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List of film director–composer collaborations

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The following film directors and film score composers have worked together on multiple projects.

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Ali Abbasi

• Martin Dirkov
  • Shelley (2016)
  • Border (2018)
  • Holy Spider (2022)
  • The Apprentice (2024)

J. J. Abrams

Lenny Abrahamson

• Stephen Rennicks
  • Adam & Paul (2004)
  • Garage (2007)
  • What Richard Did (2012)
  • Frank (2014)
  • Room (2015)
  • The Little Stranger (2018)
  • Normal People (2020)

Andrew Adamson

• Harry Gregson-Williams
  • Shrek (2001)
  • Shrek 2 (2004)
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
  • Shrek the Third (2007) – Executive Producer
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
  • Shrek Forever After (2010) – Executive Producer
  • Mr. Pip (2013)

Ben Affleck

• Harry Gregson-Williams
  • Gone Baby Gone (2007)
  • The Town (2010)
  • Live by Night (2017)

Alan Alda

• Bruce Broughton
  • Sweet Liberty (1986)
  • Betsy's Wedding (1990)

Moustapha Akkad

• Maurice Jarre
  • The Message (1976)
  • Lion of the Desert (1980)

Robert Aldrich

Irwin Allen

Pedro Almodóvar

• Alberto Iglesias
  • The Flower of My Secret (1995)
  • Live Flesh (1997)
  • All About My Mother (1999)
  • Talk to Her (2002)
  • Bad Education (2004)
  • Volver (2006)
  • Broken Embraces (2009)
  • The Skin I Live In (2011)
  • I'm So Excited! (2013)
  • Julieta (2016)
  • Dolor y gloria (2019)
  • Parallel Mothers (2021)

Robert Altman

Fede Álvarez

• Roque Banos
  • Evil Dead (2013)
  • Don't Breathe (2016)
  • The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)

Jon Amiel

• Christopher Young
  • Copycat (1995)
  • The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
  • Entrapment (1999)
  • The Core (2003)
  • Creation (2009)

Sean Anders

• Michael Andrews
  • Daddy's Home (2015)
  • Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
  • Instant Family (2018)

Brad Anderson

• John Debney
  • The Call (2013)
  • Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
  • High Wire Act (2017)

Gerry Anderson

• Barry Gray
  • Four Feather Falls (1960)
  • Crossroads to Crime (1960)
  • Supercar (1961–1962)
  • Fireball XL5 (1962–1963)
  • Stingray (1964–1965)
  • Thunderbirds (1965–1966)
  • Thunderbirds Are Go (1966)
  • Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–1968)
  • Thunderbird 6 (1968)
  • Doppelgänger (1969)
  • UFO (1970–1971)
  • Space: 1999 (1975–1977)

Lindsay Anderson

• Alan Price
  • NET Playhouse (1968) – They collaborated on an episode
  • Play for Today (1972) – They collaborated on an episode.
  • O Lucky Man! (1973)
  • Britannia Hospital (1982)
  • The Whales of August (1987)
  • Is That All There Is? (1992)

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson

Wes Anderson

Michael Anderson

Theo Angelopoulos

• Eleni Karaindrou
  • Voyage to Cythera (1984)
  • The Beekeeper (1986)
  • Landscape in the Mist (1988)
  • The Suspended Step of the Stork (1991)
  • Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
  • Eternity and a Day (1998)
  • Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow (2004)
  • The Dust of Time (2008)

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Hideaki Anno

• Shirō Sagisu
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990–1991)
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996)
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997)
  • The End of Evangelion (1997)
  • His and Her Circumstances (1998–1999)
  • Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
  • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
  • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
  • Shin Godzilla (2016)
  • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
  • Shin Ultraman (2022) – Produced by

Michelangelo Antonioni

• Giovanni Fusco
  • N.U. (1948) (short film)
  • Seven Reeds, One Suit (1948) (short film)
  • Superstitions (1949) (short film)
  • Lies of Love (1949) (short film)
  • La villa dei mostri (1950) (short film)
  • Story of a Love Affair (1950)
  • The Lady Without Camelias (1953)
  • I vinti (1953)
  • Le Amiche (1955)
  • Il Grido (1957)
  • L'Avventura (1960)
  • L'Eclisse (1962)
  • Red Desert (1964)

