List of film director–composer collaborations

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

Contents:	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• J. J. Abrams / Michael Giacchino
  • Alias (2001–2006)
  • Lost (2004–2010)
  • Mission Impossible III (2006)
  • Fringe (2008–2013)
  • Star Trek (2009)
  • Super 8 (2011)
  • Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

• Robert Aldrich / Frank De Vol
  • Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
  • The Big Knife (1955)
  • Attack (1956)
  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
  • Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
  • The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
  • The Dirty Dozen (1967)
  • The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
  • Ulzana's Raid (1972)
  • Emperor of the North Pole (1973)
  • The Longest Yard (1974)
  • Hustle (1975)
  • The Choirboys (1977)
  • The Frisco Kid (1979)
  • ...All the Marbles (1981)

• Irwin Allen / John Williams
  • Lost in Space (1965–1968)
  • The Time Tunnel (1966–1967)
  • Land of Giants (1968–1970)
  • The Poseidon Adventure
  • The Towering Inferno

• Robert Altman / Johnny Mandel
  • The James Dean Story (1957)
  • That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
  • MASH (1970)

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

• 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)

• Paul Thomas Anderson / Jon Brion
  • Hard Eight aka Sydney (1996)
  • Boogie Nights (1997)
  • Magnolia (1999)
  • Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

• Paul Thomas Anderson / Jonny Greenwood
  • There Will Be Blood (2007)
  • The Master (2012)
  • Inherent Vice (2014)

• Wes Anderson / Alexandre Desplat
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
  • Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

• Wes Anderson / Mark Mothersbaugh
  • Bottle Rocket (1996)
  • Rushmore (1998)
  • The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

• 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)

• Michael Apted / David Arnold
  • The World is Not Enough (1999)
  • Enough (2002)
  • Amazing Grace (2007)
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)

• Dario Argento / Goblin
  • Deep Red (1975)
  • Suspiria (1977)
  • Tenebre (1982)
  • Phenomena (1985)
  • Sleepless (2001)

• Dario Argento / Claudio Simonetti
  • Opera (1987)
  • The Card Player (2004)
  • The Mother of Tears (2007)
  • Dracula 3D (2012)
  • Masters of Horror (2005–2007) - The episodes "Jenifer" and "Pelts".

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

• Richard Attenborough / George Fenton
  • Gandhi (1982)
  • Cry Freedom (1987)
  • Shadowlands (1993)
  • In Love and War (1996)
  • Grey Owl (1999)

• Jon Avnet / Thomas Newman
  • Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
  • The War (1994)
  • Up Close and Personal (1996)
  • Red Corner (1997)
  • WIGS (2012–2013)

B

• John Badham / Arthur B. Rubinstein
  • Whose Life is it Anyway? (1981)
  • Blue Thunder (1983)
  • WarGames (1983)
  • Stakeout (1987)
  • The Hard Way (1991)
  • Another Stakeout (1993)
  • Nick of Time (1995)
  • Floating Away (1998)
  • The Last Debate (2000)

• John Badham / Hans Zimmer
  • Bird on a Wire (1990)
  • Point of No Return (1993)
  • Drop Zone (1994)

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

• Michael Bay / Steve Jablonsky
  • Bad Boys II (2003) - With Trevor Rabin
  • The Island (2005)
  • Transformers (2007)
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
  • Pain & Gain (2013)
  • Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

• Michael Bay / Trevor Rabin
  • Armageddon (1998)
  • Bad Boys II (2003)

• Michael Bay / Hans Zimmer
  • The Rock - With Nick Glennie-Smith
  • Pearl Harbor

• 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)
  • Alien Apocalypse (2005)

• Bruce Beresford / Georges Delerue
  • Crimes of the Heart (1986)
  • Her Alibi (1989)
  • Mister Johnson (1990)
  • Black Robe (1991)
  • Rich in Love (1993)

• Bernardo Bertolucci / Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • The Last Emperor (1987)
  • The Sheltering Sky (1990)
  • Little Buddha (1993)

• 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)
  • Arthur and the Minimoys (2006)
  • 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)

• Brad Bird / Michael Giacchino
  • The Incredibles (2004)
  • Ratatouille (2007)
  • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
  • Tomorrowland (2015)

• Jan de Bont / Mark Mancina
  • Speed (1994)
  • Twister (1996)
  • Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

• Danny Boyle / John Murphy
  • Strumpet (2001)
  • Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001)
  • 28 Days Later (2002)
  • Millions (2005)
  • Sunshine (2007)

• Danny Boyle / A. R. Rahman
  • Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
  • 127 Hours (2010)

• Kenneth Branagh / Patrick Doyle
  • Henry V (1989)
  • Dead Again (1991)
  • Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
  • Hamlet (1996)
  • Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
  • As You Like It (2006)
  • Sleuth (2007)
  • Thor (2011)
  • Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
  • Cinderella (2015)

• Martin Brest / Thomas Newman
  • Scent of a Woman (1992)
  • Meet Joe Black (1998)

• James L. Brooks / Hans Zimmer
  • I'll Do Anything (1994)
  • As Good As It Gets (1997)
  • Spanglish (2004)
  • How Do You Know (2010)

• Mel Brooks / John Morris
  • The Producers (1968)
  • The Twelve Chairs (1970)
  • Young Frankenstein (1974)
  • Blazing Saddles (1974)
  • Silent Movie (1976)
  • High Anxiety (1978)
  • History of the World, Part I (1981)
  • Spaceballs (1987)
  • Life Stinks (1991)

• Tim Burton / Danny Elfman
  • Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
  • Beetlejuice (1988)
  • Batman (1989)
  • Edward Scissorhands (1990)
  • Batman Returns (1992)
  • Mars Attacks! (1996)
  • Sleepy Hollow (1999)
  • Planet of the Apes (2001)
  • Big Fish (2003)
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
  • Corpse Bride (2005)
  • Alice in Wonderland (2010)
  • Dark Shadows (2012)
  • Frankenweenie (2012)
  • Big Eyes (2014)

C

• Christopher Cain / William Ross
  • The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995)
  • September Dawn (2007)

• James Cameron / Brad Fiedel
  • The Terminator (1984)
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
  • True Lies (1994)

• James Cameron / James Horner
  • Aliens (1986)
  • Titanic (1997)
  • Avatar (2009)

• John Carpenter / John Carpenter
  • Dark Star (1974)
  • Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
  • Halloween (1978)
  • The Fog (1980)
  • Escape from New York (1981)
  • Halloween II (1981)
  • Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
  • Christine (1983)
  • Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
  • Prince of Darkness (1987)
  • They Live (1988)
  • Body Bags (1993)
  • In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
  • Village of the Damned (1995)
  • Escape from L.A. (1996)
  • Vampires (1998)
  • Ghosts of Mars (2001)

• Nick Cassavetes / Aaron Zigman
  • John Q. (2002)
  • The Notebook (2004)
  • Alpha Dog (2006)
  • My Sister's Keeper (2009)
  • The Other Woman (2014)

