Dan Romer is an American film composer, music producer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter based in Los Angeles.
Career As a film composer, Romer's scores include four-time Oscar-nominated Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Chasing Coral, Gleason, The Good Doctor and the Emmy-winning Jim: The James Foley Story.Wacey, Rob. "Dan Romer Biography", AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2017. His score for the HBO miniseries Station Eleven was also nominated for an Emmy in 2022. Romer scored the Ubisoft video game Far Cry 5 released on March 27, 2018.
He has produced music for numerous artists including A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera, whose single "Say Something", topped charts around the world, hit 6× Platinum, sold over seven million copies, and won a 2015 Grammy. Dan co-produced "Treat You Better" by Shawn Mendes which reached No. 1 on the iTunes chart and No. 3 on the US Top 40 pop radio charts in September 2016. Romer composed the score to the Pixar animated feature film, Luca, which was the most-watched streaming film of 2021, with over 10.6 billion minutes watched. He worked with Justin Paul on the incidental underscore for Stephen Chbosky's 2021 film adaptation of Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. He also scored the television series Superman & Lois (2021–24),"Dan Romer Scoring The CW’s ‘Superman & Lois’," Film Music Reporter. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026) and the 2025 live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch.
Discography As composer Film Year Title Director Notes 2007 Death to the Tinman Ray Tintori Short films 2008Glory at Sea Benh Zeitlin (2) 2012 Beasts of the Southern Wild Co-composed with Benh Zeitlin Sleepwalking in the Rift Cary Joji Fukunaga Short film 2014 Tomorrow We Disappear Jim Goldblum & Adam M. Weber Documentary films The Last Season Sara Dosa The Life and Death of Tommy Chaos and Stacey Danger Michael Lukk Litwak (2) Short films The Organization 2015 Walter Anna Mastro Digging for Fire Joe Swanberg Finders Keepers Bryan Carberry & J. Clay Tweel Documentary film Stryka Emily Carmichael Short film Mediterranea Jonas Carpignano Co-composed with Benh Zeitlin Beasts of No Nation Cary Joji Fukunaga (2) Napoleon in Exile Michael Lukk Litwak (3) Short film 2016 Jim: The James Foley Story Brian Oakes Documentary films Gleason J. Clay Tweel (2) Katie Says Goodbye Wayne Roberts 2017 The Little Hours Jeff Baena Chasing Coral Jeff Orlowski Documentary film Freak Show Trudie Styler Brimstone & Glory Viktor Jakovleski Documentary film Win It All Joe Swanberg (2) A Ciambra Jonas Carpignano (2) Shot in the Dark Dustin Nakao-Haider Documentary film Krystal William H. Macy 2018 Dinosaur Jim Goldblum (2) Short films Period. End of Sentence. Rayka Zehtabchi Zoe Drake Doremus Skin Guy Nattiv 2020 Wendy Benh Zeitlin (3) 2021 After Antarctica Tasha Van Zandt Documentary film Luca Enrico Casarosa A Chiara Jonas Carpignano (3) Co-composed with Benh Zeitlin Dear Evan Hansen Stephen Chbosky Incidental score; co-composed with Justin Paul; original songs by Pasek and Paul Ciao Alberto Kenna Harris Short film 2023 Self Reliance Jake Johnson Mustache Imran J. Khan Crater Kyle Patrick Alvarez Co-composed with Osei Essed The Promised Land Nikolaj Arcel Woman of the Hour Anna Kendrick Co-composed with Mike Tuccillo Genie Sam Boyd Amelia Lorenzo Nicolino Short film 2024 My Dead Friend Zoe Kyle Hausmann-Stokes Who Am I Johanna Block The Bitter Pill J. Clay Tweel (3) Documentary film 2025 Death of a Unicorn Alex Scharfman Replaced John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies; co-composed with Giosuè Greco Lilo & Stitch Dean Fleischer Camp Original themes by Alan Silvestri Horsegirls Lauren Meyering 2026 Next Life Drake Doremus (2) Cottagecore Sonja O'Hara
Television YearTitleCreator(s)Developer(s)AwardsNotes 2016–2019EasyJoe Swanberg Episodes "Controlada" and "Chemistry Read""Dan Romer filmography", IMDb. Retrieved February 20, 2018. 2017–2021AtypicalRobia Rashid 2017–2024The Good Doctor David Shore Winner of an ASCAP Screen Music Award 2018 Maniac Patrick Somerville Cary Joji FukunagaPatrick Somerville 2019–present Ramy Ramy YoussefAri KatcherRyan Welch Co-composed with Mike Tuccillo 2020–2021Love LifeSam Boyd Co-composed with Mike Tuccillo 2021–2024Superman & Lois Greg BerlantiTodd Helbing 2021–2022Station ElevenPatrick Somerville Emmy Nominee (Original Score in a Limited Series) 2022Little Demon Darcy FowlerSeth KirschnerKieran Valla Composed with John Zarcone 2022–2025Stranger ThingsThe Duffer Brothers Orchestral cues composed with Rob Simonsen; score by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein 2026 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Ira ParkerGeorge R.R. Martin Game of Thrones themes by Ramin Djawadi Kevin Joe WengertAubrey Plaza Little House on the Prairie
Video games YearTitlePublisherAwardsNotes 2018 Far Cry 5 UbisoftKelly, Andy. "The apocalyptic music of Far Cry 5", PC Gamer, September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
Music producer YearSongArtistCertifications2004CoalmineThe Woes2005Batten the HatchesJenny Owen Youngs2009Transmitter FailureJenny Owen Youngs2009EverybodyIngrid Michaelson2010Songs for a Sinking ShipApril Smith and the Great Picture Show2012Safe TravelsJukebox the Ghost2013"Say Something"A Great Big World & Christina AguileraRIAA: 6× Platinum, ARIA: 4× Platinum, MC: 6× Platinum, RMNZ: 2× Platinum, GLF: 2× Platinum, BPI: 1× Platinum, IFPI: 1× Platinum2014Is There Anybody Out There?A Great Big WorldThe album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 3.Jukebox the GhostJukebox the Ghost2015When the Morning ComesA Great Big WorldUS Billboard No. 752016"Treat You Better"Shawn MendesRIAA: 3× Platinum, MC: Platinum, ARIA: 3× Platinum, BPI: Platinum, FIMI: 3× Platinum2018"We Can Do Better"Matt Simons2021Dear Evan HansenVarious artistsNominated for Best Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards
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