Nathan Barr

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Nathan Barr

Sound 53 February 9, 1973

New York City, New York, USA

Nathan Barr is an American film and television composer known for playing the majority of the instruments heard in his compositions. While he is best known for scoring all seven s…

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Hostel

Hostel

6.0 2006 Movie
The Hunt

The Hunt

6.7 2020 Movie
Flatliners

Flatliners

5.6 2017 Movie
The House with a Clock in Its Walls

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

6.3 2018 Movie
Hostel: Part II

Hostel: Part II

5.9 2007 Movie
The Boy Next Door

The Boy Next Door

4.9 2015 Movie
Grindhouse

Grindhouse

7.0 2007 Movie
Kate

Kate

6.6 2021 Movie
Carnival Row

Carnival Row

7.7 2019 TV Show
The Americans

The Americans

7.9 2013 TV Show
Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever

5.7 2003 Movie
The Dukes of Hazzard

The Dukes of Hazzard

5.6 2005 Movie

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Nathan Barr is an American film and television composer known for playing the majority of the instruments heard in his compositions. While he is best known for scoring all seven seasons of HBO's Emmy Award-winning series, True Blood, Barr has recently composed music for FX's The Americans and Netflix's Hemlock Grove. On July 18, 2013, Barr garnered a double Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music" based on his work on The Americans and Hemlock Grove.

Filmography

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  1. 2026
    Tow

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 2026
    56 Days

    TV show Original Music Composer

  3. 2026
    Scratching the Surface: A Look Back

    Movie Self

  4. 2024
    Salem's Lot

    Movie Original Music Composer

  5. 2023
    Essential Exhibition

    Movie Self

  6. 2023
    The Beanie Bubble

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 2023
    The Diplomat

    TV show Original Music Composer

  8. 2022
    A Bit of Light

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 2022
    Prey for the Devil

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 2021
    A Very British Scandal

    TV show Original Music Composer

  11. 2021
    Kate

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 2021
    Fin

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 2021
    Halston

    TV show Original Music Composer

  14. 2020
    Uncle Frank

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 2020
    The Great

    TV show Original Music Composer

  16. 2020
    Hollywood

    TV show Original Music Composer

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  1. 2020
    The Hunt

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 2020
    The Turning

    Movie Original Music Composer

  3. 2019
    The Morning Show

    TV show Original Music Composer

  4. 2019
    Carnival Row

    TV show Original Music Composer

  5. 2019
    Fosse/Verdon

    TV show Original Music Composer

  6. 2018
    The House with a Clock in Its Walls

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 2018
    The Domestics

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 2018
    The Parting Glass

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 2017
    Flatliners

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 2017
    The Son

    TV show Original Music Composer

  11. 2015
    Sneaky Pete

    TV show Original Music Composer

  12. 2015
    Hollywood Adventures

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 2015
    The Boy Next Door

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 2013
    The Big Wedding

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 2013
    Hemlock Grove

    TV show Original Music Composer

  16. 2013
    The Americans

    TV show Original Music Composer

  17. 2011
    The Ledge

    Movie Original Music Composer

  18. 2011
    Hood to Coast

    Movie Original Music Composer

  19. 2010
    The Last Exorcism

    Movie Original Music Composer

  20. 2010
    Open House

    Movie Original Music Composer

  21. 2008
    Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators

    Movie Self

  22. 2008
    In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

    Movie Self

  23. 2008
    Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro

    Movie Self

  24. 2008
    Lost Boys: The Tribe

    Movie Original Music Composer