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

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

• Coen Brothers / Carter Burwell
  • Blood Simple (1984)
  • Raising Arizona (1987)
  • Miller's Crossing (1990)
  • Barton Fink (1991)
  • The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
  • Fargo (1996)
  • The Big Lebowski (1998)
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
  • The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
  • Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
  • The Ladykillers (2004)
  • No Country for Old Men (2007)
  • Burn After Reading (2008)
  • A Serious Man (2009)
  • True Grit (2010)

• Rob Cohen / Randy Edelman
  • Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
  • Dragonheart (1996)
  • Daylight (1996)
  • The Skulls (2000)
  • xXx (2002)
  • The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
  • The Boy Next Door (2015)

• Chris Columbus / John Williams
  • Home Alone (1990)
  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
  • Stepmom (1998)
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

• Francis Ford Coppola / Carmine Coppola
  • Tonight for Sure (1962)
  • The Godfather Part II (1974) - Carmine Coppola did contribute additional music to the film.
  • Apocalypse Now (1979)
  • The Outsiders (1983)
  • Gardens of Stone (1987)
  • Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) - Carmine Coppola did contribute additional music to the film.
  • New York Stories (1989)
  • The Godfather Part III (1990)

• Alex Cox / Pray for Rain
  • Sid and Nancy (1986)
  • Straight to Hell (1986)
  • Death and the Compass (1992)
  • Three Businessmen (1998)
  • Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999)
  • Emmanuelle: A Hard Look (2000)
  • Repo Chick (2009)

• Wes Craven / Marco Beltrami
  • Scream (1996)
  • Scream 2 (1997)
  • Scream 3 (2000)
  • Cursed (2005)
  • Red Eye (2005)
  • My Soul to Take (2010)
  • Scream 4 (2011)

• Michael Crichton / Jerry Goldsmith
  • Coma (1978)
  • The First Great Train Robbery (1979)
  • Runaway (1984)

• David Cronenberg / Howard Shore
  • The Brood (1979)
  • Scanners (1981)
  • Videodrome (1983)
  • The Fly (1986)
  • Dead Ringers (1988)
  • Naked Lunch (1991)
  • Scales of Justice (1992–1993)
  • M. Butterfly (1993)
  • Crash (1996)
  • Existenz (1999)
  • Spider (2002)
  • A History of Violence (2005)
  • To Each His Own Cinema (2007) - They contributed a segment to the film.
  • Eastern Promises (2007)
  • A Dangerous Method (2011)
  • Cosmopolis (2011)
  • Maps to the Stars (2014)

• Cameron Crowe / Nancy Wilson
  • Say Anything... (1989) - Wilson composed additional music.
  • Jerry Maguire (1996) - Wilson composed the theme music.
  • Almost Famous (2000)
  • Vanilla Sky (2001)
  • Elizabethtown (2005)

D

• Joe Dante / Pino Donaggio
  • Piranha (1978)
  • The Howling (1981)

• Joe Dante / Jerry Goldsmith
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
  • Gremlins (1984)
  • Explorers (1985)
  • Innerspace (1987)
  • The 'Burbs (1989)
  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
  • Matinee (1993)
  • Small Soldiers (1998)
  • Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

• Frank Darabont / Mark Isham
  • The Majestic (2001)
  • The Mist (2007)
  • Mob City - (2013–2014)

• Frank Darabont / Thomas Newman
  • The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
  • The Green Mile (1999)

• Andrew Davis / James Newton Howard
  • The Package (1989)
  • The Fugitive (1993)
  • A Perfect Murder (1998)

• Brian De Palma / Pino Donaggio
  • Carrie (1976)
  • Home Movies (1979)
  • Dressed to Kill (1980)
  • Blow Out (1981)
  • Body Double (1984)
  • Raising Cain (1992)
  • Passion (2012)

• Jonathan Demme / Rachel Portman
  • Beloved (1998)
  • The Truth About Charlie (2002)
  • The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

• Danny DeVito / David Newman
  • Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
  • The War of the Roses (1989)
  • Hoffa (1992)
  • Matilda (1996)
  • Death to Smoochy (2002)
  • Duplex (2003)

• Walt Disney Studios / Sherman Brothers
  • Wolfgang Reitherman / Sherman Brothers
    • The Sword in the Stone (1963)
    • The Jungle Book (1967)
    • The Aristocats (1970)
    • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
  • Robert Stevenson / Sherman Brothers
    • The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
    • Mary Poppins (1964)
    • Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
  • Norman Tokar / Sherman Brothers
    • Big Red (1962)
    • The Happiest Millionaire (1967)

• Walt Disney Studios / John Debney
  • Mark Dindal / John Debney
    • The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
    • Chicken Little (2005)

• Walt Disney Studios / James Newton Howard
  • Dinosaur (film) (2000)
  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
  • Treasure Planet (2002)
  • Maleficent (2014)

• Walt Disney Studios / Henry Jackman
  • Winnie the Pooh (2011)
  • Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
  • Big Hero 6 (2014)

• Walt Disney Studios / Mark Mancina
  • The Lion King (1994) - He arranged many of the songs, while Hans Zimmer wrote the orchestral score.
  • Tarzan (1999)
  • Brother Bear (2003)
  • Tarzan II (2005)
  • Planes (2013)
  • Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)

• Walt Disney Studios / Alan Menken
  • The Little Mermaid (1989) - A collaboration with Howard Ashman.
  • Beauty and the Beast (1991) - A collaboration with Howard Ashman.
  • Aladdin (1992) - A collaboration with Howard Ashman.
  • Pocahontas (1995) - A collaboration with Stephen Schwartz.
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - A collaboration with Stephen Schwartz.
  • Hercules (1997)
  • Home on the Range (2004)
  • The Shaggy Dog (2006)
  • Enchanted (2007)
  • Tangled (2010)

• Roger Donaldson / J. Peter Robinson
  • Cocktail (1988)
  • Cadillac Man (1990)
  • The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
  • The Bank Job (2008)
  • Seeking Justice (2011)

• Richard Donner / Michael Kamen
  • Lethal Weapon (1987)
  • Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996) - They collaborated on some episodes of the series, that Donner produced.
  • Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
  • Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

• Dennis Dugan / Rupert Gregson-Williams
  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
  • Grown Ups (2010)
  • Just Go With It (2011)
  • Jack and Jill (2011)
  • Grown Ups 2 (2013)

• Christian Duguay / Normand Corbeil
  • Screamers (1995)
  • The Assignment (1997)
  • The Art of War (2000)
  • Extreme Ops (2002)
  • ' 'Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
  • Lies My Mother Told Me (2005)
  • ' 'Human Trafficking (2005–2006)
  • Boot Camp (2008)

E

• Clint Eastwood / Clint Eastwood
  • Bronco Billy (1980) - director, actor, song performer.
  • Honkytonk Man (1982) - director, producer, actor, song performer.
  • Heartbreak Ridge (1986) - director, producer, actor, songwriting.
  • A Perfect World (1993) - director, actor, composer.
  • The Bridges of Madison County (1995) - director, producer, actor, composer.
  • Absolute Power (1997) - director, producer, actor, composer.
  • True Crime (1999) - director, producer, songwriting.
  • Mystic River (2003) - director, producer, original score.
  • Million Dollar Baby (2004) - director, producer, actor, original score.
  • Flags of Our Fathers (2006) - director, producer, original score, songwriting.
  • Gran Torino (2008) - director, producer, actor, songwriting.
  • Changeling (2008) - director, producer, original score.
  • Hereafter (2010) - director, producer, music.
  • J. Edgar (2011) - director, producer, original score.

