Dave Porter (composer)

Dave Porter is an American composer, best known for the original score for the television series Breaking Bad.[1] At Sarah Lawrence College, Porter studied classical and electronic music composition.[2]

Not to be confused with David Porter (musician).

Breaking Bad

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

Porter currently composes music for NBC's crime thriller The Blacklist, as well as for the Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul.

Personal life

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

Filmography
Title Year Type Notes
LeTourneau Live2000TV movie
Missing Mia2004Short
The Third Wish2005Film
Saved2006TV series
Hooters Best Damn Dream Girl Special 20072007TV movie
Bigger Stronger Faster*2008Documentary
Breaking Bad2008–2013TV series
Chasing Classic Cars2009–presentTV series
The Same Deep Water as You2009Short
Smiley2012Film
Red Widow2013TV series
My Classic Car2013TV series"Keels and Wheels"
The Blacklist2013–presentTV series
Metástasis2014TV seriesColombian remake of Breaking Bad
Better Call Saul2015–presentTV seriesPrequel series to Breaking Bad
Documentary Now!2015TV series"The Eye Doesn't Lie"
Flesh & Bone2015Mini-series
30 for 302016TV series"The '85 Bears"
Preacher2016–2019TV series
Term Life2016Film
The Blacklist: Redemption2017TV series
The Disaster Artist2017Film
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie2019Film

Discography
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]

References
  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. 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. 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. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  12. "Dave Porter Discography". Madison Gate Records. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  13. "Dave Porter Discography". WaterTower Music. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  14. "Dave Porter Discography". Amazon. Retrieved September 29, 2019.


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