Jeff Russo

Jeff Russo (born August 31, 1969) is an American composer, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and music producer, and one of the two founding members of the rock band Tonic. He is also a founding member of the Americana band Low Stars.

Russo is also known for his work as a composer on various films and television series, notably the Noah Hawley series Fargo, Legion and Alien: Earth (as well as his film Lucy in the Sky); the Star Trek series Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy; the American remake of Utopia; as well as Counterpart, Snowfall, and For All Mankind. He also scored the miniseries The Night Of, Brand New Cherry Flavor, and Ripley, and the acclaimed video game What Remains of Edith Finch. For his work on Fargo, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special in 2017.

Biography Russo began his music career as a rock musician, co-founding the band Tonic. In 2006 he was invited (by his friends, Wendy & Lisa) to assist in the studio while they worked on multiple film and TV projects, and he realized how much he enjoyed the process. His first connection with the Star Trek franchise was his contribution to Star Trek: Discovery.

Russo and his wife, musician Nina Gordon of Veruca Salt, have two children.

Albums

Tonic

Guest appearance

Low Stars

Solo

Soundtracks Film

Television

Video games