Judd Apatow

Michael Apted

Tetsuro Araki

• Hiroyuki Sawano
  • Guilty Crown (2011)
  • Attack on Titan (2013–2019)
  • Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016)
  • Bubble (2022)

Dario Argento

Gillian Armstrong

Jack Arnold

Darren Aronofsky

• Clint Mansell
  • Pi (1998)
  • Requiem for a Dream (2000)
  • The Fountain (2006)
  • The Wrestler (2008)
  • Black Swan (2010)
  • Noah (2014)

Hal Ashby

• Johnny Mandel
  • The Last Detail (1973)
  • Being There (1979)
  • Lookin' to Get Out (1982)

Himel Ashraf

• Prince Mahmud
  • Priyotoma (2023)
  • Rajkumar (2024)

Ari Aster

• The Haxan Cloak
  • Midsommar (2019)
  • Beau Is Afraid (2023)

Richard Attenborough

Bille August

• Hans Zimmer
  • The House of the Spirits (1993)
  • Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) with Harry Gregson-Williams.
• Harry Gregson-Williams
  • Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) with Hans Zimmer.
  • Return to Sender (2004)

Hy Averback

• Charles Fox
  • Newman's Drugstore (1976)
  • The Love Boat II (1977)
• Jerry Fielding
  • Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970)
  • The Chicago Teddy Bears (1971) — They contributed one episode of the series.
  • McMillan & Wife (1971–1977) — They contributed one episode of the series.

John G. Avildsen

• Bill Conti
  • Rocky (1976)
  • Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978)
  • The Formula (1980)
  • Murder Ink (1980) — They were both involved with this series.
  • Neighbors (1981)
  • Traveling Hopefully (1982) Short
  • The Karate Kid (1984)
  • The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
  • Happy New Year (1987)
  • For Keeps (1988)
  • Lean on Me (1989)
  • The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
  • Rocky V (1990)
  • 8 Seconds (1994)
  • Inferno (1999)

Jon Avnet

David Ayer

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John Badham

Stuart Baird

• Jerry Goldsmith
  • Executive Decision (1996)
  • U. S. Marshals (1998)
  • Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

Ralph Bakshi

Kyle Balda

• Heitor Pereira
  • Minions (2015)
  • Despicable Me 3 (2017)
  • Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

Justin Baldoni

• Brian Tyler
  • Five Feet Apart (2019)
  • Clouds (2020)

Charles Band

Wes Ball

• John Paesano
  • The Maze Runner (2014)
  • Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
  • Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
  • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)

Tony Barbieri

• Harry Gregson-Williams
  • The Magic of Marciano (2000)
  • Em (2008)

Bruno Barreto

Craig Bartlett

• Jim Lang
  • Hey Arnold! (1996–2004)
  • Hey Arnold!: The Movie (2002) – Produced by
  • Dinosaur Train (2009–2017)
  • Ready Jet Go! (2016–2019)
  • Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie (2017) – Executive Producer

Hall Bartlett

• Elmer Bernstein
  • Drango (1957)
  • The Caretakers (1963)

Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr.

Noah Baumbach

Michael Bay

J. A. Bayona

Craig R. Baxley

• Gary Chang
  • A Family Torn Apart (1993)
  • Deep Red (1994)
  • The Avenging Angel (1995)
  • Twisted Desire (1996)
  • Twilight Man (1996)
  • Bad Day on the Block (1997)
  • Silencing Mary (1998)
  • Storm of the Century (1999)
  • Rose Red (2002)
  • The Glow (2002)
  • Sniper 2 (2002)
  • The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003)
  • Kingdom Hospital (2004)
  • Left Behind III (2005)
  • Aces 'N' Eights (2008)
  • The Gingerbread Girl

Warren Beatty

Harold Becker

Josh Becker

• Joseph LoDuca
  • Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except (1985)
  • Lunatics: A Love Story (1991)
  • Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur (1994)
  • Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001)
  • Running Time (1997)
  • Jack of All Trades (2000)
  • Alien Apocalypse (2005)
  • Spine Chillers (2013) – They collaborated on an episode.
  • Morning, Noon & Night (2018)

Greg Beeman

Donald P. Bellisario

• Bruce Broughton
  • Last Rites (1988)
  • JAG (1995–2005) – They contributed a two-part pilot episode in the series premiere.
  • First Monday (2002) – They contributed a pilot episode of the series.

