nick Cave ...
(born 1959)'' To Have & to Hold'', '' Jonas in the Desert'', ''
Recycled Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. The Energy recycling, recovery of energy from waste materials is often included in this concept. The recyclability of a material depends on its ability t ...
'' * James Edward Barker (born 1980)'' Psych 9'', '' The Drought'', '' The Vanishment'' *
Warren Barker Warren Barker (April 16, 1923 – August 3, 2006) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor known for work in film, radio, and television, as well as for original band and symphonic compositions. Education He attended the University ...
(1923–2006)''
Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a ty ...
'' * Andrew Barnabas (born 1973)''
MediEvil ''MediEvil'' is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by SCE Studio Cambridge and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. The game is set in the medieval Kingdom of Gallowmere and centres around the c ...
'', '' Primal'' *
Erran Baron Cohen Erran Boaz Baron Cohen (born May 1968) is an English composer and trumpet player known for collaborations with his younger brother, Sacha Baron Cohen. Life and career Baron Cohen is a founding member of the world music group Zohar who are sign ...
(born 1968)'' Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'', ''
Brüno ''Brüno'' is a 2009 mockumentary comedy film directed by Larry Charles and starring Sacha Baron Cohen, who produced, co-wrote, and played the gay Austrian fashion journalist Brüno. It is the third film based on one of Cohen's characters f ...
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Da Ali G Show ''Da Ali G Show'' is a British satirical television series created by and starring English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. In the series, Baron Cohen plays three unorthodox journalists: faux-streetwise poseur Ali G, Kazakh reporter Borat Sagdiyev, a ...
'' * Nathan Barr (born 1973)''
Cabin Fever Cabin fever is the distressing claustrophobic irritability or restlessness experienced when a person, or group, is stuck at an isolated location or in confined quarters for an extended time. A person may be referred to as stir-crazy, derived from ...
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Hostel A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory, with shared use of a lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex and have private or shared ...
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True Blood ''True Blood'' is an American fantasy horror drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a series of novels by Charlaine Harris. A reboot is currently in development. The seri ...
'' * Alejandro Gutiérrez del Barrio (1895–1964)''
Pachamama Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous peoples of the Andes. In Inca mythology she is an " Earth Mother" type goddess, Dransart, Penny. (1992) "Pachamama: The Inka Earth Mother of the Long Sweeping Garment." ''Dress and Gender: Making ...
'', '' Bendita seas'', '' Los Peores del barrio'' * Bebe Barron (1925–2008)''
Forbidden Planet ''Forbidden Planet'' is a 1956 American science fiction film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack, and directed by Fred M. Wilcox from a script by Cyril Hume that was based on an original film story by Allen Adler and Irvi ...
'' * Louis Barron (1920–1989)''
Forbidden Planet ''Forbidden Planet'' is a 1956 American science fiction film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack, and directed by Fred M. Wilcox from a script by Cyril Hume that was based on an original film story by Allen Adler and Irvi ...
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Jeff Barry Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", " Da Doo Ron Ron", " Then He Kisse ...
(born 1938) * John Barry (1933–2011)'' Goldfinger'', '' You Only Live Twice'', ''
Out of Africa ''Out of Africa'' is a memoir by the Danish author Karen Blixen. The book, first published in 1937, recounts events of the seventeen years when Blixen made her home in Kenya, then called British East Africa. The book is a lyrical meditation on ...
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Midnight Cowboy ''Midnight Cowboy'' is a 1969 American drama film, based on the 1965 novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. The film was written by Waldo Salt, directed by John Schlesinger, and stars Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, with notable smaller ...
'' * Steve Bartek (born 1952)''
Novocaine Procaine is a local anesthetic drug of the amino ester group. It is most commonly used in dental procedures to numb the area around a tooth and is also used to reduce the pain of intramuscular injection of penicillin. Owing to the ubiquity ...
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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'' is a 1997 American comedy film directed by David Mirkin and starring Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, and Janeane Garofalo. The plot revolves around two 28-year-old girls who appear to have not achieved much s ...
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Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a tota ...
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Dee Barton Dewells "Dee" Barton Jr. (September 18, 1937 — December 3, 2001) was an American jazz trombonist, big band drummer, and prolific composer for big band and motion pictures. He is best known for his association with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Li ...
(1937–2001)''
High Plains Drifter ''High Plains Drifter'' is a 1973 American Western film directed by Clint Eastwood, written by Ernest Tidyman, and produced by Robert Daley for The Malpaso Company and Universal Pictures. The film stars Eastwood as a mysterious stranger who ...
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Play Misty for Me ''Play Misty for Me'' is a 1971 American psychological thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, his directorial debut. Jessica Walter and Donna Mills co-star. The screenplay, written by regular Eastwood collaborators Jo Heims and ...
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ''Thunderbolt and Lightfoot'' is a 1974 American crime comedy film written and directed by Michael Cimino and starring Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy, and Geoffrey Lewis. Plot A young ne'er-do-well, Lightfoot steals a car. Elsew ...
'', '' Death Screams'' * Stephen Barton (born 1982)'' Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'', '' The Six Wives of Henry Lefay'' *
Eef Barzelay Ifar "Eef" Barzelay (born May 12, 1970) is an Israeli-American musician. He is the principal songwriter and singer of alternative country band Clem Snide, but has also toured as a solo act, both as a headliner and in support of various artists ...
(born 1970)'' Rocket Science'', '' Rudderless'' *
Jules Bass Julius Bass (September 16, 1935 – October 25, 2022) was an American director, producer, lyricist, composer, and author. Until 1960, he worked at a New York advertising agency, and then co-founded the film production company Videocraft Interna ...
(1935–2022)'' The Wacky World of Mother Goose'', ''
The Wind in the Willows ''The Wind in the Willows'' is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and get ...
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George Bassman George Bassman (February 7, 1914 – June 26, 1997) was an American composer and arranger. Biography Born in New York City to a Ukrainian- and Lithuanian-Jewish émigré couple, Bassman was later raised in Boston and began studying music at the ...
(1914–1997)'' A Day at the Races'', '' Middle of the Night'', ''
Producers' Showcase ''Producers' Showcase'' is an American anthology television series that was telecast live during the 1950s in compatible color by NBC. With top talent, the 90-minute episodes, covering a wide variety of genres, aired under the title every fourth ...
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Tyler Bates Tyler Bates (born June 5, 1965) is an American musician, producer, and composer for film, television, and video game scores. Much of his work is in the action and horror film genres, with films like '' Dawn of the Dead, 300, Sucker Punch, Hal ...
(born 1965)''
300 __NOTOC__ Year 300 ( CCC) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius (or, less frequently, year 1053 ''Ab ...
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Watchmen ''Watchmen'' is an American comic book maxiseries by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-volu ...
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Sucker Punch A sucker punch (American English), also known as a dog shot, coward punch, king hit or one-punch attack (Australian and New Zealand English) or cold-cock (American English), is a punch made without warning or while the recipient is distracted, ...
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The Devil's Rejects ''The Devil's Rejects'' is a 2005 black comedy horror film written, produced and directed by Rob Zombie, and is the second film in the ''Firefly'' film series, serving as a sequel to his 2003 film '' House of 1000 Corpses''. The film is center ...
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Hubert Bath Hubert Charles Bath (6 November 188324 April 1945) was a British film composer, music director, and conductor. His credits include the music to the Oscar-winning documentary '' Wings Over Everest'' (1934), as well as to the films ''Tudor Rose'' ...
(1883–1945)''
Tudor Rose The Tudor rose (sometimes called the Union rose) is the traditional floral heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the House of Tudor, which united the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The Tudor rose consists o ...
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A Yank at Oxford ''A Yank at Oxford'' is a 1938 comedy-drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Vivien Leigh and Edmund Gwenn. The screenplay was written by John Monk Saunders and Leon Gordon. T ...
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Millions Like Us ''Millions Like Us'' is a 1943 British propaganda film, showing life in a wartime aircraft factory in documentary detail. It starred Patricia Roc, Gordon Jackson, Anne Crawford, Eric Portman and Megs Jenkins. It was co-written and co-directe ...
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Mark Batson Mark Batson is an American producer, musician and songwriter. He has worked on albums by artists including Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews Band, LeAnn Rimes, Anthony Hamilton, Eminem, India Arie, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Maroon 5, Skylar Grey, Grace Potter ...
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Bad Boys II ''Bad Boys II'' is a 2003 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. The sequel to the 1995 film '' Bad Boys'' and the second film in the ''Bad Boys ...
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Beauty Shop ''Beauty Shop'' is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Bille Woodruff. The film serves as a spin-off of the '' Barbershop'' film franchise, and stars Queen Latifah as Gina, a character first introduced in the 2004 film '' Barbershop 2: Back ...
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War War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...
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Mike Batt Michael Philip Batt, LVO (born 6 February 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, record producer, director and conductor. He was formerly the Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry. Having achieved substantia ...
(born 1949)'' Caravans'', ''
Watership Down ''Watership Down'' is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in Berkshire in southern England, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural ...
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The Dreamstone ''The Dreamstone'' is a British animated television series that ran for four series, with 13 episodes per series between 1990 and 1995. The original concept and artwork were created by Michael Jupp, and the series was written by Sue Radley ...
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying ''Keep the Aspidistra Flying'', first published in 1936, is a socially critical novel by George Orwell. It is set in 1930s London. The main theme is Gordon Comstock's romantic ambition to defy worship of the money-god and status, and the dism ...
'' * Julián Bautista (1901–1961)''La Dama del millón'', '' Café Cantante'', '' La maestrita de los obreros'' *
Arnold Bax Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, (8 November 1883 – 3 October 1953) was an English composer, poet, and author. His prolific output includes songs, choral music, chamber pieces, and solo piano works, but he is best known for his orchestral musi ...
(1883–1953)''
Oliver Twist ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', Charles Dickens's second novel, was published as a serial from 1837 to 1839, and as a three-volume book in 1838. Born in a workhouse, the orphan Oliver Twist is bound into apprenticeship with ...
'', '' Malta, G. C.'' *
Les Baxter Leslie Thompson "Les" Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was a best-selling American musician and composer. After working as an arranger and composer for swing bands, he developed his own style of easy listening music, known as exotica ...
(1922–1996)'' Wild in the Streets'', ''
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs ''Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs'' ( Italian: ''Le spie vengono dal semifreddo'', lit. "The spies who came in from the cool") is a 1966 Eurospy comedy film, made in Technicolor and directed by Mario Bava. Serving as a sequel to two unrelated f ...
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The Dunwich Horror "The Dunwich Horror" is a horror novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in 1928, it was first published in the April 1929 issue of ''Weird Tales'' (pp. 481–508). It takes place in Dunwich, a fictional town in Massachusetts ...
'', '' Black Sunday'' * Babak Bayat (1946–2006) * Stephen Baysted (born 1969)'' GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game'', '' GT Legends'' *
Jeff Beal Jeff Beal (born June 20, 1963) is an American composer of music for film, television, recordings, and the concert hall. Highly regarded as a jazz instrumentalist and versatile composer, Beal creates music that often incorporates a synthesis of im ...
(born 1963)''
Monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedicat ...
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Pollock Pollock or pollack (pronounced ) is the common name used for either of the two species of North Atlantic marine fish in the genus ''Pollachius''. '' Pollachius pollachius'' is referred to as pollock in North America, Ireland and the United King ...
'' * John Everett Beal (born 1947)''
Vega$ ''Vegas'' (stylized as ''Vega$'') is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 20, 1978, to June 3, 1981, with the pilot episode airing April 25, 1978. ''Vegas'' was produced by Aaron Spelling and created by Mic ...
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The Funhouse ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
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Eight Is Enough ''Eight Is Enough'' is an American television comedy-drama series that ran on ABC from March 15, 1977, until May 23, 1981. The show was modeled on the life of syndicated newspaper columnist Tom Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, wh ...
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Happy Days ''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, it was one of the most su ...
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Terror in the Aisles ''Terror in the Aisles'' is a 1984 American documentary film about horror films, including slasher films and crime thrillers. The film is directed by Andrew J. Kuehn, and hosted by Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen. The original music score is c ...
'' * Robin Beanland (born 1968)''
Conker's Bad Fur Day ''Conker's Bad Fur Day'' is a 2001 platform game developed and published by Rare for the Nintendo 64. The game follows Conker, a greedy, hard-drinking red squirrel who must return home to his girlfriend. Most of the game requires the player t ...
'', '' Conker: Live and Reloaded'' *
Guy Béart Guy Béhart-Hasson (; 16 July 1930 – 16 September 2015), known as Guy Béart, was a French singer and songwriter. Life and career Béart was born Guy Béhart-Hasson (originally spelled Béhar-Hassan) in Cairo, Egypt, to a Sephardic Jewish fa ...
(1930–2015)'' Girl and the River'', '' Manon des Sources'', '' Une souris chez les hommes'' * John Beasley (born 1960) * Bobby Beausoleil (born 1947)'' Lucifer Rising'' * Giuseppe Becce (1877–1973)''
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (german: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) is a 1920 German silent film, silent horror film, directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. Considered the quintessential work of German Expressio ...
'', '' Der letzte Mann'', '' Tiefland'' *
Beck Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical colla ...
(born 1970)'' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' *
Christophe Beck Jean-Christophe Beck (born November 30, 1972) is a Canadian television and film score composer and conductor. He is a brother of pianist Chilly Gonzales. He is best known for his collaborations with Disney and its subsidiaries, which include co ...
(born 1972)''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. It is based on the 1992 film of the same name, also written by Whedon, although the events of the film are not consid ...
'', '' Elektra'', ''
The Pink Panther ''The Pink Panther'' is an American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The franchise began with the release of the classic film '' The Pin ...
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Waiting for "Superman" ''Waiting for "Superman"'' is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Davis Guggenheim and produced by Lesley Chilcott. The film criticizes the American public education system by following several students as they strive to b ...
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Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (born 24 June 1944) is an English rock guitarist. He rose to prominence with the Yardbirds and after fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to a mainly instrumental style, with a f ...
(born 1944)'' Frankie's House'' * David Bell (born 1954)'' Star Trek: Enterprise'', ''
Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The seri ...
'' * Belle & Sebastian (formed 1996)''
Storytelling Storytelling is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment. Every culture has its own stories or narratives, which are shared as a means of entertainment, education, cultural p ...
'' * Andrew Belling'' Wizards'', '' Starchaser: The Legend of Orin'', '' Hangar 18'' * Richard Roe Bellis (born 1946)''Stephen King's It'', '' Heart of the Storm'' *
Roger Bellon Roger Bellon is a French film, television, theatre and opera composer, conductor, orchestrator and producer. Early life He was eight when he had his first piano and composition lessons. Roger Bellon earned his Bachelor Of Music Composition degree ...
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Marco Beltrami Marco Beltrami (born October 7, 1966) is an American composer and conductor of film and television scores. He has worked in a number of genres, including horror ('' Scream'', ''Mimic, The Faculty, Resident Evil, The Woman in Black, A Quiet Plac ...
(born 1966)'' Scream'', ''
The Hurt Locker ''The Hurt Locker'' is a 2008 American war thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. The film ...
'', ''
I, Robot ''I, Robot'' is a fixup (compilation) novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines '' Super Science Stories'' and ''Astounding Science Fiction'' bet ...
'', '' 3:10 to Yuma'' *
Arthur Benjamin Arthur Leslie Benjamin (18 September 1893, in Sydney – 10 April 1960, in London) was an Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher. He is best known as the composer of '' Jamaican Rumba'' (1938) and of the ''Storm Clouds Cantata'', f ...
(1893–1960)'' The Man Who Knew Too Much'', ''
An Ideal Husband ''An Ideal Husband'' is a four-act play by Oscar Wilde that revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. It was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London in 1895 and ran for ...
'', '' Above Us the Waves'', '' Fire Down Below'' *
Richard Rodney Bennett Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (29 March 193624 December 2012) was an English composer of film, TV and concert music, and also a jazz pianist and occasional vocalist. He was based in New York City from 1979 until his death there in 2012. Zachary Wo ...
(1936–2012)''
Murder on the Orient Express ''Murder on the Orient Express'' is a work of detective fiction by English writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. In the U ...
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Far from the Madding Crowd ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1874) is Thomas Hardy's fourth novel and his first major literary success. It originally appeared anonymously as a monthly serial in ''Cornhill Magazine'', where it gained a wide readership. The novel is set in ...
'', ''
Four Weddings and a Funeral ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. It is the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to feature Hugh Grant, and follows the adventures of Charles (Grant) and his circle ...
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Alan and Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated telev ...
(born 1925 and 1929-2022) * David Bergeaud (born 1968)''
Prince Valiant ''Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur'', often simply called ''Prince Valiant'', is an American comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full stretc ...
'', ''
Ratchet & Clank ''Ratchet & Clank'' is a series of action platformer and third-person shooter video games. The franchise was created and developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation consoles, such as PlayStation ...
'', '' The Outer Limits'' *
Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russi ...
(1888–1989)''
Top Hat A top hat (also called a high hat, a cylinder hat, or, informally, a topper) is a tall, flat-crowned hat for men traditionally associated with formal wear in Western dress codes, meaning white tie, morning dress, or frock coat. Traditionally ...
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Holiday Inn Holiday Inn is an American chain of hotels based in Atlanta, Georgia. and a brand of IHG Hotels & Resorts. The chain was founded in 1952 by Kemmons Wilson, who opened the first location in Memphis, Tennessee that year. The chain was a divisio ...
'', '' Easter Parade'' * James Bernard (1925–2001)'' Horror of Dracula'', '' Taste the Blood of Dracula'', '' The Devil Rides Out'', ''
The Curse of Frankenstein ''The Curse of Frankenstein'' is a 1957 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions, loosely based on the 1818 novel '' Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus '' by Mary Shelley. It was Hammer's first colour horror film, and the first of t ...
'' * Charles Bernstein (born 1943)''
A Nightmare on Elm Street ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' is a 1984 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Robert Shaye. It is the first installment in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise and stars Heather Langenkam ...
'', ''
Cujo ''Cujo'' () is a 1981 psychological horror novel by American writer Stephen King about a rabid Saint Bernard. The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1982 and was made into a film in 1983. Background Cujo's name was based on the alias of ...
'', '' White Lightning'' *
Elmer Bernstein Elmer Bernstein ( '; April 4, 1922August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 origi ...
(1922–2004)'' The Ten Commandments'', '' The Magnificent Seven'', ''
To Kill a Mockingbird ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in 1960 and was instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' has become a ...
'', '' Far from Heaven'' *
Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...
(1918–1990)''
On the Waterfront ''On the Waterfront'' is a 1954 American crime drama film, directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. It stars Marlon Brando and features Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning, and Eva Marie Saint in her film debut. ...
'', ''
West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid- ...
'' * Peter Bernstein (born 1961) * Adam Berry (born 1966)''
South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boysStan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand their ...
'', '' Balto II: Wolf Quest'', ''
Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated action comedy- adventure television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The title character is a teenage girl tasked with fighting crime on a regular basis while copi ...
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The Besnard Lakes The Besnard Lakes ( ) are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Formed in 2003 by the husband and wife team of Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas, the band also includes Kevin Laing (drums), Richard White (guitar), Sheenah Ko (keybo ...
(formed 2003)'' Sympathy for Delicious'' * Peter Best (born 1943)'' "Crocodile" Dundee'', '' Doing Time for Patsy Cline'', ''
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie ''The Adventures of Barry McKenzie'' is a 1972 Australian comedy film directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Barry Crocker, telling the story of an Australian ' yobbo' on his travels to the United Kingdom. Barry McKenzie was originally a ch ...
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Henri Betti Henri Betti, born Ange Betti (24 July 1917 – 7 July 2005), was a French composer and a pianist. Pianist and composer of Maurice Chevalier from 1940 to 1945, Henri Betti is best known for composing the music of the songs '' C'est si bon'' (lyri ...
(1917–2005)''
His Father's Portrait ''His Father's Portrait'' (french: Le Portrait de son père) is a 1953 French comedy film starring Brigitte Bardot. The film recorded 1,643,820 admissions.Harry Betts (1922–2012)''
Black Mama, White Mama ''Black Mama White Mama'' (also known as ''Women in Chains'') is a 1973 women in prison film directed by Eddie Romero and starring Pam Grier and Margaret Markov. The film has elements of blaxploitation. The movie also was released as ''Hot, Har ...
'', '' The Fantastic Plastic Machine'' *
Vishal Bhardwaj Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of seven National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. Bha ...
(born 1960)'' The Blue Umbrella'', '' Omkara'', '' Godmother'' *
Amin Bhatia Amin Bhatia (born 10 July 1961, London, England) is a Canadian-British recording artist, film, and television music score composer and producer. In 1981, his compositions won the Roland Corporation International Synthesizer competition for two con ...
(born 1961)''
Iron Eagle II ''Iron Eagle II'' (also titled ''Iron Eagle II: The Battle Beyond the Flag'') is a 1988 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie and written by Furie and Kevin Alyn Elders. It is the first sequel to the 1986 film ''Iron Eagle'', with Louis Gossett ...
'', '' Queer as Folk'', '' The Zack Files'' * Vanraj Bhatia (1927–2021)'' Jaya Ganga'', '' Ankur'', ''
Manthan ''Manthan'', also released under the translated title ''The Churning'', is a 1976 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal, inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Verghese Kurien, and is written jointly by him and Vijay Tendulkar. ...
'', '' Junoon'' * Christian Biegai (born 1974)''
Eagle vs Shark ''Eagle vs Shark'' is a 2007 New Zealand romantic comedy film written and directed by Taika Waititi (in his directorial debut) and financed by the New Zealand Film Commission. The film had its world premiere at Sundance in the World Cinema Dra ...
'', ''
Whistle A whistle is an instrument which produces sound from a stream of gas, most commonly air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means. Whistles vary in size from a small slide whistle or nose flute type to a larg ...
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Biosphere The biosphere (from Greek βίος ''bíos'' "life" and σφαῖρα ''sphaira'' "sphere"), also known as the ecosphere (from Greek οἶκος ''oîkos'' "environment" and σφαῖρα), is the worldwide sum of all ecosystems. It can also be ...
(born 1962)'' Eternal Stars'', ''
Insomnia Insomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder in which people have trouble sleeping. They may have difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep as long as desired. Insomnia is typically followed by daytime sleepiness, low energy, ...