• Clint Eastwood / Lennie Niehaus
  • Pale Rider (1985)
  • Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
  • Bird (1988)
  • White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
  • The Rookie (1990)
  • Unforgiven (1992)
  • A Perfect World (1993)
  • The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
  • Absolute Power (1997)
  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
  • True Crime (1999)
  • Space Cowboys (2000)
  • Blood Work (2002)
  • Mystic River (2003)
  • Million Dollar Baby (2004)
  • Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
  • Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
  • Gran Torino (2008)
  • Changeling (2008)

• Blake Edwards / Henry Mancini
  • Mister Cory (1957)
  • This Happy Feeling (1958) - Mancini composed additional music for the film.
  • Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
  • Mr. Lucky (1959–1960)
  • Operation Petticoat (1959)
  • High Time (1960)
  • Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
  • Experiment in Terror (1962)
  • Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
  • Soldier in the Rain (1963)
  • The Pink Panther (1963)
  • A Shot in the Dark (1964)
  • The Great Race (1965)
  • What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
  • Gunn (1967)
  • The Party (1968)
  • Darling Lili (1970)
  • The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
  • Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
  • 10 (1979)
  • S.O.B. (1981)
  • Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
  • Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
  • The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
  • The Ferret (1984) - They were both involved in this unsold series pilot.
  • That's Life! (1986)
  • A Fine Mess (1986)
  • Blind Date (1987)
  • Sunset (1988)
  • Peter Gunn (1989)
  • Skin Deep (1989)
  • Switch (1991)
  • Julie (1992)
  • Son of the Pink Panther (1993)

• Gareth Edwards / Alexandre Desplat
  • Godzilla (2014)
  • Star Wars: Rogue One (2016)

• Atom Egoyan / Mychael Danna
  • Family Viewing (1987)
  • Speaking Parts (1989)
  • The Adjuster (1991)
  • Exotica (1994)
  • The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
  • Felicia's Journey (1999)
  • Ararat (2002)
  • Where the Truth Lies (2005)
  • Adoration (2008)
  • Chloe (2009)
  • Devil's Knot (2013)
  • The Captive (2014)

• Sergei Eisenstein / Sergei Prokofiev
  • Alexander Nevsky (1938)
  • Ivan the Terrible Part I (1944)
  • Ivan the Terrible Part II (1958)

• Roland Emmerich / David Arnold
  • Stargate (1994)
  • Independence Day (1996)
  • Godzilla (1998)

• Roland Emmerich / Harald Kloser
  • The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
  • 10,000 BC (2008)
  • 2012 (2009)
  • Anonymous (2011)
  • White House Down (2013)

F

• Rainer Werner Fassbinder / Peer Raben
  • Love Is Colder Than Death (1969)
  • Katzelmacher (1969)
  • The American Soldier (1970)
  • Gods of the Plague (1970)
  • de (1970)
  • Whity (1971)
  • Rio das Mortes (1971)
  • Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)
  • de (1971)
  • de (1973)
  • Fox and His Friends (1974)
  • de (1975)
  • Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven (1975)
  • Satan's Brew (1976)
  • I Only Want You To Love Me (1976)
  • Chinese Roulette (1976)
  • de (1977)
  • The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978)
  • In a Year of 13 Moons (1978)
  • Despair (1978)
  • The Third Generation (1979)
  • Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
  • Lola (1981)
  • Lili Marleen (1981)
  • Veronika Voss (1982)
  • Querelle (1982)

• Jon Favreau / John Debney
  • Elf (2003)
  • Zathura (2005)
  • Iron Man 2 (2010)
  • The Jungle Book (2015)

• Federico Fellini / Nino Rota
  • The White Sheik (1952)
  • I Vitelloni (1953)
  • La Strada (1954)
  • Il Bidone (1955)
  • Nights of Cabiria (1957)
  • La Dolce Vita (1960)
  • Boccaccio '70 (1952) - They contributed a segment to the film.
  • 8½ (1963)
  • Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
  • Spirits of the Dead (1968) - They contributed a segment to the film.
  • Fellini Satyricon (1969)
  • Fellini: A Director's Notebook (1969)
  • The Clowns (1970)
  • Roma (1972)
  • Amarcord (1973)
  • Fellini's Casanova (1976)
  • Federico Fellini's Orchestra Rehearsal (1978)

• Andy Fickman / Nathan Wang
  • Who's Your Daddy? (2004)
  • Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005)
  • She's the Man (2006)
  • The Game Plan (2007)
  • You Again (2010)
  • Wright vs. Wrong (2010)

• David Fincher / Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
  • The Social Network (2010)
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
  • Gone Girl (2014)

• David Fincher / Howard Shore
  • Seven (1995)
  • The Game (1997)
  • Panic Room (2002)

• James Foley / Carter Burwell
  • Two Bits (1995)
  • Fear (1996)
  • The Chamber (1996)
  • The Corruptor (1999)

• Bob Fosse / Ralph Burns
  • Cabaret (1972)
  • Liza with a Z (1972) - Burns was credited as musical arranger.
  • Lenny (1974)
  • All That Jazz (1979)
  • Star 80 (1983)

• David Frankel / Theodore Shapiro
  • The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
  • Marley & Me (2008)
  • The Big Year (2011)
  • Hope Springs (2012)
  • One Chance (2013)

• John Frankenheimer / Gary Chang
  • 52 Pick-Up (1986)
  • Dead Bang (1989)
  • Against the Wall (1994)
  • The Burning Season (1994)
  • Andersonville (1996)
  • The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
  • George Wallace (1997)
  • Path to War (2002)

• Richard Franklin / Brian May
  • The True Story of Eskimo Nell (1975)
  • Patrick (1978)
  • Roadgames (1981)
  • Cloak & Dagger (1984)

• William Friedkin / Jack Nitzsche
  • The Exorcist (1973)
  • Cruising (1980)

G

• Alejandro González Iñárritu / Gustavo Santaolalla
  • Amores Perros (2000)
  • 11'09"01 September 11 (2002) - They contributed a segment.
  • 21 Grams (2003)
  • Babel (2006)
  • Biutiful (2010)

• Terry Gilliam / Michael Kamen
  • Brazil (1985)
  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

• David S. Goyer / Ramin Djawadi
  • Blade: Trinity (2004)
  • Blade: The Series (2006)
  • The Unborn (2009)
  • FlashForward (2009–2010)

