Jonathan Beard

Jonathan Beard is an American orchestrator and composer for media and the concert stage. His credits include Us, The Handmaid's Tale, Despicable Me 3, Star Wars: Battlefront II, and Wicked. Beard also works as an educator, and currently teaches at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

Background Beard finished Summerfield Waldorf School in Santa Rosa in 1999. He majored in musical composition at Stanford University, and received a master's degree from UCLA. Other recent projects include his electroacoustic suite Ritual, his opera Cesare, Child of Night (OPERA UCLA premiere Fall 2021), the film scores to What Still Remains, Heavenquest, and Frank vs. God; and De tu puño y letra, an electronic video-sound collaboration with artist Suzanne Lacy. He has served on the composing teams for video games such as Star Wars: Battlefront I and II, and guest-composed for ABC's Once Upon a Time. For the stage, Beard co-composed the oratorio The Passion of Anne Frank for the Los Angeles Master Chorale as part of their Voices Within residency, and his original theatre-score for Driving Miss Daisy received an NAACP Theatre Award nomination.

As an orchestrator, Beard has collaborated with other composers on more than 100 film, TV, and video game titles, including Minions: The Rise of Gru, The Handmaid's Tale, King Richard, The Mandalorian, and God of War. He has worked extensively with composers such as Junkie XL (Alita: Battle Angel; Deadpool), Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters; 10 Cloverfield Lane), Pinar Toprak (Stargirl), Kris Bowers (Green Book), Michael Abels (Us, Nope), Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me 3), among others. He is the co-founder of Tutti Music Partners, a boutique orchestration firm that specializes in providing support to other composers throughout the industry.

Beard has often talked about his passion for musical color extending into synthesis and sound design. He has many hybrid and fully electronic projects to his name, including Cesare, Child Of Night; A Killer of Men; and his electroacoustic commission for the Pacific Symphony, Chaos in the Garden: A Rewrite of Spring.

In 2011 he joined the faculty at his alma mater, UCLA, where he teaches electronic music composition and music technology in the Herb Alpert School of Music. Beard has also worked extensively throughout the Los Angeles Area, working as co-conductor of the LA’s Best-ETM LA After-School Youth Orchestra, as a lecturer for the Cal State Northridge music department, and with the Pacific Symphony to help educate casual symphonic listeners about orchestration.