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Man with a Movie Camera ''Man with a Movie Camera'' (russian: Человек с киноаппаратом, translit=Chelovek s kinoapparatom) is an experimental 1929 Soviet silent documentary film, directed by Dziga Vertov, filmed by his brother Mikhail Kaufman, an ...
'' * Magnus Birgersson''
Mirror's Edge ''Mirror's Edge'' is an action-adventure platform game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2008, and for Microsoft Windows in 2009. Set in a near-future city, the game follows th ...
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Joseph Bishara Joseph Bishara (born July 26, 1970) is an American composer, music producer, and actor, best known for his work scoring films such as '' Insidious'', '' 11-11-11'', '' Dark Skies'', and ''The Conjuring''. Although his career began with the 1998 Bib ...
(born 1970)'' 11–11–11'', ''
The Conjuring ''The Conjuring'' is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes. It is the inaugural film in ''The Conjuring'' Universe franchise. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as Ed a ...
'', ''
Dark Skies ''Dark Skies'' is an American UFO conspiracy theory-based sci-fi television series that debuted on NBC on September 21, 1996, and ended on May 31, 1997, and was later rerun by the Sci-Fi Channel; 18 episodes and a two-hour pilot episode were ...
'', '' Insidious'' * Anil Biswas (1914–2003)'' Kismet'', '' Aurat'', '' Journey Beyond Three Seas'' * Bruno Bizarro (born 1979)'' A Vida Privada de Salazar'', '' O Último Tesouro'', '' Substantia'' * Ragnar Bjerkreim (born 1958)'' Kamilla and the Thief'' *
Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...
(born 1965)'' Dancer in the Dark'', ''
Drawing Restraint 9 ''Drawing Restraint 9'' is a 2005 film project by visual artist Matthew Barney consisting of a feature-length film, large-scale sculptures, photographs, drawings, and books. The Drawing Restraint series consists of 19 numbered components and relat ...
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Bleeding Fingers Music Bleeding Fingers Music is a collective of composers that create film and television scores for The Simpsons. A joint venture between composer Hans Zimmer, his business partner Steve Kofsky, and Extreme Music, the production arm of Sony Music Publ ...
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Stanley Black Stanley Black OBE (14 June 1913 – 27 November 2002) was an English bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and pianist. He wrote and arranged many film scores, recording prolifically for the Decca label (including their subsidiaries ''Lond ...
(1913–2002)''
Laughter in Paradise ''Laughter in Paradise'' is a 1951 British comedy film, starring Alastair Sim, Fay Compton, George Cole, and Guy Middleton. The film was remade as '' Some Will, Some Won't'' (1970). Plot In his will, notorious practical joker Henry Russell le ...
'', '' Summer Holiday'', '' The Young Ones'' *
Richard Blackford Richard Blackford (born 13 January 1954 in London, England) is an English composer. Biography Richard Blackford PhD studied composition with John Lambert at the Royal College of Music and conducting with Norman Del Mar. He was awarded the Men ...
(born 1954)'' House of Harmony'', '' The Shell Seekers'' *
Howard Blake Howard David Blake (born 28 October 1938) is an English composer, conductor, and pianist whose career has spanned more than 50 years and produced more than 650 works. Blake's most successful work is his soundtrack for Channel 4’s 1982 film ' ...
(born 1938)'' The Bear'', '' The Duellists'', ''
Flash Gordon Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' adve ...
'', '' The Snowman'' * Art Blakey (1919–1990)'' Des femmes disparaissent'', '' Man Outside'', '' Stop Driving Us Crazy'' *
Terence Blanchard Terence Oliver Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) is an American trumpeter and composer. He started his career in 1982 as a member of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, then The Jazz Messengers. He has composed more than forty film scores and performed ...
(born 1962)''
Inside Man ''Inside Man'' is a 2006 American heist thriller film directed by Spike Lee and written by Russell Gewirtz. It centers on an elaborate bank heist on Wall Street over a 24-hour period. The film stars Denzel Washington as Detective Keith Frazi ...
'', ''
Malcolm X Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Is ...
'', '' Clockers'', '' Sugar Hill'' *
Jamie Blanks Jamie Blanks (born 29 November 1971) is an Australian film director and composer. He directed the cult slasher films ''Urban Legend'' (1998) and ''Valentine'' (2001). He later directed the horror films ''Storm Warning'' (2007) and ''Long Weeken ...
(born 1971)''
Storm Warning At sea, a storm warning is a warning issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when winds between 48 knots (89 km/h, 55 mph) and 63 knots (117 km/h, 73 mph) are occurring or predicted to occur soon. The wi ...
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Long Weekend A long weekend is a weekend that is at least three days long (i.e. a three-day weekend), due to a public or unofficial holiday occurring on either the following Monday or preceding Friday. Many countries also have four-day weekends, in which ...
'' * Teddy Blass (born 1984)'' Byoukimon'', '' Chain Shooter'', '' Fortune's Prime'' * Erik Blicker (born 1964) *
Arthur Bliss Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss (2 August 189127 March 1975) was an English composer and conductor. Bliss's musical training was cut short by the First World War, in which he served with distinction in the army. In the post-war years he qu ...
(1891–1975)'' Things to Come'', ''
Men of Two Worlds ''Men of Two Worlds'' is a 1946 British Technicolor drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring Robert Adams, Eric Portman and Phyllis Calvert. The screenplay concerns an African music student who returns home to battle a witch doc ...
'', '' Seven Waves Away'' *
Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult ( ; sometimes abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American rock band formed on Long Island in Stony Brook, New York, in 1967, and best known for the singles " (Don't Fear) The Reaper", " Burnin' for You", and " Godzilla". The ban ...
(formed 1967)'' Bad Channels'' * Len Blum (born 1951)'' East End Hustle'' * Armando Bó (1914–1981)'' Fuego'', '' Una Mariposa en la noche'', '' La Leona'' * Wes Boatman''
Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...
'', ''
The Banger Sisters ''The Banger Sisters'' is a 2002 American comedy film written and directed by Bob Dolman, and produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film stars Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon as two middle-aged women who used to be friends and groupies when t ...
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As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an United States, American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show t ...
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Michael Boddicker Michael Lehmann Boddicker (born January 19, 1953) is an American film composer and session musician, specializing in electronic music. He is a three times National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (N.A.R.A.S.) Most Valuable Player "Synthes ...
(born 1953)''
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'', often shortened to ''Buckaroo Banzai'', is a 1984 American science fiction film produced and directed by W. D. Richter and written by Earl Mac Rauch. It stars Peter Weller in the ...
'', '' White Water Summer'', ''
The Adventures of Milo and Otis is a 1986 Japanese adventure comedy-drama film about two animals, Milo (an orange tabby cat) and Otis (a pug). The original Japanese version, narrated by Shigeru Tsuyuki and with poetry recitation by Kyōko Koizumi, was released on July 12, ...
'' * Todd Boekelheide (born 1954) '' 3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets'', ''
Ballets Russes The Ballets Russes () was an itinerant ballet company begun in Paris that performed between 1909 and 1929 throughout Europe and on tours to North and South America. The company never performed in Russia, where the Revolution disrupted society. ...
'' * Ed Bogas (born 1942)''
Fritz the Cat ''Fritz the Cat'' is a comic strip created by Robert Crumb. Set in a "supercity" of anthropomorphic animals, it focused on Fritz, a feline con artist who frequently went on wild adventures that sometimes involved sexual escapades. Crumb began d ...
'', '' Heavy Traffic'', '' Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)'' *
Claude Bolling Claude Bolling (10 April 1930 – 29 December 2020) was a French jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and occasional actor. Biography He was born in Cannes, France, and studied at the Nice Conservatory, and then in Paris. A child prodigy, by the ...
(1930–2020)''
Borsalino Borsalino is the oldest Italian company specializing in the manufacture of luxury hats. Since 1857, the manufacture has been based in Alessandria, Piedmont. The founder, Giuseppe Borsalino, is remembered for creating a particular model of felt ...
'', ''
California Suite ''California Suite'' is a 1976 play by Neil Simon. Similar in structure to his earlier ''Plaza Suite'', the comedy is composed of four playlets set in Suite 203-04, which consists of a living room and an adjoining bedroom with an ensuite bath, in ...
'', '' Daisy Town'' *
Bertrand Bonello Bertrand Bonello (; born 11 September 1968) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and composer. His background is in classical music, and he lives between Paris and Montreal. His work has also been associated with the New French Ext ...
(born 1968)'' The Pornographer'', '' De la guerre'', '' House of Tolerance'' * Bernardo Bonezzi (1964–2012)'' Law of Desire'', ''
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' ( es, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas. The film brought Almodóvar t ...
'', '' Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead'' *
Luiz Bonfá Luiz Floriano Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the music he composed for the film ''Black Orpheus''. Biography Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born on October 17, 1922, in Ri ...
(1922–2001)''
Black Orpheus ''Black Orpheus'' (Portuguese: ''Orfeu Negro'' ) is a 1959 romantic tragedy film made in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus and starring Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello. It is based on the play ''Orfeu da Conceição'' by Vinicius de Mor ...
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Fred Bongusto Alfredo Antonio Carlo Buongusto (6 April 1935 – 8 November 2019), known by his stage name Fred Bongusto, was an Italian light music singer, songwriter and composer who was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Career history Bongusto was born ...
(1935–2019)'' Malicious'', '' Fantozzi contro tutti'', ''
Superfantozzi ''Superfantozzi'' is an Italian film from 1986. It is the fifth film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio. This film portrays the "evolution" of Fantozzi in History, from the Creation of the World t ...
'' * Raichand Boral (1903–1982)'' Mahobbat Ke Aansu'', '' Dhoop Chhaon'', '' Swami Vivekanand'' *
Simon Boswell Simon Boswell (born 15 October 1956) is a BAFTA-nominated British film score composer, conductor, producer and musician, with more than 100 credits to his name. He is known for combining mainly electronic elements with orchestral. Biography A ...
(born 1956)'' Santa Sangre'', ''
Dust Devil A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively short-lived whirlwind. Its size ranges from small (half a metre wide and a few metres tall) to large (more than 10 m wide and more than 1 km tall). The primary vertical motion is u ...
'', '' Tin Man'' * Perry Botkin Jr. (1933–2021)'' Skyjacked'', '' Tarzan, the Ape Man'' * Martin Böttcher (1927–2019)''
Winnetou Winnetou is a fictional Native American hero of several novels written in German by Karl May (1842–1912), one of the best-selling German writers of all time with about 200 million copies worldwide, including the ''Winnetou'' trilogy. The c ...
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Derrick A derrick is a lifting device composed at minimum of one guyed mast, as in a gin pole, which may be articulated over a load by adjusting its guys. Most derricks have at least two components, either a guyed mast or self-supporting tower, and ...
'', '' Das schwarze Schaf'' *
Frédéric Botton Frédéric Botton (5 August 1936 – 27 June 2008) was a French lyricist and composer. Songs (in alphabetical order) He has written many songs, in particular for: * Barbara : "Il me revient" * Mireille Darc : "Compartiment 23" (1968), "Où ...
(1937–2008)''
Hunting and Gathering A traditional hunter-gatherer or forager is a human living an ancestrally derived lifestyle in which most or all food is obtained by foraging, that is, by gathering food from local sources, especially edible wild plants but also insects, fungi, ...
'' * Roddy Bottum (born 1963)''
Adam & Steve ''Adam & Steve'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by and starring Craig Chester, who also wrote the screenplay. It deals with the lives of two gay men, played by Craig Chester and Malcolm Gets. The film had its UK premier on Novem ...
'', '' What Goes Up'', '' Kabluey'' * Ned Bouhalassa (born 1962)'' Fries with That?'', '' 15/Love'' *
Pierre Boulez Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 1925 – 5 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war Western classical music. Born in Mon ...
(1925–2016)'' La symphonie mécanique'', '' Le Soleil des eaux'' * Pieter Bourke'' The Insider'', ''
Ali ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...
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David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
(1947–2016)''
Labyrinth In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (, ) was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, the monster eventually killed by the ...
'', '' The Buddha of Suburbia'', '' Omikron: The Nomad Soul'' *
Euel Box Euel Box (December 31, 1928 - February 28, 2017) was an American music producer, composer, arranger, and trumpeter who wrote major film scores and radio jingles for major markets. Early years College Box was born in Georgetown, Texas. He studi ...
(1928–2017)''
Benji Benji is a fictional character created by Joe Camp. He has been the focus of several movies from 1974 through the 2000s. It is also the title of the first film in the ''Benji'' franchise. Benji is a small, lovable mixed-breed dog with an unca ...
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For the Love of Benji ''For the Love of Benji'' is a 1977 family film, directed and written by Joe Camp. It is the sequel to the original film, featuring Benji, and the second film in the Benji series, released on June 10, 1977. It is the first Benji film to star B ...
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Boyce and Hart Sidney Thomas "Tommy" Boyce (September 29, 1939 – November 23, 1994) and Bobby Hart (born Robert Luke Harshman; February 18, 1939) were a prolific American duo of singer-songwriters. In addition to three top-40 hits as artists, the duo is ...
(born 1939) * Scott Bradley (1891–1977)''
Tom and Jerry ''Tom and Jerry'' is an American animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series centers on the riva ...
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Droopy Droopy is an animated character from the golden age of American animation. He is an anthropomorphic white Basset Hound with a droopy face; hence his name. He was created in 1943 by Tex Avery for theatrical cartoon shorts produced by the Metro-Go ...
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Barney Bear ''Barney Bear'' is an American series of animated cartoon short subjects produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. The title character is an anthropomorphic cartoon character, a sluggish, sleepy bear who often is in pursuit of nothing but p ...
'' * Steven Bramson''
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'' is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. Filming took place in various locations around the world, with "Old Indy" bookend segments filmed in Wilmington, Nort ...
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Glenn Branca Glenn may refer to: Name or surname * Glenn (name) * John Glenn, U.S. astronaut Cultivars * Glenn (mango) * a 6-row barley variety Places In the United States: * Glenn, California * Glenn County, California * Glenn, Georgia, a settlement i ...
(born 1948)'' The Belly of an Architect'' * Otto Brandenburg (1934–2007)'' Villa Vennely'' *
Angelo Branduardi Angelo Branduardi (born 12 February 1950) is an Italian folk/folk rock singer-songwriter and composer who scored relative success in Italy and European countries such as France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Greece. Biography Branduardi was ...
(born 1950)'' Momo'' *
Stephen Bray Stephen Pate Bray (born December 23, 1956) is an American songwriter, drummer, and record producer. He is best known for his collaborations with Madonna, being a member of the band Breakfast Club, and for winning the 2017 Grammy Award for the ...
(born 1956)'' Who's That Girl'', ''
Psycho III ''Psycho III'' is a 1986 American slasher film, and the third film in the ''Psycho'' franchise. It stars Anthony Perkins, who also directs the film, reprising the role of Norman Bates. It co-stars Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey, and Roberta Maxwell. ...
'' * Michael Breckenridge'' June Cabin'', '' The Briefcase'', '' Bloodletting: Life, Death and Health Care'' *
Buddy Bregman Louis Isidore "Buddy" Bregman (July 9, 1930 – January 8, 2017) was an American arranger and conductor. Biography Bregman was born in Chicago. His father was an executive in the steel industry. His uncle was songwriter Jule Styne. He spen ...
(1930–2017)'' The Delicate Delinquent'', '' Five Guns West'', '' Guns, Girls, and Gangsters'' *
Goran Bregović Goran Bregović (born 22 March 1950) is a recording artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Slavic-speaking countries in the Balkans, and is one of the few former Yug ...
(born 1950)'' Time of the Gypsies'', ''
Underground Underground most commonly refers to: * Subterranea (geography), the regions beneath the surface of the Earth Underground may also refer to: Places * The Underground (Boston), a music club in the Allston neighborhood of Boston * The Underground ...
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Joseph Carl Breil Joseph Carl Breil (29 June 1870 – 23 January 1926) was an American lyric tenor, stage director, composer and conductor. He was one of the earliest American composers to compose specific music for motion pictures. His first film was '' Les a ...
(1870–1926)''
The Birth of a Nation ''The Birth of a Nation'', originally called ''The Clansman'', is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel and play '' The Cla ...
'', '' Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth'' *
Willem Breuker Willem Breuker (4 November 1944 – 23 July 2010) was a Dutch bandleader, composer, arranger, saxophonist, and clarinetist. Career During the mid 1960s, he played with percussionist Han Bennink and pianist Misha Mengelberg, co-founding the Insta ...
(1944–2010)'' De illusionist'', '' De IJssalon'', '' Het teken van het beest'' *
Philip Brigham Philip (Phil) Brigham is a Canadian rock singer, composer and guitarist. Early life Brigham became interested in music from a very early age. He played the saxophone in the school band from 4th to 9th grades, His first major influences were ...
(born 1952)''
Road to Salina '' Road to Salina '' (french: La Route de Salina) ( it, Quando il sole scotta) is a 1970 French-Italian psychological thriller film directed by Georges Lautner. It stars Robert Walker, Mimsy Farmer and Rita Hayworth. The film is based upon Ma ...
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The Adventures of Pete & Pete ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' is an American comedy television series created by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi for Nickelodeon. It centers around two brothers, both named Pete Wrigley, and their humorous and surreal adventures in suburbia ...
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Jon Brion Jon Brion is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and composer. He performed with the Excerpts, the Bats, 'Til Tuesday and the Grays before becoming an established producer and film score composer. Brion has ...
(born 1963)''
Magnolia ''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendro ...
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Punch-Drunk Love ''Punch-Drunk Love'' is a 2002 American absurdist romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, and starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzmán, and Mary Lynn Rajskub. It follows an entre ...
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (also simply known as ''Eternal Sunshine'') is a 2004 American romantic science fiction drama film written by Charlie Kaufman, directed by Michel Gondry, and starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. ...
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Benjamin Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other ...
(1913–1976)''
Night Mail ''Night Mail'' is a 1936 British documentary film directed and produced by Harry Watt and Basil Wright, and produced by the General Post Office (GPO) Film Unit. The 24-minute film documents the nightly postal train operated by the London, Mi ...
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Jeff Britting Jeff Britting (born 1957) is an American composer, playwright, author, and producer. His credits include associate-producing the 1997 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary '' Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life'' with director Michael Paxton, for wh ...
(born 1957)'' Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life'' *
Broadcast Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves), in a one-to-many model. Broadcasting began wi ...
(formed 1995)''
Berberian Sound Studio ''Berberian Sound Studio'' is a 2012 British psychological horror film. It is the second feature film by British director and screenwriter Peter Strickland. The film, which stars Toby Jones, is set in a 1970s Italian horror film studio. Plot B ...
'' * Timothy Brock (born 1963)new music for silent films '' Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans'', ''
Faust Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroa ...
, '' Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis'' *
Michael Brook Michael Brook (born 1951) is a Canadian guitarist, inventor, music producer, and film music composer. He plays in many genres, including rock, electronica, world music, minimalism and film scores. His collaborations with musicians around the worl ...
(born 1951)''
An Inconvenient Truth ''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate people about global warming. The film features a slide show that, by Gore's own e ...
'', '' Into the Wild'' * Eric Brosius''
System Shock 2 ''System Shock 2'' is a 1999 action role-playing survival horror video game designed by Ken Levine and co-developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios. Originally intended to be a standalone title, its story was changed during produc ...
'', '' Thief: The Dark Project'', ''
Guitar Hero ''Guitar Hero'' is a series of music rhythm game video games first released in November 2005, in which players use a guitar-shaped game controller to simulate playing primarily lead, bass guitar, and rhythm guitar across numerous songs. P ...
'' * Dirk Brossé (born 1960)''
Daens Daens might refer to: *Adolf Daens Adolf Daens (18 December 1839 – 14 June 1907) was a Flemish priest from Aalst. Daens was a Jesuit from 1859 to 1871, but is especially known for his socio-political involvement after he joined the diocesan ...
'', '' When the Light Comes'', '' A Peasant's Psalm'' *
Bruce Broughton Bruce Harold Broughton (born March 8, 1945) is an American orchestral composer of television, film, and video game scores and concert works. He has composed several highly acclaimed soundtracks over his extensive career and has contributed man ...
(born 1945)'' Silverado'', ''
Lost in Space ''Lost in Space'' is an American science fiction television series, created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS. The series was inspired by the 1812 novel '' The Swiss Family Robinson.'' The series ...
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Young Sherlock Holmes ''Young Sherlock Holmes'' (also known with the title card name of "''Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear''") is a 1985 American mystery adventure film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Chris Columbus, based on the characters ...
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Leo Brouwer Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida (born March 1, 1939) is a Cuban composer, conductor, and classical guitarist. He is a Member of Honour of the International Music Council. Family He is the grandson of Cuban composer Ernestina Lecuona y Casado ...
(born 1939)'' Like Water for Chocolate'', '' La última cena'', '' CSI: NY'' *
Russell Brower Russell Brower is an American music composer and three-time Emmy Award-winning sound designer who has created sounds for ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Animaniacs'' and ''Batman: The Animated Series'', and video game music for games including ''Joint ...
'' World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King'', ''Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising'', ''Diablo III'' * Bill Brown (composer), Bill Brown (born 1969)''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (video game), Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'', ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'', '' CSI: NY'' * Dennis C. Brown''Dharma & Greg'' * James Brown (1933–2006)''Black Caesar (film), Black Caesar'', ''Slaughter's Big Rip-Off'' * Larry Brown (musician), Larry Brown (born 1947) * Dave Brubeck (1920–2012)''Mr. Broadway (TV series), Mr. Broadway'', ''This Is America, Charlie Brown'', ''Ordeal by Innocence'' * George Bruns (1914–1983)''Sleeping Beauty (1959 film), Sleeping Beauty'', ''The Jungle Book (1967 film), The Jungle Book'', ''Robin Hood (1973 film), Robin Hood'' * Joanna Bruzdowicz (born 1943)''Vagabond (1985 film), Vagabond'', ''Jacquot de Nantes'' * Gavin Bryars (born 1943)''A Song of Love'', ''Central Bazaar'', ''Smert v Pensne ili nash Chekhov'' * BT (musician), BT (born 1971)''Go (1999 film), Go'', ''The Fast and the Furious (2001 film), The Fast and the Furious'', ''Monster (2003 film), Monster'', ''Stealth (film), Stealth'' * Chico Buarque (born 1944)''Garota De Ipanema'', ''Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos'', ''Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões'' * David Buckley (born 1976)''Blood Creek'', ''The Forbidden Kingdom'', ''From Paris with Love (film), From Paris with Love'' * Paul Buckmaster (1946–2017)''12 Monkeys (film), 12 Monkeys'', ''Son of Dracula (1974 film), Son of Dracula'', ''Out-of-Sync'', ''Most Wanted (1997 film), Most Wanted'', ''The Rainbow Warrior (film), The Rainbow Warrior'' * Harold Budd (1936–2020)''Mysterious Skin – Music from the Film, Mysterious Skin'' * Roy Budd (1947–1993)''Get Carter'', ''Zeppelin (film), Zeppelin'', ''The Carey Treatment'', ''The Sea Wolves'', ''Who Dares Wins (film), Who Dares Wins'' * Peter Buffett (born 1958)''The Tillamook Treasure'', ''For the Next 7 Generations'', ''Sky Dancers'' * Bun Bun''Breath of Fire (video game), Breath of Fire'', ''Metal Slug 1st Mission'', ''Mega Man 3'' * Roman Bunka (1951–2022)''Paul Bowles – Halbmond'', ''¿Bin ich schön?'' * Velton Ray Bunch (born 1948)''Magnum, P.I.'', ''JAG (TV series), JAG'', ''Nash Bridges'' * Geoffrey Burgon (1941–2010)''Brideshead Revisited (TV serial), Brideshead Revisited'', ''Monty Python's Life of Brian'', ''The Chronicles of Narnia (TV serial), The Chronicles of Narnia'' * Rahul Dev Burman (1939–1994)''Teesri Manzil'', ''Padosan'', ''Baharon Ke Sapne'' * Sachin Dev Burman (1906–1975)''Baazi (1951 film), Baazi'', ''Shabnam (1949 film), Shabnam'', ''Pyaasa'' * J. J. Burnel (born 1952)''Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo'' * Justin Burnett (born 1973)''SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation'', ''SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2'', ''Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow'' * T Bone Burnett (born 1948)''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'', ''Walk the Line'', ''Don't Come Knocking'' * Jeff & Greg Burns (born 1969) * Ralph Burns (1922–2001)''Lenny (film), Lenny'', ''All That Jazz (film), All That Jazz'', ''Star 80'' * Carter Burwell (born 1954)''Fargo (1996 film), Fargo'', ''Being John Malkovich'', ''Blood Simple'', ''True Grit (2010 film), True Grit'', ''Miller's Crossing'' * David Buttolph (1902–1982)''Maverick (TV series), Maverick'', ''Kiss of Death (1947 film), Kiss of Death'', ''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'' * Joseph Byrd (born 1937)''Lions Love'', ''Health (film), Health'', ''The Ghost Dance (film), The Ghost Dance'' * David Byrne (born 1952)''The Last Emperor'', ''Young Adam (film), Young Adam'', ''Big Love''