• Peter Greenaway / Michael Nyman
  • Vertical Features Remake (1978)
  • The Falls (1979)
  • The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
  • Four American Composers (1983) - Nyman was credited as musical advisor.
  • A Zed and Two Noughts (1985)
  • Drowning by Numbers (1988)
  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
  • Prospero's Books (1990)

• Philippe Garrel / John Cale
  • La Naissance de l'amour (1993)
  • Le Vent de la nuit (1999)
  • A Burning Hot Summer (2011)

• Paul Greengrass / John Powell
  • The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
  • United 93 (2006)
  • The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
  • Green Zone (2010)

H

• Taylor Hackford / ddddd
  • Against All Odds (1984)
  • White Nights (1985)

• Curtis Hanson / Jerry Goldsmith
  • The River Wild (1994)
  • L.A. Confidential (1997)

• Curtis Hanson / Christopher Young
  • Wonder Boys (2000)
  • Lucky You (2007)

• Catherine Hardwicke / Mark Mothersbaugh
  • Thirteen (2003)
  • Lords of Dogtown (2005)

• Renny Harlin / Trevor Rabin
  • Deep Blue Sea (1999)
  • Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
  • 12 Rounds (2009)
  • 5 Days of War (2011)

• Hal Hartley / Hal Hartley
  • Surviving Desire (1991)
  • Ambition (1991)
  • Theory of Achievement (1991)
  • Simple Men (1992)
  • Opera No. 1 (1994)
  • Amateur (1994)
  • Flirt (1995)
  • Henry Fool (1997)
  • Kimono (2000)
  • No Such Thing (2001)
  • The Girl from Monday (2005)
  • Fay Grim (2006)
  • The Apologies (2010)
  • Meanwhile (2011)
  • Ned Rifle (2014)
  • My America (2014)

• Jim Henson / Trevor Jones
  • The Dark Crystal (1982)
  • Labyrinth (1986)

• Stephen Herek / Michael Kamen
  • The Three Musketeers (1993)
  • Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
  • 101 Dalmatians (1996)

• Stephen Herek / David Newman
  • Critters (1986)
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
  • Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
  • The Mighty Ducks (1992)
  • Life or Something Like It (2002)
  • Man of the House (2005)

• Mark Herman / John Altman
  • Little Voice (1998)
  • Hope Springs (2003)

• Mark Herman / Trevor Jones
  • Blame it on the Bellboy (1992)
  • Brassed Off (1996)

• Rowdy Herrington / Brad Fiedel
  • Gladiator (1992)
  • Striking Distance (1993)

• John Herzfeld / Anthony Marinelli
  • 2 Days in the Valley (1996)
  • Don King: Only in America (1997)
  • 15 Minutes (2001)

• Werner Herzog / Popol Vuh
  • Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972)
  • The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974)
  • Heart of Glass (1976)
  • Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)
  • Fitzcarraldo (1982)
  • Gasherbrum - Der leuchtende Berg (1984)
  • Cobra Verde (1987)
  • My Best Fiend (1999)

• Walter Hill / Ry Cooder
  • The Long Riders (1980)
  • Southern Comfort (1981)
  • Streets of Fire (1984)
  • Brewster's Millions (1985)
  • Crossroads (1986)
  • Johnny Handsome (1989)
  • Trespass (1992)
  • Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
  • Last Man Standing (1996)

• Alfred Hitchcock / Bernard Herrmann
  • The Trouble with Harry (1955)
  • The Wrong Man (1956)
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
  • Vertigo (1958)
  • North by Northwest (1959)
  • Psycho (1960)
  • The Birds (1963) - Herrmann was credited as sound consultant.
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
  • Marnie (1965)

• Agnieszka Holland / Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
  • Total Eclipse (1995)
  • Washington Square (1997)
  • The Third Miracle (1999)
  • Shot in the Heart (2001)
  • A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006)

• Ishirō Honda / Akira Ifukube
  • Gojira (1954)
  • Rodan (1956)
  • Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
  • The Mysterians (1957)
  • Varan the Unbelievable (1958)
  • Battle in Outer Space (1959)
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
  • Atragon (1963)
  • Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
  • Dogora (1964)
  • Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
  • Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
  • Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
  • The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
  • King Kong Escapes (1967)
  • Destroy All Monsters (1968)
  • Latitude Zero (1969)
  • War of the Gargantuas (1970)
  • Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

• Ron Howard / James Horner
  • Cocoon (1985)
  • Willow (1988)
  • Apollo 13 (1995)
  • Ransom (1996)
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
  • A Beautiful Mind (2001)
  • The Missing (2003)

• Ron Howard / Thomas Newman
  • Gung Ho (1986)
  • Cinderella Man (2005)

• Ron Howard / Hans Zimmer
  • Backdraft (1991)
  • The Da Vinci Code (2006)
  • Frost/Nixon (2008)
  • Angels & Demons (2009)
  • The Dilemma (2011)
  • Rush (2013)

• John Hughes / Ira Newborn
  • Sixteen Candles (1984)
  • Weird Science (1985)
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
  • Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
  • Uncle Buck (1989)

• John Huston / Alex North
  • The Misfits (1961)
  • Under the Volcano (1984)
  • Prizzi's Honor (1985)
  • The Dead (1987)

J

• Peter Jackson / Howard Shore
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

• Joe Johnston / James Horner
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
  • The Rocketeer (1991)
  • The Pagemaster (1994)
  • Jumanji (1995)

• Neil Jordan / Elliot Goldenthal
  • Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
  • Michael Collins (1996)
  • The Butcher Boy (1997)
  • In Dreams (1999)
  • The Good Thief (2002)

K

• Lawrence Kasdan / James Newton Howard
  • Grand Canyon (1991)
  • French Kiss (1995)
  • Mumford (1999)
  • Dreamcatcher (2003)
  • Darling Companion (2012)

• Krzysztof Kieslowski / Zbigniew Preisner
  • No End (1984)
  • A Short Film About Killing (1988)
  • The Decalogue (1988)
  • The Double Life of Véronique (1991)
  • Three Colors: Blue (1993)
  • Three Colors: White (1993)
  • Three Colors: Red (1993)

• Masaki Kobayashi / Toru Takemitsu
  • The Inheritance (1962)
  • Harakiri (1962)
  • Kwaidan (1964)
  • Samurai Rebellion (1967)
  • Hymn to a Tired Man (1968)
  • Inn of Evil (1971)
  • The Fossil (1975)
  • Glowing Autumn (1979)
  • Tokyo Trial (1983)
  • '"Family Without a Dinner Table (1985)

• Takeshi Kitano / Joe Hisaishi
  • A Scene at the Sea (1991)
  • Sonatine (1993)
  • Getting Any? (1995)
  • Kids Return (1996)
  • Hana-bi (1997)
  • Kikujiro (1999)
  • Brother (2000)
  • Dolls (2002)

• Satoshi Kon / Susumu Hirasawa
  • Millennium Actress (2001)
  • Paranoia Agent (2004)
  • Paprika (2006)
  • Dreaming Machine

