List of film score composers

The following is a list of notable people who compose or have composed soundtrack music for films (i.e. film scores), television, video games and radio.

A

• Rod Abernethy – Star Trek: Encounters, Wheelman, Rage
• Amanda Abizaid – The 13th Alley
• J. J. Abrams (born 1966) – Felicity, Fringe
• André Abujamra (born 1965) – Durval Discos, Carandiru
• Bojan Adamič (1912–1995) – Valter Brani Sarajevo
• John Adams (born 1947) – Matter of Heart
• Barry Adamson (born 1958) – Lost Highway, Delusion
• Richard Addinsell (1904–1977) – Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Dangerous Moonlight, Beau Brummell
• John Addison (1920–1988) – Tom Jones, A Bridge Too Far
• Larry Adler (1914–2001) – Genevieve
• Mirwais Ahmadzaï (born 1960) – No Body Is Perfect, Pardonnez-moi
• Air (formed 1995) – The Virgin Suicides
• Yasushi Akutagawa (1925–1989) – Gate of Hell, Fires on the Plain, Mount Hakkoda
• Ismo Alanko (born 1960) – Taivaan tulet, Remontti
• Mazhar Alanson (born 1950) – Everything's Gonna Be Great
• Damon Albarn (born 1968) – Ordinary Decent Criminal, Ravenous, 101 Reykjavík
• Amadhia Albee (born 1970) – Kaze, Ghost Warrior
• Bob Alcivar (born 1938) – Butterflies Are Free, The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder, Hysterical
• Dan Andrei Aldea (born 1950) – Nunta de piatră
• Edesio Alejandro (born 1958) – Life Is to Whistle, Suite Habana, Un rey en la Habana
• Alessandro Alessandroni (1925-2017) – Any Gun Can Play
• Jeff Alexander (1910–1989) – The Tender Trap, Jailhouse Rock, Kid Galahad
• Hugo Alfvén (1872–1960) – The Girl of Solbakken, Mans kvinna
• Hossein Alizadeh (born 1951) – Gabbeh, A Time for Drunken Horses, Turtles Can Fly
• Herb Alpert (born 1935) – Trabanten
• John Altman (born 1949) – The MatchMaker, Shadowlands, Little Voice
• Javier Álvarez (born 1956) – Cronos
• William Alwyn (1905–1985) – The Fallen Idol, Odd Man Out, Fires Were Started
• Masamichi Amano (born 1957) – Battle Royale, Battle Royale II: Requiem, Giant Robo
• W. D. Amaradeva (born 1927) – Adata Vediya Heta Hondai, Delovak Athara, Getawarayo, Sikuru Tharuwa
• Alejandro Amenábar (born 1972) – The Sea Inside, The Others
• Daniele Amfitheatrof (1901–1983) – Lassie Come Home, Song of the South, Guest Wife
• David Amram (born 1930) – The Manchurian Candidate, Splendor in the Grass
• Anamanaguchi (formed 2004) – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
• Anand Raj Anand – Dishayen, Masti, Masoom
• Anastasia (formed 1990) – Before the Rain
• Kai Normann Andersen (1900–1967) – Præsten i Vejlby, Hotel Paradis, Odds 777, Nøddebo Præstegård
• Murray C. Anderson – In My Country, Boy called Twist
• Benny Andersson (born 1946) – Mio in the Land of Faraway, Songs from the Second Floor, You, the Living
• Michael Andrews (born 1959) – Donnie Darko, Orange County, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
• Jurriaan Andriessen (1925–1996) – De aanslag, Dorp aan de rivier, De Dans van de Reiger
• George Antheil (1900–1959) – In a Lonely Place, Ballet Mécanique
• Paul Antonelli (born 1959) – China O'Brien, Out of the Dark
• Yoshino Aoki (born 1971) – Breath of Fire III, Breath of Fire IV
• Louis Applebaum (1918–2000) – The Story of G.I. Joe
• Arcade Fire (formed 2001) – Her^[1]
• Archive (formed 1994) – Michel Vaillant, Sep
• Takanori Arisawa (1951–2005) – Sailor Moon, Digimon
• David Arkenstone (born 1952) – Robot Wars, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
• Harold Arlen (1905–1986) – The Wizard of Oz
• Craig Armstrong (born 1959) – Romeo + Juliet, Ray, Moulin Rouge!
• Leo Arnaud (1904–1991) – The Kissing Bandit, Apache Rose, The F.B.I.