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* John Cacavas (1930–2014)''Kojak'', ''Horror Express'', ''The Bionic Woman'' * John Cage (1912–1992)''Dreams That Money Can Buy'', ''Works for prepared piano by John Cage, Works of Calder'' * Peter Calandra''Jellysmoke'', ''The Unknown Soldier (2004 film), Unknown Soldier'' * Jesús Calderón (born 1976)''Dos Hombres y un Motor'', ''Tin Can Heart'', ''Las Bellas Durmientes'' * John Cale (born 1942)''American Psycho (film), American Psycho'', ''I Shot Andy Warhol'', ''A Burning Hot Summer'' * Charles Calello (born 1938) * Cali (singer), Cali (born 1968)''J'ai oublié de te dire'' * Sean Callery (born 1964)''24 (TV series), 24'', ''Homeland (TV series), Homeland'', ''La Femme Nikita (TV series), La Femme Nikita'' * Gérard Calvi (1922–2015)''Asterix the Gaul (film), Asterix the Gaul'', ''Asterix and Cleopatra (film), Asterix and Cleopatra'', ''The Twelve Tasks of Asterix'' * Pino Calvi (1930–1989)''Senza Rete'' * Pedro Macedo Camacho (born 1979)''Audiosurf'', ''A Vampyre Story'', ''Star Citizen'' * Francisco Canaro (1888–1964)''He nacido en Buenos Aires'', ''Explosivo 008'', ''Con la música en el alma'' * Bruno Canfora (1924–2017)''The Man Who Wagged His Tail'', ''It Happened in Broad Daylight'' * Paul Cantelon (born 1959)''The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (film), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'', ''W. (film), W.'', ''The Other Boleyn Girl (2008 film), The Other Boleyn Girl'' * Claudio Capponi (born 1959)''Jane Eyre (1996 film), Jane Eyre'', ''My House in Umbria'' * Al Capps (1938–2018) * Xhol Caravan (1967–1972)''Das Unheil'', ''Wir – zwei'' * David Carbonara''Mad Men'', ''Fast Food Fast Women'', ''The Guru (2002 film), The Guru'' * Gerard Carbonara (1886–1959)''The Kansan (film), The Kansan'', ''Stagecoach (1939 film), Stagecoach'' * Sam Cardon''The Work and the Glory (film), The Work and the Glory'', ''Mystic India'' * Wendy Carlos (born 1939)''A Clockwork Orange (film), A Clockwork Orange'', ''Tron'', ''The Shining (film), The Shining'' * Larry Carlton (born 1948)''Hill Street Blues'', ''Against All Odds (1984 film), Against All Odds'' * John Carpenter (born 1948)''Halloween (1978 film), Halloween'', ''The Fog'', ''Escape from New York'' * Pete Carpenter (1914–1987)''
Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a ty ...
'', ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'' * Joey Carbone * Hans Carste (1909–1971)''Tagesschau (Germany), Tagesschau'', ''Im schwarzen Rößl'', ''Spring in Berlin'' * Benny Carter (1907–2003)''A Man Called Adam (group), A Man Called Adam'', ''Buck and the Preacher'', ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' * Gaylord Carter (1905–2000)''Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921 film), Little Lord Fauntleroy'', ''Directed by John Ford'' * Kristopher Carter (born 1972)''Batman Beyond'', ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', ''Young Justice (TV series), Young Justice'' * Doreen Carwithen (1922–2003)''Harvest from the Wilderness'', ''Boys in Brown'', ''Mantrap (1953 film), Mantrap'' * Tristram Cary (1925–2008)''The Ladykillers (1955 film), The Ladykillers'', ''Quatermass and The Pit'', ''The Boy Who Stole a Million'' * Johnny Cash (1932–2003)''I Walk the Line (film), I Walk the Line'', ''Little Fauss and Big Halsy (soundtrack), Little Fauss and Big Halsey'' * Ronald Cass (1923–2006)'' Summer Holiday'', '' The Young Ones'' * Patrick Cassidy (composer), Patrick Cassidy (born 1956) * Teddy Castellucci (born 1965)''The Wedding Singer'', ''Big Daddy (1999 film), Big Daddy'', ''Little Nicky'' * Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968)''The Loves of Carmen (1948 film), The Loves of Carmen'', ''Time Out of Mind (1947 film), Time Out of Mind'' * Nick Cave (born 1957)''Ghosts... of the Civil Dead'', ''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (soundtrack), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert'', ''The Road (2009 film), The Road'' * Ryan Cayabyab (born 1954)''Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata'', ''Misis Mo, Misis Ko'', ''Azucena (Filipino film), Azucena'' * Chakri (music director), Chakri (born 1974)''Satyam (2003 film), Satyam'', ''Chukkallo Chandrudu'', ''Jai Bolo Telangana'' * Frankie Chan (born 1955)''The Prodigal Son (1981 film), The Prodigal Son'', ''Chungking Express'', ''Fallen Angels (1995 film), Fallen Angels'' * Chan Kwong-wing (born 1967)''Infernal Affairs'', ''The Warlords'', ''The Storm Riders'' * François-Eudes Chanfrault (born 1974)''Haute Tension'', ''Inside (2007 film), Inside'', ''Donkey Punch (2008 film), Donkey Punch'' * Gary Chang (born 1953)''Eerie, Indiana'', ''Under Siege'', ''Sniper (1993 film), Sniper'', ''The Island of Dr. Moreau'' * Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977)''Modern Times (film), Modern Times'', ''Limelight (1952 film), Limelight'', ''City Lights'', ''The Gold Rush'', ''A Countess from Hong Kong'' * Benoît Charest (born 1964)''The Triplets of Belleville'', ''Adam's Wall'', ''Polytechnique (film), Polytechnique'' * John Charles (composer), John Charles (born 1940)''Utu (film), Utu'', ''The Quiet Earth (film), The Quiet Earth'', ''Spooked (film), Spooked'' * Ken Chastain (born 1964)''M@d About'', ''Invention'' * Stuart Chatwood (born 1969)''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'', ''Prince of Persia: Warrior Within'', ''Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones'' * Jay Chattaway (born 1946)''Maniac (1980 film), Maniac'', ''Missing in Action (film), Missing in Action'', ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * Matthieu Chedid (born 1971)''Tell No One'', ''Un monstre à Paris'' * Yekaterina Chemberdzhi (born 1960)' * The Chemical Brothers (formed 1991)''Hanna (film), Hanna'' * Yury G. Chernavsky (born 1947)''Investigation Held by Kolobki'', ''Sezon chudes'', ''Vyshe radugi'' * Don Cherry (jazz), Don Cherry (1936–1995)''The Holy Mountain (1973 film), The Holy Mountain'' * Paul Chihara (born 1938)''Death Race 2000'', ''The Bad News Bears Go to Japan'', ''The Darker Side of Terror'' * Ghulam Ahmed Chishti (1905–1994)''Sohni Mahival'', ''Deen-o-Dunya'', ''Shukriya (1944 film), Shukriya'' * Chitragupta (composer), Chitragupta (1917–1991)''Bhabhi (1957 film), Bhabi'', ''Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo'', Oonche Log (1965 film), Oonche Log'', ''Sansar (1971 film), Sansar'' * Salil Chowdhury (1922–1995)''Do Bigha Zamin'', ''Chhoti Si Baat'', ''Doorathu Idhi Muzhakkam'' * Sandeep Chowta''Ninne Pelladata (1996 film), Ninne Pelladutha'', ''Shanti Shanti Shanti'', ''Kaun (film), Kaun'' * Jamie Christopherson''Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams'', ''Bionic Commando (2009 video game), Bionic Commando'', ''Lost Planet'' * Toby Chu (born 1977)''The Riches'', ''Covert Affairs'', ''Domino (2005 film), Domino'' * Frank Churchill (1901–1942)''Bambi'', ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film), Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'', ''Dumbo'' * Keefus Ciancia (born 1972)''The Poughkeepsie Tapes'', ''Saving Grace (TV series), Saving Grace'', ''Diana (film), Diana'' * Suzanne Ciani (born 1946)''The Incredible Shrinking Woman'', ''Rainbow's Children'', ''One Life to Live'' * Alessandro Cicognini (1906–1995)''Umberto D.'', ''The Last Judgement (1961 film), The Last Judgement'', ''It Started in Naples'' * Grzegorz Ciechowski (1957–2001)''The Hexer (film), The Hexer'', ''Schloß Pompon Rouge'', ''Stan Strachu'' * Simone Cilio (born 1992) * The Cinematic Orchestra (formed 1997)''The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos'', new score for ''Man with a Movie Camera'' * Stelvio Cipriani (1937–2018)''The Anonymous Venetian (film), The Anonymous Venetian'', ''Concorde Affaire '79'', ''Twitch of the Death Nerve'' * Julien Civange''Roberto Succo'', ''Looking for Jimmy'', ''Choses secrètes'' * Dolores Claman (1927–2021)''Hockey Night in Canada'', ''The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever'', ''Captain Apache'' * Clannad (formed 1970)''Robin of Sherwood'', ''The Angel and the Soldier Boy'', ''Atlantic Realm, The Natural World: Atlantic Realm'' * James Kenelm Clarke (born 1941)''All These People'', ''About Anglia'', ''Got It Made'' * Malcolm Clarke (composer), Malcolm Clarke (1943–2003)''Earthshock'', ''The Sea Devils'' * Stanley Clarke (born 1951)''The Transporter'', ''A Man Called Hawk'', ''Soul Food (TV series), Soul Food: The Series'' * Alf Clausen (born 1941)''The Simpsons'', ''Moonlighting (TV series), Moonlighting'', ''ALF (TV series), ALF'' * Climax Golden Twins (formed 1993)''Session 9'', ''The Mangler Reborn'', ''The Dark Chronicles'', ''Chained (2012 film), Chained'' * George S. Clinton (born 1947)''Austin Powers (film series), Austin Powers'', ''The Astronaut's Wife'', ''Wild Things (film), Wild Things'', ''Mortal Kombat (1995 film), Mortal Kombat'' * Charlie Clouser (born 1963)''Saw (2004 film), Saw'', ''Numbers (TV series), NUMB3RS'', ''The Stepfather (1987 film), The Stepfather'', ''Resident Evil: Extinction'' * Elia Cmiral (born 1950)''Ronin (film), Ronin'', ''Nash Bridges'', ''Atlas Shrugged: Part I'' * Eric Coates (1886–1957)''The Dam Busters (film), The Dam Busters'', ''The Selfish Giant (1939 film), The Selfish Giant'', ''The Three Bears'' * Bob Cobert (1924–2020)''Dark Shadows'', ''The Night Stalker (1972 film), The Night Stalker'', ''Burnt Offerings (film), Burnt Offerings'', ''Scalpel (film), Scalpel'', ''The Winds of War (miniseries), The Winds of War'' * John Coda * Harvey Cohen (1951–2007) * Coil (band), Coil (formed 1982)''The Angelic Conversation (film), The Angelic Conversation'', ''Blue (1993 film), Blue'', ''Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex'' * Ozan Çolakoğlu (born 1972)''G.O.R.A.'', ''Organize İşler'', ''Sınav'' * Ray Colcord (1949–2016)''227 (TV series), 227'', ''The Devonsville Terror'' * Jude Cole (born 1960)''Truth or Consequences, N.M. (film), Truth or Consequences, N.M.'', ''Last Light (film), Last Light'', ''Woman Wanted (2000 film), Woman Wanted'' * Cy Coleman (1929–2004)''Playboy After Dark'' * Lisa Coleman (musician), Lisa Coleman (born 1960)''Crossing Jordan'', ''Heroes (American TV series), Heroes'', ''Dangerous Minds'' * Cyril Collard (1957–1993)''Savage Nights'' * Anthony Vincent Collins (1893–1963)''Swiss Family Robinson (1940 film), Swiss Family Robinson'', ''I Live in Grosvenor Square'', ''Trent's Last Case (1952 film), Trent's Last Case'' * Phil Collins (born 1951)''Tarzan (1999 film), Tarzan'', ''Brother Bear'' * Michel Colombier (1939–2004)''The Golden Child'', ''Une chambre en ville'', ''Against All Odds (1984 film), Against All Odds'' * Juan J. Colomer (born 1966)''A Day Without a Mexican'', ''A Letter to Rachel'', ''Dark Honeymoon'' * Zebedy Colt (1929–2004)''The Story of Joanna'', ''Manhole'' * Peter Connelly (born 1972)''Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness'', ''Flesh Feast (video game), Flesh Feast'', ''Mass Destruction (video game), Mass Destruction'' * Carol Connors (singer), Carol Connors (born 1941) * Con Conrad (1891–1938)''The Gay Divorcee'', ''Here's to Romance'', ''Palmy Days'' * Marius Constant (1925–2004)''The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), The Twilight Zone'', ''Le chemin de Damas'', ''Tomorrow's World'' * Paul Constantinescu (1909–1963)''O noapte furtunoasa'', ''Rasuna valea'', ''La 'Moara cu noroc''' * Bill Conti (born 1942)''Rocky'', ''The Right Stuff (film), The Right Stuff'', ''The Karate Kid (1984 film), The Karate Kid'' * Ry Cooder (born 1947)''Johnny Handsome'', ''Paris, Texas (film), Paris, Texas'', ''Crossroads (1986 film), Crossroads'' * Jason Cooper (born 1967)''From Within (film), From Within'', ''Without Gorky'' * Ray Cooper (born 1945)''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'' * Stewart Copeland (born 1952)''Talk Radio (film), Talk Radio'', ''Wall Street (1987 film), Wall Street'', ''Highlander II: The Quickening'' * Aaron Copland (1900–1990)''Of Mice and Men (1939 film), Of Mice and Men'', ''The North Star (1943 film), The North Star'', ''The Heiress'' * Cecil Copping (1888–1966)''The Lost World (1925 film), The Lost World'', ''The Private Life of Helen of Troy'', ''The Love Racket'' * Normand Corbeil (1956–2013)''Frankenstein (2004 film), Frankenstein'' * Michael Corcoran (musician), Michael Corcoran (born 1972) * Frank Cordell (musician), Frank Cordell (1928–1980)''The Rebel (1961 film), The Rebel'', ''Ring of Bright Water (film), Ring of Bright Water'', ''God Told Me To'' * John Corigliano (born 1938)''Altered States'', ''Revolution (1985 film), Revolution'', ''The Red Violin'' * Bruno Coulais (born 1954)''The Crimson Rivers'', ''The Chorus (2004 film), The Chorus'', ''Coraline (film), Coraline'' * Vladimir Cosma (born 1940)''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'', ''La boum'', ''Diva (1981 film), Diva'' * Alec R. Costandinos (born 1944)''Trocadéro bleu citron'', ''Caravane'', ''Les derniers jours de la victime'' * Alexander Courage (1919–2008)''Star Trek: The Original Series'', ''The Left Handed Gun'', ''Day of the Outlaw'' * Crush 40 (formed 1997)''Sonic Adventure'', ''Shadow the Hedgehog (video game), Shadow the Hedgehog'', ''Sonic Heroes'' * The Crystal Method (formed 1993)''N2O: Nitrous Oxide'', ''London (2006 film), London'', ''X Games 3D: The Movie'' * Douglas J. Cuomo (born 1958)''Homicide: Life on the Street'', ''Sex and the City'', ''Crazy Love (2007 film), Crazy Love'' * Mike Curb (born 1944)''Skaterdater'', ''The Wild Angels'', ''The Born Losers'' * Joseph Curiale (born 1955) * Hoyt Curtin (1922–2000)''The Flintstones'', ''Jonny Quest (TV series), Jonny Quest'', ''The Jetsons'' * Leah Curtis (composer), Leah Curtis ''Exitus Roma'', ''To Rest in Peace''


