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Jeff Beal

Composer, Additional CreditsBorn June 20, 1963 (62 years)
Jeff Beal (born June 20, 1963) is an American composer and jazz instrumentalist. He has won five Emmy Awards out of nineteen nominations, most frequently for House of Cards. Other television credits include Monk, Ugly Betty, Rome, Carnivàle, Medium, and the Jesse Stone television films.

Beal's film scores include Pollock (2000), Appaloosa (2008), Shock and Awe (2017), Breaking News in Yuba County (2021), and Raymond & Ray (2022). In addition to his scoring career, Beal is a prolific composer of concert music.

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Beal’s grandmother was a pianist and accompanist for silent movies who influenced his musical development. In addition to studying both classical and jazz trumpet, Jeff was a self-taught pianist. He studied at the Eastman School of Music, where he met his wife, soprano Joan Sapiro Beal. The couple lives in New York City. Beal disclosed that in 2007 that he had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Blackfish
  • He Was a Quiet Man
  • The Queen of Versailles
  • Weiner
  • Loving Leah
  • Beyond the Blackboard
  • The Russell Girl
  • The Passion of Ayn Rand
  • The Valley of Light
  • Once Fallen
  • A Gentleman's Game
  • He's Way More Famous Than You
  • Little Red Wagon
  • The Water Is Wide
  • Back When We Were Grownups
  • When I Walk
  • The Fence
  • It Must Be Love
  • Crazy Jones
  • Oro y Polvo
  • Sell/Buy/Date

Known For

  • House of Cards (US)
  • Rome
  • Monk
  • Carnivàle
  • Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
  • The Company
  • Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
  • Loving Leah
  • The Putin Interviews
  • Georgia O'Keeffe
  • The Dovekeepers
  • The Water Is Wide

Jeff Beal Filmography

2017
Living Proof · as Self - Composer
2007
2007 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner: Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (original Dramatic Score)

2025
All Her Fault (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
2025
RFK: Legacy · as Composer
2025
Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
2025
Rule Breakers · as Original Music Composer
2024
Can You Hear Me? · as Original Music Composer
2023
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie · as Original Music Composer
2023
Rather · as Original Music Composer
2022
Sell/Buy/Date · as Original Music Composer
2022
Raymond & Ray · as Original Music Composer
2022
The Grab · as Original Music Composer
2022
2022
2022
Gamestop: Rise of the Players · as Original Music Composer
2021
JFK: Destiny Betrayed (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
2021
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass · as Original Music Composer
2021
Breaking News in Yuba County · as Original Music Composer
2021
Walker (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
2020
Console Wars · as Original Music Composer
2020
Jay Sebring.... Cutting to the Truth · as Original Music Composer
2020
Challenger: The Final Flight (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
2020
Athlete A · as Original Music Composer
2019
Inside Game · as Composer
2019
Grand Hotel (US) (TV Series) · as Composer
2019
When We Walk · as Composer
2018
The Biggest Little Farm · as Original Music Composer
2018
The Price of Everything · as Original Music Composer
2018
Bigger · as Original Music Composer
2018
Generation Wealth · as Original Music Composer
2018
The Bleeding Edge · as Original Music Composer
2017
Shock and Awe · as Original Music Composer
2017
The Long Road Home (TV Series) · as Composer
2017
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power · as Original Music Composer
2017
Gypsy (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
2016
The Sweet Life · as Original Music Composer
2016
The Good Breast · as Composer
2016
Weiner · as Original Music Composer
2016
Telescope · as Composer
2016
ForEveryone.Net · as Composer
2015
The Champions · as Composer
2015
Oro y Polvo · as Composer
2015
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise · as Original Music Composer
2015
The Dovekeepers (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
2014
Big Driver · as Original Music Composer
2014
After · as Composer
2014
2014
And the Oscar Goes to... · as Original Music Composer
2013
When I Walk · as Original Music Composer
2013
Blackfish · as Original Music Composer
2013
He's Way More Famous Than You · as Original Music Composer
2013
The Hyperglot · as Original Music Composer
2013
House of Cards (US) (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
2013
The Battle of Amfar · as Composer
2013
2012
Hello Herman · as Composer
2012
2012
The Queen of Versailles · as Original Music Composer
2012
Good Christian Belles (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
2012
Meet Mr. Toilet · as Composer
2011
Wilde Salomé · as Composer
2011
Luck (TV Series) · as Composer
2011
Last Call at the Oasis · as Composer
2011
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost · as Original Music Composer
2011
Op-Docs (TV Series) · as Composer
2011
Session · as Composer
2010
Once Fallen · as Original Music Composer
2010
Jesse Stone: No Remorse · as Original Music Composer
2009
A Dog Named Christmas · as Composer
2009
Georgia O'Keeffe · as Composer
2009
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice · as Original Music Composer
2009
Loving Leah · as Original Music Composer
2008
The Deal · as Original Music Composer
2008
Appaloosa · as Original Music Composer
2008
Who Do You Love · as Original Music Composer
2007
Spirit of the Marathon · as Composer
2007
He Was a Quiet Man · as Original Music Composer
2007
Protagonist · as Composer
2007
The Pixar Story · as Original Music Composer
2007
The Company (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
2007
Jesse Stone: Sea Change · as Original Music Composer
2007
Where God Left His Shoes · as Original Music Composer
2007
2007
Ping Pong Playa · as Composer
2006
2006
A Perfect Day · as Composer
2006
Ugly Betty (TV Series) · as Composer
2006
2006
Pinochet's Last Stand · as Original Music Composer
2006
Jesse Stone: Night Passage · as Original Music Composer
2006
The Situation · as Original Music Composer
2005
The Engagement Ring · as Original Music Composer
2005
Emmanuel's Gift · as Original Music Composer
2005
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold · as Original Music Composer
2005
Medium (TV Series) · as Composer
2004
Back When We Were Grownups · as Original Music Composer
2004
The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan · as Original Music Composer
2004
Love Rules! · as Original Music Composer
2004
2004
2003
Carnivàle (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
2002
No Good Deed · as Original Music Composer
2002
Conviction · as Original Music Composer
2002
A Gentleman's Game · as Original Music Composer
2002
Door to Door · as Original Music Composer
2002
Monk (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
2002
Crazy Jones · as Composer
2000
Pollock · as Original Music Composer
2000
Mambo Café · as Original Music Composer
1999
Family Law (TV Series) · as Composer
1999
Harlem Aria · as Original Music Composer
1999
The Passion of Ayn Rand · as Original Music Composer
1998
L. A. Doctors (TV Series) · as Composer
1997
Nothing Sacred (TV Series) · as Composer
1997
Lies He Told · as Original Music Composer
1996
Guy · as Composer
1996
Undue Influence · as Original Music Composer
1996
Power 98 · as Original Music Composer
1996
Love Is All There Is · as Original Music Composer
1994
Ring of Steel · as Original Music Composer
1994
Lookin' Italian · as Original Music Composer
1994
The Fence · as Composer
1988
Cheap Shots · as Original Music Composer
1988
P.O.V. (TV Series) · as Composer
Black Diamonds · as Composer

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