• David Arnold (born 1962) – Independence Day, Quantum of Solace, Little Britain
• Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006) – The Bridge on the River Kwai, Hobson's Choice, Whistle Down the Wind, The Belles of St Trinian's
• Len Arran (born 1961) – Soulboy, The Truth About Love
• Jorge Arriagada (born 1943) – Time Regained, Klimt, Salvador Allende
• Claude Arrieu (1903–1990) – Les Gueux au paradis, Marchands de rien, Le Tombeur
• Art Zoyd (formed 1968) – new scores for Nosferatu, Metropolis, Häxan
• Eduard Artemyev (born 1937) – Solaris, Stalker, Burnt by the Sun, The Barber of Siberia
• Joseph Arthur (born 1971) – Hell's Kitchen, Deliver Us from Evil
• Philippe Arthuys (1928–2010) – The Glass Cage, The Carabineers, Le trou
• Noriyuki Asakura (born 1954) – Onimusha, Way of the Samurai, Tenchu
• Assassin (formed 1985) – La Haine
• Edwin Astley (1922–1998) – The Saint, Danger Man, Civilisation, The Adventures of Robin Hood
• Richard Attree – Horizon, The Demon Headmaster, Watt on Earth
• Georges Auric (1899–1983) – La Belle et la bete, Bonjour Tristesse, Lola Montès, The Wages of Fear, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• Eric Avery (born 1965) – Sex with Strangers, Soul Kiss
• Max Avery Lichtenstein – Tarnation, Puzzlehead
• Roy Ayers (born 1940) – Coffy
• Albert Ayler (1936–1970) – New York Eye and Ear Control
• Mark Ayres (born 1961) – Doctor Who
• Alexandre Azaria (born 1967) – Transporter 2, Transporter 3, Astérix et les Vikings
• Lex de Azevedo (born 1943) – The Swan Princess, Where the Red Fern Grows
• Charles Aznavour (born 1924) – Le cercle vicieux, L'île du bout du monde, C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre

B

• Luis Bacalov (1933-2017) – Django, Il Postino, The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Storm Rider
• Burt Bacharach (born 1928) – Casino Royale, What's New Pussycat, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Lost Horizon
• Pierre Bachelet (1944–2005) – Emmanuelle, Les Bronzés font du ski, Story of O, Emmanuelle 5
• Michael Bacon (born 1949) – Loverboy, The Last Good Time, King Gimp
• Angelo Badalamenti (born 1937) – Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, The City of Lost Children, Mulholland Drive
• Klaus Badelt (born 1967) – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Equilibrium, Wu ji
• Paul Baillargeon (born 1944) – Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise
• Tadeusz Baird (1928–1981) – Lotna, Ludzie z pociagu, Pasazerka
• Constantin Bakaleinikoff (1896–1966) – Higher and Higher
• Mischa Bakaleinikoff (1890–1960) – Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, 20 Million Miles to Earth, It Came from Beneath the Sea
• Buddy Baker (1918–2002) – The Fox and the Hound, The Apple Dumpling Gang, Napoleon and Samantha
• Lorne Balfe (born 1976) (Composer, Producer, Arranger) Home, Penguins of Madagascar
• Alexander Bălănescu (born 1954) – Tabló, Il partigiano Johnny, Dem Himmel ganz nah
• Iain Ballamy (born 1964) – MirrorMask
• Glen Ballard (born 1953) – Navy SEALs, The Polar Express, Clubland
• Richard Band (born 1953) – Re-Animator, Puppet Master, Stargate SG-1
• Thomas Bangalter (born 1975) – Irréversible
• Don Banks (1923–1980) – Die, Monster, Die!, The Reptile, Rasputin, the Mad Monk
• Claus Bantzer (born 1942) – Cherry Blossoms, Drachenfutter, Männer...
• Lesley Barber (born 1968) – You Can Count on Me, Mansfield Park, Little Bear
• Gato Barbieri (1934-2016) – Last Tango in Paris
• Blixa Bargeld (born 1959) – To Have & to Hold, Jonas in the Desert, Recycled
• James Edward Barker (born 1980) – Psych 9, The Drought, The Vanishment
• Warren Barker (1923–2006) – Bewitched
• Andrew Barnabas (born 1973) – MediEvil, Primal
• Erran Baron Cohen (born 1968) – Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Brüno, Da Ali G Show
• Nathan Barr (born 1973) – Cabin Fever, Hostel, True Blood
• Alejandro Gutiérrez del Barrio (1895–1964) – Pachamama, Bendita seas, Los Peores del barrio
• Bebe Barron (1925–2008) – Forbidden Planet
• Louis Barron (1920–1989) – Forbidden Planet
• John Barry (1933–2011) – Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice, Out of Africa, Midnight Cowboy
• Steve Bartek (born 1952) – Novocaine, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Desperate Housewives
• Dee Barton (1937–2001) – High Plains Drifter, Play Misty for Me, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Death Screams
• Stephen Barton (born 1982) – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
• Eef Barzelay (born 1970) – Rocket Science, Rudderless
• Jules Bass (born 1935) – The Wacky World of Mother Goose, The Wind in the Willows
• George Bassman (1914–1997) – A Day at the Races, Middle of the Night, Producers' Showcase
• Tyler Bates (born 1965) – 300, Watchmen, Sucker Punch, The Devil's Rejects
• Hubert Bath (1883–1945) – Tudor Rose, A Yank at Oxford, Millions Like Us
• Mark Batson – Bad Boys II, Beauty Shop, War
• Mike Batt (born 1949) – Caravans, Watership Down, The Dreamstone, Keep the Aspidistra Flying
• Julián Bautista (1901–1961) – La Dama del millón, Café Cantante, La maestrita de los obreros
• Arnold Bax (1883–1953) – Oliver Twist, Malta, G. C.