D

* John D'Andrea * Juan d'Arienzo (1900–1976)''Melodías porteñas'', ''Gente bien'' * Dan the Automator (born 1966) ''SSX 3'' ''Omakasse (2005 movie), Omakasse'', ''Clarrysney'' * Daft Punk (formed 1993)''Tron: Legacy'' * Ben Daglish (born 1966)''Gauntlet (arcade game), Gauntlet'', ''Deflektor'', ''The Last Ninja'' * V. Dakshinamoorthy (1919–2013)''Nalla Thanka'', ''Mizhikal Sakshi'', ''Navalokam'' * Burkhard Dallwitz (born 1959)''The Truman Show'', ''CrashBurn'', ''The Way Back (2010 film), The Way Back'' * Đặng Hữu Phúc (born 1953)''Thời xa vắng'', ''Mùa ổi'', ''Gate, gate, paragate'' * Britt Daniel (born 1971)''Stranger than Fiction (2006 film), Stranger than Fiction'' * John Dankworth (1927–2010)''Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film), Saturday Night and Sunday Morning'', ''Modesty Blaise (1966 film), Modesty Blaise'', ''Tomorrow's World'' * Jeff Danna (born 1964)''The Boondock Saints'', ''O (film), O'', ''Resident Evil: Apocalypse'' * Mychael Danna (born 1958)''8mm (film), 8mm'', ''The Ice Storm (film), The Ice Storm'', ''Monsoon Wedding'' * Danny! (born 1983) * Ken Darby (1909–1992)''Rancho Notorious'', ''Meet Me After the Show'', ''The Adventures of Jim Bowie'' * Mason Daring (born 1949)''Return of the Secaucus 7'', ''The Brother from Another Planet'', ''Eight Men Out'' * David Darling (musician), David Darling (born 1941)''Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World'', ''Kedma (film), Kedma'', ''Going Under (2004 film), Going Under'' * Samar Das (1929–2001)''Mukh O Mukhosh'', ''Asiya'', ''Dhirey Bahey Meghna'' * Peter Dasent''Meet the Feebles'', ''Braindead (film), Braindead'', ''Heavenly Creatures'' * Vladimir Dashkevich (born 1934)''Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson'', ''Niotkuda s lyubovyu, ili Vesyolye pokhorony'', ''Prodleniye roda'' * Evelyne Datl''The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon'', ''The Big Comfy Couch'', ''What's for Dinner?'' * Gerhard Daum (born 1956) ''Felon (film), Felon'' * Shaun Davey (born 1948)''Waking Ned'', ''The Tailor of Panama'', ''The Abduction Club'' * Iva Davies (born 1955)''Razorback (film), Razorback'', ''Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'', ''The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant'' * Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016)''The Devils (film), The Devils'', ''The Boy Friend (1971 film), The Boy Friend'' * Carl Davis (born 1936)''The French Lieutenant's Woman (film), The French Lieutenant's Woman'', new music for ''Intolerance (film), Intolerance'' * Don Davis (composer), Don Davis (born 1957)''The Matrix'', ''House on Haunted Hill (1999 film), House on Haunted Hill'', ''Behind Enemy Lines (2001 film), Behind Enemy Lines'' * Jonathan Davis (born 1971)''Queen of the Damned (film), Queen of the Damned'' * Miles Davis (1926–1991)''Elevator to the Gallows'', ''Siesta'', ''Dingo'' * Guido De Angelis (born 1944)''Yor, the Hunter from the Future'', ''Sandokan'', ''Watch Out, We're Mad!'' * Maurizio De Angelis (born 1947)''Yor, the Hunter from the Future'', ''Sandokan'', ''Watch Out, We're Mad!'' * Mark De Gli Antoni''Cherish (film), Cherish'', ''Marie and Bruce'', ''Into the Abyss (film), Into the Abyss'' * Francesco De Masi (1930–2005)''Arizona Colt'', ''Private Vices, Public Pleasures'', ''The New York Ripper'' * Tullio De Piscopo (born 1946)''L'arma'', ''I guappi non si toccano'', ''32 dicembre'' * Frank De Vol (1911–1999)''Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte'', ''The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film), The Flight of the Phoenix'', ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962 film), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'' * Barry De Vorzon (born 1934)''Dillinger (1973 film), Dillinger'', ''The Warriors (film), The Warriors'', ''Xanadu (film), Xanadu'', ''S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series), S.W.A.T.'' * Dan Deacon (born 1981)''Twixt (film), Twixt'', ''Hilvarenbeek (film), Hilvarenbeek'' * Dead Can Dance (formed 1981)''Moon Child (1989 film), Moon Child'', ''In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997 TV movie), In the Presence of Mine Enemies'', ''Ruth's Journey'' * Dick DeBenedictis (born 1937)''Perry Mason (1957 TV series), Perry Mason'', ''Police Story (1973 TV series), Police Story'', ''Columbo'' * John Debney (born 1956)''Cutthroat Island (soundtrack), Cutthroat Island'', ''The Passion of the Christ'', ''Iron Man 2'', ''Ice Age: Collision Course'' * Charles Deenen (born 1970)''Double Dragon'', ''Xain'd Sleena'', ''Zamzara'' * Deep Forest (formed 1992)''Strange Days (film), Strange Days'', ''Le prince du Pacifique'', ''Kusa no ran'' * Jack Delano (1914–1997)''Los Peloteros'' * Georges Delerue (1925–1992)''Hiroshima mon amour'', ''Jules and Jim'', ''Contempt (film), Contempt'', ''The Last Metro'' * Jaime Delgado Aparicio (1943–1983)''El embajador y yo'' * Joe Delia (born 1948)''Bad Lieutenant'', ''King of New York'', ''Dangerous Game (1993 film), Dangerous Game'' * Norman Dello Joio (1913–2008)''Air Power (TV series), Air Power'', ''The Smashing of the Reich'', ''A Golden Prison: The Louvre'' * Julie Delpy (born 1969)''J'ai peur, j'ai mal, je meurs'', ''2 Days in Paris'', ''The Countess (film), The Countess'' * Milton DeLugg (1918–2015)''Santa Claus Conquers the Martians'', ''The Gong Show'', ''Treasure Hunt (American game show), Treasure Hunt'' * Éric Demarsan (born 1938)''Army of Shadows'', ''Le Cercle rouge'', ''Les Spécialistes'' * Eumir Deodato (born 1943)''Bossa Nova (film), Bossa Nova'' * Olivier Deriviere (born 1978)''Alone in the Dark (2008 video game), Alone in the Dark'', ''ObsCure (video game), Obscure'', ''Phileas Fortune'' * Jean Derome (born 1955)''Passiflora'', ''When I Will Be Gone (L'Âge de braise)'', ''De ma fenêtre, sans maison...'' * Russ DeSalvo''Barbie Diaries'' * Alexandre Desplat (born 1961)''The Painted Veil (2006 film), The Painted Veil'', ''The King's Speech'', ''Girl with a Pearl Earring (film), Girl with a Pearl Earring'', ''Lust, Caution'' * Paul Dessau (1894–1979)''Alice und ihre Feuerwehr'', ''Stürme über dem Mont Blanc'', ''Taras Bulba (1936 film), Taras Bulba'' * Adolph Deutsch (1897–1980)''The Maltese Falcon (1941 film), The Maltese Falcon'', ''Some Like It Hot'', ''The Apartment'' * Stephen Deutsch (born 1945)''The Signalman (film), The Signalman'', ''The History of Mr. Polly'', ''Bye Bye Columbus'' * Deva (composer), Deva (born 1950)''Aasai'', ''Kushi (2000 film), Kushi'', ''The Prince (1996 film), The Prince'' * Srikanth Deva''Kuththu'', ''Puli Varudhu'', ''Aattanayagann'' * DeVotchKa (formed 1997)''Little Miss Sunshine'' * Frédéric Devreese (1929–2020)''Het Sacrament'', ''Du bout des lèvres'', ''La partie d'échecs'' * Sussan Deyhim (born 1958)'Turbulent'', ''Rapture'', ''Mahdokht'' * James Di Pasquale (born 1941)''McClain's Law'', ''Armed and Dangerous (1986 film), Armed and Dangerous'', ''Rad (film), Rad'' * Neil Diamond (born 1941)''Jonathan Livingston Seagull (film), Jonathan Livingston Seagull'', ''The Jazz Singer (1980 film), The Jazz Singer'' * Michelle DiBucci (born 1961)'Wendigo (film), Wendigo'', ''Creepshow'', ''Carrier (documentary), Carrier'' * Vince DiCola (born 1957)''The Transformers: The Movie'', ''Staying Alive (1983 film), Staying Alive'', ''Rocky IV'' * Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901–1951)''Melodías porteñas'', ''La vida es un tango'', ''En la luz de una estrella'' * Ramin Djawadi (born 1974)''Prison Break'', ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man'', ''Game of Thrones'' * Lucia Dlugoszewski (1931–2000)''Guns of the Trees'', ''Visual Variations on Noguchi'' * Julius Dobos (born 1976)''Europe Express'', ''Thend'', ''Black Strawberries'' * Robert E. Dolan (1908–1972)''Once Upon a Honeymoon'', ''The Great Gatsby (1949 film), The Great Gatsby'', ''The Man Who Understood Women'' * Thomas Dolby (born 1958)''Howard the Duck (film), Howard the Duck'', ''Gothic (film), Gothic'', ''Mind's Eye (series), The Gate to the Mind's Eye'' * Klaus Doldinger (born 1936)''Das Boot'', ''The NeverEnding Story (film), The NeverEnding Story'', ''Negresco – Eine tödliche Affäre'' * Pino Donaggio (born 1941)''Don't Look Now'', ''Carrie (1976 film), Carrie'', ''Dressed to Kill (1980 film), Dressed to Kill'' * Walter Donaldson (1893–1947)''Glorifying the American Girl'', ''The Great Ziegfeld'', ''Panama Hattie (film), Panama Hattie'' * James Dooley (composer), James Dooley (born 1976)''When a Stranger Calls (2006 film), When a Stranger Calls'', ''SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault'', ''Infamous (video game), Infamous'' * Steve Dorff (born 1949)''Spenser: For Hire'', ''Murphy Brown'', ''Just the Ten of Us'' * Pierre van Dormael (1952–2008)''Toto the Hero'', ''The Eighth Day (1996 film), The Eighth Day'', ''Mr. Nobody (film), Mr. Nobody'' * Paul Doucette (born 1972)''Shredderman Rules'', ''Just Pray'' * Joel Douek''Shark Week'', ''Discovery Atlas'', ''The Wildest Dream'' * Patrick Doyle (born 1953)''Henry V (1989 film), Henry V'', ''Hamlet (1996 film), Hamlet'', ''Sense and Sensibility (film), Sense and Sensibility'', ''Frankenstein (1994 film), Frankenstein'' * Carmen Dragon (1914–1984)''At Gunpoint'', ''Night into Tomorrow'', ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' * Christopher Drake''Hellboy: Sword of Storms'', ''Batman: Gotham Knight'', ''Justice League: Doom'' * Robert Drasnin (1927–2015)''Joe Forrester (TV series), Joe Forrester'', ''CHiPs'', ''Cinemania (film), Cinemania'' * Jojo Draven''Hell Asylum'', ''Witches of the Caribbean'', ''Ghost Month'' * Dennis Dreith (born 1948)''Purple People Eater'', ''The Punisher (1989 film), The Punisher'', ''Gag'' * Mark Dresser (born 1952)new music for the silent films ''
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'', ''Un Chien Andalou'' * Jorge Drexler (born 1964)''Retrato de mujer con hombre al fondo'', ''Hermanas'', ''The City of Your Final Destination'' * George Dreyfus (born 1928)''A Steam Train Passes'', ''Rush (1970s TV series), Rush'', ''The Fringe Dwellers'' * Howard Drossin (born 1970)''Tom-Yum-Goong'', ''The Man with the Iron Fists'', ''Splatterhouse (2010 video game), Splatterhouse'' * Jack Curtis Dubowsky''Under One Roof (film), Under One Roof'', ''Redwoods'', ''Rock Haven (film), Rock Haven'' * John Du Prez (born 1946)''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life'', ''Oxford Blues'', ''A Fish Called Wanda'' * Anne Dudley (born 1956)''American History X'', ''The Crying Game'', ''The Full Monty'' * Antoine Duhamel (1925–2014)''Pierrot le Fou'', ''Week End (1967 film), Week End'' * Charles Dumont (singer), Charles Dumont (born 1929)''Les gourmandines'', ''Trafic'', ''Le commando des chauds lapins'' * Isaak Dunayevsky (1900–1955)''Circus (1936 film), Circus'', ''Jolly Fellows'', ''Volga-Volga'' * Maksim Dunayevsky (born 1945)''d'Artagnan and Three Musketeers'', ''Mary Poppins, Goodbye'', ''The Witches Cave'' * Clay Duncan''Blade: The Series'', ''The Grid (TV miniseries), The Grid'', ''Fetch (film), Fetch'' * Robert Duncan (composer), Robert Duncan''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Lie to Me'', ''Castle (TV series), Castle'' * Trevor Duncan (1924–2005)''Little Red Monkey'', ''The Long Haul (1957 film), The Long Haul'' * George Duning (1908–2000)''From Here to Eternity'', ''The Devil at 4 O'Clock'', ''Me and the Colonel'' * The Dust Brothers (formed 1985)''Fight Club'' * Jacques Dutronc (born 1943)', ', ''Van Gogh (1991 film), Van Gogh'' * Frank Duval (born 1940)''
Derrick A derrick is a lifting device composed at minimum of one guyed mast, as in a gin pole, which may be articulated over a load by adjusting its guys. Most derricks have at least two components, either a guyed mast or self-supporting tower, and ...
'', ''The Old Fox'', ''Unsere schönsten Jahre'' * Jeff van Dyck (born 1969)''Rome: Total War'', ''The Need for Speed'', ''Sled Storm (1999 video game), Sled Storm'' * Jordan Dykstra (born 1985)''Blow the Man Down (film), Blow the Man Down'', ''Frontline (American TV program), Frontline'' * Kiril Džajkovski''Dust (2001 film), Dust'', ''The Great Water'', ''Bal-Can-Can'' * Dado Dzihan (born 1964)''Well Tempered Corpses'', ''Sitting Ducks'', ''Breaking and Entering (film), Breaking and Entering''


E

* Brian Easdale (1909–1995)''Black Narcissus'', ''The Red Shoes (1948 film), The Red Shoes'', ''Peeping Tom (1960 film), Peeping Tom'' * Clint Eastwood (born 1930)''Mystic River (film), Mystic River'', ''Million Dollar Baby'', ''Flags of Our Fathers (film), Flags of Our Fathers'' * Kyle Eastwood (born 1968)''Letters from Iwo Jima'', ''Gran Torino'', ''Invictus (film), Invictus'' * Alex Ebert (born 1978)''All Is Lost'', ''A Most Violent Year'' * Nicolas Economou (1953–1993)''Marianne and Juliane'', ''Unerreichbare Nähe'', ''Rosa Luxemburg (film), Rosa Luxemburg'' * Randy Edelman (born 1947)''Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story'', ''The Mask (1994 film), The Mask'', ''Dragonheart'', ''MacGyver (1985 TV series), MacGyver'', ''Ryan's Four'', ''The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.'' * Greg Edmonson''King of the Hill'', ''Firefly (TV series), Firefly'', ''Uncharted'' * Carl Edouarde (1876–1932)''Kismet (1920 film), Kismet'', ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film), The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', ''The Private Life of Helen of Troy'' * Ross Edwards (composer), Ross Edwards (born 1943)''Phobia'', ''Eternity'', ''Paradise Road (1997 film), Paradise Road'' * Jon Ehrlich (born 1950) * Stefan Eichinger''Schätze der Welt – Erbe der Menschheit'', ''Jeder Wind hat seine Reise'', ''Drei Wege nach Samarkand'' * Philippe Eidel (1956–2018)''Conte d'été'', ''Un air de famille'', ''Kadosh'' * Cliff Eidelman (born 1964)''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'', ''Christopher Columbus: The Discovery'', ''Free Willy 3: The Rescue'' * Christian Eigner (born 1971)''Blutrausch'', ''Die Viertelliterklasse'' * Ludovico Einaudi (born 1955)''Fuori Dal Mondo'', ''This Is England'', ''The Intouchables'' * F. M. Einheit (born 1958)''Der Platz'', ''Im Platz'', ''Der Tag'' * Richard Einhorn (born 1952)''The Prowler (1981 film), The Prowler'', ''Sister, Sister (1987 film), Sister, Sister'', ''Voices of Light, The Passion of Joan of Arc'' * Einstürzende Neubauten (formed 1980)''Berlin Babylon'' * Der Eisenrost''Tokyo Fist'', ''Bullet Ballet'', ''Gemini (1999 film), Gemini'' * Hanns Eisler (1898–1962)''Night and Fog (1955 film), Night and Fog'', ''The Woman on the Beach'' * Element of Crime (formed 1985)''Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe'' * Danny Elfman (born 1953)''Batman (1989 film), Batman'', ''Edward Scissorhands'', ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'', ''Spider-Man (2002 film), Spider-Man'', ''Milk (2008 American film), Milk'', ''Fifty Shades of Grey (film), Fifty Shades of Grey'' * Jonathan Elias (born 1956)''Children of the Corn (1984 film), Children of the Corn'', ''Two Moon Junction'', ''Pathfinder (2007 film), Pathfinder'' * Rachel Elkind-Tourre (born 1939)''The Shining (film), The Shining'' * Boris Elkis''A Perfect Getaway'', ''Bugged!'', ''Streetwise (1998 film), Streetwise'' * Duke Ellington (1899–1974)''Anatomy of a Murder'', ''Paris Blues'', ''Change of Mind'' * Dean Elliott (1925–1999)''Fantastic Four (1978 TV series), Fantastic Four'', ''Fangface'', ''Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series), Alvin and the Chipmunks'' * Jack Elliott (composer), Jack Elliott (1927–2001)''The Comic'', ''Support Your Local Gunfighter'', ''The Jerk'' * Don Ellis (1934–1978)''Moon Zero Two'', ''The French Connection (film), The French Connection'', ''The Seven-Ups'', ''French Connection II'' * Ray Ellis (1923–2008) * Warren Ellis (musician), Warren Ellis (born 1965)''The Proposition (2005 film), The Proposition'', ''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'', ''The Road (2009 film), The Road'' * Albert Elms (1920–2009)''Man in a Suitcase'', ''The Prisoner'', ''The Champions'' * Keith Emerson (1944–2016)''Inferno (1980 film), Inferno'', ''Nighthawks (1981 film), Nighthawks'', ''Murder Rock'' * Jon English (1949–2016)''Against the Wind (miniseries), Against the Wind'', ''Touch and Go (1980 film), Touch and Go'' * Tobias Enhus''The Matrix: Path of Neo'', ''Spider-Man 3 (video game), Spider-Man 3'' * Jeremy Enigk (born 1974)''Dream With The Fishes'', ''The United States of Leland'' * Brian Eno (born 1948)''The Lovely Bones'', ''Sebastiane'', ''For All Mankind (film), For All Mankind'' * Roger Eno (born 1959)''For All Mankind (film), For All Mankind'' * Enya (born 1961)''The Frog Prince (1984 film), The Frog Prince'', ''The Celts (TV series), The Celts'' * Nicolas Errèra (born 1967)''Shaolin (film)'', ''The White Storm'', ''XIII: The Conspiracy'', ''The Butterfly (2002 film)'', ''Au nom de ma fille'', ''Mountain Cry'' * Harry Escott (born 1976)''Hard Candy (film), Hard Candy'', ''The Road to Guantanamo'', ''Shame (2011 film), Shame'' * Ilan Eshkeri (born 1977)''Layer Cake (film), Layer Cake'', ''Ninja Assassin'', ''Coriolanus (film), Coriolanus'' * Juan García Esquivel (1928–2002)''Aventuras de Cucuruchito y Pinocho'', ''Locura pasional'', ''The Tall Man (TV series), The Tall Man'' * Ray Evans (1915–2007)''Mister Ed'', ''Tammy (TV series), Tammy'', ''Bonanza'' * Sebastian Evans (composer), Sebastian Evans * Explosions in the Sky (formed 1999)''Prince Avalanche''


F

* Adam F (born 1972)''Ali G Indahouse'' * Bent Fabric (1924–2020)''The Poet and the Little Mother'', ''Death Comes at High Noon'', ''Klown'' * Asser Fagerström (1912–1990)''Vastuu'', ''People Not as Bad as They Seem'' * Brian Fahey (composer), Brian Fahey (1919–2007)''Curse of Simba'', ''The Plank (1967 film), The Plank'', ''Rhubarb (1969 film), Rhubarb'' * Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (born 1960)''All the Queen's Men'', ''Igby Goes Down'', ''Globi und der Schattenräuber'' * Sammy Fain (1902–1989)''Peter Pan (1953 film), Peter Pan'', ''Calamity Jane (film), Calamity Jane'', ''Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (film), Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing'' * Percy Faith (1908–1976)''Tammy Tell Me True'', ''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'', ''The Oscar (film), The Oscar'' * Nima Fakhrara (born 1983)''Broadway Bound'', ''The Courier (2012 film), The Courier'', ''Gatchaman (film), Gatchaman'' * Harold Faltermeyer (born 1952)''Top Gun'', ''Beverly Hills Cop'', ''Tango & Cash'' * David Fanshawe (1942–2010)''When the Boat Comes In'', ''The Feathered Serpent (UK TV series), The Feathered Serpent'', ''Flambards (TV series), Flambards'' * Robert Farnon (1917–2005)''Maytime in Mayfair'', ''Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.'', ''It's a Wonderful World (1956 film), It's a Wonderful World'' * Kurt Farquhar ''The King of Queens'', ''Moesha'', ''Sister, Sister (TV series), Sister, Sister'', ''The Game (American TV series), The Game'', ''Black Lightning (TV series), Black Lightning'', ''Being Mary Jane'', ''Girlfriends (2000 TV series), Girlfriends'', ''Soul Food (TV series), Soul Food: The Series'', ''Ned & Stacey'' * Paul Farrer (born 1973)''Weakest Link (American game show), Weakest Link'', ''Dancing on Ice'', ''The Krypton Factor'' * Toufic Farroukh ''Ana El Awan'', ''Phantom Beirut'', ''Women Beyond Borders'' * Barry Fasman * Bruce Faulconer''Dragon Ball Z'', ''Your House and Home'', ''Bass Champs'' * Jeffrey Fayman''Open Water (film), Open Water'', co-founder and composer of ''Immediate Music'' * Louis Febre (born 1959) * Morton Feldman (1926–1987) * Eric Fenby (1906–1997)''Jamaica Inn (film), Jamaica Inn'', ''Song of Summer'' * George Fenton (born 1950)''Gandhi (film), Gandhi'', ''The Company of Wolves'', ''The Fisher King'', ''Groundhog Day (film), Groundhog Day'' * Allyn Ferguson (1924–2010)''Barney Miller'', ''Charlie's Angels'', ''The Last Days of Patton'' * Jay Ferguson (American musician), Jay Ferguson (born 1947)''A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child'', ''NCIS: Los Angeles'', ''The Office (American TV series), The Office'' * Lorenzo Ferrero (born 1951)''Anemia'' * Paul Ferris (composer), Paul Ferris (1941–1995)''The Blood Beast Terror'', ''Witchfinder General (film), Witchfinder General'', ''The Creeping Flesh'' * Nico Fidenco (born 1933)''Emanuelle nera'', ''La via della prostituzione'', ''Zombi Holocaust'' * Brad Fiedel (born 1951)''The Terminator'', ''The Running Man (1987 film), The Running Man'', ''Red Heat (1988 film), Red Heat'', ''Total Recall (1990 film), Total Recall'', ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', ''True Lies'', ''Midnight Caller'', ''Reasonable Doubts'' * Jerry Fielding (1922–1980)''The Nightcomers'', ''The Bad News Bears'', ''Demon Seed'' * Magnus Fiennes (born 1965)''Murphy's Law (British TV series), Murphy's Law'', ''Hustle (TV series), Hustle'', ''Death in Paradise (TV series), Death in Paradise'' * Mike Figgis (born 1948)''Leaving Las Vegas'', ''One Night Stand (1997 film), One Night Stand'', ''Timecode (film), Timecode'' * Chad Fischer (born 1976) * Eveline Fischer (born 1969)''Donkey Kong Country'', ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' * Luboš Fišer (1935–1999)''Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (film), Valerie and Her Week of Wonders'', ''Oxen'', ''Kral Ubu'' * Peter Fish (composer), Peter Fish (1956–2021) * Frank Fitzpatrick (born 1961) * Stephen Flaherty (born 1960) * Tom Flannery (born 1966) * Maurice Fleuret (1932–1990) * Flo & Eddie (formed 1965) * Flying Lotus (born 1983)'' Kuso'', ''Blade Runner Black Out 2022'', ''Perfect (2018 film), Perfect'' * Adrian Foley, 8th Baron Foley (1923–2012) * Tim Follin (born 1970) * Ari Folman (born 1962) * Robert Folk (born 1949)''Ace Ventura When Nature Calls'', ''There Be Dragons'', ''Toy Soldiers (1991 film), Toy Soldiers'', ''Police Academy (film), Police Academy'' * Troels Brun Folmann (born 1974) * Keith Forsey (born 1948) * Bruce Fowler (born 1947) * Charles Fox (composer), Charles Fox (born 1940) * Francis and the Lights''Robot & Frank'' * Jesús Franco (1930–2013) * Massimiliano Frani (born 1967) * David Michael Frank (born 1948) * Christopher Franke (born 1953)''Babylon 5'', ''Universal Soldier (1992 film), Universal Soldier'', ''What the Bleep Do We Know!?'' * Benjamin Frankel (1906–1973) * Jason Frederick (born 1970) * Jesse Frederick (born 1948)''Full House'', ''Family Matters'', ''Step by Step (TV series), Step by Step'', ''Perfect Strangers (TV series), Perfect Strangers'', ''Better Days (TV series), Better Days'', ''Family Man (American TV series), Family Man'' * Ian Freebairn-Smith (born 1932) * Freur (1982–1986) * Gerald Fried (born 1928)''Star Trek: The Original Series'', ''Roots (1977 miniseries), Roots'', Mr. Terrific (TV series), Mr. Terrific'', Flamingo Road (TV series), Flamingo Road'', ''It's About Time (TV series), It's About Time'' * Hugo Friedhofer (1901–1981) * Bill Frisell (born 1951) * Fred Frith (born 1949) * Jürgen Fritz (born 1953)''Eine Frau für gewisse Stunden'', ''Hard to Be a God (1989 film), Hard to Be a God'' * John Frizzell (composer), John Frizzell (born 1966)''I Still Know What You Did Last Summer'', ''Ghost Ship (2002 film), Ghost Ship'', ''Whiteout (2009 film), Whiteout'', ''Legion (2010 film), Legion'', ''The Loft (film), The Loft'' * Fabio Frizzi (born 1951) * Edgar Froese (1944–2015) * Front Line Assembly (formed 1986)''Quake III Arena'' * Dominic Frontiere (1931–2017)''Hang 'Em High'', ''Chisum'', ''The Train Robbers'', ''The Stunt Man'', ''The Aviator (1985 film), The Aviator'', ''The Immortal (1970 TV series), The Immortal'', ''The Invaders'', ''Matt Houston'', ''Vegas (1978 TV series), Vega$'' * Ben Frost (musician), Ben Frost (born 1980)''Sleeping Beauty (2011 film), Sleeping Beauty'', ''In Her Skin'', ''Rokland'' * Hideyuki Fukasawa (born 1970) * Nathan Furst (born 1978) * Giovanni Fusco (1906–1968)