• Zoltan Korda / Miklós Rózsa
  • The Drum (1938) - Rózsa composed additional music for the film.
  • The Four Feathers (1939)
  • The Jungle Book (1942)
  • Sahara (1943)
  • The Macomber Affair (1947)
  • A Woman's Vengeance (1948)

• Stanley Kramer / George Antheil
  • Not as a Stranger (1955)
  • The Pride and the Passion (1957)

• Stanley Kramer / Ernest Gold
  • The Defiant Ones (1958)
  • On the Beach (1959)
  • Inherit the Wind (1960)
  • Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
  • Ship of Fools (1965)
  • The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
  • The Runner Stumbles (1979)

• Emir Kusturica / Goran Bregovic
  • Time of the Gypsies (1988)
  • Arizona Dream (1993)
  • Underground (1995)

• Ken Kwapis / Cliff Eidelman
  • The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
  • Sexual Life (2005)
  • The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (2005)
  • He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
  • Big Miracle (2012)

L

• John Landis / Elmer Bernstein
  • Animal House (1978)
  • An American Werewolf in London (1981)
  • Thriller (1983)
  • Trading Places (1983)
  • Spies Like Us (1985)
  • ¡Three Amigos! (1986)
  • Oscar (1991)

• John Landis / Ira Newborn
  • The Blues Brothers (1980)
  • Into the Night (1985)
  • Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
  • Innocent Blood (1992)

• John Lasseter / Randy Newman
  • Toy Story (1995)
  • A Bug's Life (1998)
  • Toy Story 2 (1999)
  • Cars (2006)

• Francis Lawrence / James Newton Howard
  • I Am Legend (2007)
  • Water for Elephants (2011)
  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)
  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)

• David Lean / Maurice Jarre
  • Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
  • Doctor Zhivago, (1965)
  • Ryan's Daughter, (1970)
  • A Passage to India (1984)

• Malcolm D. Lee / Stanley Clarke
  • The Best Man (1999)
  • Undercover Brother (2002)
  • Roll Bounce (2005)
  • Soul Men (2008)
  • The Best Man Holiday (2013)

• Spike Lee / Terence Blanchard
  • School Daze (1988) - Blanchard was credited as musician.
  • Do the Right Thing (1989) - Blanchard was credited as musician.
  • Mo' Better Blues (1990) - Blanchard was an uncredited composer.
  • Jungle Fever (1991)
  • Malcolm X (1992)
  • Crooklyn (1994)
  • Clockers (1995)
  • Get on the Bus (1996)
  • 4 Little Girls (1997)
  • Summer of Sam (1999)
  • Bamboozled (2000)
  • 25th Hour (2002)
  • Jim Brown: All-American (2002)
  • She Hate Me (2004)
  • Sucker Free City (2004)
  • All the Invisible Children (2005) - They did contribute a segment.
  • Inside Man (2006)
  • Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
  • If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (2010)

• Michael Lembeck / George S. Clinton
  • The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
  • The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
  • The Clique (2008)
  • Tooth Fairy (2010)
  • Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (2011)

• Sergio Leone / Ennio Morricone
  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
  • For a Few Dollars More (1965)
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
  • Duck, You Sucker! (1971)
  • A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975)
  • Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

• Rob Letterman / Henry Jackman
  • Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
  • Gulliver's Travels (2010)
  • Goosebumps (2015)

• Brian Levant / David Newman
  • The Flintstones (1994)
  • Jingle All the Way (1996)
  • The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
  • Are We There Yet? (2005)
  • Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)
  • The Spy Next Door (2010)
  • Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
  • A Christmas Story 2 (2012)

• Barry Levinson / Ennio Morricone
  • Bugsy (1991)
  • Disclosure (1994)

• Barry Levinson / Randy Newman
  • The Natural (1984)
  • Avalon (1990)

• Barry Levinson / Marcelo Zarvos
  • What Just Happened (2008)
  • 30 for 30 (2009–2014) - They did contribute an episode to the series.
  • You Don't Know Jack (2010)
  • The Bay (2012)
  • The Humbling (2014)

• Barry Levinson / Hans Zimmer
  • Rain Man (1988)
  • Toys (1992)
  • An Everlasting Piece (2000)

• Shawn Levy / Christophe Beck
  • Big Fat Liar (2002)
  • Just Married (2003)
  • Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
  • The Pink Panther (2006)
  • Date Night (2010)
  • The Internship (2013)

• Shawn Levy / Alan Silvestri
  • Night at the Museum (2006)
  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
  • Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

• Phil Lord & Christopher Miller / Mark Mothersbaugh
  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
  • 21 Jump Street (2012)
  • The Lego Movie (2014)
  • 22 Jump Street (2014)
  • The Last Man on Earth (2015)

• George Lucas / John Williams
  • Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
  • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
  • Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
  • Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

• William Lustig / Jay Chattaway
  • Maniac (1980)
  • Vigilante (1983)
  • Maniac Cop (1988)
  • Relentless (1989)
  • Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
  • Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence (1993) - In addition to the Joel Goldsmith score, some stock music by Chattaway was used.

• David Lynch / Angelo Badalamenti
  • Blue Velvet (1986)
  • Wild at Heart (1990)
  • Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1993)
  • Lost Highway (1997)
  • The Straight Story (1999)
  • Mulholland Drive (2001)
  • Darkened Room (2002)

• Adrian Lyne / Giorgio Moroder
  • Foxes (1980)
  • Flashdance (1983)

M

• John Madden / Thomas Newman
  • The Debt (2011)
  • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
  • The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

• John Madden / Stephen Warbeck
  • Prime Suspect (1995)
  • Truth or Dare (1996)
  • Mrs. Brown (1997)
  • Shakespeare in Love (1998)
  • Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
  • Proof (2005)

• Michael Mann / Pieter Bourke and Lisa Gerrard
  • The Insider (1999)
  • Ali (2001)

• Michael Mann / Elliot Goldenthal
  • Heat (1995)
  • Public Enemies (2009)

• Richard Marquand / John Barry
  • Until September (1984)
  • Jagged Edge (1985)
  • Hearts of Fire (1987)

• Garry Marshall / John Debney
  • The Princess Diaries (2001)
  • Raising Helen (2004)
  • The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
  • Georgia Rule (2007)
  • Valentine's Day (2010)
  • New Year's Eve (2011)

• Michael McGowan / Andrew Lockington
  • Saint Ralph (2004)
  • Left Coast (2008)
  • One Week (2008)

• Douglas McGrath / Rachel Portman
  • Emma (1996)
  • Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
  • Infamous (2006)
  • His Way (2011)

• John McTiernan / Bill Conti
  • Nomads (1986)
  • The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

• John McTiernan / Jerry Goldsmith
  • Medicine Man (1992)
  • The 13th Warrior (1999)

• John McTiernan / Michael Kamen
  • Die Hard (1988)
  • Last Action Hero (1993)
  • Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

• Sam Mendes / Thomas Newman
  • American Beauty (1999)
  • Road to Perdition (2002)
  • Jarhead (2005)
  • Revolutionary Road (2008)
  • Skyfall (2012)
  • Spectre (2015)

• Nicholas Meyer / James Horner
  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
  • Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987) - They contributed an episode to the series.
  • Volunteers (1985)

• John Milius / Basil Poledouris
  • Big Wednesday (1978)
  • Conan the Barbarian (1982)
  • Red Dawn (1984)
  • Farewell to the King (1989)
  • Flight of the Intruder (1991)

• Bennett Miller / Mychael Danna
  • Capote (2005)
  • Moneyball (2011)
  • Foxcatcher (2014) - Danna was credited for the reoccurring theme.