• Les Baxter (1922–1996) – Wild in the Streets, Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs, The Dunwich Horror, Black Sunday
• Stephen Baysted (born 1969) – GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game, GT Legends
• Jeff Beal (born 1963) – Monk, Pollock
• John Beal (born 1947) – Vega$, The Funhouse, Eight Is Enough, Happy Days, Terror in the Aisles
• Robin Beanland (born 1968) – Conker's Bad Fur Day, Conker: Live and Reloaded
• Guy Béart (1930-2015) – Girl and the River, Manon des Sources, Une souris chez les hommes
• Bobby Beausoleil (born 1947) – Lucifer Rising
• Giuseppe Becce (1877–1973) – The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Der letzte Mann, Tiefland
• Beck (born 1970) – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
• Christophe Beck (born 1972) – Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Elektra, The Pink Panther, Waiting for "Superman"
• Jeff Beck (born 1944) – Frankie's House
• David Bell (born 1954) – Star Trek: Enterprise, Murder, She Wrote
• Belle & Sebastian (formed 1996) – Storytelling
• Andrew Belling – Wizards, Starchaser: The Legend of Orin, Hangar 18
• Richard Bellis (born 1946) – It, Heart of the Storm
• Marco Beltrami (born 1966) – Scream, The Hurt Locker, I, Robot, 3:10 to Yuma
• Arthur Benjamin (1893–1960) – The Man Who Knew Too Much, An Ideal Husband, Above Us the Waves, Fire Down Below
• Richard Rodney Bennett (1936–2012) – Murder on the Orient Express, Far from the Madding Crowd, Four Weddings and a Funeral
• David Bergeaud (born 1968) – Prince Valiant, Ratchet & Clank, The Outer Limits
• Irving Berlin (1888–1989) – Top Hat, Holiday Inn, Easter Parade
• James Bernard (1925–2001) – Horror of Dracula, Taste the Blood of Dracula, The Devil Rides Out, The Curse of Frankenstein
• Charles Bernstein (born 1950) – A Nightmare on Elm Street, Cujo, White Lightning
• Elmer Bernstein (1922–2004) – The Ten Commandments, The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mockingbird, Far from Heaven
• Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) – On the Waterfront
• Adam Berry (born 1966) – South Park, Balto II: Wolf Quest, Kim Possible
• The Besnard Lakes (formed 2003) – Sympathy for Delicious
• Peter Best (born 1943) – "Crocodile" Dundee, Doing Time for Patsy Cline, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
• Henri Betti (1917–2005) – His Father's Portrait
• Harry Betts (1922-2012) – Black Mama, White Mama, The Fantastic Plastic Machine
• Vishal Bhardwaj (born 1960) – The Blue Umbrella, Omkara, Godmother
• Amin Bhatia (born 1961) – Iron Eagle II, Queer as Folk, The Zack Files
• Vanraj Bhatia (born 1927) – Jaya Ganga, Ankur, Manthan, Junoon
• Christian Biegai (born 1974) – Eagle vs Shark, Whistle
• Biosphere (born 1962) – Eternal Stars, Insomnia, Man with a Movie Camera
• Magnus Birgersson – Mirror's Edge
• Joseph Bishara (born 1970) – 11-11-11, The Conjuring, Dark Skies, Insidious
• Anil Biswas (1914–2003) – Kismet, Aurat, Journey Beyond Three Seas
• Bruno Bizarro (born 1979) – A Vida Privada de Salazar, O Último Tesouro, Substantia
• Ragnar Bjerkreim (born 1958) – Kamilla and the Thief
• Björk (born 1965) – Dancer in the Dark, Drawing Restraint 9
• Stanley Black (1913–2002) – Laughter in Paradise, Summer Holiday, The Young Ones
• Richard Blackford (born 1954) – House of Harmony, The Shell Seekers
• Howard Blake (born 1938) – The Bear, The Duellists, Flash Gordon, The Snowman
• Art Blakey (1919–1990) – Des femmes disparaissent, Man Outside, Stop Driving Us Crazy
• Terence Blanchard (born 1962) – Inside Man, Malcolm X, Clockers, Sugar Hill
• Jamie Blanks – Storm Warning, Long Weekend
• Teddy Blass (born 1984) – Byoukimon, Chain Shooter, Fortune's Prime
• Arthur Bliss (1891–1975) – Things to Come, Men of Two Worlds, Seven Waves Away
• Blue Öyster Cult (formed 1967) – Bad Channels
• Len Blum (born 1951) – East End Hustle
• Armando Bó (1914–1981) – Fuego, Una Mariposa en la noche, La Leona
• Wes Boatman – Guiding Light, The Banger Sisters, As the World Turns
• Michael Boddicker (born 1953) – The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, White Water Summer, The Adventures of Milo and Otis
• Todd Boekelheide (born 1954) – 3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets, Ballets Russes
• Ed Bogas (born 1942) – Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)
• Claude Bolling (born 1930) – Borsalino, California Suite, Daisy Town
• Bertrand Bonello (born 1968) – The Pornographer, De la guerre, House of Tolerance
• Bernardo Bonezzi (born 1964) – Law of Desire, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead
• Luiz Bonfá (1922–2001) – Black Orpheus
• Fred Bongusto (born 1935) – Malicious, Fantozzi contro tutti, Superfantozzi
• R C Boral (1903–1982) – Mahobbat Ke Aansu, Dhoop Chhaon, Swami Vivekanand
• Simon Boswell (born 1956) – Santa Sangre, Dust Devil, Tin Man
• Martin Böttcher (born 1927) – Winnetou, Derrick, Das schwarze Schaf
• Frédéric Botton (1937–2008) – Hunting and Gathering
• Roddy Bottum (born 1963) – Adam & Steve, What Goes Up, Kabluey
• Ned Bouhalassa (born 1962) – Fries with That?, 15/Love
• Pierre Boulez (born 1925) – La symphonie mécanique, Le Soleil des eaux
