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Jeff Beal

b. 1963 · 37 titles in the catalogue

Jeff Beal (born June 20, 1963) is an American composer and jazz instrumentalist. He has won five Emmy Awards out of nineteen nominations, most frequently for House of Cards. Other television credits include Monk, Ugly Betty, Rome, Carnivàle, Medium, and the Jesse Stone television films.

Beal's film scores include Pollock (2000), Appaloosa (2008), Shock and Awe (2017), Breaking News in Yuba County (2021), and Raymond & Ray (2022). In addition to his scoring career, Beal is a prolific composer of concert music.

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Beal’s grandmother was a pianist and accompanist for silent movies who influenced his musical development. In addition to studying both classical and jazz trumpet, Jeff was a self-taught pianist. He studied at the Eastman School of Music, where he met his wife, soprano Joan Sapiro Beal. The couple lives in New York City. Beal disclosed that in 2007 that he had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

Their work

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  1. House of Cards2013Original Music Composer
  2. Rome2005Music
  3. Monk2002Original Music Composer
  4. Blackfish2013Original Music Composer
  5. Appaloosa2008Original Music Composer
  6. The Newsroom2012Music
  7. Carnivàle2003Original Music Composer
  8. Walker2021Original Music Composer
  9. He Was a Quiet Man2007Original Music Composer
  10. Pollock2000Original Music Composer
  11. All Her Fault2025Original Music Composer
  12. Athlete A2020Original Music Composer
  13. Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie2023Original Music Composer
  14. The Pixar Story2007Original Music Composer
  15. Big Driver2014Original Music Composer
  16. Breaking News in Yuba County2021Original Music Composer
  17. Raymond & Ray2022Original Music Composer
  18. Gypsy2017Original Music Composer
  19. The Queen of Versailles2012Original Music Composer
  20. No Good Deed2002Original Music Composer
  21. Shock and Awe2017Original Music Composer
  22. Weiner2016Original Music Composer
  23. An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power2017Original Music Composer
  24. The Biggest Little Farm2019Original Music Composer
  25. Stone Cold2005Original Music Composer
  26. Challenger: The Final Flight2020Original Music Composer
  27. From the Earth to the Moon1998Music
  28. Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King2006Original Music Composer
  29. Jesse Stone: Night Passage2006Original Music Composer
  30. Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise2006Music
  31. Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise2015Original Music Composer
  32. Jesse Stone: Sea Change2007Original Music Composer
  33. Generation Wealth2018Original Music Composer
  34. Jesse Stone: No Remorse2010Original Music Composer
  35. Jesse Stone: Thin Ice2009Original Music Composer
  36. The Company2007Original Music Composer
  37. Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series2025Original Music Composer