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Dave Porter (composer)

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Dave Porter is an American composer, best known for the original score for the television series Breaking Bad, its prequel spin-off Better Call Saul and the epilogue film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.[1] At Sarah Lawrence College, Porter studied classical and electronic music composition.[2]

Breaking Bad

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For his work on Breaking Bad, Porter has won an ASCAP Award.[3] Bryan Cranston, who portrays Walter White, stated "With his music, Dave Porter has created another character for Breaking Bad. Evocative and meaningful, Dave's work is an essential part of the storytelling."[4] Porter stated that influences on the series' music came from discussions with Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad, about the show having aspects of a post-modern western.[5] For the final episodes of the series, Porter incorporated four important themes that were in previous seasons.[6]

Other work

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Porter has also composed music for NBC's crime thriller The Blacklist.

Personal life

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Porter has a wife, Jeanine, a son, and a daughter.[4]

Filmography

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Title Year Type Notes
LeTourneau Live 2000 TV movie
Missing Mia 2004 Short
The Third Wish 2005 Film
Saved 2006 TV series
Hooters Best Damn Dream Girl Special 2007 2007 TV movie
Bigger Stronger Faster* 2008 Documentary
Breaking Bad 2008–2013 TV series
Chasing Classic Cars 2009–2021
The Same Deep Water as You 2009 Short
Smiley 2012 Film
Red Widow 2013 TV series
My Classic Car One episode ("Keels and Wheels")
The Blacklist 2013–2023
Metástasis 2014
Better Call Saul 2015–2022
Documentary Now! 2015 One episode ("The Eye Doesn't Lie")
Flesh & Bone Mini-series
Term Life 2016 Film
30 for 30 TV series One episode ("The '85 Bears")
Preacher 2016–2019
The Blacklist: Redemption 2017
The Disaster Artist Film
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie 2019
Hightown 2020–2024 TV series
Murf the Surf 2023
Alert: Missing Persons Unit 2023–present
Echo 2023–2024 Mini-series

Discography

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List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details
Breaking Bad: Original Score From The Television Series Volume 1[7]
Breaking Bad: Original Score From The Television Series Volume 2[8]
The Blacklist (Music from the Television Series)[9]
Better Call Saul Original Television Soundtrack: Season 1[10]
Flesh And Bone - Music from the STARZ Original Series[11]
Better Call Saul (Original Score from the Television Series)[12]
The Disaster Artist Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[13]
Preacher Original Television Soundtrack[14]
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[15]
  • Released: October 14, 2020
  • Label: Mondo
  • Formats: Vinyl
Echo (Original Soundtrack)[16]

References

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  1. ^ Jurgensen, John (September 24, 2013). "Meet the Composer Behind the Eerie 'Breaking Bad' Theme". Speakeasy. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Bio". DavePorter.tv. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "ASCAP Honors Top Film and Television Music Composers at 25th Anniversary Awards Celebration". The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Gruber, Xaque (June 11, 2013). "Q&A With Breaking Bad's Composer Extraordinaire, Dave Porter". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  5. ^ Spitznagel, Eric (September 25, 2013). "The Eight Hardest 'Breaking Bad' Scenes to Score". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  6. ^ Appelo, Tim (August 7, 2013). "What You'll Hear in 'Breaking Bad': Composer Dave Porter's 4 Greatest Themes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  7. ^ "Dave Porter Discography". MTV. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  8. ^ "Dave Porter Discography". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  9. ^ "Dave Porter Discography". Amazon. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  10. ^ "Dave Porter Discography". Madison Gate Records. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  11. ^ "Dave Porter Discography". Varèse Sarabande. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  12. ^ "Dave Porter Discography". Madison Gate Records. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  13. ^ "Dave Porter Discography". WaterTower Music. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  14. ^ "Dave Porter Discography". Amazon. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  15. ^ Kaye, Ben (October 12, 2020). "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Soundtrack Gets First-Ever Release from Mondo". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  16. ^ "Soundtrack Album for Marvel's Disney+ Series 'Echo' Released". Film Music Reporter. January 12, 2024. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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