• Pieter Bourke – The Insider, Ali
• David Bowie (1947–2016) – Labyrinth, The Buddha of Suburbia, Omikron: The Nomad Soul
• Scott Bradley (1891–1977) – Tom and Jerry, Droopy, Barney Bear
• Steven Bramson – The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, NCIS, The Nine
• Glenn Branca (born 1948) – The Belly of an Architect
• Otto Brandenburg (1934–2007) – Villa Vennely
• Angelo Branduardi (born 1950) – Momo
• Stephen Bray (born 1956) – Who's That Girl, Psycho III
• Michael Breckenridge – June Cabin, The Briefcase, Bloodletting: Life, Death and Health Care
• Buddy Bregman (born 1930) – The Delicate Delinquent, Five Guns West, Guns, Girls, and Gangsters
• Goran Bregović (born 1950) – Time of the Gypsies, Underground
• Joseph Carl Breil (1870–1926) – The Birth of a Nation, Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth
• Willem Breuker (1944–2010) – De illusionist, De IJssalon, Het teken van het beest
• Philip Brigham – Road to Salina, The Adventures of Pete & Pete
• Jon Brion (born 1963) – Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) – Night Mail
• Jeff Britting (born 1957) – Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life
• Broadcast (formed 1995) – Berberian Sound Studio
• Timothy Brock (born 1963) – new music for silent films Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, Faust', Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis
• Michael Brook (born 1951) – An Inconvenient Truth, Into the Wild
• Eric Brosius – System Shock 2, Thief: The Dark Project, Guitar Hero
• Dirk Brossé (born 1960) – Daens, When the Light Comes, A Peasant's Psalm
• Bruce Broughton (born 1945) – Silverado, Lost in Space, Young Sherlock Holmes
• Leo Brouwer (born 1939) – Like Water for Chocolate, La última cena, CSI: NY
• Russell Brower – World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising, Diablo III
• Bill Brown (born 1969) – Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Return to Castle Wolfenstein
• James Brown (1933–2006) – Black Caesar, Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
• Dave Brubeck (1920–2012) – Mr. Broadway, This Is America, Charlie Brown, Ordeal by Innocence
• George Bruns (1914–1983) – Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, Robin Hood
• Joanna Bruzdowicz (born 1943) – Vagabond, Jacquot de Nantes
• Gavin Bryars (born 1943) – A Song of Love, Central Bazaar, Smert v Pensne ili nash Chekhov
• BT (born 1971) – Go, The Fast and the Furious, Monster, Stealth
• Chico Buarque (born 1944) – Garota De Ipanema, Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos, Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões
• David Buckley (born 1976) – Blood Creek, The Forbidden Kingdom, From Paris with Love
• Paul Buckmaster (1946-2017) – 12 Monkeys, Son of Dracula, Out-of-Sync, Most Wanted, The Rainbow Warrior
• Harold Budd (born 1936) – Mysterious Skin
• Roy Budd (1947–1993) – Get Carter, Zeppelin, The Carey Treatment, The Sea Wolves, Who Dares Wins
• Peter Buffett (born 1958) – The Tillamook Treasure, For the Next 7 Generations, Sky Dancers
• Bun Bun – Breath of Fire, Metal Slug 1st Mission, Mega Man 3
• Roman Bunka (born 1951) – Paul Bowles – Halbmond, ¿Bin ich schön?
• Velton Ray Bunch – Magnum, P.I., JAG, Nash Bridges
• Geoffrey Burgon (1941–2010) – Brideshead Revisited, Monty Python's Life of Brian, The Chronicles of Narnia
• Rahul Dev Burman (1939–1994) – Teesri Manzil, Padosan, Baharon Ke Sapne
• Sachin Dev Burman (1906–1975) – Baazi, Shabnam, Pyaasa
• J. J. Burnel (born 1952) – Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
• Justin Burnett (born 1973) – SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2, Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
• T-Bone Burnett (born 1948) – O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Walk the Line, Don't Come Knocking
• Ralph Burns (1922–2001) – Lenny, All That Jazz, Star 80
• Carter Burwell (born 1954) – Fargo, Being John Malkovich, Blood Simple, True Grit, Miller's Crossing
• David Buttolph (1902–1982) – Maverick, Kiss of Death, The Virginian
• Joseph Byrd (born 1937) – Lions Love, Health, The Ghost Dance
• David Byrne (born 1952) – The Last Emperor, Young Adam, Big Love

C

• John Cacavas (1930–2014) – Kojak, Horror Express, The Bionic Woman
• John Cage (1912–1992) – Dreams That Money Can Buy, Works of Calder
• Peter Calandra – Jellysmoke, Unknown Soldier
• Jesús Calderón (born 1976) – Dos Hombres y un Motor, Tin Can Heart, Las Bellas Durmientes
• John Cale (born 1942) – American Psycho, I Shot Andy Warhol, A Burning Hot Summer
• Cali (born 1968) – J'ai oublié de te dire
• Sean Callery (born 1964) – 24, Homeland, La Femme Nikita
• Gérard Calvi (1922–2015) – Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and Cleopatra, The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
• Pino Calvi (1930–1989) – Senza Rete
• Pedro Macedo Camacho (born 1979) – Audiosurf, A Vampyre Story, Star Citizen
• Francisco Canaro (1888–1964) – He nacido en Buenos Aires, Explosivo 008, Con la música en el alma
• Bruno Canfora (1924–2017) – The Man Who Wagged His Tail, It Happened in Broad Daylight
• Paul Cantelon (born 1959) – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, W., The Other Boleyn Girl