• Anthony Minghella / Gabriel Yared
  • The English Patient (1996)
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
  • Cold Mountain (2003)
  • Breaking and Entering (2006)
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008–2009)

• Hayao Miyazaki / Joe Hisaishi
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
  • Castle in the Sky (1986)
  • My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
  • Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
  • Porco Rosso (1992)
  • Princess Mononoke (1997)
  • Spirited Away (2001)
  • Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
  • Ponyo (2008)
  • The Wind Rises (2013)

• Kenji Mizoguchi / Fumio Hayasaka
  • Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)
  • Miss Oyu (1951)
  • The Lady of Musashino (1951)
  • Ugetsu (1953)
  • The Crucified Lovers (1954)
  • Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
  • Princess Yang Kwei-Fei (1955)
  • Tales of the Taira Clan (1955)

• Jonathan Mostow / Richard Marvin
  • Flight of Black Angel (1991)
  • Breakdown (1997) - Marvin composed additional music for the film.
  • U-571 (2000)
  • Them (2007)
  • Surrogates (2009)

N

• Mike Nichols / Carly Simon
  • Heartburn (1986)
  • Working Girl (1988)
  • Postcards from the Edge (1990)

• Christopher Nolan / David Julyan
  • Following (1998)
  • Memento (2000)
  • Insomnia (2002)
  • The Prestige (2006)

• Christopher Nolan / Hans Zimmer
  • Batman Begins (2005)
  • The Dark Knight (2008)
  • Inception (2010)
  • The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
  • Interstellar (2014)

• Christopher Nolan / James Newton Howard
  • Batman Begins (2005)
  • The Dark Knight (2008)

• Phillip Noyce / Graeme Revell
  • Dead Calm (1989)
  • The Saint (1997)

O

• Steve Oedekerk / Robert Folk
  • Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
  • Nothing to Lose (1997)
  • Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle (1999)
  • Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)

• Laurence Olivier / William Walton
  • Henry V (1944)
  • Hamlet (1948)
  • Richard III (1955)
  • Three Sisters (1970)

• Mamoru Oshii / Kenji Kawai
  • Twilight Q (1987)
  • The Red Spectacles (1987)
  • Patlabor (1988)
  • Patlabor: The Movie (1989)
  • StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991)
  • Talking Head (1992)
  • Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
  • Ghost in the Shell (1995)
  • Avalon (2001)
  • Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
  • The Sky Crawlers (2008)
  • Assault Girls (2009)
  • The Last Druid: Garm Wars (2015)

• Yasujirō Ozu / Senji Itō
  • The Only Son (1936)
  • What Did the Lady Forget? (1937)
  • Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
  • A Hen in the Wind (1948)
  • Late Spring (1949)
  • Early Summer (1951)

P

• Alexander Payne / Rolfe Kent
  • Citizen Ruth (1996)
  • Election (1999)
  • About Schmidt (2002)
  • Sideways (2004)

• Sam Peckinpah / Jerry Fielding
  • The Wild Bunch (1969)
  • Straw Dogs (1971)
  • Junior Bonner (1972)
  • Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
  • The Killer Elite (1975)

• Wolfgang Petersen / Klaus Doldinger
  • Einer von uns beiden (1974)
  • Planübung (1977)
  • Das Boot (1981)
  • The Neverending Story (1984)

• Wolfgang Petersen / James Horner
  • The Perfect Storm (2000)
  • Troy (2004)

• Donald Petrie / John Debney
  • My Favorite Martian (1999)
  • Welcome to Mooseport (2004)

• Donald Petrie / David Newman
  • How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
  • My Life in Ruins (2009)

• Donald Petrie / Alan Silvestri
  • Grumpy Old Men (1993)
  • Richie Rich (1994)

• Roman Polanski / Wojciech Kilar
  • Death and the Maiden (1994)
  • The Ninth Gate (1999)
  • The Pianist (2002)

• Roman Polanski / Krzysztof Komeda
  • Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958)
  • When Angels Fall (1959)
  • The Fat and the Lean (1961)
  • Mammals (1961)
  • Knife in the Water (1962)
  • Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du Monde (1964) - They contributed a segment to the film.
  • Cul-de-sac (1966)
  • The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
  • Rosemary's Baby (1968)

• Roman Polanski / Philippe Sarde
  • The Tenant (1976)
  • Tess (1979)
  • Pirates (1986)

• Sydney Pollack / Dave Grusin
  • The Yakuza (1975)
  • Three Days of the Condor (1975)
  • Bobby Deerfield (1977)
  • The Electric Horseman (1979)
  • Absence of Malice (1981)
  • Tootsie (1982)
  • Havana (1990)
  • The Firm (1993)
  • Random Hearts (1999)

• Alex Proyas / Marco Beltrami
  • I, Robot (2004)
  • Knowing (2009)
  • Gods of Egypt (2016)

R

• Sam Raimi / Danny Elfman
  • Darkman (1990)
  • Army of Darkness (1993)
  • A Simple Plan (1998)
  • Spider-Man (2002)
  • Spider-Man 2 (2004)
  • Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)

• Sam Raimi / Joseph LoDuca
  • The Evil Dead (1981)
  • Evil Dead II (1987)
  • Army of Darkness (1992)

• Sam Raimi / Christopher Young
  • The Gift (2000)
  • Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Young composed additional music for the film.
  • Spider-Man 3 (2007)
  • Drag Me to Hell (2009)

• Mani Ratnam / A. R. Rahman
  • Roja (1992)
  • Thiruda Thiruda (1993)
  • Bombay (1995)
  • Iruvar (1997)
  • Dil Se.. (1998)
  • Alaipayuthey (2000)
  • Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)
  • Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004)
  • Yuva (2004)
  • Guru (2007)
  • Raavan (2010)
  • Raavanan (2010)
  • Kadal (2013)
  • Okay Kanmani (2015)

• Godfrey Reggio / Philip Glass
  • Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
  • Powaqqatsi (1988)
  • Anima Mundi (1992)
  • Naqoyqatsi (2002)
  • Visitors (2013)

• Rob Reiner / Marc Shaiman
  • When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
  • Misery (1990)
  • A Few Good Men (1992)
  • North (1994)
  • The American President (1995)
  • Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
  • The Story of Us (1999)
  • Alex & Emma (2003)
  • Rumor Has It (2005)
  • The Bucket List (2007)
  • Flipped (2010)
  • The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
  • And So It Goes (2014)

