Sean William Murray | |
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Born | Santa Barbara, California, United States |
Genres | Film scores, video game score |
Occupation(s) | Composer, video game composer |
Years active | 1986–present |
Website | seanmurraymusic.com |
Sean Murray [1] is an American composer who has composed for numerous films, television shows and video games, such as God, the Devil and Bob (2000), starring Alan Cumming, James Garner and French Stewart, Art Heist (2004), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), True Crime: Streets of LA (2003), Call of Duty: World at War (2008), and the record-selling game Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010).
Sean grew up in Santa Barbara, California, where he attended the Brooks Institute Film School. There he began studying film composing, by contributing music to dozens of student movies. Sean debuted as a composer when he was a teenager for the action film Scorpion.
Year | Title | Notes |
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1986 | Scorpion | |
1989 | One for the Road | Documentary film |
1992 | Dying for a Smoke | Documentary film |
1993 | Spree | |
1995 | The Crier | |
1995 | God of Rockabilly | |
1996 | Arranged Marriage | |
1996 | One Way Out | |
1997 | A Rock and a Hard Place | |
1997 | Critics and Other Freaks | |
1997 | Madam Savant | |
1997 | Ocean Tribe | |
1997 | The First to Go | |
1998 | Devil's Playground | |
1998 | The Legend of Cryin' Ryan | |
1999 | Treasure | |
1999 | The Doorman | |
1999 | Shogun Cop |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2001 | Elvis Is Alive | |
2001 | Red Man | Short film |
2001 | Firetrap | |
2001 | The Elite | |
2002 | Phase IV | |
2002 | Storm Watch | |
2002 | The Honorable | |
2002 | Con Express | Direct-to-video |
2002 | Global Effect | |
2003 | Purgatory Flats | |
2004 | Face of Terror | |
2004 | Art Heist | |
2005 | Bad Girls from Valley High | Direct-to-video |
2005 | Island Prey | |
2005 | Crusader | |
2007 | The Deal | |
2007 | Stevie | Television film |
2008 | Clean Break | |
2008 | Reflections | |
2009 | Kids in the Yard | Short film |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2010 | Junkyard Dog | |
2010 | Kill Speed | |
2011 | Palominas | |
2013 | The Package | |
2013 | The Hard Ride | Pre-production |
2014 | Black Rose | |
2016 | Showdown in Manila | |
2018 | The Debt Collector | |
2018 | Accident Man |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2020 | Dead Reckoning | |
2022 | White Elephant | |
2023 | One Ranger | |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1995–1996 | The Savage Dragon | |
1996–1997 | Women: Stories of Passion | "Sing, Sing Me the Blues" (Season 1, Episode 10) "Blind Love" (Season 1, Episode 12) "Mind's Eyes" (Season 2, Episode 1) |
1997 | Treasure | Television film |
1997–1998 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 2 |
1999 | Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man | Television film |
2000 | God, the Devil and Bob | Episodes 1–5 |
2005 | Descent | Television film |
2006 | Earthstorm | Television film |
2007 | Hidden Camera | Television film |
2009 | The Lost | Television film |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2003 | True Crime: Streets of LA | |
2005 | True Crime: New York City | |
2008 | Call of Duty: World at War | |
2008 | Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts | Uses music featured in Call of Duty: World at War |
2010 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | Also uses original themes from Call of Duty: World at War |
2014 | Breach & Clear | |
2014 | Counter Strike: Global Offensive | Added as a Music Kit |
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