• Claudio Capponi (born 1959) – Jane Eyre, My House in Umbria
• David Carbonara – Mad Men, Fast Food Fast Women, The Guru
• Gerard Carbonara (1886–1959) – The Kansan, Stagecoach
• Sam Cardon – The Work and the Glory, Mystic India
• Wendy Carlos (born 1939) – A Clockwork Orange, Tron, The Shining
• Larry Carlton (born 1948) – Hill Street Blues, Against All Odds
• John Carpenter (born 1948) – Halloween, The Fog, Escape from New York
• Pete Carpenter (1914–1987) – Bewitched, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Andy Griffith Show
• Hans Carste (1909–1971) – Tagesschau, Im schwarzen Rößl, Spring in Berlin
• Benny Carter (1907–2003) – A Man Called Adam, Buck and the Preacher, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
• Gaylord Carter (1905–2000) – Little Lord Fauntleroy, Directed by John Ford
• Kristopher Carter (born 1972) – Batman Beyond, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Young Justice
• Doreen Carwithen (1922–2003) – Harvest from the Wilderness, Boys in Brown, Mantrap
• Tristram Cary (1925–2008) – The Ladykillers, Quatermass and The Pit, The Boy Who Stole a Million
• Johnny Cash (1932–2003) – I Walk the Line, Little Fauss and Big Halsey
• Ronald Cass (1923–2006) – Summer Holiday, The Young Ones
• Patrick Cassidy
• Teddy Castellucci (born 1965) – The Wedding Singer, Big Daddy, Little Nicky
• Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968) – The Loves of Carmen, Time Out of Mind
• Brian Castillo (born 1968) – Debbie Does Damnation, Children of Chernobyl, Scratch Merchants
• Nick Cave (born 1957) – Ghosts... of the Civil Dead, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert, The Road
• Ryan Cayabyab (born 1954) – Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata, Misis Mo, Misis Ko, Azucena
• Sapan Chakraborty – Shurer akashe, 36 Ghante, Maayer dibyi
• Chakri (born 1974) – Satyam, Chukkallo Chandrudu, Jai Bolo Telangana
• Frankie Chan (born 1955) – The Prodigal Son, Chungking Express, Fallen Angels
• Chan Kwong-wing (born 1967) – Infernal Affairs, The Warlords, The Storm Riders
• François-Eudes Chanfrault (born 1974) – Haute Tension, Inside, Donkey Punch
• Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) – Modern Times, Limelight, City Lights, The Gold Rush, A Countess from Hong Kong
• Benoît Charest (born 1964) – The Triplets of Belleville, Adam's Wall, Polytechnique
• Ken Chastain (born 1964) – M@d About, Invention
• Stuart Chatwood (born 1969) – Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
• Jay Chattaway (born 1946) – Maniac, Missing in Action, Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Matthieu Chedid (born 1971) – Tell No One, Un monstre à Paris
• Yekaterina Chemberdzhi (born 1960) – Frau Fährt, Mann Schläft – Zeitreisen: Die Gegenwart, Rauchzeichen, Du Hast Gesagt, Dass Du Mich Liebst
• The Chemical Brothers (formed 1991) – Hanna
• Yury G. Chernavsky (born 1947) – Investigation Held by Kolobki, Sezon chudes, Vyshe radugi
• Don Cherry (1936–1995) – The Holy Mountain
• Paul Chihara (born 1938) – Death Race 2000, The Bad News Bears Go to Japan, The Darker Side of Terror
• Ghulam Ahmed Chishti (1905–1994) – Sohni Mahival, Deen-o-Dunya, Shukriya
• Chitragupta (1917–1991) – Bhabi, Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo, 'Oonche Log, Sansar
• Salil Chowdhury (1922–1995) – Do Bigha Zamin, Chhoti Si Baat, Doorathu Idhi Muzhakkam
• Sandeep Chowta – Ninne Pelladutha, Shanti Shanti Shanti, Kaun
• Jamie Christopherson – Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, Bionic Commando, Lost Planet
• Toby Chu (born 1977) – The Riches, Covert Affairs, Domino
• Frank Churchill (1901–1942) – Bambi, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Dumbo
• Keefus Ciancia (born 1972) – The Poughkeepsie Tapes, Saving Grace, Diana
• Suzanne Ciani (born 1946) – The Incredible Shrinking Woman, Rainbow's Children, One Life to Live
• Alessandro Cicognini (1906–1995) – Umberto D., The Last Judgement, It Started in Naples
• Grzegorz Ciechowski (1957–2001) – The Hexer, Schloß Pompon Rouge, Stan Strachu
• Simone Cilio (born 1992)
• The Cinematic Orchestra (formed 1997) – The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos, new score for Man with a Movie Camera
• Stelvio Cipriani (born 1937) – The Anonymous Venetian, Concorde Affaire '79, Twitch of the Death Nerve
• Julien Civange – Roberto Succo, Looking for Jimmy, Choses secrètes
• Dolores Claman (born 1927) – Hockey Night in Canada, The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever, Captain Apache
• Clannad (formed 1970) – Robin of Sherwood, The Angel and the Soldier Boy, The Natural World: Atlantic Realm
• James Kenelm Clarke (born 1941) – All These People, About Anglia, Got It Made
• Malcolm Clarke (1943–2003) – Earthshock, The Sea Devils
• Stanley Clarke (born 1951) – The Transporter, A Man Called Hawk, Soul Food
• Alf Clausen (born 1941) – The Simpsons, Moonlighting, ALF
• Climax Golden Twins (formed 1993) – Session 9, The Mangler Reborn, The Dark Chronicles, Chained
• George S. Clinton (born 1947) – Austin Powers, The Astronaut's Wife, Wild Things, Mortal Kombat