• Ivan Reitman / Randy Edelman
  • Twins (1988)
  • Ghostbusters II (1989)
  • Kindergarten Cop (1990)
  • Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)

• Jason Reitman / Rolfe Kent
  • Thank You for Smoking (2005)
  • Up in the Air (2009)
  • Young Adult (2011)
  • Labor Day (2013)

• Martin Ritt / John Williams
  • Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)
  • Conrack (1974)
  • Stanley & Iris (1990)

• Jay Roach / George S. Clinton
  • Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
  • Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

• Stuart Rosenberg / Lalo Schifrin
  • Cool Hand Luke (1967)
  • WUSA (1970)
  • Voyage of the Damned (1976)
  • The Amityville Horror (1979)
  • Love and Bullets (1979)
  • Brubaker (1980)

• Alan Rudolph / Mark Isham
  • Trouble in Mind (1985)
  • Made in Heaven (1987)
  • The Moderns (1988)
  • Love at Large (1990)
  • Mortal Thoughts (1991)
  • Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
  • Afterglow (1996)
  • Breakfast of Champions (1999)
  • Trixie (2000)

• Raúl Ruiz / Jorge Arriagada
  • Dog's Dialogue (1977)
  • Les divisions de la nature (1978)
  • The Suspended Vocation (1978)
  • The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (1979)
  • Zig-Zag - le jeu de l'oie (1980)
  • The Territory (1981)
  • On Top of the Whale (1982)
  • City of Pirates (1983)
  • Three Crowns of the Sailor (1983)
  • Bérénice (1983)
  • Vanishing Point (1984)
  • Manoel's Destinies (1985)
  • Treasure Island (1985)
  • The Insomniac on the Bridge (1985)
  • Richard III (1986)
  • Dans un miroir (1986)
  • Life Is a Dream (1986)
  • The Blind Owl (1987)
  • Le professeur Taranne (1987)
  • Brise-glace (1987)
  • Dark at Noon (1993)
  • Las soledades (1992)
  • Wind Water (1995)
  • Three Lives and Only One Death (1996)
  • Le film à venir (1997)
  • Genealogies of a Crime (1997)
  • Shattered Image (1998)
  • Time Regained (1999)
  • Comedy of Innocence (2000)
  • Love Torn in a Dream (2000)
  • Savage Souls (2001)
  • Cofralandes, Chilean Rhapsody (2002)
  • A Place Among the Living (2003)
  • That Day (2003)
  • Days in the Country (2004)
  • Edipo (2004)
  • The Lost Domain (2005)
  • Klimt (2006)
  • La Recta Provincia (2007)
  • Nucingen House (2008)
  • Litoral (2008)
  • The Yellow Passport (2009)
  • Mysteries of Lisbon (2010)
  • Ballet aquatique (2011)
  • Night Across the Street (2012)
  • Lines of Wellington (2012) - conceived by Ruiz, completed by Valeria Sarmiento

• Jay Russell / William Ross
  • My Dog Skip (2000)
  • Tuck Everlasting (2002)
  • Ladder 49 (2004)
  • One Christmas Eve (2014)

• Mark Rydell / John Williams
  • The Reivers (1969)
  • The Cowboys (1972)
  • Cinderella Liberty (1973)
  • The River (1984)

S

• Franklin J. Schaffner / Jerry Goldsmith
  • The Stripper (1963)
  • Planet of the Apes (1968)
  • Patton (1970)
  • Papillon (1973)
  • Islands in the Stream (1977)
  • The Boys from Brazil (1978)
  • Lionheart (1987)

• Paul Schrader / Giorgio Moroder
  • American Gigolo (1980)
  • Cat People (1982)

• John Schultz / Richard Gibbs
  • Like Mike (2002)
  • When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003)
  • The Honeymooners (2005)
  • Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011)

• Joel Schumacher / James Newton Howard
  • Flatliners (1990)
  • Dying Young (1991)
  • 2000 Malibu Road (1992) - Theme music only
  • Falling Down (1993)

• Martin Scorsese / Elmer Bernstein
  • Cape Fear (1991)
  • The Age of Innocence (1993)
  • A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
  • Bringing out the Dead (1999)

• Martin Scorsese / Howard Shore
  • After Hours (1985)
  • Made in Milan (1990)
  • Gangs of New York (2002)
  • The Aviator (2004)
  • The Departed (2006)
  • Hugo (2011)

• Ridley Scott / Jerry Goldsmith
  • Alien (1979)
  • Legend (1985)

• Ridley Scott / Vangelis
  • Blade Runner (1982)
  • 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

• Ridley Scott / Hans Zimmer
  • Black Rain (1989)
  • Thelma and Louise (1991)
  • Gladiator (2000)
  • Hannibal (2001)
  • Black Hawk Down (2001)
  • Matchstick Men (2003)

• Ridley Scott / Marc Streitenfeld
  • A Good Year (2006)
  • American Gangster (2007)
  • Body of Lies (2008)
  • Robin Hood (2010)
  • Prometheus (2012)

• Tony Scott / Hans Zimmer
  • Days of Thunder (1990)
  • True Romance (1993)
  • Crimson Tide (1995)
  • The Fan (1996)

• Tony Scott / Harry Gregson-Williams
  • Enemy of the State (1998)
  • Spy Game (2001)
  • The Hire: Beat the Devil (2002)
  • Man on Fire (2004)
  • Domino (2005)
  • Déjà Vu (2006)
  • The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
  • Unstoppable (2010)

• Peter Segal / Teddy Castellucci
  • Anger Management (2003)
  • 50 First Dates (2004)
  • The Longest Yard (2005)

• S. Shankar / A. R. Rahman
  • Gentleman (1993)
  • Kadhalan (1994)
  • Indian (1996)
  • Jeans (1998)
  • Mudhalvan (1999)
  • Nayak: The Real Hero (2001)
  • Boys (2003)
  • Sivaji (2007)
  • Enthiran (2010)
  • I (2015)

• Ron Shelton / Alex Wurman
  • Play It to the Bone (1999)
  • Hollywood Homicide (2003)

• M. Night Shyamalan / James Newton Howard
  • The Sixth Sense (1999)
  • Unbreakable (2000)
  • Signs (2002)
  • The Village (2004)
  • Lady in the Water (2006)
  • The Happening (2008)
  • The Last Airbender (2010)
  • After Earth (2013)

• Don Siegel / Lalo Schifrin
  • Coogan's Bluff (1968)
  • The Beguiled (1971)
  • Dirty Harry (1971)
  • Charley Varrick (1973)
  • Telefon (1977)

• Bryan Singer / John Ottman
  • Public Access (1993)
  • The Usual Suspects (1995)
  • Apt Pupil (1998)
  • X2 (2003)
  • Superman Returns (2006)
  • Valkyrie (2008)
  • Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
  • X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

• John Singleton / Stanley Clarke
  • Boyz n the Hood (1991)
  • Poetic Justice (1993)
  • Higher Learning (1995)

