David Buckley (born 7 June 1976) is an English composer of film and television scores, based in Santa Monica, California.
Career Born in London in 1976, Buckley's first involvement with film music was as a cathedral choirboy performing on Peter Gabriel’s score for Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ. He continued his musical education at the University of Cambridge. In 2006, Buckley moved to Los Angeles to collaborate on a number of Harry Gregson-Williams’ scores, including Shrek, Gone Baby Gone, Flushed Away, Arthur Christmas, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and The Number 23. In addition to his work for Gregson-Williams, he has written additional music for Danny Elfman on films including American Hustle, Big Eyes and all Fifty Shades movies (including the choral piece "Bliss") and for Hans Zimmer and Rupert Gregson-Williams on Winter's Tale and Wonder Woman.
He has worked with filmmakers including Ridley and Tony Scott, Ben Affleck, Joel Schumacher, Rob Minkoff, Luc Besson, Taylor Hackford and Ric Roman Waugh. Notable film scores include The Town, Jason Bourne, The Nice Guys (with John Ottman), Papillon, The Forbidden Kingdom, Angel Has Fallen, Arctic Dogs, Greenland and Nobody'''. He is also the composer for the critically acclaimed Scott Free-produced CBS television series The Good Wife and its spinoff The Good Fight. His music from The Good Wife was prominently featured in the 2015 David O. Russell film Joy.
Buckley was included in BAFTA's list of "Brits to Watch", is the recipient of numerous BMI Awards, and earned an Emmy Award nomination in 2017 for Outstanding Theme Music for his work on The Good Fight''.
Discography
Film Year Title Director Studio(s) Notes2008The Forbidden Kingdom Rob Minkoff LionsgateThe Weinstein Company 2009Tell-Tale Michael CuestaScott Free ProductionsBlood Creek Joel Schumacher Lionsgate 2010From Paris with Love Pierre MorelLionsgate In the Land of the Free...Vadim JeanGold Circle Films Documentary filmsThe Town Ben Affleck Warner Bros. Pictures Composed with Harry Gregson-Williams 2011Trespass Joel Schumacher Millennium EntertainmentBook of Dragons Steve Hickner DreamWorks Animation Short film 2012 ATM David Brooks IFC FilmsGone Heitor Dhalia Summit Entertainment 2013Parker Taylor Hackford FilmDistrict 2014 Breaking the Bank Vadim Jean Black Hangar Studios 2016 Grimsby Louis Leterrier Columbia Pictures Composed with Erran Baron Cohen Jason Bourne Paul Greengrass Universal Pictures Composed with John PowellThe Nice Guys Shane Black Warner Bros. Pictures Composed with John Ottman The Master Jon Saunders Short film2017The Boy DownstairsSophie BrooksFilmRisePapillonMichael NoerBleecker Street 2019Angel Has FallenRic Roman WaughLionsgateArctic Dogs Aaron Woodley Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures 2020 Greenland Ric Roman Waugh STXfilms Unhinged Derrick Borte Solstice Studios 2021 Nobody Ilya Naishuller Universal Pictures 2023 Kandahar Ric Roman Waugh MBC Studios / Thunder Road / G-BASE 2026 Greenland 2: Migration Ric Roman Waugh Lionsgate / STXfilms Shelter Black Bear Pictures
Additional music Year Title Director Studio(s) Notes2006Flushed AwayDavid BowersSam FellAardman AnimationsDreamWorks AnimationComposer of additional music Main score by Harry Gregson-Williams2007The Number 23Joel SchumacherNew Line CinemaShrek the ThirdChris MillerRaman HuiDreamWorks AnimationPacific Data ImagesGone Baby GoneBen AffleckThe Ladd CompanyMiramax Films2008JoleneDan IrelandEntertainment One2011Arthur ChristmasSarah SmithAardman AnimationsColumbia Pictures2013American HustleDavid O. RussellAnnapurna PicturesColumbia PicturesComposer of additional musicMain score by Danny Elfman2014Big EyesTim BurtonThe Weinstein CompanyWinter's TaleAkiva GoldsmanWarner Bros. PicturesComposer of additional musicMain score by Hans Zimmer & Rupert Gregson-Williams2015Fifty Shades Of GreySam Taylor-JohnsonUniversal PicturesComposer of additional musicMain score by Danny Elfman 2017Wonder WomanPatty JenkinsWarner Bros. PicturesComposer of additional musicMain score by Rupert Gregson-WilliamsFifty Shades Darker James Foley Universal Pictures Composer of additional musicMain score by Danny Elfman2018Fifty Shades Freed
Television Year Title Original channel(s) aired Notes 2010–15The Good Wife CBS 2012ComaA&E Miniseries 2013Killing LincolnNational Geographic Channel Television film 2015ProofTNT 2016 Mercy StreetPBSMiniseries2016Killing ReaganNational Geographic ChannelTelevision film 2016BrainDeadCBS 2017–19The Good FightNominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Theme Music (2017)2017–18The GiftedFox with John Ottman2019–24 EvilCBS2022–25 The SandmanNetflix
Video games Year Title Developer(s) Publisher(s) Notes2008Metal Gear Solid 4KonamiKonamiAdditional Music 2010 Shrek Forever After XPEC Activision 2013 Call of Duty: Ghosts Infinity WardRaven SoftwareNeversoft 2015 Batman: Arkham KnightRocksteady StudiosWarner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentComposed with Nick Arundel 2016 Batman: Arkham VR
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