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Jonathan Beard
Born1981 (age 42–43)
GenresFilm score, classical, electroacoustic
Occupation(s)Composer, orchestrator, educator
Instrument(s)Cello, piano
Years active2003–present
LabelsLakeshore Records
Websitejonathanbeard.com

Jonathan Beard is an American orchestrator and composer for media and the concert stage. His credits include Us, The Handmaid's Tale, Despicable Me 3, and Star Wars: Battlefront II. Beard also works as an educator, and currently teaches at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.[1]

Background

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Beard finished Summerfield Waldorf School in Santa Rosa in 1999. He majored in musical composition at Stanford University, and received a master's degree from UCLA.[2]

Career

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As a composer, Beard has worked on a variety of projects for chamber music, stage performances, and visual media. His composed the music for the documentary 3 Seconds in October - The Killing of Andy Lopez, which won the Emmy Award for Societal Concerns from the San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.[3][4] Other recent projects include his electroacoustic suite Ritual,[5] his opera Cesare, Child of Night (OPERA UCLA premiere Fall 2021),[6] the film scores to What Still Remains, Heavenquest, and Frank vs. God; and De tu puño y letra, an electronic video-sound collaboration with artist Suzanne Lacy. He has served on the composing teams for video games such as Star Wars: Battlefront I[2] and II, and guest-composed for ABC's Once Upon a Time. For the stage, Beard co-composed the oratorio The Passion of Anne Frank for the Los Angeles Master Chorale as part of their Voices Within residency, and his original theatre-score for Driving Miss Daisy received an NAACP Theatre Award nomination.

As an orchestrator, Beard has collaborated with other composers on more than 100 film, TV, and video game titles, including Minions: The Rise of Gru, The Handmaid's Tale, King Richard, The Mandalorian, and God of War. He has worked extensively with composers such as Junkie XL (Alita: Battle Angel; Deadpool), Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters; 10 Cloverfield Lane), Pinar Toprak (Stargirl), Kris Bowers (Green Book), Michael Abels (Us, Nope), Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me 3),[7] among others. He is the co-founder of Tutti Music Partners,[8] a boutique orchestration firm that specializes in providing support to other composers throughout the industry.

Beard has often talked about his passion for musical color extending into synthesis and sound design.[9] He has many hybrid and fully electronic projects to his name, including Cesare, Child Of Night; A Killer of Men; and his electroacoustic commission for the Pacific Symphony, Chaos in the Garden: A Rewrite of Spring.

In 2011 he joined the faculty at his alma mater, UCLA, where he teaches electronic music composition and music technology in the Herb Alpert School of Music. Beard has also worked extensively throughout the Los Angeles Area,[10] working as co-conductor of the LA’s Best-ETM LA After-School Youth Orchestra, as a lecturer for the Cal State Northridge music department, and with the Pacific Symphony to help educate casual symphonic listeners about orchestration.[11]

