American composer
Dave Porter is an American composer, best known for his original score for the television series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), its prequel spin-off Better Call Saul (2015–2022) and the epilogue film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019).[ 1] At Sarah Lawrence College , Porter studied classical and electronic music composition.[ 2]
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 has also composed music for NBC 's crime thriller The Blacklist .
Personal life
Porter has a wife, Jeanine, a son, and a daughter.[ 4]
Filmography
Discography
References
^ Jurgensen, John (September 24, 2013). "Meet the Composer Behind the Eerie 'Breaking Bad' Theme" . Speakeasy . The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2014 .
^ "Bio" . DavePorter.tv. Retrieved January 11, 2014 .
^ "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 .
^ a b Gruber, Xaque (June 11, 2013). "Q&A With Breaking Bad's Composer Extraordinaire, Dave Porter" . Huffington Post . Retrieved January 11, 2014 .
^ Spitznagel, Eric (September 25, 2013). "The Eight Hardest 'Breaking Bad' Scenes to Score" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 11, 2014 .
^ 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 .
^ "Dave Porter Discography" . MTV. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2012 .
^ "Dave Porter Discography" . The Atlantic . Retrieved September 22, 2013 .
^ "Dave Porter Discography" . Amazon . Retrieved August 21, 2015 .
^ "Dave Porter Discography" . Madison Gate Records. Retrieved November 6, 2015 .
^ "Dave Porter Discography" . Varèse Sarabande. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016 .
^ "Dave Porter Discography" . Madison Gate Records. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2017 .
^ "Dave Porter Discography" . WaterTower Music. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2017 .
^ "Dave Porter Discography" . Amazon . Retrieved September 29, 2019 .
^ 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 .
^ "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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