Filmography Films Feature films Year Title Occupation(s) and role(s) Note 2003 12 Music producerMusic orchestratorMusic composer 2006 The Insatiable Music orchestrator 2007 Dark and Bloody Ground Music composer 2007 Return to House on Haunted Hill Co-music editorSynthesizer programmer 2007 The Reaping MIDI editorAssistant to music composer 2008 House Musician 2008 Pig Hunt Musician 2008 Rest Stop: Don't Look Back Music composer Special features only 2009 Countdown: Jerusalem Music orchestrator 2009 From Mexico with Love Assistant to music composer 2009 Stories from Baghdad USA Music composer 2009 Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling Music composer Special features only 2010 New Kids Turbo Additional music composerMusic orchestrator 2010 Step Up 3D Music orchestrator 2011 The Heineken Kidnapping Additional music composer 2011 There Be Dragons Electronic music consultantOrchestral assistant 2012 Three Days (of Hamlet) Music orchestratorMusic composer 2013 Collision Cellist 2013 Romeo & Juliet Orchestral assistant 2014 At the Devil's Door Music producer 2014 Frank vs. God Music producerMusic composer 2014 Justice League: War Additional music composer 2015 Black Mass Music preparation 2015 Minions Music orchestrator 2015 Point Break Music orchestrator 2015 Run All Night Music orchestrator 2015 The True Cost Orchestral assistant 2016 10 Cloverfield Lane CellistMusic orchestrator 2016 Brimstone Music orchestrator 2016 Central Intelligence Additional music orchestrator 2016 Deadpool Music orchestrator 2016 Eloise Music consultant 2016 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Additional music orchestrator 2016 Spectral Music orchestrator 2016 True Memoirs of an International Assassin Music consultant 2017 Animal Crackers Music consultant 2017 Annabelle: Creation Music orchestrator 2017 Despicable Me 3 Music orchestrator 2017 Girls Trip Music creator 2017 Happy Death Day Music consultant 2017 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Additional music orchestrator 2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Additional music orchestrator 2017 Kong: Skull Island Additional music orchestrator 2017 The Dark Tower Music orchestrator 2017 The Death of Stalin Music consultantMusic orchestrator 2017 The Unknown Soldier Music consultant 2018 Creed II Music orchestrator 2018 Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween Music orchestrator 2018 Green Book Music orchestrator 2018 Mortal Engines Music orchestrator 2018 Puzzle Music consultant 2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Additional music orchestrator 2018 Smallfoot Music orchestrator 2018 The Cloverfield Paradox Music orchestrator 2018 The Nun Music preparation 2018 The Predator Music orchestrator 2018 Tomb Raider Music orchestrator 2018 Venom Music orchestrator 2018 What Still Remains Music composer 2019 Alita: Battle Angel Music orchestrator 2019 Child's Play Lead music orchestrator 2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters Music orchestrator 2019 Happy Death Day 2U Music consultant 2019 Jumanji: The Next Level Music orchestrator 2019 Rim of the World Music consultant 2019 Terminator: Dark Fate Music orchestrator 2019 The Personal History of David Copperfield Music orchestrator 2019 The Professor and the Madman Music consultant 2019 Togo Music creator 2019 Us Music orchestrator 2020 Freaky Music consultant 2020 Heavenquest: A Pilgrim’s Progress Additional percussion arrangerMusic producerAssociate producerMusic composer 2020 Mank Music preparation 2020 Scoob! Music orchestrator 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog Music orchestrator 2021 Chaos Walking Music consultant 2021 Fear Street Part One: 1994 Music orchestrator 2021 Fear Street Part Two: 1978 Music orchestrator 2021 Fear Street Part Three: 1666 Music orchestrator 2021 King Richard Music orchestrator 2021 Respect Music orchestrator 2021 Ron's Gone Wrong Music orchestrator 2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy Music orchestrator 2021 The Suicide Squad Music orchestrator 2021 The United States vs. Billie Holiday Music orchestrator 2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage Music orchestrator 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League Music orchestrator 2022 Chevalier Music orchestrator 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Music orchestrator 2022 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Additional music orchestrator 2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru Music orchestrator 2022 Nope Music orchestrator 2022 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Music consultant 2022 Shotgun Wedding Music orchestrator 2022 Slumberland Music orchestrator 2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Music orchestrator 2022 Spirited Music orchestrator 2022 Strange World Music orchestrator 2022 The 355 Music orchestrator 2022 The Gray Man Additional music orchestrator 2022 The Lost City Music orchestrator 2022 Three Thousand Years of Longing Music orchestrator 2023 Family Switch Music orchestrator 2023 Fool's Paradise Music orchestrator 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Music orchestrator 2023 Merry Little Batman Music orchestrator 2023 Old Dads Music consultant 2023 On a Wing and a Prayer Music orchestrator 2023 Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Music orchestrator 2023 Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire Music orchestrator 2023 Thanksgiving Music consultant 2023 The Color Purple Music orchestrator 2023 The Nun II Music orchestrator 2024 Beating Hearts Music orchestrator 2024 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Music orchestrator 2024 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Music orchestrator 2024 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Music orchestrator 2024 Imaginary Music consultant 2024 Lonely Planet Supervising music orchestrator 2024 Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver Music orchestrator 2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Music orchestrator 2024 Venom: The Last Dance Music orchestrator 2024 Wicked Music orchestratorAdditional song arranger 2025 How to Train Your Dragon Music orchestrator 2025 Superman Music orchestrator Persephone Speaks: The Forgotten Women of Bosnia Music composer

Short films Year Title Occupation(s) and role(s) 2006 Still Solo cellist 2007 Eddie Pepitone’s Ransom Music composer 2007 The Depressed Rapper Music composer 2007 The Heckler Music composerMusic producer 2009 Twirl Music producerMusic composer 2010 Bike Love Music composer 2011 Library of Dust Music composer 2012 The Luckiest Man Alive Music composer 2015 A Killer of Men Music composer 2015 Frieda’s Turn Music composer 2020 A Concerto Is a Conversation Music orchestratorMusic copyist 2020 Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway Music orchestrator 2021 3 Seconds in October Music composer 2024 Nocturne Music composer