Works

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Orchestrator
Year Title Genre Composer Director Notes
2003 12 Feature film Self Lawrence Bridges
2006 The Insatiable Feature film Christopher Tin Chuck Konzelman, Cary Solomon
2009 Countdown: Jerusalem Feature film Joseph Trapanese Adam Silver
2010 Step Up (3D) Feature film Bear McCreary Jon M. Chu
New Kids Turbo Feature film Junkie XL Steffen Haars, Flip Van der Kuil
2011 SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs Video game Bear McCreary Seth Luisi Assistant orchestrator
Nikita TV series David E. Russo Kenneth Fink, Danny Cannon 2 episodes (2010-2011)
2012 Three Days (of Hamlet) Documentary Self Alex Hyde-White
2014 Defiance TV series Bear McCreary Michael Nankin 1 episode
2015 Constantine TV series Bear McCreary Mary Harron, Romeo Tirone 2 episodes
Revenge TV series Fil Eisler Ty Trullinger 1 episode
Run All Night Feature film Junkie XL Jaume Collet-Serra
Minions Feature film, animation Heitor Pereira Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin
Da Vinci's Demons TV series Bear McCreary Peter Hoar 5 episodes (2014-2015)
Star Wars: Battlefront Video game Gordy Haab Hez Chorba
Point Break Feature film Junkie XL Ericson Core
2016 Deadpool Feature film Junkie XL Tim Miller
10 Cloverfield Lane Feature film Bear McCreary Dan Trachtenburg Cellist, orchestrator
Central Intelligence Feature film Ludwig Göransson, Theodore Shapiro Rawson Marshall Thurber Additional orchestrations
Penny Dreadful TV series Abel Korzeniowski James Hawes, Damon Thomas 16 episodes (2015-2016)
Brimstone Feature film Junkie XL Martin Koolhoven
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Feature film Henry Jackman Edward Zwick Additional orchestrations
Spectral Feature film Junkie XL Nic Mathieu
2017 Kong: Skull Island[12] Feature film Henry Jackman Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Despicable Me 3 Feature film, animation Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon
Annabelle: Creation Feature film Benjamin Wallfisch David F. Sandberg
The Dark Tower Feature film Junkie XL Nikolaj Arcel Orchestrations
The Death of Stalin Feature film Christopher Willis Armando Iannucci
Kingsman: The Golden Circle Feature film Henry Jackman, Matthew Margeson Matthew Vaughn Additional orchestrations
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Feature film Henry Jackman Jake Kasdan Additional orchestrations
2018 The Cloverfield Paradox Feature film Bear McCreary Julius Onah
Tomb Raider Feature film Junkie XL Roar Uthaug
God of War Video game Bear McCreary Cory Barlog
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D TV series Bear McCreary, Jason Akers Kevin Tancharoen, Jesse Bochco, Garry A. Brown 87 episodes (2014-2018)
The Handmaid's Tale TV series Adam Taylor Mike Barker, Kari Skogland, Daina Reid 15 episodes (2017-2018)
Luke Cage TV series Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge Neema Barnette, Clark Johnson, Andy Goddard 13 episodes
The Predator Feature film Henry Jackman, Alan Silvestri Shane Black
Green Book Feature film Kris Bowers Peter Farrelly
Smallfoot Feature film, animation Heitor Pereira Karey Kirkpatrick, Jason Reisig
Venom Feature film Ludwig Göransson Ruben Fleischer
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween Feature film Dominic Lewis Ari Sandel
Ralph Breaks the Internet Feature film, animation Henry Jackman Phil Johnston, Rich Moore
Creed II Feature film Ludwig Göransson Steven Caple Jr.
Mortal Engines Feature film Junkie XL Christian Rivers
Tuntematon sotilas TV mini-series Lasse Enersen Aku Louhimies 5 episodes (2018-2019)
2019 Alita: Battle Angel Feature film, animation Junkie XL Robert Rodriguez
Us Feature film Michael Abels Jordan Peele
The Walking Dead TV series Bear McCreary Laura Belsey 1 episode
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Feature film Bear McCreary Michael Dougherty
Child's Play Feature film Jason La Rocca, Bear McCreary Lars Klevberg Lead orchestrator
The Personal History of David Copperfield Feature film Christopher Willis Armando Iannucci
Terminator: Dark Fate Feature film Junkie XL Tim Miller
Death Stranding Video game Ludvig Forssell Hideo Kojima
Jumanji: The Next Level Feature film Henry Jackman Jake Kasdan
The Mandalorian TV series Ludwig Göransson Jon Favreau, Bryce Dallas Howard, David Filoni,

