Cast & creator
Nathan Barr
Best known for The Americans, The Morning Show, Sneaky Pete
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.
51
film credits
13
television credits
6
1998–2026 · acting roles
6.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (64)
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The Americans
Original Music Composer
2013
The Morning Show
Original Music Composer
2019
Sneaky Pete
Original Music Composer
2015
The Diplomat
Original Music Composer
2023
56 Days
Original Music Composer
2026
The Great
Original Music Composer
2020
Hemlock Grove
Original Music Composer
2013
Carnival Row
Original Music Composer
2019
The Hunt
Original Music Composer
2020
Prey for the Devil
Original Music Composer
2022
Hostel
Original Music Composer
2006
Salem's Lot
Original Music Composer
2024
Hostel: Part II
Original Music Composer
2007
Hollywood
Original Music Composer
2020
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Original Music Composer
2018
The Dukes of Hazzard
Original Music Composer
2005
The Son
Original Music Composer
2017
The Turning
Original Music Composer
2020
Fosse/Verdon
Original Music Composer
2019
The Beanie Bubble
Original Music Composer
2023
Halston
Original Music Composer
2021
Flatliners
Original Music Composer
2017
The Big Wedding
Original Music Composer
2013
The Boy Next Door
Original Music Composer
2015
Grindhouse
Other
2007
A Very British Scandal
Original Music Composer
2021
Kate
Original Music Composer
2021
Cabin Fever
Original Music Composer
2003
The Ledge
Original Music Composer
2011
The Last Exorcism
Original Music Composer
2010
Beerfest
Original Music Composer
2006
The Domestics
Original Music Composer
2018
Lost Boys: The Tribe
Original Music Composer
2008
2001 Maniacs
Original Music Composer
2005
Club Dread
Original Music Composer
2004
Rise: Blood Hunter
Original Music Composer
2007
Tow
Original Music Composer
2026
Uncle Frank
Original Music Composer
2020
Open Water
Additional Music
2004
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
Original Music Composer
2000
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Additional Music
2007
Shutter
Original Music Composer
2008
Watching the Detectives
Original Music Composer
2007
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
Self
2008
Open House
Original Music Composer
2010
Beyond the Mat
Original Music Composer
1999
The Parting Glass
Original Music Composer
2018
Essential Exhibition
Self
2023
Hollywood Adventures
Original Music Composer
2015
A Bit of Light
Original Music Composer
2022
Going Greek
Original Music Composer
2001
Scratching the Surface: A Look Back
Self
2026Scratching the Surface: A Look Back
Thanks
2026Scratching the Surface: A Look Back
Original Music Composer
2026
Red Dirt
Original Music Composer
2000
Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin
Self
2004
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
Self
2008
Mojave
Original Music Composer
2004
The Virginian
Original Music Composer
2000
Plain Dirty
Original Music Composer
2003
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
Self
2008
Traveling Companion
Music Score Producer
1998Hood to Coast
Original Music Composer
2011
Fin
Original Music Composer
2021