• Charlie Clouser (born 1963) – Saw, Numb3rs, The Stepfather, Resident Evil: Extinction
• Elia Cmiral (born 1950) – Ronin, Nash Bridges, Atlas Shrugged: Part I
• Eric Coates (1886–1957) – The Dam Busters, The Selfish Giant, The Three Bears
• Coil (formed 1982) – The Angelic Conversation, Blue, Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex
• Ozan Çolakoğlu (born 1972) – G.O.R.A., Organize İşler, Sınav
• Ray Colcord (1949–2016) – 227, Dinosaurs, The Devonsville Terror
• Jude Cole (born 1960) – Truth or Consequences, N.M., Last Light, Woman Wanted
• Lisa Coleman (born 1960) – Crossing Jordan, Heroes, Dangerous Minds
• Cyril Collard (1957–1993) – Savage Nights
• Anthony Vincent Collins (1893–1963) – Swiss Family Robinson, I Live in Grosvenor Square, Trent's Last Case
• Phil Collins (born 1951) – Tarzan, Brother Bear
• Michel Colombier (1939–2004) – The Golden Child, Une chambre en ville, Against All Odds
• Juan J. Colomer (born 1966) – A Day Without a Mexican, A Letter to Rachel, Dark Honeymoon
• Zebedy Colt (1929–2004) – The Story of Joanna, Manhole
• Peter Connelly (born 1972) – Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, Flesh Feast, Mass Destruction
• Con Conrad (1891–1938) – The Gay Divorcee, Here’s to Romance, Palmy Days
• Marius Constant (1925–2004) – The Twilight Zone, Le chemin de Damas, Tomorrow's World
• Paul Constantinescu (1909–1963) – O noapte furtunoasa, Rasuna valea, La 'Moara cu noroc'
• Bill Conti (born 1942) – Rocky, The Right Stuff, The Karate Kid
• Ry Cooder (born 1947) – Johnny Handsome, Paris, Texas, Crossroads
• Jason Cooper (born 1967) – From Within, Without Gorky
• Ray Cooper (born 1945) – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
• Stewart Copeland (born 1952) – Talk Radio, Wall Street, Highlander II: The Quickening
• Aaron Copland (1900–1990) – Of Mice and Men, The North Star, The Heiress
• Cecil Copping (1888–1966) – The Lost World, The Private Life of Helen of Troy, The Love Racket
• Frank Cordell (1928–1980) – The Rebel, Ring of Bright Water, God Told Me To
• John Corigliano (born 1938) – Altered States, Revolution, The Red Violin
• Bruno Coulais (born 1954) – The Crimson Rivers, The Chorus, Coraline
• Vladimir Cosma (born 1940) – The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, La boum, Diva
• Alec R. Costandinos (born 1944) – Trocadéro bleu citron, Caravane, Les derniers jours de la victime
• Alexander Courage (1919–2008) – Star Trek: The Original Series, The Left Handed Gun, Day of the Outlaw
• Crush 40 (formed 1997) – Sonic Adventure, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Heroes
• The Crystal Method (formed 1993) – N2O: Nitrous Oxide, London, X Games 3D: The Movie
• Douglas J. Cuomo (born 1958) – Homicide: Life on the Street, Sex and the City, Crazy Love
• Mike Curb (born 1944) – Skaterdater, The Wild Angels, The Born Losers
• Hoyt Curtin (1922–2000) – The Flintstones, Jonny Quest, The Jetsons
• Leah Curtis  – Exitus Roma, To Rest in Peace

D

• Juan d'Arienzo (1900–1976) – Melodías porteñas, Gente bien
• Dan the Automator (born 1966) SSX 3 Omakasse, Clarrysney
• Daft Punk (formed 1993) – Tron: Legacy
• Ben Daglish (born 1966) – Gauntlet, Deflektor, The Last Ninja
• V. Dakshinamoorthy (1919–2013) – Nalla Thanka, Mizhikal Sakshi, Navalokam
• Burkhard Dallwitz (born 1959) – The Truman Show, CrashBurn, The Way Back
• Đặng Hữu Phúc (born 1953) – Thời xa vắng, Mùa ổi, Gate, gate, paragate
• Britt Daniel (born 1971) – Stranger than Fiction
• John Dankworth (1927–2010) – Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Modesty Blaise, Tomorrow's World
• Jeff Danna (born 1964) – The Boondock Saints, O, Resident Evil: Apocalypse
• Mychael Danna (born 1958) – 8mm, The Ice Storm, Monsoon Wedding
• Ken Darby (1909–1992) – Rancho Notorious, Meet Me After the Show, The Adventures of Jim Bowie
• Mason Daring (born 1949) – Return of the Secaucus 7, The Brother from Another Planet, Eight Men Out
• David Darling (born 1941) – Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World, Kedma, Going Under
• Samar Das (1929–2001) – Mukh O Mukhosh, Asiya, Dhirey Bahey Meghna
• Peter Dasent – Meet the Feebles, Braindead, Heavenly Creatures
• Vladimir Dashkevich (born 1934) – Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Niotkuda s lyubovyu, ili Vesyolye pokhorony, Prodleniye roda
• Evelyne Datl – The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon, The Big Comfy Couch, What's for Dinner?
• Gerhard Daum (born 1956) Felon
• Shaun Davey (born 1948) – Waking Ned, The Tailor of Panama, The Abduction Club
• Iva Davies (born 1955) – Razorback, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
• Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016) – The Devils, The Boy Friend
• Carl Davis (born 1936) – The French Lieutenant's Woman, new music for Intolerance
• Don Davis (born 1957) – The Matrix, House on Haunted Hill, Behind Enemy Lines
• Jonathan Davis (born 1971) – Queen of the Damned
• Miles Davis (1926–1991) – Elevator to the Gallows, Siesta, Dingo
• Guido De Angelis (born 1944) – Yor, the Hunter from the Future, Sandokan, Watch Out, We're Mad!
• Maurizio De Angelis (born 1947) – Yor, the Hunter from the Future, Sandokan, Watch Out, We're Mad!