G

* Reeves Gabrels (born 1956) * George Gabriel (born 1971) * Peter Gabriel (born 1950)''Birdy (film), Birdy'', ''The Last Temptation of Christ (film), The Last Temptation of Christ'', ''Rabbit-Proof Fence (film), Rabbit-Proof Fence'' * Serge Gainsbourg (1928–1991) * Vincent Gallo (born 1961) * Martin Galway (born 1966) * Douglas Gamley (1924–1998) * Jeet Ganguly (born 1977) * Gara Garayev (1918–1982) * Anja Garbarek (born 1970) * Jan Garbarek (born 1947) * Antón García Abril (1933–2021)''Tombs of the Blind Dead'', ''Los santos inocentes'' * Russell Garcia (composer), Russell Garcia (1916–2011) * Stu Gardner * Dan Gardopée * Garish (formed 1997) * Snuff Garrett (1938–2015) * Mort Garson (1924–2008) * Georges Garvarentz (1932–1993) * Giorgio Gaslini (1929–2014)''La Notte'', ''Deep Red'' * Tony Gatlif (born 1948)''Vengo (film), Vengo'', ''Transylvania (film), Transylvania'', ''Gadjo dilo'' * Mohammed Gauss * Marvin Gaye (1939–1984)''Trouble Man (film), Trouble Man'' * Ron Geesin (born 1943) * Grant Geissman (born 1953) * James Gelfand (born 1959) * Ivan Georgiev (musician), Ivan Georgiev (born 1966)S&M Judge * Lisa Gerrard (born 1961) * Matthew Gerrard * George Gershwin (1898–1937) * Irving Gertz (1915–2008) * Stephen Geyer (born 1950) * Ghantasala (musician), Ghantasala (1922–1974) * Michael Giacchino (born 1967)''The Incredibles (franchise), The Incredibles, The Family Stone#Soundtrack, The Family Stone, Mission: Impossible III and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Ghost Protocol, Ratatouille (film), Ratatouille, Up (2009 film), Up, Star Trek (film), Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond, Beyond, Land of the Lost (film), Land of the Lost, Cars 2, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes, Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Fallen Kingdom and Jurassic World Dominion, Dominion, Inside Out (2015 film), Inside Out, Zootopia, Doctor Strange (2016 film), Doctor Strange, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Far from Home and Spider-Man: No Way Home, No Way Home, Coco (2017 film), Coco, The Batman (film), The Batman, Lightyear (film), Lightyear, Thor: Love and Thunder'' * Michael Gibbs (composer), Michael Gibbs (born 1937) * Richard Gibbs (born 1955) * Herschel Burke Gilbert (1918–2003) * Gary Gilbertson * Alan Gill * Terry Gilkyson (1916–1999) * Norman Gimbel (1925–2018) * Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983) * Daniel Giorgetti (born 1971) * Paul Giovanni (1933–1990)''The Wicker Man (1973 film), The Wicker Man'' * Girls Against Boys (formed 1988)''Series 7: The Contenders'' * Lutz Glandien (born 1954) * Scott Glasgow * Paul Glass (born 1934) * Philip Glass (born 1937)''Koyaanisqatsi'', ''The Hours (film), The Hours'', ''Candyman (1992 film), Candyman'', ''Powaqqatsi'' * Albert Glasser (1916–1998) * Jason Gleed * Patrick Gleeson (born 1934) * Evelyn Glennie (born 1965) * Nick Glennie-Smith (born 1951) * Goblin (band), Goblin * Vladimír Godár (born 1956) * Godiego (formed 1975)''Monkey (TV series), Monkey'', ''Ganbaron'', ''Galaxy Express 999'' * Lucio Godoy (born 1958) * Ramana Gogula * Matthias Gohl * Ernest Gold (composer), Ernest Gold (1921–1999)''Exodus (1960 film), Exodus'' * Murray Gold (born 1969) * Barry Goldberg (born 1942) * Billy Goldenberg (1936–2020) * Elliot Goldenthal (born 1954)''Interview with the Vampire (film), Interview with the Vampire'', ''Alien 3'', ''Frida'', ''Heat (1995 film), Heat'', ''Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'' * Alison Goldfrapp (born 1966)''My Summer of Love'', ''Nowhere Boy'' * Jean-Jacques Goldman (born 1951) * Bobby Goldsboro (born 1941) * Jerry Goldsmith (1929–2004)''Planet of the Apes (1968 film), Planet of the Apes'', ''Patton (film), Patton'', ''The Omen'', ''Alien (film), Alien'', ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'', ''Total Recall (1990 film), Total Recall'', ''Basic Instinct'' * Joel Goldsmith (1957–2012) * Jonathan Goldsmith (musician), Jonathan Goldsmith * Alexander Goldstein (born 1948)''Orange Winter (film), Orange Winter'', ''Storm Over Asia (1928 film), Storm Over Asia'', ''Vasya (film), Vasya'', ''The Case of the Three Million'' * Osvaldo Golijov (born 1960)''Youth Without Youth (film), Youth Without Youth'', ''Tetro'', ''11'09"01 September 11'' * Benny Golson (born 1929) * Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 1963) * Miles Goodman (1948–1996) * Gordon Goodwin (born 1954) * Ron Goodwin (1925–2003) * Alain Goraguer (born 1931) * Ludwig Göransson (born 1984)''Black Panther (film), Black Panther'', ''The Mandalorian'' * Michael Gordon (composer), Michael Gordon (born 1956) * Paul Gordon (musician), Paul Gordon (1963–2016) * Michael Gore (born 1951) * Adam Gorgoni (born 1963) * Manami Gotoh (born 1964) * Louis F. Gottschalk (1864–1934) * Glenn Gould (1932–1982) * Morton Gould (1913–1996) * Patrick Gowers (1936–2014) * Desirée Goyette (born 1956) * Paul Grabowsky (born 1958) * Ron Grainer (1922–1981) * Jason Graves * Allan Gray (composer), Allan Gray (1902–1973) * Barry Gray (1908–1984) * Clifford Grey (1887–1941) * Gavin Greenaway (born 1964) * Johnny Green (1908–1989) * Theo Green * Walter Greene (1910–1983) * Howard Greenfield (1936–1986) * Jonny Greenwood (born 1971)''Bodysong'', ''There Will Be Blood'', ''Norwegian Wood (film), Norwegian Wood'' * Gustaf Grefberg (born 1974) * Will Gregory (born 1959)''My Summer of Love'', ''Nowhere Boy'' * Harry Gregson-Williams (born 1961)''Antz'', ''Chicken Run'', ''Shrek (franchise), Shrek'', ''Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas'', ''Flushed Away'', ''The Martian (film), The Martian'', ''The Last Duel (2021 film), The Last Duel'' * Rupert Gregson-Williams (born 1966)''Over the Hedge (film), Over the Hedge'', ''Bee Movie'', ''Abominable (2019 film), Abominable'', ''Grown Ups (film), Grown Ups 1 and Grown Ups 2, 2'', ''Wonder Woman (2017 film), Wonder Women'', ''Aquaman (film), Aquaman'' ''and'' ''Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the Lost Kingdom'' * Merv Griffin (1925–2007) * Mark Griskey (born 1963) * Raymond van het Groenewoud (born 1950) * Launy Grøndahl (1886–1960) * Herbert Grönemeyer (born 1956) * Charles Gross (born 1934) * Jacob Groth (born 1951) * Louis Gruenberg (1884–1964)''Quicksand (1950 film), Quicksand'', ''Commandos Strike at Dawn'', ''All the King's Men (1949 film), All the King's Men'' * Larry Groupé (born 1957)''The Contender (2000 film), The Contender'', ''The Outpost (2020 film), The Outpost'', ''Nothing but the Truth (2008 American film), Nothing But the Truth'', ''Straw Dogs (2011 film), Straw Dogs'' * Dave Grusin (born 1934) * Jay Gruska (born 1952) * Sofia Gubaidulina (born 1931) * James William Guercio (born 1945)''Electra Glide in Blue'' * Accordéon Mélancolique, Jean-Pierre Guiran (born 1950) * Fuat Güner (born 1948) * Christopher Gunning (born 1944) * Hildur Guðnadóttir (born 1982)''Joker (2019 film), Joker'', ''Chernobyl (TV Mini-Series)'' * Gurukiran * Olof Gustafsson * Sven Gyldmark (1904–1981)


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* Bárður Háberg (born 1979) * Alexander Hacke (born 1965)''Das Wilde Leben'', ''Head-On (film), Head-On'', ' * Manos Hadjidakis (1925–1994) * Georg Haentzschel (1907–1992) * Richard Hageman (1881–1966) * Earle Hagen (1919–2008) * Peter Hajba (born 1974) * Haim (band), Haim * Uzeyir Hajibeyov (1885–1948) * Darko Hajsek (born 1959)''Madonna (1999 film)'' * Taro Hakase (born 1968) * Halfdan E (born 1965) * Dick Halligan (1943–2022) * Shirō Hamaguchi (born 1969) * Chico Hamilton (1921–2013) * Marvin Hamlisch (1944–2012) * Chuck Hammer * Jan Hammer (born 1948) * Oscar Hammerstein II (1885–1960) * Hamsalekha (born 1951) * Herbie Hancock (born 1940) * Frederic Hand (born 1947) * Kentarō Haneda (1949–2007) * James Hannigan (born 1971) * Ilmari Hannikainen (1892–1955) * Glen Hansard (born 1970) * Raymond Hanson (composer), Raymond Hanson (1913–1976) * Petr Hapka (1944–2014) * Edward W. Hardy (born 1992)'' The Woodsman (play), The Woodsman'' * Hagood Hardy (1937–1997) * Jon Hare (born 1966) * Kurt Harland (born 1963) * Leigh Harline (1907–1969) * Barry Harman (born 1952) * Joe Harnell (1924–2005) ''The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)'', ''Santa Barbara (TV series)'' * Don L. Harper * Albert Harris (composer), Albert Harris (1916–2005) * Johnny Harris (musician), Johnny Harris (1932–2020) * Sue Harris * John Harrison (filmmaker), John Harrison (born 1948) * Jimmy Harry * Jimmy Hart (born 1943) * Hal Hartley (born 1959) * Richard Hartley (composer), Richard Hartley (born 1944) * Paul Hartnoll (born 1968) * Mick Harvey (born 1958) * Richard Harvey (born 1953) * Bo Harwood (1946–2022) * Tomoki Hasegawa (born 1957) * Ichiko Hashimoto (musician), Ichiko Hashimoto (born 1952) * Paul Haslinger (born 1962) * Aki Hata (born 1966) * Tony Hatch (born 1939) * Donny Hathaway (1945–1979) * Marvin Hatley (1905–1986) * Katsuhisa Hattori (1936–2020) * M. Maurice Hawkesworth (born 1960) * Alan Hawkshaw (1937–2021) * Fumio Hayasaka (1914–1955) * Hikaru Hayashi (1931–2012)''Death by Hanging'' * Pete Haycock (1951–2013)''One False Move'' * Isaac Hayes (1942–2008) * Jack Hayes (composer), Jack Hayes (1911–2011) * Lennie Hayton (1908–1971) * Richard Hazard (1921–2000) * Michael Hearst (born 1972) * Neal Hefti (1922–2008) * Reinhold Heil (born 1954) * Zack Hemsey (born 1983) * Michael Hennagin (1936–1993) * Joe Henry (born 1960) * Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012) * Paul Hepker (born 1967) * Victor Herbert (1859–1924) * Michel Herr (born 1949) * Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975)''Psycho (1960 film), Psycho'', ''North by Northwest'', ''Vertigo (film), Vertigo'', ''Citizen Kane'', ''Taxi Driver'' * Paul Hertzog''Bloodsport (film), Bloodsport'', ''Kickboxer (1989 film), Kickboxer'' * David Hess (1936–2011) * Nigel Hess (born 1953) * Eric Hester (born 1974) * Andrew Hewitt (born 1976) * David Hewson (composer), David Hewson (born 1953) * Nick Hexum (born 1971) * Miki Higashino (born 1968) * Nat Hiken (1914–1968) * Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (born 1958) * Stephen Hilton (born 1974) * Paul Hindemith (1895–1963) * Yoshihisa Hirano (born 1971) * Susumu Hirasawa (born 1954) * David Hirschfelder (born 1960) * Joel Hirschhorn (1937–2005) * Joe Hisaishi (born 1950) * Alun Hoddinott (1929–2008)''Sword of Sherwood Forest'' * Derrick Hodge (born 1979) * Michael Hoenig (born 1952) * Bernard Hoffer (born 1934) * Robin Hoffmann (born 1984) * Friedrich Hollaender (1896–1976) * Dulcie Holland (1913–2000) * David Holmes (musician), David Holmes (born 1969) * Rupert Holmes (born 1947) * Bo Holten (born 1948)''The Element of Crime'' * Arthur Honegger (1892–1955) * Honk (band), Honk (formed 1970)''Five Summer Stories'' * Hannu Honkonen (born 1982) * Johan Hoogewijs (born 1957) * Les Hooper (born 1940) * Nicholas Hooper (born 1952) ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', ''Land of the Tiger'' * Nellee Hooper (born 1963) * Ciaran Hope (born 1974) ''The Letters (2014 film), The Letters'', Truth about Kerry, Truth About Kerry * Anthony Hopkins (born 1937)''August (1996 film), August'', ''Slipstream (2007 film), Slipstream'', ''Dylan Thomas: Return Journey'' * Antony Hopkins (1921–2014) * Jon Hopkins (born 1979) * Kenyon Hopkins (1912–1983) * Steve Hopkins (composer), Steve Hopkins * Hal Hopper (1912–1970) * Keith Hopwood (born 1946) * Trevor Horn (born 1949) * James Horner (1953–2015)''Aliens (film), Aliens'', ''Braveheart'', ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar'', ''The Land Before Time (film), The Land Before Time'', ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man (film), The Amazing Spider-Man'' * André Hossein (1905–1983) * Tomoyasu Hotei (born 1962)''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'', ''Samurai Fiction'' * James Newton Howard (born 1951)''The Sixth Sense'', ''Unbreakable (film), Unbreakable'', ''The Village (2004 film), The Village'', ''Lady in the Water'', ''The Dark Knight (film), The Dark Knight'' * Ken Howard (composer), Ken Howard (born 1939) * Alan Howarth (composer), Alan Howarth (born 1948) * Tom Howe (musician), Tom Howe (born 1977) * Peter Howell (musician), Peter Howell (born 1949) * Nihad Hrustanbegovic (born 1973) * Rob Hubbard (born 1955)''Master of Magic (Mastertronic), Master of Magic'', ''Commando (video game), Commando'', ''Auf Wiedersehen Monty'' * L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986)''The Case He Couldn't Crack'', ''The Problem of Life'', ''What Happened to These Civilizations?'' * Robert Hughes (composer), Robert Hughes (1912–2007) * Chris Hülsbeck (born 1968) * Scott Humphrey * Andy Hunter (DJ), Andy Hunter (born 1974) * Gottfried Huppertz (1887–1937)''
Metropolis A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big ci ...
'', ''Die Nibelungen'', ''The Green Domino'' * Craig Huxley (born 1954) * Søren Hyldgaard (1962–2018) * Dick Hyman (born 1927)


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* Jacques Ibert (1890–1962)''Don Quixote (1933 film), Don Quixote'', ''Golgotha (1935 film), Golgotha'', ''Macbeth (1948 film), Macbeth'', ''Conflit'' * Abdullah Ibrahim (born 1934)''Chocolat (1988 film), Chocolat'', ''No Fear, No Die'' * Toshi Ichiyanagi (born 1933)''Eros Plus Massacre'' * Akira Ifukube (1914–2006)''Godzilla (1954 film), Godzilla'', ''Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster'', ''Destroy All Monsters'', ''Space Amoeba'' * Alberto Iglesias (born 1955)''All About My Mother'', ''The Kite Runner (film), The Kite Runner'', ''The Constant Gardener (film), The Constant Gardener'' * Ilaiyaraaja (born 1943)''Thalapathi'', ''Nayakan'', ''Nizhalkuthu'' and scored for more than 1000 films * Jerrold Immel (born 1936)''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas'', ''How the West Was Won (TV series), How the West Was Won'', ''Voyagers!'', ''Knots Landing'' * In the Nursery (formed 1981)new music for the silent films ''
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (german: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) is a 1920 German silent film, silent horror film, directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. Considered the quintessential work of German Expressio ...
'', ''Man with a Movie Camera'', ''Asphalt (1929 film), Asphalt'' * Daniel Ingram (composer), Daniel Ingram (born 1975)''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', ''Pound Puppies (2010 TV series), Pound Puppies'', ''Martha Speaks (TV series), Martha Speaks'' * Neil Innes (1944–2019)''Monty Python's Flying Circus'', ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'', ''All You Need Is Cash'', ''Erik the Viking'' * Damon Intrabartolo (born 1975)''The Journey of Jared Price'', ''Navigate this Maze'' * John Ireland (composer), John Ireland (1879–1962)''The Overlanders (film), The Overlanders'' * Markéta Irglová (born 1988)''Once (film), Once'' * Pat Irwin (born 1955)''Rocko's Modern Life'', ''Loose Women (film), Loose Women'', ''Class of 3000'' * Mark Isham (born 1951)''Of Mice and Men (1992 film), Of Mice and Men'', ''The Cooler'', ''Blade (1998 film), Blade'', ''Crash (2004 film), Crash'' * Chu Ishikawa (1966–2017)''Tetsuo: The Iron Man'', ''Gemini (1999 film), Gemini'', ''A Snake of June'' * Emir Işılay (born 1978)''Murder on Pleasant Drive'', ''Summerland (TV series), Summerland'' * Robert Israel (composer), Robert Israel (born 1963)numerous silent film scores * Masumi Itō''Angel Sanctuary'', ''éX-Driver'', ''Galaxy Angel'' * Teiji Ito (1935–1982)''Meshes of the Afternoon'', ''The Very Eye of Night'', ''Maeva'' * Peter Ivers (1946–1983)''Eraserhead'', ''Grand Theft Auto (film), Grand Theft Auto'', ''B. J. and the Bear'' * Taku Iwasaki (born 1968)''Origin: Spirits of the Past'', ''Uncharted Waters Online'', ''
Onimusha is a series of video games developed and published by Capcom. It makes use of the historic figures that shaped Japan's history, retelling their stories with supernatural elements. Most of the games are of the action-adventure genre, a combinatio ...
'' * Taro Iwashiro (born 1965)''Red Cliff (film), Red Cliff'', ''Memories of Murder'' * Masaharu Iwata (born 1966)''Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen'', ''Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together'', ''Final Fantasy Tactics''


J

* Steve Jablonsky (born 1970)''Transformers (film), Transformers'', ''The Island (2005 film), The Island'', ''Steamboy'' * Henry Jackman (born 1974) ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier'', ''Captain America: Civil War'', ''Kong: Skull Island'', ''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' * Danny Jacob (born 1956) * Richard Jacques (born 1973) * Óli Jógvansson (born 1969) * Mick Jagger (born 1943)''Invocation of My Demon Brother'', ''Alfie (2004 film), Alfie'' * Jaidev (1918–1987) * Shankar Jaikishan * Ravindra Jain (1944–2015) * Bob James (musician), Bob James (born 1939)''Taxi (TV series), Taxi'', ''Daniel (1983 film), Daniel'' * Malek Jandali (born 1972) * Chas Jankel (born 1952) * Enzo Jannacci (1935–2013)''Seven Beauties'' * Werner Janssen (1899–1990) * Jean-Michel Jarre (born 1948) * Maurice Jarre (1924–2009)''Lawrence of Arabia (film), Lawrence of Arabia'', ''Doctor Zhivago (film), Doctor Zhivago'', ''Topaz (1969 film), Topaz'', ''Dead Poets Society'' * Michael Jary (1906–1988) * Maurice Jaubert (1900–1940) * Harris Jayaraj (born 1975) * Wyclef Jean (born 1969) * Def Jef (born 1970) * Karl Jenkins (born 1944)''The Celts (S4C TV series), The Celts'' * Merrill Jenson (born 1947) * Zhao Jiping (born 1945) * Jo Yeong-wook (born 1962) * Antonio Carlos Jobim (Tom Jobim) (1927–1994) * Eddie Jobson (born 1955) * Adan Jodorowsky (born 1979)''Echek'', ''Teou'' * Alejandro Jodorowsky (born 1929)''El Topo'', ''The Holy Mountain (1973 film), The Holy Mountain'' * Barði Jóhannsson (born 1975)''Reykjavík-Rotterdam'', ''Fíaskó'', new music for the silent film ''
Häxan ''Häxan'' (, "The Witch"; Danish: ''Heksen''; English: ''The Witches''; released in the US in 1968 as ''Witchcraft Through the Ages'') is a 1922 silent horror essay film written and directed by Benjamin Christensen. Consisting partly of d ...
'' * Óli Jógvansson (born 1969) * Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969–2018) * Elton John (born 1947) * Johnson (composer), Johnson (1953–2011) * J. J. Johnson (1924–2001) * Laurie Johnson (born 1927) * Nathan Johnson (musician), Nathan Johnson (born 1976) * Adrian Johnston (musician), Adrian Johnston (born 1961) * Arthur Johnston (composer), Arthur Johnston (1898–1954) * Bobby Johnston (born 1967) * Jim Johnston (composer), Jim Johnston (born 1952) * Brian Jones (1942–1969) * Dan Jones (composer), Dan Jones * John Paul Jones (musician), John Paul Jones (born 1946) * Quincy Jones (born 1933)''In Cold Blood (film), In Cold Blood'', ''In the Heat of the Night (film), In the Heat of the Night'', ''The Color Purple (1985 film), The Color Purple'', ''Roots (1977 miniseries), Roots'' * Quincy Jones III (born 1968) * Raymond Jones (composer), Raymond Jones * Ron Jones (composer), Ron Jones (born 1954) * Tim Jones (film composer), Tim Jones (born 1971)''The Forsaken (film), The Forsaken'', ''Chuck (TV series), Chuck'', ''Karla (film), Karla'' * Trevor Jones (composer), Trevor Jones (born 1949)''The Dark Crystal'', ''Dark City (1998 film), Dark City'', ''Mississippi Burning'', ''The Last of the Mohicans (album), The Last of the Mohicans'' * Vincent Jones (musician), Vincent Jones''Parks and Recreation'' * Jónsi (born 1975) * Lakshman Joseph de Saram''Bel Ami'', ''Between Two Worlds (2009 film), Between Two Worlds'' * Peter Joseph (born 1979) * Richard Joseph (1953–2007) * Michael Josephs (born 1959) * Wilfred Josephs (1927–1997) * Paul K. Joyce (born 1957) * Laurence Juber (born 1952) * Jude (singer), Jude (born 1969) * Don Julian (musician), Don Julian (1937–1998)''Savage! (film), Savage!'', ''Shorty the Pimp'' * Joseph Julian Gonzalez * David Julyan (born 1967)''Memento (film), Memento'', ''The Descent'', ''The Prestige (film), The Prestige'' * Junkie XL (born 1967)''DOA: Dead or Alive'', ''SSX Blur'', ''Need for Speed: ProStreet'' * Walter Jurmann (1903–1971) * Patrick Juvet (1950–2021)


