David Buckley
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David Buckley | |
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Born | [1] London, England[1] | 7 June 1976
Genres | Film scores |
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Years active | 2004–present |
Website | http://davidbuckleymusic.com |
David Buckley (born 7 June 1976) is a British composer of film and television scores, based in Santa Monica, California.[2]
Career[]
Born in London in 1976,[1] Buckley's first involvement with film music was as a cathedral choirboy performing on Peter Gabriel’s score for Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ.[3] He continued his musical education at the University of Cambridge. In 2006 Buckley moved to Los Angeles to collaborate on a number of Harry Gregson-Williams’ scores, including Shrek, Gone Baby Gone, Flushed Away, Arthur Christmas, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and The Number 23. In addition to his work for Gregson-Williams, he has written additional music for Danny Elfman on films including American Hustle, Big Eyes and all Fifty Shades movies (including the choral piece "Bliss") and for Hans Zimmer and Rupert Gregson-Williams on Winter's Tale and Wonder Woman.
He has worked with filmmakers including Ridley and Tony Scott, Ben Affleck, Joel Schumacher, Rob Minkoff, Luc Besson & Taylor Hackford. Notable film scores include The Town, Jason Bourne, Papillon, The Forbidden Kingdom and Angel Has Fallen. He is also the composer for the critically acclaimed Scott Free-produced CBS television series The Good Wife and its spinoff The Good Fight. His music from The Good Wife was prominently featured in the 2015 David O. Russell film Joy.
Buckley was included in BAFTA's list of "Brits to Watch",[4] is the recipient of numerous BMI Awards, and earned an Emmy Award nomination in 2017 for Outstanding Theme Music for his work on The Good Fight.[5]
Discography[]
Film[]
Additional music[]
Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
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2006 | Flushed Away | David Bowers Sam Fell |
Aardman Animations DreamWorks Animation |
Composer of additional music Main score by Harry Gregson-Williams |
2007 | The Number 23 | Joel Schumacher | New Line Cinema | |
Shrek the Third | Chris Miller Raman Hui |
DreamWorks Animation Pacific Data Images | ||
Gone Baby Gone | Ben Affleck | The Ladd Company Miramax Films | ||
2008 | Jolene | Dan Ireland | Entertainment One | |
2011 | Arthur Christmas | Sarah Smith | Aardman Animations Sony Pictures Animation | |
2013 | American Hustle | David O. Russell | Annapurna Pictures Columbia Pictures |
Composer of additional music Main score by Danny Elfman |
2014 | Big Eyes | Tim Burton | The Weinstein Company | |
Winter's Tale | Akiva Goldsman | Warner Bros. Pictures | Composer of additional music Main score by Hans Zimmer & Rupert Gregson-Williams | |
2015 | Fifty Shades Of Grey | Sam Taylor-Johnson | Universal Pictures | Composer of additional music Main score by Danny Elfman |
2017 | Wonder Woman | Patty Jenkins | Warner Bros. Pictures | Composer of additional music Main score by Rupert Gregson-Williams |
Fifty Shades Darker | James Foley | Universal Pictures | Composer of additional music Main score by Danny Elfman | |
2018 | Fifty Shades Freed | James Foley | Universal Pictures |
Television[]
Year | Title | Original channel(s) aired | Notes |
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2010–15 | The Good Wife | CBS | |
2012 | Coma | A&E | Miniseries |
2013 | Killing Lincoln | National Geographic Channel | Television film |
2015 | Proof | TNT | |
2016 | Mercy Street | PBS | Miniseries |
2016 | Killing Reagan | National Geographic Channel | Television film |
2016 | BrainDead | CBS | |
2017–19 | The Good Fight | Nominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Theme Music (2017) | |
2017–18 |
The Gifted |
Fox | with John Ottman |
2019–present | Evil | CBS |
Video games[]
Year | Title | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Notes |
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2008 | Metal Gear Solid 4 | Konami | Konami | Additional Music |
2010 | Shrek Forever After | XPEC | Activision | |
2013 | Call of Duty: Ghosts | Infinity Ward Raven Software Neversoft |
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2015 | Batman: Arkham Knight | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Composed with Nick Arundel |
2016 | Batman: Arkham VR | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Composed with Nick Arundel |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "David Buckley - Soundtrack.Net". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "David Buckley – Official Composer Website". David Buckley. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "15 questions | Interview | David Buckley | Making an Entrance".
- ^ "Discover More About Our 42 Brits". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 5 July 2011.
- ^ "2017 EMMY® AWARDS NOMINATIONS FOR PROGRAMS AIRING JUNE 1, 2016 – MAY 31, 2017" (PDF). Emmys.org. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
External links[]
- 1976 births
- British film score composers
- British television composers
- English film score composers
- English television composers
- Living people
- British male film score composers
- Male television composers
- Video game composers