• Mark De Gli Antoni – Cherish, Marie and Bruce, Into the Abyss
• Francesco De Masi (1930–2005) – Arizona Colt, Private Vices, Public Pleasures, The New York Ripper
• Tullio De Piscopo (born 1946) – L'arma, I guappi non si toccano, 32 dicembre
• Frank De Vol (1911–1999) – Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, The Flight of the Phoenix, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
• Barry De Vorzon (born 1934) – Dillinger, The Warriors, Xanadu
• Dan Deacon (born 1981) – Twixt, Hilvarenbeek
• Dead Can Dance (formed 1981) – Moon Child, In the Presence of Mine Enemies, Ruth's Journey
• Dick DeBenedictis (born 1937) – Perry Mason, Police Story, Columbo
• John Debney (born 1956) – Cutthroat Island, The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2
• Charles Deenen (born 1970) – Double Dragon, Xain'd Sleena, Zamzara
• Deep Forest (formed 1992) – Strange Days, Le prince du Pacifique, Kusa no ran
• Fabian Del Priore (born 1978) – Extreme Assault, X: Beyond the Frontier, UPIXO In Action: Mission in Snowdriftland
• Jack Delano (1914–1997) – Los Peloteros
• Georges Delerue (1925–1992) – Hiroshima mon amour, Jules and Jim, Contempt, The Last Metro
• Jaime Delgado Aparicio (1943–1983) – El embajador y yo
• Joe Delia – Bad Lieutenant, King of New York, Dangerous Game
• Norman Dello Joio (1913–2008) – Air Power, The Smashing of the Reich, A Golden Prison: The Louvre
• Julie Delpy (born 1969) – J'ai peur, j'ai mal, je meurs, 2 Days in Paris, The Countess
• Milton DeLugg (1918–2015) – Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, The Gong Show, Treasure Hunt
• Éric Demarsan (born 1938) – Army of Shadows, Le Cercle rouge, Les Spécialistes
• Eumir Deodato (born 1943) – Bossa Nova
• Olivier Deriviere (born 1978) – Alone in the Dark, Obscure, Phileas Fortune
• Jean Derome (born 1955) – Passiflora, L'âge de braise, De ma fenêtre, sans maison...
• Russ DeSalvo – Barbie Diaries
• Alexandre Desplat (born 1961) – The Painted Veil, The King's Speech, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Lust, Caution
• Paul Dessau (1894–1979) – Alice und ihre Feuerwehr, Stürme über dem Montblanc, Tarass Boulba
• Adolph Deutsch (1897–1980) – The Maltese Falcon, Some Like It Hot, The Apartment
• Stephen Deutsch (born 1945) – The Signalman, The History of Mr. Polly, Bye Bye Columbus
• Deva (born 1950) – Aasai, Kushi, The Prince
• Srikanth Deva – Kuththu, Puli Varudhu, Aattanayagann
• DeVotchKa (formed 1997) – Little Miss Sunshine
• Frédéric Devreese (born 1929) – Het Sacrament, Du bout des lèvres, La partie d'échecs
• Sussan Deyhim – Turbulent, Rapture, Mahdokht
• James Di Pasquale (born 1941) – McClain's Law, Armed and Dangerous, Rad
• Neil Diamond (born 1941) – Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Jazz Singer
• Michelle DiBucci – Wendigo, Creepshow, Carrier
• Vince DiCola – The Transformers: The Movie, Staying Alive, Rocky IV
• Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901–1951) – Melodías porteñas, La vida es un tango, En la luz de una estrella
• Ramin Djawadi (born 1974) – Prison Break, Iron Man, Game of Thrones
• Lucia Dlugoszewski (1931–2000) – Guns of the Trees, Visual Variations on Noguchi
• Julius Dobos (born 1976) – Europe Express, Thend, Black Strawberries
• Robert E. Dolan (1908–1972) – Once Upon a Honeymoon, The Great Gatsby, The Man Who Understood Women
• Thomas Dolby (born 1958) – Howard the Duck, Gothic, The Gate to the Mind's Eye
• Klaus Doldinger (born 1936) – Das Boot, The NeverEnding Story, Negresco – Eine tödliche Affäre
• Pino Donaggio (born 1941) – Don't Look Now, Carrie, Dressed to Kill
• Walter Donaldson (1893–1947) – Glorifying the American Girl, The Great Ziegfeld, Panama Hattie
• James Dooley (born 1976) – When a Stranger Calls, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault, Infamous
• Steve Dorff (born 1949) – Spenser: For Hire, Murphy Brown, Just the Ten of Us
• Pierre van Dormael (1952–2008) – Toto the Hero, The Eighth Day, Mr. Nobody
• Paul Doucette (born 1972) – Shredderman Rules, Just Pray
• Joel Douek – Shark Week, Discovery Atlas, The Wildest Dream
• Patrick Doyle (born 1953) – Henry V, Hamlet, Sense and Sensibility, Frankenstein
• Carmen Dragon (1914–1984) – At Gunpoint, Night into Tomorrow, Invasion of the Body Snatchers
• Christopher Drake – Hellboy: Sword of Storms, Batman: Gotham Knight, Justice League: Doom
• Robert Drasnin (1927–2015) – Joe Forrester, CHiPs, Cinemania
• Jojo Draven – Hell Asylum, Witches of the Caribbean, Ghost Month
• Dennis Dreith (born 1948) – Purple People Eater, The Punisher, Gag
• Mark Dresser (born 1952) – new music for the silent films The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Un Chien Andalou
• Jorge Drexler (born 1964) – Retrato de mujer con hombre al fondo, Hermanas, The City of Your Final Destination
• George Dreyfus (born 1928) – A Steam Train Passes, Rush, The Fringe Dwellers
• Howard Drossin (born 1970) – Tom-Yum-Goong, The Man with the Iron Fists, Splatterhouse
• Jack Curtis Dubowsky – Under One Roof, Redwoods, Rock Haven
• John Du Prez (born 1946) – Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Oxford Blues, A Fish Called Wanda
• Anne Dudley (born 1956) – American History X, The Crying Game, The Full Monty
• Antoine Duhamel (born 1925) – Pierrot le Fou, Week End