K

* John Erik Kaada (born 1975)''O' Horten'', ''Music from the Motion Picture Natural Born Star, Natural Born Star'' * Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904–1987) * Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (born 1953) * Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008) * Gus Kahn (1886–1941) * Akari Kaida (born 1974) * Yuki Kajiura (born 1965) * Paul Kalkbrenner (born 1977) * George Kallis (born 1974) * Bert Kalmar (1884–1947) * Peter Kam * Michael Kamen (1948–2003) ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Don Juan DeMarco, Don Juan Demarco, Mr. Holland's Opus, Licence to Kill, License To Kill'' * John Kander (born 1927) * Artie Kane (1929–2022) * Shigeru Kan-no (born 1959) * Noam Kaniel (born 1962)''Power Rangers'', ''Glitter Force'', ''Digimon Fusion'' * Yoko Kanno (born 1963)''Cowboy Bebop, Darker than Black, Macross Plus, Turn A Gundam, The Vision of Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Wolf's Rain, Kids on the Slope, Terror in Resonance'' * Yugo Kanno (born 1977) – ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV series), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: seasons JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, 2, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, 3, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, 4, Batman Ninja'' * Tuomas Kantelinen (born 1969) * Bronisław Kaper (1902–1983) * Sol Kaplan (1919–1990) * Eleni Karaindrou (born 1941) * Nele Karajlić (born 1962) * Anton Karas (1906–1985) * Fred Karlin (1936–2004) * Laura Karpman (born 1959) * Kent Karlsson (born 1945) * Al Kasha (1937–2020) * Peter Kater (born 1958) * Emilio Kauderer * Jake Kaufman (born 1981) * John Kavanaugh * Kenji Kawai (born 1957) * Arthur Kay (musician), Arthur Kay (1881–1969) * Norman Kay (composer), Norman Kay (1929–2001) * Eric Kaz (born 1946)''Greetings (1968 film), Greetings'', ''Hi, Mom!'' * Dave Koz * Yakov Kazyansky (born 1948) * Brian Keane (born 1953) * John E. Keane (born 1952) * The Keane Brothers, John M. Keane (born 1965) * Tom Keenlyside (born 1950)''Mega Man (1994 TV series), Mega Man'', ''Monster Rancher'', ''Dragon Ball Z'' * M. M. Keeravani (born 1961) * Roger Kellaway (born 1939) * Jack Keller (songwriter), Jack Keller (1938–2005) * Paul Kelly (Australian musician), Paul Kelly (born 1955) * Victoria Kelly (New Zealand Composer), Victoria Kelly – Fracture (2007 film), Fracture, The Ugly, Black Sheep (2006 New Zealand film), Black Sheep * Rolfe Kent (born 1963) * Walter Kent (1911–1994) * Jerome Kern (1885–1945) * Premasiri Kernadasa (1937–2008) * Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978) * Khaled (musician), Khaled (born 1960) * Aashish Khan (born 1939) * Ali Akbar Khan (1922–2009) * Praga Khan (born 1959) * Usha Khanna (born 1941) * Yuri Khanon (born 1965)European Film Award for Best Composer, European Film Awards-1988: ''Days of Eclipse'', ''Save and Protect, Save and Preserve'' * Alex Khaskin (born 1961) * Mohammed Zahur Khayyam (1927–2019) * Tikhon Khrennikov (1913–2007) * Khawaja Khurshid Anwar (1912–1984) * Shunsuke Kikuchi (1931–2021)''Dragon Ball Z'' * Wojciech Kilar (1932–2013) * Kevin Kiner (born 1958) * Alastair King (born 1967) * John King (producer), John King * Kaki King (born 1979) * Gershon Kingsley (1922–2019) * Basil Kirchin (1927–2005) * Gökhan Kırdar (born 1970) * Grant Kirkhope (born 1962) * Martin Kiszko (born 1958) * Kitarō (born 1953) * David Kitay (born 1961) * Johnny Klimek (born 1962) * Jan Klusák (born 1934) * David Knopfler (born 1952) * Mark Knopfler (born 1949)''The Princess Bride (film), The Princess Bride'' * Leon Ko * Erland von Koch (1910–2009)''Crisis (1946 film), Kris'', ''It Rains on Our Love'', ''Girl with Hyacinths'' * Konstancja Kochaniec (born 1976) * Krzysztof Komeda (1931–1969)''The Fearless Vampire Killers'', ''Rosemary's Baby (film), Rosemary's Baby'', ''Knife in the Water (film), Knife in the Water'', ''Cul-de-sac (1966 film), Cul-de-sac'' * Koji Kondo (born 1961)''Mario (franchise), Mario'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''Star Fox 64'' * Robbie Kondor * Joseph Koo (born 1933) * Al Kooper (born 1944) * Ben Kopec (born 1981) * Hermann Kopp (born 1954)''Nekromantik'', ''Der Todesking'', ''Nekromantik 2'' * Rudolph G. Kopp (1887–1974)''Sign of the Cross'', ''Cleopatra'' (DeMille 1934), ''The Crusades (film), The Crusades''. * Anders Koppel (born 1947) * Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957)''Anthony Adverse'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood (film), The Adventures of Robin Hood'' * Danny Kortchmar (born 1946) * Mark Korven''I've Heard the Mermaids Singing'', ''Cube (1997 film), Cube'', ''A Scattering of Seeds'' * Richard Kosinski * Joseph Kosma (1905–1969) * Irwin Kostal (1911–1994)''The Sound of Music (film), The Sound of Music'', ''Mary Poppins (film), Mary Poppins'', ''Fantasia (1940 film), Fantasia'' (1982 digital re-recording) * Robert Kraft (composer), Robert Kraft * William Kraft (1923–2022) * Robert J. Kral (born 1967) * Wayne Kramer (guitarist), Wayne Kramer (born 1948) * Raoul Kraushaar (1908–2001) * John Henry Kreitler * K. M. Radha Krishnan * David Kristian (born 1967) * Mina Kubota (born 1972) * Vivian Kubrick (born 1960) * Taro Kudou * G. V. Prakash Kumar (born 1987) * Gary Kuo * Meyer Kupferman (1926–2003) * David Kurtz (composer), David Kurtz * Emir Kusturica (born 1954) * Keisuke Kuwata (born 1956) * Chan Kwong-Wing (born 1967) * Jesper Kyd (born 1972) * Milan Kymlicka (1936–2008)


L

* John T. La Barbera''Pane Amaro'', ''What's Up Scarlet?'', ''Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family'' * Fariborz Lachini (born 1949) * Thorsten Laewe * Bappi Lahiri (born 1952) * Francis Lai (1932–2018)''Love Story (1970 film), Love Story'', ''Bilitis (film), Bilitis'', ''A Man and a Woman'' * Laibach (band), Laibach (formed 1980)''Iron Sky'' * Nick Laird-Clowes (born 1957) * Constant Lambert (1905–1951) * Russ Landau ''Survivor (American TV series), Survivor'' * Marcel Landowski (1915–1999) * Jim Lang (composer), Jim Lang (born 1950)''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'' * Bruce Langhorne (1938–2017) * Daniel Lanois (born 1951) * Laraaji (born 1943) * Glen A. Larson (1937–2014) * Nathan Larson (musician), Nathan Larson (born 1970) * Richard LaSalle (1918–2015) * James Last (1929–2015) * Alexander Laszlo (composer), Alexander Laszlo (1895–1975) * Felice Lattuada (1882–1962) * Tats Lau (born 1963) * Ken Lauber (born 1941) * William Lava (1911–1971) * Angelo Francesco Lavagnino (1909–1987) * Tom Lavin * James Lavino (born 1973) * Elliot Lawrence (1925–2021) * Stephen J. Lawrence * Maury Laws (1923–2019) * Raam Laxman (born 1942) * Jean-Marc Lederman * Lee Byung-woo (born 1965)''A Tale of Two Sisters'', ''The Host (2006 film), The Host'', ''Mother (2009 film), Mother'' * Ian LeFeuvre * Raymond Lefèvre (1929–2008)''Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez'', ''La Soupe aux choux'' * Mark Leggett * Michel Legrand (1932–2019)''Cléo from 5 to 7'', ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'', ''F for Fake'' * Barry Leitch (born 1970) * Christopher Lennertz (born 1972)''Medal of Honor: Rising Sun'', ''Saint Sinner (TV film), Saint Sinner'', ''Alvin and the Chipmunks (film), Alvin and the Chipmunks'', ''Supernatural (American TV series), Supernatural'' * Sean Lennon (born 1975) * Nicholas Lens (born 1957) * Stefano Lentini (born 1974) * Jack Lenz (born 1949) * Patrick Leonard (born 1956) * Raymond Leppard (1927–2019) * Sondre Lerche (born 1982)''Dan in Real Life'' * Cory Lerios (born 1951) * César Lerner * Jérôme Leroy (composer), Jérôme Leroy (born 1981) * Yaacov Bilansky Levanon (1895–1965) * Sylvester Levay (born 1945) * Laurent Levesque (born 1970) * Mica Levi (born 1987)''Under the Skin (2013 film), Under the Skin'', ''Jackie (2016 film), Jackie'', ''Marjorie Prime'', ''Monos (film), Monos'' * Geoff Levin (born 1945) * Stewart Levin * James S. Levine (born 1974) * Michael A. Levine (born 1964) * Krishna Levy (born 1964)''8 Women'' * Louis Levy (1894–1957) * Shuki Levy (born 1947)''Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series), Inspector Gadget'', ''Digimon Adventure'', ''Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', ''He-Man'' * Frank Lewin (1925–2008) * Herschell Gordon Lewis (1926–2016) * Dominic Lewis (born 1985) * Lesle Lewis (composer), Lesle Lewis (born 1960) * Jan Leyers (born 1958) * Blake Leyh (born 1962) * Sven Libaek (born 1938) * Michael Licari * Daniel Licht (1957–2017) * Russell Lieblich (1953–2005) * Krister Linder (born 1970) * Hal Lindes (born 1953) * Mort Lindsey (1923–2012) * Michael Lira (born 1975)''Wyrmwood'', ''Growing Up Smith'', ''The Hunter (2011 Australian film), The Hunter'' * Zdeněk Liška (1922–1983) * Zülfü Livaneli (born 1946) * Jay Livingston (1915–2001) * Andrew Lloyd Webber (born 1948) * Michael Lloyd (music producer), Michael Lloyd (born 1948) * Lowell Lo (born 1950) * Los Lobos * Andrew Lockington (born 1974) * Didier Lockwood (1956–2018) * Malcolm Lockyer (1923–1976) * Joseph LoDuca (born 1958)''Xena: Warrior Princess'', ''The Evil Dead'', ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', ''Army of Darkness'' * John Loeffler (born 1951) * Frederick Loewe (1901–1988) * Henning Lohner (born 1961) * William Loose (1910–1991) * Jon Lord (1941–2012) * Rob Lord (musician), Rob Lord (born 1966) * Saša Lošić (born 1964) * Alexina Louie (born 1949) * Louiguy (1916–1991) * Jacques Loussier (1934–2019) * Chris Lowe (born 1959) * David Lowe (television and radio composer), David Lowe (born 1959) * Mundell Lowe (1922–2017) * Jaye Luckett (born 1974) * Ralph Lundsten (born 1936) * Evan Lurie (composer), Evan Lurie (born 1954) * John Lurie (born 1952) * Danny Lux (born 1969) * David Lynch (born 1946)''Eraserhead'', ''Inland Empire (film), Inland Empire'', ''Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' * Liam Lynch (musician), Liam Lynch (born 1970)


M

* M83 (band), M83 (formed 2001)''Oblivion (2013 film), Oblivion'' * Lebo M (born 1964)''The Lion King 1½'', ''Long Night's Journey into Day'' * Galt MacDermot * Teo Macero (1925–2008)''Virus (1980 film), Virus'', ''A.k.a. Cassius Clay'' * Bruno Maderna''La morte ha fatto l'uovo'' * Madonna (entertainer), Madonna (born 1958) * Manoj George * Jun Maeda * Michel Magne * K. V. Mahadevan * Shankar Mahadevan * Taj Mahal (musician), Taj Mahal * Vusi Mahlasela * Jerzy Maksymiuk * Anu Malik * Kalyani Malik * Dmitry Malikov * Matty Malneck * Albert Hay Malotte * Riichiro Manabe * Josh Mancell (born 1969) * Mark Mancina (born 1957) * Henry Mancini (1924–1994) * Johnny Mandel (1925–2020) * Christopher Mann (composer), Christopher Mann * Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. * Franco Mannino * V. Manohar, Manohar * Clint Mansell (born 1963)''Pi (film), π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', ''The Fountain'', ''Moon (2009 film), Moon'', ''Black Swan (film), Black Swan'', * Keith Mansfield (born 1943) * Marilyn Manson (born 1969)''Resident Evil (2002 film), Resident Evil'', ''Splatter Sisters'' * Tigran Mansurian (born 1939)''The Color of Pomegranates'', ''We and Our Mountains'' * Kevin Manthei (born 1970) * Homero Manzi * Matthew Margeson (born 1980) * Dario Marianelli (born 1963)''Atonement (2007 film), Atonement'', ''V for Vendetta'', ''Agora (film), Agora'' * Anthony MarinelliStand by Me (film), ''Stand by Me'', Young Guns (film), ''Young Guns'', ''Leaving Las Vegas'', ''Chapter 27'' * Michael Mark (musician), Michael Mark * Chris Marker (1921–2012)''Sans Soleil'' * Yannis Markopoulos * Richard Marriott * Branford Marsalis (born 1960) * Wynton Marsalis (born 1961) * George Martin (1926–2016)''Yellow Submarine (1968 film), Yellow Submarine'', ''Live and Let Die (film), Live and Let Die'' * Jerry Martin (composer), Jerry Martin * Cliff Martinez (born 1954)''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'', ''Solaris (2002 film), Solaris'', ''Kafka (film), Kafka'' * Jean Martinon * Richard Marvin (composer), Richard Marvin * J Mascis * John Massari * Massive Attack (formed 1988)''Danny the Dog'', ''Bullet Boy'', ''Battle in Seattle'', ''Gomorrah (film), Gomorrah'' * Diego Masson * Toshio Masuda (composer), Toshio Masuda * Muir Mathieson * Hayato Matsuo * Masaya Matsuura * Dave Matthews * Siegfried Matthus (1934–2021) * Billy May (1916–2014) * Brian May (Australia), Brian May * Simon May (born 1944)''EastEnders'', ''Howards' Way'' * Curtis Mayfield (1942–1999)''Super Fly (1972 film), Superfly'' * Toshiro Mayuzumi * Dennis McCarthy (composer), Dennis McCarthy (born 1945) * Paul McCartney (born 1942) * Craig McConnell (musician), Craig McConnell * Bear McCreary (born 1979) * Nathan McCree * Keff McCulloch * Gary McFarland * Rory McFarlane * Don McGlashan * Bill McGuffie * David McHugh (born 1941) * Tim McIntire * Rod McKuen * Joel McNeely (born 1959) * Joe Meek * DJ Mehdi * Brad Mehldau * Edmund Meisel (born 1894–1930)''The Battleship Potemkin'' * Gil Mellé (1931–2004)''The Andromeda Strain (film), The Andromeda Strain'', ''My Sweet Charlie'', ''Columbo'' * Peter Rodgers Melnick (Born 1958) * Nami Melumad (born 1988) * Mike Melvoin (1937–2012) * Wendy Melvoin (born 1964)''Heroes (American TV series), Heroes'', ''Dangerous Minds (TV series), Dangerous Minds'', ''Crossing Jordan'' * Loy Mendonsa * Alan Menken (born 1949) * Dean Menta * Johnny Mercer (1909–1976) * Freddie Mercury * Wim Mertens * Mateo Messina (born 1972) * Dominic Messinger * Metric (band), Metric * Micki Meuser * Mickey J. Meyer * Lanny Meyers * Michel Michelet (1894–1995) * Guy Michelmore * Mario Migliardi * Darius Milhaud * Mladen Milicevic * Helen Miller (songwriter), Helen Miller (1925–2006) * Marcus Miller (born 1959) * Randy Miller (composer), Randy Miller * Robyn Miller * Mario Millo * Chieli Minucci (born 1958) * Paul Misraki * Shyamal Mitra * Shinkichi Mitsumune * Shinji Miyazaki * Hajime Mizoguchi * Vic Mizzy (1916–2009) * Moby * Cyril J. Mockridge (1896–1979) * Mocky (born 1974)''Carole & Tuesday'', ''UFO in Her Eyes'' * Mogwai * Ghulam Mohammed (composer), Ghulam Mohammed * Madan Mohan (director), Madan Mohan * S. Mohinder * Shantanu Moitra – ''October (soundtrack)'' * Charlie Mole * Niclas Molinder (born 1955) * Paddy Moloney * Money Mark * Francis Monkman * Egil Monn-Iversen * Hugo Montenegro (1925–1981) * Guy Moon (born 1962) * Anthony Moore * Dudley Moore (1935–2002) * Lennie Moore * Michael Moran (music producer), Michael Moran (born 1948) * Alissa Moreno * Gaby Moreno (born 1981) * Mark Morgan (composer), Mark Morgan (born 1961) * Akihiko Mori * Nobuhiko Morino * Angela Morley (1924–2008)''Watership Down (film), Watership Down'', ''The Slipper and the Rose'', ''The Lady Is a Square'' * Giorgio Moroder (born 1940)''Midnight Express (film), Midnight Express'', ''Flashdance'', ''American Gigolo'', ''Scarface (1983 film)'', ''Impressionen unter Wasser'' * Jerome Moross (1913–1983) * Andrea Morricone (born 1964)''Cinema Paradiso'', ''Capturing the Friedmans'' * Ennio Morricone (1928–2020)''A Fistful of Dollars'', ''For a Few Dollars More'', ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'', ''The Untouchables (film), The Untouchables'' * John Morris (composer), John Morris (1926–2018) * Trevor Morris (musician), Trevor Morris (born 1970) * Bob Mothersbaugh (born 1952) * Mark Mothersbaugh (born 1950)''The Royal Tenenbaums'', ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'', ''Rugrats'', ''Crash Bandicoot (video game), Crash Bandicoot'', ''Hotel Transylvania'', ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (franchise), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' * Rob Mounsey * Leszek Możdżer (born 1971)''Nienasycenie'', ''1 000 000 $'', ''Discover Chopin'' * Dominic Muldowney (born 1952)''Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984 film), Nineteen Eighty-Four'', ''Sharpe (TV series), Sharpe'', ''Copenhagen (2002 film), Copenhagen'' * Mugison (born 1976)''A Little Trip to Heaven'' * Nico Muhly (born 1981)''The Reader (2008 film), The Reader'', ''Margaret (2011 film), Margaret'' * Manas Mukherjee * Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay * Mark Mueller (born 1957) * Pankaj Mullick * David Munrow * Vano Muradeli * Rika Muranaka''Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game), Metal Gear Solid'', ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'', ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'' * John Murphy (composer), John Murphy (born 1965)''28 Days Later'', ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'', ''Sunshine (2007 film), Sunshine'', ''Kick-### (film), Kick-###'' * Walter Murphy (born 1952) * Sean Murray (composer), Sean Murray * Selma Mutal''The Milk of Sorrow'', ''The Vanished Elephant'', ''Madeinusa'', ''Undertow – Contracorriente'', * Stanley Myers (1930–1993)''The Deer Hunter'', ''The Voyager'', ''The Witches (1990 film), The Witches''


