Dave Porter is an American composer, best known for the original score for the television series Breaking Bad , its prequel spin-off Better Call Saul and the epilogue film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie . [1] At Sarah Lawrence College, Porter studied classical and electronic music composition. [2]
For his work on Breaking Bad, Porter has won an ASCAP Award. [3] Bryan Cranston, who portrays Walter White, stated "With his music, Dave Porter has created another character for Breaking Bad. Evocative and meaningful, Dave's work is an essential part of the storytelling." [4] Porter stated that influences on the series' music came from discussions with Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad, about the show having aspects of a post-modern western. [5] For the final episodes of the series, Porter incorporated four important themes that were in previous seasons. [6]
Porter currently composes music for NBC's crime thriller The Blacklist .
Porter has a wife, Jeanine, a son, and a daughter. [4]
Title | Year | Type | Notes |
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LeTourneau Live | 2000 | TV movie | |
Missing Mia | 2004 | Short | |
The Third Wish | 2005 | Film | |
Saved | 2006 | TV series | |
Hooters Best Damn Dream Girl Special 2007 | 2007 | TV movie | |
Bigger Stronger Faster* | 2008 | Documentary | |
Breaking Bad | 2008–2013 | TV series | |
Chasing Classic Cars | 2009–2021 | TV series | |
The Same Deep Water as You | 2009 | Short | |
Smiley | 2012 | Film | |
Red Widow | 2013 | TV series | |
My Classic Car | 2013 | TV series | "Keels and Wheels" |
The Blacklist | 2013–2023 | TV series | |
Metástasis | 2014 | TV series | Colombian remake of Breaking Bad |
Better Call Saul | 2015–2022 | TV series | Prequel series to Breaking Bad |
Documentary Now! | 2015 | TV series | "The Eye Doesn't Lie" |
Flesh & Bone | 2015 | Mini-series | |
30 for 30 | 2016 | TV series | "The '85 Bears" |
Preacher | 2016–2019 | TV series | |
Term Life | 2016 | Film | |
The Blacklist: Redemption | 2017 | TV series | |
The Disaster Artist | 2017 | Film | |
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | 2019 | Film | |
Echo | 2024 | Mini-series |
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Breaking Bad: Original Score From The Television Series Volume 1 [7] |
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Breaking Bad: Original Score From The Television Series Volume 2 [8] |
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The Blacklist (Music from the Television Series) [9] |
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Better Call Saul Original Television Soundtrack: Season 1 [10] |
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Flesh And Bone - Music from the STARZ Original Series [11] |
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Better Call Saul (Original Score from the Television Series) [12] |
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The Disaster Artist Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [13] |
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Preacher Original Television Soundtrack [14] |
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [15] |
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Echo (Original Soundtrack) [16] |
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