Richard Benjamin

Robert Benton

Bruce Beresford

Peter Berg

Edward Berger

• Volker Bertelmann
  • Patrick Melrose (2018)
  • Your Honor (2020–2023) – They collaborated on ten episodes in the series' first season.
  • All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

Ingmar Bergman

Andrew Bergman

• David Newman
  • The Freshman (1990)
  • Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
  • Undercover Blues (1993) – Executive Producer

Bernardo Bertolucci

Bibo Bergeron

• Hans Zimmer
  • The Road to El Dorado (2000)
  • Shark Tale (2004)

Luc Besson

• Éric Serra
  • Le Dernier Combat (1983)
  • Subway (1985)
  • Le Grand Bleu (1988)
  • Nikita (1990)
  • Atlantis (1991)
  • Léon (1994)
  • The Fifth Element (1997)
  • Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
  • Wasabi (2001) – Produced by
  • Arthur and the Minimoys (2006)
  • Bandidas (2006) – Produced by
  • Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009)
  • Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)
  • The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
  • The Lady (2011)
  • Lucy (2014)
  • Renegades (2017) – Produced by
  • Anna (2019)

Bahram Beyzai

Thomas Bezucha

• Michael Giacchino
  • The Family Stone (2005)
  • Monte Carlo (2011)
  • Let Him Go (2020)

Tony Bill

Mike Binder

• Miles Goodman
  • Indian Summer (1993)
  • Blankman (1994)

Brad Bird

• Michael Giacchino
  • The Incredibles (2004)
  • Ratatouille (2007)
  • Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
  • Tomorrowland (2015)
  • Incredibles 2 (2018)

Gregg Bishop

• Kristopher Carter
  • The Other Side (2006)
  • Dance of the Dead (2008)
  • The Birds of Anger (2011)
  • V/H/S: Viral (2014)
  • Siren (2016)
  • Howl at the Dead (2023)

Shane Black

Don Bluth

James Bobin

• Christophe Beck
  • The Muppets (2011)
  • Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

Paul Bogart

Mauro Bolognini

• Ennio Morricone
  • Le streghe (1967)
  • Arabella (1967)
  • L'assoluto naturale (1969)
  • Un bellissimo novembre (1969)
  • Metello (1970)
  • Chronicle of a Homicide (1972)
  • Drama of the Rich (1974)
  • Libera, My Love (1975)
  • Down the Ancient Staircase (1975)
  • The Inheritance (1976)
  • Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978)
  • The Lady of the Camellias (1980)
  • The Venetian Woman (1986)
  • Farewell Moscow (1987)
  • Gli indifferenti (1987)
  • Husband and Lovers (1991)

Uwe Boll

• Jessica de Rooij
  • Seed (2007)
  • In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
  • Postal (2007)
  • BloodRayne 2: Deliverance (2007)
  • 1968 Tunnel Rats (2008)
  • Rampage (2009)
  • Darfur (2009)
  • Max Schmeling (2010)
  • Auschwitz (2011)
  • BloodRayne: The Third Reich (2011)
  • Blubberella (2011)
  • In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds (2011)
  • Assault on Wall Street (2013)
  • In the Name of the King 3: The Last Job (2014)
  • Capital Punishment (2014)
  • Rampage: President Down (2016)

Jan de Bont

• Mark Mancina
  • Speed (1994)
  • Twister (1996)
  • Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

Josh Boone

• Mike Mogis & Nate Walcott
  • Stuck in Love. (2012)
  • The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
  • The New Mutants (2020)