N

* Kōtarō Nakagawa * Masato Nakamura (born 1958)''Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game), Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit), Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' * Takayuki Nakamura * Desmond Nakano * Naked Lunch (Austrian band), Naked Lunch * Gianna Nannini * Akihiko Narita * José Luis Narom (born 1963)''21 with 40'', ''La noche del escorpión'', ''Memorias de atracos'', ''Una visita inquietante'' * Michiko Naruke * Mario Nascimbene * Nash the Slash * Nashad * Naushad Ali * Javier Navarrete * O. P. Nayyar * Chris Neal (songwriter), Chris Neal * Blake Neely (born 1969) * Oliver Nelson (1932–1975) * Neo (Hungarian band), Neo (formed 1998)''Kontroll'' * Michael Nesmith * Olga Neuwirth * New Order (band), New Order (formed 1980)''Control (2007 film), Control'' * Ira Newborn (born 1945) * Alfred Newman (composer), Alfred Newman (1900–1970)''The King and I (1956 film), The King and I'', ''Mother Wore Tights'', ''Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (film), Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing'', ''How the West Was Won (film), How the West Was Won'', ''Airport (1970 film), Airport'' * David Newman (composer), David Newman (born 1954)''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'', ''The Freshman (1990 film), The Freshman'', ''Ice Age (2002 film), Ice Age'', ''Frankenweenie (1984 film), Frankenweenie'' * Emil Newman (1911–1984) * Joey Newman (born 1976) * Lionel Newman (1916–1989) * Randy Newman (born 1943)''Ragtime (film), Ragtime'', ''The Natural (film), The Natural'', ''Meet the Parents (film series), Meet the Parents'', ''Toy Story (franchise), Toy Story'', ''A Bug's Life'', ''Monsters, Inc. (franchise), Monsters, Inc.'', ''Cars (film), Cars 1'' ''and'' ''Cars 3, 3'', ''The Princess and the Frog'', ''The Meyerowitz Stories'', ''Marriage Story'' * Thomas Newman (born 1955)''Little Women (1994 film), Little Women'', ''The Shawshank Redemption'', ''American Beauty (1999 film), American Beauty'', ''Finding Nemo (franchise), Finding Nemo'', ''WALL-E'' * Mbongeni Ngema * David Nichtern (born 1948) * Bruno Nicolai * Lennie Niehaus (1929–2020) * Tomohito Nishiura * Joy Nilo * Harry Nilsson (1941–1994) * Jack Nitzsche (1937–2000) * Yuji Nomi * Ehsaan Noorani * Per Nørgård * Graeme Norgate * Monty Norman * Alex North (1910–1991)''Spartacus (film), Spartacus'', ''Cleopatra (1963 film), Cleopatra'' (1963), ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'', ''Dragonslayer (1981 film), Dragonslayer'' * Christopher North (composer), Christopher North * Julian Nott (born 1960) * The Notwist * Jesse Novak * Michael Nyman * Molly Nyman


O

* Karen O (born 1978)''Where the Wild Things Are (film), Where the Wild Things Are'', ''Jackass Number Two'' * Seán Ó Riada (1931–1971) * Gerald O'Brien (composer), Gerald O'Brien * Richard O'Brien (born 1942)''Shock Treatment'' * Greg O'Connor * Martin O'Donnell (born 1955)''Halo (series), Halo'', ''Myth (series), Myth'', ''Destiny (video game), Destiny'', ''Oni (video game), Oni'', ''Golem (2019 video game), Golem'' * Tom O'Horgan (1924–2009) * Walter O'Keefe (1900–1983) * Sharon O'Neill (born 1952) * Paul Oakenfold (born 1963)''Swordfish (film), Swordfish'', ''Appleseed (2004 film), Appleseed'', ''FIFA Football 2005'', ''FIFA 06'', ''FIFA 07'', ''Apache Overdose Gangstar IV:Dogs Flage, AOG IV:Dogs Flag'', ''Vexille'', ''Nobel Son'' * Erkan Oğur (born 1954)''The Bandit (1996 film), The Bandit'', ''Toss-Up'' * Hisayoshi Ogura * Mike Oldfield (born 1953) * William Olvis (1958–2014) * Orbital (band), Orbital (formed 1989)''Event Horizon (film), Event Horizon'', ''Octane (film), Octane'', ''Pusher (2012 film), Pusher'' * Norman Orenstein (born 1945)''American Psycho 2'', ''Diary of the Dead'', ''Cube 2: Hypercube'' * Shinji Orito (born 1973) * Buxton Orr (1924–1997) * Riz Ortolani (1931–2014)''Cannibal Holocaust'', ''Africa Addio'', ''Mondo cane'' * Atli Örvarsson (born 1970) * Leslie Osborne (composer), Leslie Osborne (1905–1990) * Michiru Oshima (born 1961)''Ico'', ''Legend of Legaia'', ''Arc the Lad'', ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' * Osibisa (formed 1969)''Superfly T.N.T.'' * Kow Otani (born 1957)''Gamera: Guardian of the Universe'', ''Shadow of the Colossus'', ''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'', ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'' * Alex Otterlei (born 1968)''Xyanide'', ''Totems (video game), Totems'' * John Ottman (born 1964)''The Usual Suspects'', ''Fantastic Four (2005 film), Fantastic Four'', ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', ''I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (video game), I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream'', ''X2 (film), X2'' * Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (1936–2019)''Ivan's Childhood'', ''Andrei Rublev (film), Andrei Rublev'', ''War and Peace (film series), War and Peace'' * Mark Ovenden (composer), Mark Ovenden''Yolngu Boy'' * Reg Owen (1921–1978)''Very Important Person (film), Very Important Person'', ''Payroll'' * Attila Özdemiroğlu (1943–2016)''Night Journey (film), Night Journey'', ''Akrebin Yolculuğu''


P

* Craig Padilla''Phobias (film), Phobias'', ''Realms of Blood'', ''Dark Woods'' * Mauro Pagani * Gene Page * Jimmy Page * Marty Paich (1925–1995) * Owen Pallett * Shelly Palmer * Alan Parker (musician), Alan Parker * Clifton Parker * Elizabeth Parker (composer), Elizabeth Parker * Jim Parker (composer), Jim Parker (born 1934) * Dean Parks * Gordon Parks * Van Dyke Parks (born 1943) * Arvo Pärt * Ioan Gyuri Pascu * Johnny Pate * Anthony Pateras * R. P. Patnaik * Shawn Patterson (composer), Shawn Patterson (born 1965) * Mike Patton * Arun Paudwal * Alex Paul * Charles Paul (composer), Charles Paul (1902–1990) * Gene de Paul * Johnny Pearson (1925–2011) * Gunner Møller Pedersen * Bernard Peiffer * Ahmad Pejman * Borja Penalba * Krzysztof Penderecki * Michael Penn * Talip Peshkepia (born 1984) * Heitor Pereira * Frank Perkins (composer), Frank Perkins * Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson * Jean-Jacques Perrey (1929–2016) * Brendan Perry * William P. Perry * Joacim Persson (born 1971) * Jean-Claude Petit * Goffredo Petrassi * Tom Petty * Sudhir Phadke * Phantom Planet * Barrington Pheloung * Art Phillips (composer), Art Phillips * Britta Phillips * John Phillips (musician), John Phillips * Stu Phillips (composer), Stu Phillips (born 1929) * Winifred Phillips * The Phoenix Foundation (band), The Phoenix Foundation * Lucian Piane * Ástor Piazzolla * Piero Piccioni * Stéphane Picq * Enrico Pieranunzi * Franco Piersanti * Jason Pierce * Tom Pierson * Pink Floyd * Antonio Pinto (composer), Antonio Pinto * Ernest Pintoff (1931–2002) * Nicola Piovani * Douglas Pipes * Plaid (band), Plaid * Plan B (musician), Plan B * Michael Richard Plowman (born 1965) * Ego Plum (born 1975) * Terry Plumeri * Dmitry Pokrass * Pier Paolo Polcari * Basil Poledouris (1945–2006)''Conan the Barbarian (1982 film), Conan the Barbarian'', ''RoboCop'', ''Lonesome Dove (miniseries), Lonesome Dove'', ''The Hunt for Red October (film), The Hunt for Red October'', ''Free Willy'' * Robert Pollard * David Pomeranz * Gillo Pontecorvo * Jocelyn Pook * Popol Vuh (German band), Popol Vuh (formed 1970)''Aguirre, the Wrath of God'', ''Heart of Glass (film), Heart of Glass'', ''Nosferatu the Vampyre'', ''Fitzcarraldo'', ''Cobra Verde'' * Gavriil Nikolayevich Popov * Steve Porcaro (born 1957) * Pornosonic * Michel Portal * Cole Porter * Dave Porter (composer), Dave Porter * Rachel Portman * Mike Post (born 1944) * E.S. Posthumus (2000–2010)''numerous music for film trailers and TV'' * Oscar Potoker * Sally Potter * Andrew Powell * John Powell (composer), John Powell (born 1963)''Bourne (franchise), Bourne, The Road to El Dorado, Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda (film), Kung Fu Panda 1 and Kung Fu Panda 2, 2, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Dawn of the Dinosaurs, and Ice Age: Continental Drift, Continental Drift, Happy Feet, Happy Feet 1 and Happy Feet Two, 2, Antz, Chicken Run, Robots (2005 film), Robots, Horton Hears a Who! (film), Horton Hears a Who!, Rio (2011 film), Rio 1 and Rio 2, 2, Ferdinand (film), Ferdinand, Bolt (2008 film), Bolt, The Lorax (film), The Lorax'' * Devi Sri Prasad * Pray for Rain (band), Pray for Rain * Zbigniew Preisner * Don Preston * André Previn * Dory Previn * Alan Price * Andy Price * Michael Price (composer), Michael Price * Prince (musician), Prince * Robert Prince (composer), Robert Prince * Pritam * Spencer Proffer (born 1948) * Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)''Ivan the Terrible (Prokofiev), Ivan the Terrible'', ''Alexander Nevsky (Prokofiev), Alexander Nevsky'', ''Lieutenant Kijé (Prokofiev), Lieutenant Kijé'' * Craig Pruess * Alec Puro (born 1975)''The Art of Getting By'', ''The Street Stops Here''


Q

* Donald Quan * Queen (band), Queen (formed 1971)''
Flash Gordon Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' adve ...
'', ''Highlander (film), Highlander'' * Quintessence (English band), Quintessence (formed 1969)''Midnight (1982 film), Midnight''


R

* R.E.M. (1980–2011)''Man on the Moon (film), Man on the Moon'' * Jaan Rääts (1932–2020)''Aeg elada, aeg armastada'', ''Ohtlikud mängud'' * Peer Raben (1940–2007)''Berlin Alexanderplatz (television), Berlin Alexanderplatz'', ''The Marriage of Maria Braun'', ''Querelle'', ''Veronika Voss'', ''Lili Marleen (film), Lili Marleen'' * Trevor Rabin (born 1954)''Con Air'', ''Armageddon (1998 film), Armageddon'', ''Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film), Gone in 60 Seconds'' * James Rado * Robert O. Ragland (1931–2002) * A. R. Rahman (born 1967)''Roja (film), Roja'', ''Pudhiya Mugam'', ''Gentleman (1993 film), Gentleman'', ''Kizhakku Cheemayile'', ''Uzhavan'', ''Thiruda Thiruda'', ''Duet (1994 film), Duet'', ''May Madham'', ''Kadhalan'', ''Karuththamma'', ''Bombay (film), Bombay'', ''Indira (film), Indira'', ''Rangeela (1995 film), Rangeela'', ''Muthu (film), Muthu'', ''Indian (1996 film), Indian'', ''Minsara Kanavu'', ''Iruvar'', ''Jeans (film), Jeans'', ''Dil Se..'', ''Earth (1998 film), 1947: Earth'', ''Taal (film), Taal'', ''Thakshak'', ''Taj Mahal (1999 film), Taj Mahal'', ''Mudhalvan'', ''Alaipayuthey (film), Alaipayuthey'', ''Kandukondain Kandukondain'', ''Rhythm (2000 film), Rhythm'', ''Zubeidaa'', ''Lagaan'', ''Kannathil Muthamittal'', ''Warriors of Heaven and Earth'', ''Aayutha Ezhuthu'', ''Swades'', ''Rang De Basanti'', ''Guru (2007 film), Guru'', ''Elizabeth: The Golden Age'', ''Jodhaa Akbar'', ''Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'', ''Ghajini (2008 film), Ghajini'', ''Slumdog Millionaire'', ''Couples Retreat'', ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (soundtrack), Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'', ''Raavan (soundtrack), Raavan'', ''Enthiran'', ''127 Hours (soundtrack), 127 Hours'', ''Rockstar (2011 film), Rockstar'', ''People like Us (soundtrack), People Like Us'', ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan (soundtrack), Jab Tak Hai Jaan'', ''Kadal (soundtrack), Kadal'', ''Million Dollar Arm (soundtrack), Million Dollar Arm'', ''The Hundred-Foot Journey (soundtrack), The Hundred-Foot Journey'', ''Tamasha (2015 film), Tamasha'' * Rajan–Nagendra * David Raksin (1912–2004) * Brian Ralston * Ron Ramin (born 1953) * Sid Ramin (1919–2019) * S. Rajeswara Rao * Ernö Rapée * Joe Raposo (1937–1989) * Roop Kumar Rathod * François Rauber * Raveendran * Ravi (music director), Ravi * Simon Ravn * Alan Rawsthorne * Satyajit Ray * Ray Reach * Mike Reagan (born 1950) * Alto Reed * Emil Reesen (1887–1964) * Alan Reeves (composer), Alan Reeves''Kill Bill Vol. 2'', ''To Walk with Lions'', ''The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon'', ''Dr. Bethune'', ''Young Ivanhoe'', ''Ocean Oasis'', ''A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'', ''Natural Enemy'', ''For Hire'', ''Nico the Unicorn'', ''OWD BOB'', ''Out of Control (1998 film), Out of Control'' *Mathias Rehfeldt (born 1986) * Dirk Reichardt * Bill Reichenbach Jr. (born 1949) * Ernst Reijseger * Niki Reiser * Paul Reiser * Brian Reitzell * Franz Reizenstein * Joe Renzetti (born 1941) * Mike Renzi (1941–2021) * Himesh Reshammiya * Dino Residbegovic''Cameraperson'' * The Residents * Graeme Revell (born 1955) * Gian Piero Reverberi * Silvestre Revueltas * Graham Reynolds (composer), Graham Reynolds * Trent Reznor (born 1965)''Quake (video game), Quake'', ''The Social Network'', ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'', ''Natural Born Killers'', '' Lost Highway'', ''Gone Girl (film), Gone Girl'', ''Soul (2020 film), Soul'', ''Mank'' * Rheostatics * Rick Rhodes (1951–2005) * Andi Rianto * Fred Rich * Neil Richardson (composer), Neil Richardson * Max Richter (composer), Max Richter * Nelson Riddle (1921–1985) * Stan Ridgway (born 1954) * Kevin Riepl * Hugo Riesenfeld * Diana Ringo * Waldo de los Ríos (1934–1977)''Savage Pampas (1966 film), Savage Pampas'', ''La residencia'', ''A Town Called Hell'', ''¿Quién Puede Matar A Un Niño?'' * Stephen Rippy * Laza Ristovski * Lolita Ritmanis (born 1962) * Paul Robb * Richard Robbins (composer), Richard Robbins * Andy Roberts (musician), Andy Roberts * Jamie Robertson * J. Peter Robinson (born 1945) * Nile Rodgers * Robert Rodriguez * Heinz Eric Roemheld * Roger Roger (composer), Roger Roger * David Rolfe (Singer), David Rolfe * Shorty Rogers (1924–1994) * Sonny Rollins (born 1930)''Alfie (1966 film), Alfie'' * Alejandro Román * Alain Romans * Douglas Romayne * Sigmund Romberg * Philippe Rombi * Manuel Romero (director), Manuel Romero * Paul Romero * Jeff Rona (born 1957) * Lior Ron * Ann Ronell (1906–1993)'' The Story of G.I. Joe'', ''Love Happy'', ''One Touch of Venus (film), One Touch of Venus'' * David Rose (songwriter), David Rose (1910–1990) * Earl Rose (composer), Earl Rose (born 1946) * Leonard Rosenman (1924–2008)''East of Eden (film), East of Eden'', ''Rebel Without a Cause'', ''Fantastic Voyage'', ''The Lord of the Rings (1978 film), The Lord of the Rings'' * Laurence Rosenthal''Clash of the Titans (1981 film), Clash of the Titans'', ''Peter the Great (TV series), Peter the Great'' * Roshan (music director), Roshan * Lior Rosner * Atticus Ross (born 1968)''Touching Evil'', ''New York, I Love You'', ''The Book of Eli'', ''The Social Network'', ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' * Leopold Ross''Touching Evil'', ''New York, I Love You'', ''The Book of Eli'' * William Ross (composer), William Ross * Renzo Rossellini (composer), Renzo Rossellini * Hubert Rostaing * Nino Rota (1911–1979)''La Strada'', ''La Dolce Vita'', ''The Godfather'' * Arnie Roth''Barbie as Rapunzel'', ''Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper'' * Judy Rothman * Glen Roven * Hahn Rowe * Bruce Rowland (born 1942) * Miklós Rózsa (1907–1995)''Spellbound (1945 film), Spellbound'', ''Quo Vadis (1951 film), Quo Vadis'', ''Ben-Hur (1959 film), Ben-Hur'', ''King of Kings (1961 film), King of Kings'' * Michael Rubin (composer), Michael Rubin (born 1963) * Michel Rubini (born 1942) * Arthur B. Rubinstein (1931–2008) * Donald Rubinstein * John Rubinstein (born 1946) * Harry Ruby * Steve Rucker (composer), Steve Rucker (born 1949) * Sandrine Rudaz * Pete Rugolo (1915–2011) * Mark Russell (composer), Mark Russell * Jeff Russo (born 1969) * Carlo Rustichelli * Paolo Rustichelli * Mark Rutherford (composer), Mark Rutherford * Alexey Rybnikov * RZA (born 1969)''Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'', ''Kill Bill: Volume 1'', ''Afro Samurai''


S

* S.E.N.S. (formed 1988)''A City of Sadness'', ''xxxHolic'', ''Kurau Phantom Memory'' * Haim Saban (usually credited as Kussa Mahchi) * Danny Saber (born 1966)''Blade II'', ''The Limey'' * Shigeaki Saegusa * Craig Safan (born 1948)''The Last Starfighter'', ''Fade to Black (1980 film), Fade to Black'', ''Cheers'' * Jamie Saft * Toshihiko Sahashi * Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)''The Assassination of the Duke of Guise'' * Ryuichi Sakamoto * Salim–Sulaiman * Hans J. Salter * Michael Salvatori * Leonard Salzedo * Adnan Sami * George Sanger (musician), George Sanger (born 1957)''Wing Commander (video game), Wing Commander'', ''Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss'', ''The 7th Guest'' * John Sangster * Stéphane Sanseverino * Carlos Santana * Gustavo Santaolalla (born 1951)''Brokeback Mountain'', ''Amores perros'', ''Babel (soundtrack), Babel'' * Cláudio Santoro * Philippe Sarde * David Sardy * Eric Satie (1866–1925)''Entr'acte (film), Entr'acte'' * Masaru Sato * Naoki Satō * Tenpei Sato * Jordi Savall * Domenico Savino * Kan Sawada * Nitin Sawhney * Paul Sawtell (1906–1971) * Walter Scharf (1910–2003) * Glenn Schellenberg''Zero Patience'' * Victor Schertzinger * Peter Schickele (born 1935)''Silent Running'', ''Where the Wild Things Are'' * Lalo Schifrin (born 1932)''Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series), Mission: Impossible'', ''Cool Hand Luke'', ''Bullitt'', ''Dirty Harry'' * Adam Schlesinger (1967–2020) * Glenn Schloss (born 1972) * Irmin Schmidt * Johannes Schmoelling * Enjott Schneider (born 1950)''March of Millions'', ''Stalingrad (1993 film), Stalingrad'', ''Brother of Sleep'', ''23 (film), 23'' * Helge Schneider * Alfred Schnittke * Gaili Schoen * Arnold Schoenberg ''Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene'' * Eberhard Schoener * Schoolly D (born 1966)''New Rose Hotel (film), New Rose Hotel'' * Scott Schreer (born 1953) * Norbert Schultze * Klaus Schulze (born 1947)''Angst (soundtrack), Angst'', ''Body Love (album), Body Love'', ''Le Moulin de Daudet'' * Walter Schumann (1913–1958) * Sigi Schwab * David Schwartz * Stephen Schwartz (composer), Stephen Schwartz * Garry Schyman * Gary S. Scott (born 1953) * John Scott (composer), John Scott * Tom Scott (saxophonist), Tom Scott (born 1948) * Vincent Scotto * Peter Sculthorpe * Humphrey Searle (1915–1982)''The Haunting (1963 film), The Haunting'' * Sebastian (singer), Sebastian (born 1949)''You Are Not Alone (film), You Are Not Alone'' * Sebastian (French musician), Sebastian (born 1981)''Steak (album), Steak'', ''Our Day Will Come (film), Our Day Will Come'' * Misha Segal''The Phantom of the Opera (1989 film), The Phantom of the Opera'', ''The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking'', ''The Last Dragon'' * Bernardo Segall (1911–1993) * Mátyás Seiber (1905–1960)''Animal Farm (1954 film), Animal Farm'' * Mark Seibert * Ilona Sekacz * Tsuyoshi Sekito * Bert Selen (born 1985) * Jun Senoue * Seppuku Paradigm (formed 2005)''Martyrs (2008 film), Martyrs'', ''Eden Log'', ''Red Nights'' * Alex Seropian * Éric Serra * Arban Severin * Steven Severin (born 1955)''Visions of Ecstasy'', ''Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman'' * Thomas Edward Seymour * Kyriakos Sfetsas * Marc Shaiman * Vladimir Shainsky * Gingger Shankar * Ravi Shankar''Transmigration Macabre'' * Ray Shanklin * Shantel * Theodore Shapiro (composer), Theodore Shapiro * Jamshied Sharifi * Shark (musician), Shark * Mani Sharma * Monty Sharma * Edward Shearmur * Bert Shefter * Duncan Sheik (born 1969)''A Home at the End of the World (film), A Home at the End of the World'', ''Through the Fire (2005 film), Through the Fire'' * William Sheller * Richard M. Sherman * Robert B. Sherman * Tetsuya Shibata * Leroy Shield * Kevin Shields * Sumio Shiratori * David Shire (born 1937) * Sxip Shirey''Statuesque (short film), Statuesque'' * Shogakukan * Howard Shore (born 1946) * Ryan Shore * Clinton Shorter (born 1971) * Dmitri Shostakovich * Aadesh Shrivastava * Shudder to Think * Leo Shuken * Mort Shuman * Louis Siciliano * Steve Sidwell (musician), Steve Sidwell * Valgeir Sigurðsson * Kazimierz Sikorski * Carlo Siliotto * Louis Silvers * Alan Silvestri (born 1950)''Predator (film), Predator'', ''Outrageous Fortune (film), Outrageous Fortune'', ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', ''Back to the Future Part II'', ''Father of the Bride (1991 film), Father of the Bride'', ''The Bodyguard (1992 film), The Bodyguard'', ''Grumpy Old Men (film), Grumpy Old Men'', ''Forrest Gump'', ''Eraser (film), Eraser'' * Samuel Sim * Zoran Simjanović * Carly Simon * Claudio Simonetti * Rob Simonsen (born 1978) * Madan Gopal Singh * Uttam Singh * 16Volt * Lucijan Marija Škerjanc * Frank Skinner (composer), Frank Skinner * Leland Sklar * Andys Skordis * Józef Skrzek * Cezary Skubiszewski * Wikluh Sky (born 1980)''A Serbian Film'' * Michael Small * Bruce Smeaton * Paul Smith (film and television composer), Paul J. Smith * Mark Snow (born 1946) * Sofa Surfers (band), Sofa Surfers''Komm, süßer Tod (film), Komm, süßer Tod'', ''Silentium (film), Silentium'', ''Der Knochenmann'' * Sohail Sen (born 1984)''Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey'' * Martial Solal (born 1927)''Breathless (1960 film), Breathless'' * Jason Solowsky * Stephen Sondheim * Sonic Mayhem''Quake II'', ''Tomorrow Never Dies (video game), Tomorrow Never Dies'', ''Hellgate: London'' * Warrick Sony * Nicolás Sorín * Pablo Sorozábal * Ondřej Soukup * André Souris * J. D. Souther * Leonid Soybelman * Stamatis Spanoudakis * Benjamin Speed * Sam Spence * Herbert W. Spencer (1905–1992) * Carl Stalling (1891–1972) * Stuart A. Staples * Herman Stein (1915–2007) * Ronald Stein * Fred Steiner (1923–2001) * Max Steiner * Aage Stentoft * Stereo Total * Liam Sternberg * Cat Stevens * Leith Stevens (1909–1970) * Morton Stevens (1929–1991) * David A. Stewart * Diego Stocco * Karlheinz Stockhausen * Ethan Stoller * Robert Stolz * Richard Stone (composer), Richard Stone (1953–2001) * Herbert Stothart * Patricia Lee Stotter * Keith Strachan * Matthew Strachan * Billy Straus * Oscar Straus (composer), Oscar Straus * John Strauss * Charles Strouse (born 1928) * Joe Strummer * Ike Stubblefield * Andy Sturmer (born 1965) * Cong Su * Dinesh SubasingheDinesh Subasinghe
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T