Rick Famuyiwa

3 episodes
2020 Sonic the Hedgehog Feature film, animation Junkie XL Jeff Fowler
Scoob! Feature film, animation Junkie XL Tony Cervone
Stargirl TV series Pinar Toprak Andi Armaganian, Lea Thompson, Chris Manley 6 episodes
A Concerto Is a Conversation Documentary short Kris Bowers Kris Bowers, Ben Proudfoot
Your Honor TV series Volker Bertelmann Clark Johnson, Edward Berger 4 episodes
2021 The United States vs. Billie Holiday Feature film Kris Bowers Lee Daniels
Zack Snyder's Justice League Feature film Junkie XL Zack Snyder Orchestrations
Ron's Gone Wrong Feature film Henry Jackman Sarah Smith, Jean-Philippe Vine, Octavio E. Rodriguez
Fear Street: Part One - 1994 Feature film Marco Beltrami, Anna Drubich, Marcus Trumpp Leigh Janiak
Space Jam: A New Legacy Feature film, animation Kris Bowers Malcom D. Lee
Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 Feature film Marco Beltrami, Anna Drubich, Marcus Trumpp Leigh Janiak
The Suicide Squad Feature film John Murphy James Gunn
Respect Feature film Kris Bowers Liesl Tommy
King Richard Feature film Kris Bowers Reinaldo Marcus Green
Venom: Let There Be Carnage Feature film Marco Beltrami Andy Serkis
2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru Feature film, animation TBA Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val
Composer
Year Title Genre Director Notes
2003 12 Feature film Lawrence Bridges
2005 California and the American Dream TV mini-series, documentary Jed Riffe 1 episode
2007 The Heckler Short Jim Kohn
The Depressed Rapper Short Jim Kohn
Eddie Pepitone's Ransom Short Jim Kohn
Dark and Bloody Ground Documentary Alex Farnsley, Kevin Gordon King
2008 Rest Stop: Don't Look Back Feature film Shawn Papazian Special features
Ski Patrol TV series Jeff Jenkins 2 episodes, additional music
2009 Stories from Baghdad USA Documentary Alex Farnsley, Kevin Gordon King
Twirl Short Mira Lew
Deep Sea Salvage TV series Bryan Stratte 4 episodes, additional music
2010 Bike Love Short Martine Charnow
Is She Really Going Out with Him? TV series Mark S. Jacobs 1 episode, additional music
Pit Boss TV series T.G. Matthews, Terrence Hayes 3 episodes, additional music
New Kids Turbo Feature film Steffen Haars, Flip Van der Kuil
The Millionaire Matchmaker TV series Greg Matthews, Keith Koslov 16 episodes, additional music
2011 Library of Dust Documentary short Ondi Timoner, Robert James
So You Think You Can Dance TV series Don Weiner, Nigel Lythgoe 1 episode, additional music
The Heineken Kidnapping Feature film Maarten Treurniet Additional music
2012 Three Days (of Hamlet) Documentary Alex Hyde-White
The Luckiest Man Alive Short Matthew C. Temple
2014 Frank vs. God Feature film Stewart Schill Additional music
Manny in Real Life TV series Salvador Paniagua 10 episodes (2014-2015)
Justice League: War Feature film, animation Jay Oliva Additional music
2015 A Killer of Men Short Gregg Meller
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire Video game Ben Irving, Jesse Skye
Frieda's Turn Short Jay J. Levy
Once Upon a Time TV series Geofrey Hildrew, Eagle Egilsson 2 episodes, additional music
Star Wars: Battlefront Video game Hez Chorba Additional music
2017 Star Wars: Battlefront II Video game Hez Chorba, Bernd Diemer Additional music
2018 What Still Remains Feature film Josh Mendoza
2020 Heavenquest: A Pilgrim's Progress Feature film Matt Bilen
2021 3 Seconds in October Documentary Ron Rogers
TBA Persephone Speaks: The Forgotten Women of Bosnia Documentary Ivana Kelley Theme music, in post-production

References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Beard". The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  2. ^ a b "Santa Rosa native makes music for movies like 'Deadpool,' 'Green Book'". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  3. ^ "Jonathan Beard Receives Emmy® Award for Documentary Score". The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  4. ^ "Sonoma County documentary about Andy Lopez shooting wins regional Emmy Award". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. ^ "RITUAL". Jonathan Beard. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  6. ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe. "OPERA UCLA to Present Virtual Livestream World Premiere of CESARE, CHILD OF NIGHT". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  7. ^ "UCLA music lecturer thrives on collaborative process of film scoring". Daily Bruin. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  8. ^ "Tutti Music Partners". Tutti Music Partners. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  9. ^ "Ritual Review - Huntley Dent of Fanfare". Jonathan Beard. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  10. ^ "Jonathan Beard". LA Phil. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  11. ^ "Classically Trained: Appeal for the casual listener as well". Daily Pilot. 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  12. ^ "KONG: SKULL ISLAND". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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