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Nathan Barr

Composer

Nathan Barr

Born February 9, 1973 in New York City, New York, USA42 films

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.

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The Hunt posterFirst watchThe Hunt20206.7Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Grindhouse poster7.0Grindhouse2007Hostel poster6.0Hostel2006Kate poster6.6Kate2021The House with a Clock in Its Walls poster6.3The House with a Clock in Its Walls2018Prey for the Devil poster6.8Prey for the Devil2022Hostel: Part II poster5.9Hostel: Part II2007Uncle Frank poster7.3Uncle Frank2020Flatliners poster5.6Flatliners2017

Filmography

42 films
  1. 2026TowOriginal Music Composer
  2. 2026Scratching the Surface: A Look BackOriginal Music Composer
  3. 2024Salem's LotOriginal Music Composer
  4. 2023The Beanie BubbleOriginal Music Composer
  5. 2022A Bit of LightOriginal Music Composer
  6. 2022Prey for the DevilOriginal Music Composer
  7. 2021KateOriginal Music Composer
  8. 2021FinOriginal Music Composer
  9. 2020Uncle FrankOriginal Music Composer
  10. 2020The HuntOriginal Music Composer
  11. 2020The TurningOriginal Music Composer
  12. 2018The House with a Clock in Its WallsOriginal Music Composer
  13. 2018The DomesticsOriginal Music Composer
  14. 2018The Parting GlassOriginal Music Composer
  15. 2017FlatlinersOriginal Music Composer
  16. 2015Hollywood AdventuresOriginal Music Composer
  17. 2015The Boy Next DoorOriginal Music Composer
  18. 2013The Big WeddingOriginal Music Composer
  19. 2011The LedgeOriginal Music Composer
  20. 2011Hood to CoastOriginal Music Composer
  21. 2010The Last ExorcismOriginal Music Composer
  22. 2010Open HouseOriginal Music Composer
  23. 2008Lost Boys: The TribeOriginal Music Composer
  24. 2008ShutterOriginal Music Composer
  25. 2007Hostel: Part IIOriginal Music Composer
  26. 2007Watching the DetectivesOriginal Music Composer
  27. 2007Rise: Blood HunterOriginal Music Composer
  28. 2007GrindhouseOther
  29. 2006BeerfestOriginal Music Composer
  30. 2006HostelOriginal Music Composer
  31. 2005The Dukes of HazzardOriginal Music Composer
  32. 20052001 ManiacsOriginal Music Composer
  33. 2004MojaveOriginal Music Composer
  34. 2004Club DreadOriginal Music Composer
  35. 2003Cabin FeverOriginal Music Composer
  36. 2003Plain DirtyOriginal Music Composer
  37. 2001Going GreekOriginal Music Composer
  38. 2000Red DirtOriginal Music Composer
  39. 2000From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's DaughterOriginal Music Composer
  40. 2000The VirginianOriginal Music Composer
  41. 1999Beyond the MatOriginal Music Composer
  42. 1998Traveling CompanionMusic Score Producer