• Kevin Smith / James L. Venable
  • Clerks: The Animated Series (2000)
  • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
  • Jersey Girl (2004)
  • Clerks II (2006)
  • Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
  • Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie (2013)

• Zack Snyder / Tyler Bates
  • Dawn of the Dead (2004)
  • 300 (2007)
  • Watchmen (2009)
  • Sucker Punch (2011)

• Stephen Sommers / Jerry Goldsmith
  • Deep Rising (1998)
  • The Mummy (1999)

• Stephen Sommers / Alan Silvestri
  • The Mummy Returns (2001)
  • Van Helsing (2004)
  • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

• Barry Sonnenfeld / Danny Elfman
  • Men in Black (1997)
  • Men in Black II (2002)
  • Men in Black 3 (2012)

• Barry Sonnenfeld / James Newton Howard
  • Big Trouble (2002)
  • RV (2006)

• Barry Sonnenfeld / Marc Shaiman
  • The Addams Family (1991)
  • The Addams Family Values (1993)

• Steven Spielberg / John Williams
  • The Sugarland Express (1974)
  • Jaws (1975)
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
  • 1941 (1979)
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
  • Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
  • Empire of the Sun (1987)
  • Always (1989)
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
  • Hook (1991)
  • Jurassic Park (1993)
  • Schindler's List (1993)
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
  • Amistad (1997)
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998)
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
  • Minority Report (2002)
  • Catch Me If You Can (2002)
  • The Terminal (2004)
  • War of the Worlds (2005)
  • Munich (2005)
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
  • The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
  • War Horse (2011)
  • Lincoln (2012)

• Sylvester Stallone / Bill Conti
  • Paradise Alley (1978)
  • Rocky II (1979)
  • Rocky III (1982)
  • Rocky Balboa (2006)

• Sylvester Stallone / Brian Tyler
  • Rambo (2008)
  • The Expendables (2010)

• Andrew Stanton / Thomas Newman
  • Finding Nemo (2003)
  • Wall-E (2008)

• John Stockwell / Paul Haslinger
  • Cheaters (2000)
  • Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
  • Blue Crush (2002)
  • Into the Blue (2005)
  • Turistas (2006)
  • Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden (2012)
  • In the Blood (2014)

• Nicholas Stoller / Lyle Workman
  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
  • Get Him to the Greek (2010)

• Oliver Stone / John Williams
  • Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
  • JFK (1991)
  • Nixon (1995)

T

• Andrei Tarkovsky / Eduard Artemyev
  • Solaris (1972)
  • Mirror (1974)
  • Stalker (1979)

• Julie Taymor / Elliot Goldenthal
  • Titus (1999)
  • Frida (2002)
  • Across the Universe (2007)
  • The Tempest (2010)
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (2015)

• Andy Tennant / George Fenton
  • Ever After (1998)
  • Anna and the King (1999)
  • Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
  • Hitch (2005)
  • Fool's Gold (2008)
  • The Bounty Hunter (2010)

• Betty Thomas / Richard Gibbs
  • Doctor Dolittle (1998)
  • 28 Days (2000)
  • I Spy (2002)
  • John Tucker Must Die (2006)
  • WIGS (2012–2013) - Thomas directed the series Audrey.

• Giuseppe Tornatore / Ennio Morricone
  • Cinema Paradiso (1989)
  • Everybody's Fine (1990)
  • Especially on Sunday (1991) - They contributed a segment.
  • A Pure Formality (1994)
  • The Star Maker (1995)
  • The Legend of 1900 (1998)
  • Malèna (2000)
  • The Unknown Woman (2006)
  • Baarìa (2009)
  • The Best Offer (2013)

• Jon Turteltaub / Trevor Rabin
  • National Treasure (2004)
  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

V

• Gus Van Sant / Danny Elfman
  • To Die For (1995)
  • Good Will Hunting (1997)
  • Psycho (1998)
  • Milk (2008)
  • Restless (2011)
  • Promised Land (2012)

• Matthew Vaughn / Ilan Eshkeri
  • Layer Cake (2004)
  • Stardust (2007)
  • Kick-Ass (2010)

• Gore Verbinski / Hans Zimmer
  • The Ring (2002)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
  • The Weather Man (2005)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
  • Rango (2011)
  • The Lone Ranger (2013)

• Paul Verhoeven / Jerry Goldsmith
  • Total Recall (1990)
  • Basic Instinct (1992)
  • Hollow Man (2000)

• Paul Verhoeven / Basil Poledouris
  • Flesh & Blood (1985)
  • RoboCop (1987)
  • Starship Troopers (1997)

W

• The Wachowski Brothers / Don Davis
  • Bound (1996)
  • The Matrix (1999)
  • The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
  • The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

• Randall Wallace / Nick Glennie-Smith
  • The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
  • We Were Soldiers (2002)
  • Secretariat (2010)
  • Heaven Is for Real (2014)

• Peter Weir / Maurice Jarre
  • The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
  • Witness (1985)
  • The Mosquito Coast (1986)
  • Dead Poets Society (1989)
  • Fearless (1993)

• Orson Welles / Bernard Herrmann
  • Citizen Kane (1941)
  • The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

• Billy Wilder / Miklós Rózsa
  • Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
  • Double Indemnity (1944)
  • The Lost Weekend (1945)
  • The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
  • Fedora (1978)

• James Wong / Shirley Walker
  • Final Destination (2000)
  • Willard (2003)
  • Final Destination 3 (2006)

• Joe Wright / Dario Marianelli
  • Pride & Prejudice (2005)
  • Atonement (2007)
  • The Soloist (2009)
  • Anna Karenina (2012)
  • Pan (2015)

Y

• David Yates / Alexandre Desplat
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

• David Yates / Nicholas Hooper
  • Punch (1996)
  • The Tichborne Claimant (1998)
  • The Way We Live Now (2001)
  • State of Play (2003)
  • The Young Visiters (2003)
  • The Girl in the Café (2005)
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Z

• Robert Zemeckis / Alan Silvestri
  • Romancing the Stone (1984)
  • Back to the Future (1985)
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996) - They contributed some episodes to the series.
  • Back to the Future Part II (1989)
  • Back to the Future Part III (1990)
  • Death Becomes Her (1992)
  • Forrest Gump (1994)
  • Contact (1997)
  • What Lies Beneath (2000)
  • Cast Away (2000)
  • The Polar Express (2004)
  • Beowulf (2007)
  • A Christmas Carol (2009)
  • Flight (2012)
  • The Walk (2015)

• David Zucker / Ira Newborn
  • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
  • The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
  • BASEketball (1998)

• David Zucker / James L. Venable
  • Scary Movie 3 (2003)
  • Scary Movie 4 (2006)
  • An American Carol (2008)

• Edward Zwick / James Newton Howard
  • Blood Diamond (2006)
  • Defiance (2008)
  • Love and Other Drugs (2010)
  • Pawn Sacrifice (2014)

• Terry Zwigoff / David Kitay
  • Ghost World (2001)
  • Bad Santa (2003)
  • Art School Confidential (2006)