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David Buckley | |
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| Born | 7 June 1976 [1] |
| Genres | Film score, rock, classical |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Instruments | Guitar, piano, vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | http://davidbuckleymusic.com |
David Buckley (born 7 June 1976) is a British composer of film and television scores, based in Santa Monica, California. [2]
Born in London in 1976, [1] 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. [3] 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. Notable film scores include The Town, Jason Bourne , Papillon , The Forbidden Kingdom and Angel Has Fallen . 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", [4] 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 . [5]
| Year | Title | Original channel(s) aired | Notes |
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| 2010–15 | The Good Wife | CBS | |
| 2012 | Coma | A&E | Miniseries |
| 2013 | Killing Lincoln | National Geographic Channel | Television film |
| 2015 | Proof | TNT | |
| 2016 | Mercy Street | PBS | Miniseries |
| 2016 | Killing Reagan | National Geographic Channel | Television film |
| 2016 | BrainDead | CBS | |
| 2017–19 | The Good Fight | Nominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Theme Music (2017) | |
| 2017–18 | Fox | with John Ottman | |
| 2019–24 | Evil | CBS | |
| 2022–25 | The Sandman | Netflix |
| Year | Title | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Notes |
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| 2008 | Metal Gear Solid 4 | Konami | Konami | Additional Music |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | XPEC | Activision | |
| 2013 | Call of Duty: Ghosts | Infinity Ward Raven Software Neversoft | ||
| 2015 | Batman: Arkham Knight | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Composed with Nick Arundel |
| 2016 | Batman: Arkham VR |
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