Television TV series Year Title Occupation(s) and role(s) Note 2004 Battle Plan Under Fire Musician 2007 Moonlight Assistant to music composer 1 episode only 2007 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Orchestral assistant 1 episode only 2008 Dexter MusicianAssistant music engineerAssistant music mixerAssistant music recording engineerMusic mixerMusic programmerMusic recording engineer 6 episodes only 2008 Eleventh Hour Musician 6 episodes only 2008 Ski Patrol Additional music composer 2 episodes only 2010 Caprica Music recording engineer 1 episode only 2010 Human Target Orchestral assistant 11 episodes only 2010 Is She Really Going Out with Him? Additional music composer 1 episode only 2010 Pit Boss Additional music composer 3 episodes only 2010 The Millionaire Matchmaker Additional music composer 16 episodes only 2010–2011 Eureka Orchestral assistantMusic recording engineer 4 episodes only 2010–2011 Nikita Music orchestrator 2 episodes only 2010–2019 The Walking Dead Music orchestratorOrchestral assistantMusic recording engineer 6 episodes only 2011 So You Think You Can Dance Additional music composer 1 episode only 2014 Defiance Music orchestrator 1 episode only 2014 Outlander Music consultant 1 episode only 2014–2015 Da Vinci's Demons Music orchestrator 5 episodes only 2014–2018 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Music orchestrator 87 episodes only 2015 Constantine Music orchestrator 2 episodes only 2015 Once Upon a Time Additional music composer 2 episodes only 2015 Revenge Music orchestrator 1 episode only 2015–2016 Penny Dreadful Music orchestrator 16 episodes only 2017–2022 The Handmaid's Tale Music orchestrator 18 episodes only 2018 Luke Cage Music orchestrator 13 episodes only 2019 The Mandalorian Music orchestrator 3 episodes only 2020 Your Honor Music conductorMusic orchestrator 4 episodes only 2020–2021 Stargirl Music orchestrator 19 episodes only 2021 Animaniacs Song orchestrator 8 episodes only 2021 Masters of the Universe: Revelation Music consultant 10 episodes only 2022–2024 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Music orchestrator 16 episodes only 2023 The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse Music orchestrator 1 episode only 2023–2024 Percy Jackson and the Olympians Music orchestrator 8 episodes only

TV miniseries Year Title Occupation(s) and role(s) Note 2006 California and the American Dream Music composer 1 episode only 2006 Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America Assistant music editorMusicianSynthesizer programmer 1 episode only 2009 Deep Sea Salvage Additional music composer 4 episodes only 2009 Maneater Assistant to music composer 2011 The Cape Orchestral assistant 2014–2015 Manny in Real Life Music composer 2018–2019 Tuntematon sotilas Music orchestrator

TV movies Year Title Occupation and role 2003 MLK Boulevard Music editor 2008 Another Day in Paradise Synthesizer programmer 2008 Gym Teacher: The Movie Assistant to music composer 2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter Assistant to music composer 2011 Red Faction: Origins Supervising music editor

TV specials Year Title Occupation and role 2006 Karaoke Superstars Musician

Video games Year Title Occupation(s) and role(s) 2011 SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs Assistant music orchestrator 2015 Batman: Arkham Knight Music consultant 2015 Star Wars: Battlefront Additional music composerMusic orchestrator 2015 Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire Music composer 2017 Star Wars: Battlefront II Additional music composer 2018 God of War Music orchestrator 2019 Death Stranding Music orchestrator 2019 Gears 5 Additional music orchestrator 2019 Madden NFL 20 Music orchestrator 2021 Call of Duty: Vanguard Music orchestrator 2021 Death Stranding Director’s Cut Music orchestrator 2022 God of War Ragnarök Music orchestrator 2023 God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla Music orchestrator 2023 Spider-Man 2 Music orchestrator

Podcasts Year Title Role Note 2022 The Temple of Geek Podcast Himself 1 episode only