Ole Bornedal

Boulting Brothers

• John Addison
  • Seven Days to Noon (1950)
  • High Treason (1951)
  • Josephine and Men (1955)
  • Private's Progress (1956)
  • Lucky Jim (1957)
  • Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
  • A French Mistress (1960)

Serge Bourguignon

David Bowers

• Edward Shearmur
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)

Danny Boyle

John Brahm

Kenneth Branagh

Martin Brest

• Thomas Newman
  • Scent of a Woman (1992)
  • Josh and S.A.M. (1993) – Produced by
  • Meet Joe Black (1998)

Craig Brewer

• Scott Bomar
  • Hustle & Flow (2005)
  • Black Snake Moan (2006)
  • Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

Steven Brill

• Christophe Beck
  • Without a Paddle (2004)
  • Drillbit Taylor (2008)
  • Movie 43 (2013) Segments "The Thread" (Alternative version) and "iBabe"

Marshall Brickman

• Philippe Sarde
  • Lovesick (1983)
  • The Manhattan Project (1986)
  • Sister Mary Explains It All (2001)

Philippe De Broca

• Georges Delerue
  • The Love Game (1960)
  • The Joker (1960)
  • Five Day Lover (1961)
  • Swords of Blood (1962)
  • That Man From Rio (1964)
  • Male Companion (1964)
  • Up to His Ears (1965)
  • King of Hearts (1966)
  • The Devil by the Tail (1969)
  • Give Her the Moon (1970)
  • Dear Louise (1972)
  • Incorrigible (1975)
  • Julie Gluepot (1977)
  • Dear Inspector (1977)
  • Le cavaleur (1979)
  • L'Africain (1983)
  • Chouans! (1988)

James L. Brooks

Mel Brooks

Richard Brooks

Clarence Brown

Chris Buck

• Christophe Beck
  • Frozen (2013)
  • Frozen Fever (2015)
  • Frozen 2 (2019)

John Carl Buechler

Luis Buñuel

• Raúl Lavista
  • Susana (1951)
  • A Woman Without Love (1952)
  • El bruto (1953)
  • Wuthering Heights (1953)
  • The River and Death (1954)
  • The Exterminating Angel (1962)
  • Simon of the Desert (1965) (short film)

Charles Burnett

• Stephen James Taylor
  • To Sleep with Anger (1990)
  • The Glass Shield (1994)
  • When It Rains (1995 short film)
  • Nightjohn (1996)
  • The Wedding (1998)
  • Selma, Lord, Selma (1999)
  • Olivia's Story (2000 short film)
  • Finding Buck McHenry (2000)
  • The Blues (2003) — They collaborated on an episode
  • Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)
  • Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution (2018)

Jeff Burr

Tim Burton

Gina Prince-Bythewood

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Edward L. Cahn

Christopher Cain

Thomas L. Callaway

• Kristopher Carter, Michael McCuistion and Lolita Ritmanis
  • Broke Sky (2007)
  • Give Till It Hurts (2022)

James Cameron

Joe Camp

• Euel Box
  • Benji (1974) with Betty E. Box
  • Hawmps! (1976)
  • For the Love of Benji (1977)
  • The Phenomenon of Benji (1978)
  • Benji's Very Own Christmas Story (1978) – TV Special
  • The Double McGuffin (1979)
  • Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)
  • Benji Takes a Dive at Marineland (1981)
  • Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince (1983)
  • Benji the Hunted (1987) with Betty E. Box

Bruce Campbell

• Joseph LoDuca
  • The Evil Dead (1981) – Executive Producer
  • Evil Dead II (1987) – Producer
  • Lunatics: A Love Story (1991) – Producer
  • Army of Darkness (1992) – Producer
  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1999) – They collaborated on several episodes.
  • Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001) – They collaborated on two episodes.
  • Jack of All Trades (2000) – Executive Producer
  • Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)
  • My Name Is Bruce (2007)
  • Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018) – Executive Producer

Martin Campbell

Danny Cannon

• Graeme Revell
  • Phoenix (1998)
  • Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)
  • Eleventh Hour (2008)
  • The Forgotten (2009)
  • Dark Blue (2009)
  • Gotham (2014)

