Dave Porter (composer)

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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]

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Breaking Bad

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]

Other work

Porter has also composed music for NBC's crime thriller The Blacklist .

Personal life

Porter has a wife, Jeanine, a son, and a daughter. [4]

Filmography

TitleYearTypeNotes
LeTourneau Live2000TV movie
Missing Mia2004Short
The Third Wish2005Film
Saved 2006TV series
Hooters Best Damn Dream Girl Special 20072007TV movie
Bigger Stronger Faster* 2008Documentary
Breaking Bad 2008–2013TV series
Chasing Classic Cars 2009–2021
The Same Deep Water as You2009Short
Smiley 2012Film
Red Widow 2013TV series
My Classic CarOne episode ("Keels and Wheels")
The Blacklist 2013–2023
Metástasis 2014
Better Call Saul 2015–2022
Documentary Now!2015One episode ("The Eye Doesn't Lie")
Flesh & Bone Mini-series
Term Life 2016Film
30 for 30 TV seriesOne episode ("The '85 Bears")
Preacher 2016–2019
The Blacklist: Redemption 2017
The Disaster Artist Film
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie 2019
Hightown 2020–2024TV series
Murf the Surf2023
Alert: Missing Persons Unit 2023–present
Echo 2023–2024Mini-series

Discography

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum details
Breaking Bad: Original Score From The Television Series Volume 1 [7]
Breaking Bad: Original Score From The Television Series Volume 2 [8]
The Blacklist (Music from the Television Series) [9]
Better Call Saul Original Television Soundtrack: Season 1 [10]
Flesh And Bone - Music from the STARZ Original Series [11]
Better Call Saul (Original Score from the Television Series) [12]
The Disaster Artist Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [13]
Preacher Original Television Soundtrack [14]
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [15]
  • Released: October 14, 2020
  • Label: Mondo
  • Formats: Vinyl
Echo (Original Soundtrack) [16]

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