* Mousse T. (born 1966)''Pornorama'' * Germaine Tailleferre (1892–1983)''The Ladies in the Green Hats (1937 film), Ces dames aux chapeaux verts'', ''Two Timid Souls (1943 film), Two Timid Souls'', ''Le Petit Chose'' * Tōru Takemitsu (1930–1996)''Ran (film), Ran'', ''Dodes'ka-den'', ''The Woman in the Dunes (film), Woman in the Dunes'', ''Pitfall (1962 film), Pitfall'', ''The Face of Another (film), The Face of Another'', ''Empire of Passion'', ''Kwaidan (film), Kwaidan'' * Tom Talbert (1924–2005) * Joby Talbot (born 1971)''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', ''The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse'', ''Franklyn'' * Frédéric Talgorn (born 1961)''Robot Jox'', ''Fortress (1993 film), Fortress'', ''Heavy Metal 2000'' * David Tamkin * Tan Dun (born 1957)''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'', ''Hero (2002 film), Hero'', ''Don't Cry, Nanking'', ''The Banquet (2006 film), The Banquet'' * Kohei Tanaka (composer), Kōhei Tanaka (born 1954)''Vampire Princess Miyu'', ''Alundra'', ''The Granstream Saga'' * Tangerine Dream (formed 1967)''Legend (1985 film), Legend'', ''Firestarter (1984 film), Firestarter'', ''Thief (film), Thief'', ''Sorcerer (film), Sorcerer'' * Mikael Tariverdiev * Brian Tarquin * John Tavener (1944–2013)''Children of Men'', ''Pilgrimage (2001 film), Pilgrimage'', ''Battle in Heaven'' * Michael Tavera (born 1961) * Benson Taylor (born 1983)''London Fields (film)'' * Mick Taylor * Terry Scott Taylor (born 1950)''The Neverhood'', ''Skullmonkeys'', ''Project G.e.e.K.e.R.'' * Boris Tchaikovsky * Team Shanghai Alice * Jeroen Tel * Sébastien Tellier * Bob Telson * Jack Tempchin * Tenacious D (formed 1994)''Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny'', ''Tenacious D (TV series), Tenacious D'' * Tenmon (composer), Tenmon (born 1971)''She and Her Cat'', ''The Place Promised in Our Early Days'', ''Voices of a Distant Star'' * Neil Tennant * John Tesh (born 1952) * Jeanine Tesori * Francois Tetaz * Alan Tew (born 1950s) * Third Ear Band''Abelard and Heloise (album), Abelard and Heloise'', ''Macbeth (1971 film), Macbeth'' * Mikis Theodorakis (1925–2021)''Zorba the Greek (film), Zorba the Greek'', ''Z (1969 film), Z'', ''Serpico'', ''State of Siege'' * They Might Be Giants * Maurice Thiriet * Chance Thomas * Pete Thomas (saxophonist), Pete Thomas * Peter Thomas (composer), Peter Thomas (1925–2020)''Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion'', ''The Big Boss'', ''Chariots of the Gods (film), Chariots of the Gods'' * Stuart Michael Thomas * Virgil Thomson * Jon Mikl Thor * Ken Thorne * Throbbing Gristle (formed 1975)''In the Shadow of the Sun'' * Billy Thorpe (1946–2007) * Yann Tiersen * Tôn-Thất Tiết * Martin Tillman * Chris Tilton (born 1979) * Doug Timm (1960–1989) * Christopher Tin * Tindersticks * Dimitri Tiomkin (1894–1974)''High Noon'', The Guns of Navarone (film), The Guns of Navarone * George Tipton (1932–2016)''It's a Living'', ''Condo (TV series), Condo'', ''Benson (TV series), Benson'', ''Heartland (American TV Series), Heartland'', ''Empty Nest'', ''Nurses (American TV series), Nurses'', ''Soap (TV series), Soap'', ''The Golden Girls'', ''The Golden Palace'', * Boris Tishchenko * Amon Tobin * Ernst Toch * Pyotr Todorovsky * Richard Tognetti * Magome Togoshi * Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (formed 1985)''Incredible Crisis'', ''Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus'' * James Tomalin * tomandandy''Killing Zoe'', ''Arlington Road'', ''The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film), The Hills Have Eyes'', ''Resident Evil: Afterlife'' * Tomatito (born 1958)''Vengo (film), Vengo'' * Isao Tomita * Sheridan Tongue * Pınar Toprak * Veljo Tormis * David Torn * Raúl de la Torre * Kazumi Totaka * Toto (band), Toto (formed 1977)''Dune (soundtrack), Dune'' * Colin Towns * Kazuhiko Toyama * Jeff Toyne * Goran Trajkoski * Transcenders * Joseph Trapanese (born 1984) * Stephen Trask * Armando Trovaioli * Amit Trivedi * Paul Trust * Andrzej Trzaskowski * Yuka Tsujiyoko * Jonathan Tunick * Tuxedomoon * Tommy Tycho * Tom Tykwer * Brian Tyler (composer), Brian Tyler (born 1972) * Jeff Tymoschuk * Stephanie Tyrell (1949–2003) * Steve Tyrell (born 1944) * Christopher Tyng (born 1968) * Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners (1883–1950)''Nicholas Nickleby (1947 film), Nicholas Nickleby'', ''The Halfway House'', ''Champagne Charlie (1944 film), Champagne Charlie''


U

* Matt Uelmen (born 1972)''Diablo (video game), Diablo'', ''Diablo II'', ''Torchlight'' * Nobuo Uematsu (born 1959)''Final Fantasy'' series, ''Lost Odyssey'', ''Final Fantasy VII Advent Children'', ''Blue Dragon (video game), Blue Dragon'' * Tatsuya Uemura (born 1960)''Zero Wing'', ''Sky Shark'', ''Hellfire (video game), Hellfire'' * Kōji Ueno (born 1960)''Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise'', ''Imabikisō'', ''Fantastic Children'' * Yoko Ueno (born 1963)''Gamera the Brave'', ''Brigadoon: Marin & Melan'', ''.hack//Legend of the Twilight'' * Özkan Uğur (born 1953)''Arkadaşım Şeytan'' * Shigeru Umebayashi (born 1951)''In the Mood for Love'', ''2046 (film), 2046'', ''House of Flying Daggers'', ''Tears for Sale'' * Piero Umiliani (1926–2001)''Sweden: Heaven and Hell'', ''Boccaccio '70'', ''I soliti ignoti'' * Underworld (band), Underworld (formed 1980)''Breaking and Entering (film), Breaking and Entering'', ''Sunshine (2007 film), Sunshine'' * Christof Unterberger (born 1970)''Der Anschlag'', ''Stabat'', ''I Love in You'' * Jacques Urbont * Vladimir Ussachevsky (1911–1990)''No Exit (1962 film), No Exit'', ''Line of Apogee'' * Teo Usuelli (1920–2009)''Dillinger Is Dead'', ''The Ape Woman'', ''L'udienza''


V

* Steve Vai (born 1960)''Crossroads (1986 film), Crossroads'', ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'', ''Encino Man'' * Bebo Valdés * Gary Valenciano * Frank Valentini * Nils-Aslak Valkeapää * Jonne Valtonen * David Vanacore * Vangelis (1943–2022)''Blade Runner (soundtrack), Blade Runner'', ''1492: Conquest of Paradise (album), 1492: Conquest of Paradise'', ''Chariots of Fire (album), Chariots of Fire'', ''Alexander (soundtrack), Alexander'', ''L'Apocalypse des animaux (album), L'Apocalypse des animaux'' * Melvin Van Peebles * David Van Tieghem * John Van Tongeren (born 1951) * Henryk Wars (1902–1977) ''Exile to Siberia'', ''Flipper (1963 film)'', ''Daktari'' * Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)''Scott of the Antarctic (film), Scott of the Antarctic, 49th Parallel (film), 49th Parallel, Coastal Command (film), Coastal Command, The Flemish Farm (film), The Flemish Farm, Stricken Peninsula, The Loves of Joanna Godden, The England of Elizabeth'' * Ben Vaughn''That '70s Show'', ''3rd Rock from the Sun'', ''Psycho Beach Party'', ''Black Mask (film), Black Mask'' * John Veale (1922–2006) * Eddie Vedder (born 1964)''Into the Wild (soundtrack), Into The Wild'' * Herman van Veen * Cris Velasco * Caetano Veloso * James L. Venable * G K Venkatesh * S.P. Venkatesh * Stéphane Venne * Peter Vermeersch * Vertexguy * Mike Vickers (born 1940) * Vidyasagar (composer), Vidyasagar * Tommy Vig (born 1938)''They Call Me Bruce?, The Kid with the Broken Halo, Starsky and Hutch: Sweet Sixteen (1983 film), Sweet Sixteen, Texas Lightning (film), Texas Lightning, Ruckus (film), Ruckus, Forced Entry (1975 film), Forced Entry, Nightmare Circus, Doctors' Hospital, This Is the Life (TV series), This Is the Life'' *
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(born 1960)'' Omkara'', ''Kaminey'' * Emil Viklický * Heitor Villa-Lobos * Dado Villa-Lobos * Tony Vilgotsky * Ramesh Vinayakam * Carl Vine * Anandji Virji Shah * Kalyanji Virji Shah * Vishal–Shekhar * M. S. Viswanathan * José María Vitier * Roman Vlad (1919–2013) * Tolis Voskopoulos * Neil D. Voss * Disasterpeace, Richard Vreeland''It Follows'', ''Under the Silver Lake'', ''Triple Frontier (film)'' * Chris Vrenna * Henny Vrienten


W

* Waddy Wachtel (born 1947)''Up in Smoke'', ''Joe Dirt'', ''Paul Blart: Mall Cop'' * Kaoru Wada * Derek Wadsworth * Loudon Wainwright III * Tom Waits * Rick Wakeman * W. G. Snuffy Walden (born 1960) * Mark Walk * Scott Walker (singer), Scott Walker * Shirley Walker (1945–2006) * Simon Walker (composer), Simon Walker * Jack Wall (composer), Jack Wall * Benjamin Wallfisch (born 1979)''Blade Runner 2049'', ''A Cure for Wellness'', ''Hidden Figures'', ''Annabelle: Creation'', ''It (2017 film), It'', ''It Chapter Two'', ''Shazam! (film), Shazam!'', ''The Invisible Man (2020 film), The Invisible Man'' * Wallace Collection (band), Wallace Collection''La Maison'' * William Walton * Nathan Wang * Wang Chung (band), Wang Chung * Wang Qiang (composer), Wang Qiang * Thomas Wanker * War (American band), War (formed 1969)''Youngblood (1978 film), Youngblood'' * Stephen Warbeck (born 1953)''Shakespeare in Love'', ''A Christmas Carol (1999 film), A Christmas Carol'', ''Quills (film), Quills'', ''Mrs Brown'' * Edward Ward (composer), Edward Ward * Kyle Ward (musician), Kyle Ward * Dean Wareham * Régis Wargnier * Diane Warren (born 1956) * Mervyn Warren (born 1964) * Henryk Wars (1902–1977) * Don Was * Ned Washington (1901–1971) * Ron Wasserman (born 1961)''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'', ''X-Men: The Animated Series'', ''Dragon Ball Z'', ''America's Next Top Model'' * Toshiyuki Watanabe * Roger Waters * Mark Watters (born 1955) * Franz Waxman (1906–1967)''Sunset Boulevard (film), Sunset Boulevard'', ''Bride of Frankenstein'', ''Rebecca (1940 film), Rebecca'', ''A Place in the Sun (1951 film), A Place in the Sun'', ''Rear Window'' * Dwayne Wayans * Jeff Wayne * Brian Wayy * Jimmy Webb (born 1946) * Roy Webb * Konstantin Wecker * Craig Wedren * Mieczysław Weinberg * Edwin Wendler * Wendy & Lisa * Walter Werzowa * Fred Wesley * Bugge Wesseltoft * Mel Wesson * Nigel Westlake * David Whitaker (composer), David Whitaker * Richard A. Whiting * Alec Wilder * Guy Whitmore * David Whittaker (video game composer), David Whittaker * George Whitty * Frederik Wiedmann * Zygmunt Wiehler * Clarence Wijewardena * Gert Wilden * Matthew Wilder * George Wilkins (composer), George Wilkins * Simon Wilkinson (composer), Simon Wilkinson * Steve Willaert * Charles Williams (composer), Charles Williams * Jim Williams (composer), Jim Williams * John Williams (born 1932)''Jaws (soundtrack), Jaws'', ''Star Wars (soundtrack), Star Wars'', ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'', ''Superman (1978 film), Superman'', ''Raiders of the Lost Ark (soundtrack), Raiders of the Lost Ark'', ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'', ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (soundtrack), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', ''Hook (film), Hook'', ''Jurassic Park (film score), Jurassic Park'', ''Schindler's List'', ''Saving Private Ryan'', ''Artificial Intelligence: A.I.'', ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (soundtrack), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', ''Catch Me If You Can'', ''Memoirs of a Geisha (film), Memoirs of a Geisha'', ''The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn'', ''Lincoln (2012 film), Lincoln'' * Joseph Williams (musician), Joseph Williams (born 1960) * Patrick Williams (composer), Patrick Williams (1939–2018) * Paul Williams (songwriter), Paul Williams (born 1940) * Timothy Williams (composer), Timothy Williams * Malcolm Williamson * Meredith Willson * Mortimer Wilson * Nancy Wilson (guitarist), Nancy Wilson * Jamin Winans * Sam Winans * Herbert Windt * Kirk Winterrowd * Jean Wiener * David Wise (composer), David Wise * Debbie Wiseman * Jozef van Wissem * Charles Wolcott * Peter Wolf (producer), Peter Wolf * Richard Wolf * Jonathan Wolff (musician), Jonathan Wolff (born 1958) * Byron Wong * Christopher Wong * Raymond Wong Ying-Wah * Ronnie Wood * Dan Wool * John Wooldridge * Lyle Workman * Tim Wright (Welsh musician), Tim Wright * Allie Wrubel * Alex Wurman * Robert Wyatt * Bill Wyman * Timothy Michael Wynn


X

* Stavros Xarchakos (born 1939)''Rembetiko (film), Rembetiko'', ''The Dark Side of the Sun (TV serial), The Dark Side of the Sun'', ''Signs of Life (1968 film), Signs of Life'' * Iannis Xenakis (1922–2001)''The Thessaloniki World Fair'' * Xian Xinghai (1905–1945)''Yan'an and the Eighth Route Army''


Y

* Shoji Yamashiro (born 1933)''Akira (1988 film), Akira'' * Akira Yamaoka (born 1968)''Silent Hill (film), Silent Hill'', ''Silent Hill: Revelation'' with Jeff Danna, '' Kuso'' with Flying Lotus and
Aphex Twin Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known as Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born British musician, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. Journalists from publicati ...
* Stomu Yamashta (born 1947) * Yanni (born 1954) * Gabriel Yared (born 1949) * Eikichi Yazawa (born 1949) * Peyman Yazdanian (born 1968) * Wandly Yazid (1925–2005) * Jack Yellen (1892–1991) * Yello * Narciso Yepes (1927–1997) * Gary Yershon (born 1954) * Michael Yezerski * Yiruma (born 1978) * Seiji Yokoyama (1935–2017) * Yo La Tengo * Yuji Yoshino * Christopher Young (born 1957) * Neil Young (born 1945) * Victor Young * Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 1979)


Z

* Michael Zager (born 1943)''Friday the 13th Part III'' * Dorin Liviu Zaharia (1944–1987) * John Stepan Zamecnik (1872–1953)''The Covered Wagon'', ''Wings (1927 film), Wings'', ''Baby Take a Bow'', ''Shanghai Madness'' * Geoff Zanelli (born 1974)''Hitman (2007 film), Hitman'', ''Secret Window'' with Philip Glass, ''Disturbia (film), Disturbia'', ''Once Upon a Time in Queens'', ''Gamer (2009 film), Gamer'', ''The Odd Life of Timothy Green'', ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'', ''Christopher Robin (film), Christopher Robin'' with
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, ''Maleficent: Mistress of Evil'', ''Black and Blue (2019 film), Black and Blue'' * Marcelo Zarvos (born 1969)''Hollywoodland'', ''You Kill Me'', ''The Air I Breathe'', ''Winged Creatures (film), Winged Creatures'', ''Beastly (film), Beastly'', ''The Beaver (film), The Beaver'', ''Won't Back Down (film), Won't Back Down'', ''Dark Waters (2019 film), Dark Waters'', ''Wonder (film), Wonder'', ''The Words (film), The Words'' * Aleksandr Zatsepin (born 1926)''Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach'', ''31 June'', ''The Mystery of the Third Planet'', ''Incognito from St. Petersburg'', ''The Orion Loop'', ''Kidnapping, Caucasian Style'' * Allan Zavod (1945–2016) * Paul Zaza (born 1952) ''Murder by Decree'', ''Prom Night (1980 film), Prom Night'', ''The Kidnapping of the President'', ''My Bloody Valentine (film), My Bloody Valentine'', ''American Nightmare (film), American Nightmare'', ''A Christmas Story'', ''The Brain (1988 film), The Brain'', ''To Catch a Killer'', ''Popcorn (1991 film), Popcorn'', ''Cold Sweat (1993 film), Cold Sweat'' * Denny Zeitlin (born 1938)''Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film), Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' * Lev Zhurbin (born 1978) * Aaron Zigman (born 1963)''The Notebook'', ''Step Up (film), Step Up'', ''Step Up 2: The Streets'', ''Flicka'', ''Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film), Bridge to Terabithia'', ''The Shack (2017 film), The Shack'', ''Sex and the City (film), Sex and the City'', ''Sex and the City 2'', ''Raise Your Voice'', ''In the Mix (film), In the Mix'', ''The Company Men'', ''Madea Goes to Jail'', ''Madea's Big Happy Family (film), Madea's Big Happy Family'', ''Madea's Witness Protection'', ''For Colored Girls'', ''Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium'', ''Akeelah and the Bee'' * Winfried Zillig (1905–1963)''King for One Night'', ''Sarajevo (1955 film), Sarajevo'', ''The Rider on the White Horse (1934 film), The Rider on the White Horse'', ''Violanta (1942 film), Violanta'' * Hans Zimmer (born 1957)''The Lion King'', ''Gladiator (2000 film), Gladiator'', ''Spanglish (film), Spanglish'', ''Batman in film#Filmography, The Dark Knight'', ''Inception'', ''Sherlock Holmes (2009 film), Sherlock Holmes'', ''How Do You Know'', ''The Prince of Egypt'', ''The Road to El Dorado'', ''Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'', ''Shark Tale'', ''Megamind'', ''Interstellar (film), Interstellar'', ''Pirates of the Caribbean (film series), Pirates of the Caribbean'', ''Madagascar (franchise), Madagascar'', ''Kung Fu Panda'', ''The Boss Baby (franchise), The Boss Baby'', ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'', ''Wonder Woman 1984'', ''Dark Phoenix (film), Dark Phoenix'', ''Robert Langdon (film series), Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons'', ''Rain Man'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', ''Dunkirk (2017 film), Dunkirk'' * Matteo Zingales (born 1980)''The Hunter (2011 Australian film), The Hunter'', ''All Saints (TV series), All Saints'', ''Winners & Losers'' * Rob Zombie (born 1969)''House of 1000 Corpses'', ''31 (film), 31'' * John Zorn (born 1953)''She Must Be Seeing Things'', ''The Golden Boat'' * Jeremy Zuckerman (born 1975)''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', ''The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra'', ''Scream (TV series), Scream, Horse Girl'' * Inon Zur (born 1965)''Rusty: A Dog's Tale'', ''The Vision of Escaflowne'', ''Reclaim (film), Reclaim'', ''Valley of the Dolls (TV series), Valley of the Dolls'', ''The Elder Scrolls: Blades'', ''Fallout 3'', ''Fallout 4'' * Ralph Zurmühle (born 1959) * Josiah Zuro (1887–1930)''The King of Kings (1927 film), The King of Kings'', ''The Covered Wagon'', ''Holiday (1930 film), Holiday'' * Otto Zykan (1935–2006)''Staatsoperette'', ''Exit... nur keine Panik''


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