Frank Capra

J.S. Cardone

Niki Caro

• Harry Gregson-Williams
  • The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
  • Mulan (2020)

John Carpenter

D.J. Caruso

• Brian Tyler
  • Eagle Eye (2008)
  • Standing Up (2013)
  • The Disappointments Room (2016)
  • xXx: The Return of Xander Cage (2017)
  • Redeeming Love (2022)

Steve Carver

John Cassavetes

Nick Cassavetes

• Aaron Zigman
  • John Q. (2002)
  • The Notebook (2004)
  • Alpha Dog (2006)
  • My Sister's Keeper (2009)
  • Yellow (2012)
  • The Other Woman (2014)
  • God Is a Bullet (2023)

Enzo G. Castellari

Nick Castle

• Craig Safan
  • Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)
  • The Last Starfighter (1984)
  • Shangri-La Plaza (1991)
  • Major Payne (1995)
  • Mr. Wrong (1996)
  • Delivering Milo (2001)
  • 'Twas the Night (2001)

William Castle

Gilbert Cates

Larry Charles

• Erran Baron Cohen
  • Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
  • Brüno (2009)
  • The Dictator (2012)

Michael Chaves

• Joseph Bishara
  • The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
  • The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

Damien Chazelle

• Justin Hurwitz
  • Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009)
  • Whiplash (2014)
  • La La Land (2016)
  • First Man (2018)
  • Babylon (2022)

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Peter Chelsom

• John Altman
  • Hear My Song (1991)
  • Funny Bones (1995)
  • Shall We Dance (2004)

Roger Christian

Jon M. Chu

• Brian Tyler
  • Now You See Me 2 (2016)
  • Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Michael Cimino

• David Mansfield
  • Heaven's Gate (1980)
  • Year of the Dragon (1985)
  • The Sicilian (1987)
  • Desperate Hours (1990)

Bob Clark

Jack Clayton

Ron Clements & John Musker

• Alan Menken
  • The Little Mermaid (1989)
  • Aladdin (1992)
  • Hercules (1997)

Graeme Clifford

George Clooney

• Alexandre Desplat
  • Syriana (2005) – Executive Producer
  • The Ides of March (2011)
  • Argo (2012) – Produced by
  • The Monuments Men (2014)
  • Suburbicon (2017)
  • The Midnight Sky (2020)
  • The Boys in the Boat (2023)

Robert Clouse

Jean Cocteau

• Georges Auric
  • The Blood of a Poet (1930)
  • Beauty and the Beast (1946)
  • The Eagle with Two Heads (1948)
  • Les Parents terribles (1948)
  • Orpheus (1950)
  • Testament of Orpheus (1960) with Martial Solal

Coen Brothers

Pierre Coffin

• Heitor Pereira
  • Despicable Me (2010)
  • Despicable Me 2 (2013)
  • Minions (2015)
  • Despicable Me 3 (2017)

Larry Cohen

Etan Cohen

• Christophe Beck
  • Get Hard (2015)
  • Holmes and Watson (2018)

Rob Cohen

Chris Columbus

Bill Condon

Jack Conway

• Herbert Stothart
  • Viva Villa! (1934)
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
  • Dragon Seed (1944)
  • High Barbee (1947)
  • Desire Me (1947)

James L. Conway

• Bob Summers
  • In Search of Noah's Ark (1976)
  • The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1977 to 1978)
  • The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977)
  • Last of The Mohicans (1977)
  • Incredible Rocky Mountain Race (1977)
  • Beyond and Back (1978)
  • Donner Pass: The Road to Survival (1978)
  • Greatest Heroes of The Bible (1978 to 1979)
  • The Fall of the House of Usher (1979)
  • Hangar 18 (1980)
  • Earthbound (1981)
  • The Boogens (1981)
  • The Nashville Grab (1981)
  • The President Must Die (1981)

Ryan Coogler

• Ludwig Göransson
  • Locks (2009) Short
  • Fig (2011) Short
  • Fruitvale Station (2013)
  • Creed (2015)
  • Black Panther (2018)
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Martha Coolidge

Francis Ford Coppola