Nathan Barr
Sound·February 9, 1973 — 53 years old·New York City, New York, USA
Nathan Barr is an American film and television composer known for playing the majority of the instruments heard in his compositions. While he is best known for scoring all seven seasons of HBO's Emmy Award-winning series, True Blood, Barr has recently composed music for FX's The Americans and Netflix's Hemlock Grove. On July 18, 2013, Barr garnered a double Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music" based on his work on The Americans and Hemlock Grove.
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2026TowOriginal Music Composer202656 DaysTVOriginal Music Composer2026Scratching the Surface: A Look BackSelf · Thanks · Original Music Composer2024Salem's LotOriginal Music Composer2023Essential ExhibitionSelf2023The Beanie BubbleOriginal Music Composer2023The DiplomatTVOriginal Music Composer2022A Bit of LightOriginal Music Composer2022Prey for the DevilOriginal Music Composer2021A Very British ScandalTVOriginal Music Composer2021KateOriginal Music Composer2021FinOriginal Music Composer2021HalstonTVOriginal Music Composer2020Uncle FrankOriginal Music Composer2020The GreatTVOriginal Music Composer2020HollywoodTVOriginal Music Composer2020The HuntOriginal Music Composer2020The TurningOriginal Music Composer2019The Morning ShowTVOriginal Music Composer2019Fosse/VerdonTVOriginal Music Composer2018The House with a Clock in Its WallsOriginal Music Composer2018The DomesticsOriginal Music Composer2018The Parting GlassOriginal Music Composer2017FlatlinersOriginal Music Composer2017The SonTVOriginal Music Composer2015Sneaky PeteTVOriginal Music Composer2015Hollywood AdventuresOriginal Music Composer2015The Boy Next DoorOriginal Music Composer2013The Big WeddingOriginal Music Composer2013Hemlock GroveTVOriginal Music Composer2013The AmericansTVOriginal Music Composer2011The LedgeOriginal Music Composer2011Hood to CoastOriginal Music Composer2010The Last ExorcismOriginal Music Composer2010Open HouseOriginal Music Composer2008Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's MaestroSelf2008In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's LegacySelf2008Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's CollaboratorsSelf2008Lost Boys: The TribeOriginal Music Composer2008ShutterOriginal Music Composer2007Hostel: Part IIOriginal Music Composer2007Watching the DetectivesOriginal Music Composer2007Rise: Blood HunterOriginal Music Composer2007GrindhouseOriginal Music Composer2007The Dukes of Hazzard: The BeginningAdditional Music2006BeerfestOriginal Music Composer2006HostelOriginal Music Composer2005The Dukes of HazzardOriginal Music Composer20052001 ManiacsOriginal Music Composer2004Open WaterAdditional Music2004MojaveOriginal Music Composer2004Club DreadOriginal Music Composer2004Cabin Fever: Beneath the SkinSelf2003Cabin FeverOriginal Music Composer2003Plain DirtyOriginal Music Composer2001Going GreekOriginal Music Composer2000Red DirtOriginal Music Composer2000From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's DaughterOriginal Music Composer2000The VirginianOriginal Music Composer1999Beyond the MatOriginal Music Composer1998Traveling CompanionMusic Score Producer