Nathan Barr

Nathan Barr

Known for
Sound
Born
February 9, 1973 (age 53)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

2026
Tow poster

Tow

Movie · Original Music Composer

2026
Scratching the Surface: A Look Back poster

Scratching the Surface: A Look Back

Movie · Original Music Composer

2026
56 Days poster

56 Days

TV · Original Music Composer · 8 eps

2024
Salem's Lot poster

Salem's Lot

Movie · Original Music Composer

2023
The Beanie Bubble poster

The Beanie Bubble

Movie · Original Music Composer

2023
The Diplomat poster

The Diplomat

TV · Original Music Composer · 8 eps

2022
A Bit of Light poster

A Bit of Light

Movie · Original Music Composer

2022
Prey for the Devil poster

Prey for the Devil

Movie · Original Music Composer

2021
Kate poster

Kate

Movie · Original Music Composer

2021
Fin poster

Fin

Movie · Original Music Composer

2021
Halston poster

Halston

TV · Original Music Composer · 5 eps

2021
A Very British Scandal poster

A Very British Scandal

TV · Original Music Composer · 3 eps

2020
The Turning poster

The Turning

Movie · Original Music Composer

2020
The Hunt poster

The Hunt

Movie · Original Music Composer

2020
Uncle Frank poster

Uncle Frank

Movie · Original Music Composer

2020
Hollywood poster

Hollywood

TV · Original Music Composer · 7 eps

2020
The Great poster

The Great

TV · Original Music Composer · 30 eps

2019
Fosse/Verdon poster

Fosse/Verdon

TV · Original Music Composer · 4 eps

2019
The Morning Show poster

The Morning Show

TV · Original Music Composer · 10 eps

2019
Carnival Row poster

Carnival Row

TV · Original Music Composer · 18 eps

2018
The Parting Glass poster

The Parting Glass

Movie · Original Music Composer

2018
The House with a Clock in Its Walls poster

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

Movie · Original Music Composer

2018
The Domestics poster

The Domestics

Movie · Original Music Composer

2017
Flatliners poster

Flatliners

Movie · Original Music Composer

2017
The Son poster

The Son

TV · Original Music Composer · 20 eps

2015
The Boy Next Door poster

The Boy Next Door

Movie · Original Music Composer

2015
Hollywood Adventures poster

Hollywood Adventures

Movie · Original Music Composer

2015
Sneaky Pete poster

Sneaky Pete

TV · Original Music Composer · 10 eps

2013
The Big Wedding poster

The Big Wedding

Movie · Original Music Composer

2013
Hemlock Grove poster

Hemlock Grove

TV · Original Music Composer · 33 eps

2013
The Americans poster

The Americans

TV · Original Music Composer · 75 eps

2011
The Ledge poster

The Ledge

Movie · Original Music Composer

2011
Hood to Coast

Hood to Coast

Movie · Original Music Composer

2010
The Last Exorcism poster

The Last Exorcism

Movie · Original Music Composer

2010
Open House poster

Open House

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
Shutter poster

Shutter

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
Lost Boys: The Tribe poster

Lost Boys: The Tribe

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
Tortured poster

Tortured

Movie · Music

2007
Hostel: Part II poster

Hostel: Part II

Movie · Original Music Composer

2007
Rise: Blood Hunter poster

Rise: Blood Hunter

Movie · Original Music Composer

2007
Watching the Detectives poster

Watching the Detectives

Movie · Original Music Composer

2007
Grindhouse poster

Grindhouse

Movie · Other

2006
Hostel poster

Hostel

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
Beerfest poster

Beerfest

Movie · Original Music Composer

2005
2001 Maniacs poster

2001 Maniacs

Movie · Original Music Composer

2005
The Dukes of Hazzard poster

The Dukes of Hazzard

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
Club Dread poster

Club Dread

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
Mojave poster

Mojave

Movie · Original Music Composer

2003
Cabin Fever poster

Cabin Fever

Movie · Original Music Composer

2003
Plain Dirty poster

Plain Dirty

Movie · Original Music Composer

2001
Going Greek poster

Going Greek

Movie · Original Music Composer

2000
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter poster

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter

Movie · Original Music Composer

2000
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

Movie · Original Music Composer

2000
Red Dirt poster

Red Dirt

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
Beyond the Mat poster

Beyond the Mat

Movie · Original Music Composer

1998
Traveling Companion poster

Traveling Companion

Movie · Music Score Producer