David Buckley
English composer
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::summary English composer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | David Buckley |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | London, England |
| genre | Film score, contemporary classical, rock, ambient, electronic |
| instruments | Vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer |
| occupation | Composer |
| years_active | 2004–present |
| website | http://davidbuckleymusic.com |
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| image = | name = David Buckley | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = London, England | genre = Film score, contemporary classical, rock, ambient, electronic | instruments = Vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer | occupation = Composer | years_active = 2004–present | website = http://davidbuckleymusic.com
David Buckley (born 7 June 1976) is an English composer of film and television scores, based in Santa Monica, California.
Career
Born in London in 1976, 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. 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 and Ric Roman Waugh. Notable film scores include The Town, Jason Bourne, The Nice Guys (with John Ottman), Papillon, The Forbidden Kingdom, Angel Has Fallen, Arctic Dogs, Greenland and *Nobody'''. 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", 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.
Discography
Film
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Additional music
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Television
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| Year | Title | Original channel(s) aired | Notes | The Good Wife | Coma | Killing Lincoln | Proof | * Mercy Street* | Killing Reagan | BrainDead | The Good Fight | Evil | The Sandman |
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| 2010–15 | CBS | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | A&E | Miniseries | |||||||||||
| 2013 | National Geographic Channel | Television film | |||||||||||
| 2015 | TNT | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | PBS | Miniseries | |||||||||||
| 2016 | National Geographic Channel | Television film | |||||||||||
| 2016 | CBS | ||||||||||||
| 2017–19 | Nominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Theme Music (2017) | ||||||||||||
| 2017–18 | Fox | with John Ottman | |||||||||||
| 2019–24 | CBS | ||||||||||||
| 2022–25 | Netflix | ||||||||||||
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Video games
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| Year | Title | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Notes | Metal Gear Solid 4 | Shrek Forever After | Call of Duty: Ghosts | Batman: Arkham Knight | Batman: Arkham VR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Konami | Konami | Additional Music | ||||||
| 2010 | XPEC | Activision | |||||||
| 2013 | Infinity Ward | ||||||||
| Raven Software | |||||||||
| Neversoft | |||||||||
| 2015 | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Composed with Nick Arundel | ||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
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References
References
- "David Buckley – Official Composer Website".
- "David Buckley - Soundtrack.Net".
- "15 questions | Interview | David Buckley | Making an Entrance".
- (5 July 2011). "Discover More About Our 42 Brits". [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]].
- (13 July 2017). "2017 EMMY® AWARDS NOMINATIONS FOR PROGRAMS AIRING JUNE 1, 2016 – MAY 31, 2017".
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