• Charles Dumont (born 1929) – Les gourmandines, Trafic, Le commando des chauds lapins
• Isaak Dunayevsky (1900–1955) – Circus, Jolly Fellows, Volga-Volga
• Maksim Dunayevsky (born 1945) – d'Artagnan and Three Musketeers, Mary Poppins, Goodbye, The Witches Cave
• Clay Duncan – Blade: The Series, The Grid, Fetch
• Robert Duncan – Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lie to Me, Castle
• Trevor Duncan (1924–2005) – Little Red Monkey, The Long Haul
• George Duning (1908–2000) – From Here to Eternity, The Devil at 4 O'Clock, Me and the Colonel
• The Dust Brothers (formed 1985) – Fight Club
• Jacques Dutronc (born 1943) – Antoine et Sébastien, Sale rêveur, Van Gogh
• Frank Duval (born 1940) – Derrick, The Old Fox, Unsere schönsten Jahre
• Jeff van Dyck (born 1969) – Rome: Total War, The Need for Speed, Sled Storm
• Kiril Džajkovski – Dust, The Great Water, Bal-Can-Can
• Dado Dzihan (born 1964) – Well Tempered Corpses, Sitting Ducks, Breaking and Entering

E

• E.S. Posthumus (2000–2010) – numerous music for film trailers and TV
• Matthew Carl Earl (born 1993) – Arena of Valor
• Brian Easdale (1909–1995) – Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes, Peeping Tom
• Clint Eastwood (born 1930) – Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, Flags of Our Fathers
• Kyle Eastwood (born 1968) – Letters from Iwo Jima, Gran Torino, Invictus
• Alex Ebert (born 1978) – All Is Lost^[2]
• Nicolas Economou (1953–1993) – Marianne and Juliane, Unerreichbare Nähe, Rosa Luxemburg
• Randy Edelman (born 1947) – Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, The Mask, Dragonheart
• Greg Edmonson – King of the Hill, Firefly, Uncharted
• Carl Edouarde (1876–1932) – Kismet, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Private Life of Helen of Troy
• Ross Edwards (born 1943) – Phobia, Eternity, Paradise Road
• Stefan Eichinger – Schätze der Welt – Erbe der Menschheit, Jeder Wind hat seine Reise, Drei Wege nach Samarkand
• Philippe Eidel (1956-2018) – Conte d'été, Un air de famille, Kadosh
• Cliff Eidelman (born 1964) – Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, Free Willy 3: The Rescue
• Christian Eigner (born 1971) – Blutrausch, Die Viertelliterklasse
• Ludovico Einaudi (born 1955) – Fuori Dal Mondo, This Is England, The Intouchables
• F. M. Einheit (born 1958) – Der Platz, Im Platz, Der Tag
• Richard Einhorn (born 1952) – The Prowler, Sister, Sister, The Passion of Joan of Arc
• Einstürzende Neubauten (formed 1980) – Berlin Babylon
• Der Eisenrost – Tokyo Fist, Bullet Ballet, Gemini
• Hanns Eisler (1898–1962) – Night and Fog, The Woman on the Beach
• Element of Crime (formed 1985) – Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe
• Danny Elfman (born 1953) – Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Batman, Forbidden Zone
• Jonathan Elias (born 1956) – Children of the Corn, Two Moon Junction, Pathfinder
• Rachel Elkind-Tourre (born 1939) – The Shining
• Boris Elkis – A Perfect Getaway, Bugged!, Streetwise
• Duke Ellington (1899–1974) – Anatomy of a Murder, Paris Blues, Change of Mind
• Dean Elliott (1925–1999) – Fantastic Four, Fangface, Alvin and the Chipmunks
• Jack Elliott (1927–2001) – The Comic, Support Your Local Gunfighter, The Jerk
• Don Ellis (1934–1978) – Moon Zero Two, The French Connection, The Seven-Ups, French Connection II
• Warren Ellis (born 1965) – The Proposition, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Road
• Albert Elms (1920–2009) – Man in a Suitcase, The Prisoner, The Champions
• Keith Emerson (1944–2016) – Inferno, Nighthawks, Murder Rock
• Jon English (1949-2016) – Against the Wind, Touch and Go
• Tobias Enhus – The Matrix: Path of Neo, Spider-Man 3
• Jeremy Enigk (born 1974) – Dream With The Fishes, The United States of Leland
• Brian Eno (born 1948) – The Lovely Bones, Sebastiane, For All Mankind
• Roger Eno (born 1959) – For All Mankind
• Enya (born 1961) – The Frog Prince, The Celts
• Nicolas Errèra (born 1967) – Shaolin (film), The White Storm, XIII: The Conspiracy, The Butterfly (2002 film), Au nom de ma fille, Mountain Cry
• Harry Escott (born 1976) – Hard Candy, The Road to Guantanamo, Shame
• Ilan Eshkeri (born 1977) – Layer Cake, Ninja Assassin, Coriolanus
• Juan García Esquivel (1928–2002) – Aventuras de Cucuruchito y Pinocho, Locura pasional, The Tall Man
• Ray Evans (1915–2007) – Mister Ed, Tammy, Bonanza
• Explosions in the Sky (formed 1999) – Prince Avalanche

F

• Adam F (born 1972) – Ali G Indahouse
• Bent Fabric (born 1924) – The Poet and the Little Mother, Death Comes at High Noon, Klown
• Asser Fagerström (1912–1990) – Vastuu, People Not as Bad as They Seem
• Brian Fahey (1919–2007) – Curse of Simba, The Plank, Rhubarb
• Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (born 1960) – All the Queen's Men, Igby Goes Down, Globi und der Schattenräuber
• Sammy Fain (1902–1989) – Peter Pan, Calamity Jane, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
• Percy Faith (1908–1976) – Tammy Tell Me True, The Virginian, The Oscar
• Nima Fakhrara (born 1983) – Broadway Bound, The Courier, Gatchaman
• Harold Faltermeyer (born 1952) – Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Tango & Cash
• David Fanshawe (1942–2010) – When the Boat Comes In, The Feathered Serpent, Flambards
• Robert Farnon (1917–2005) – Maytime in Mayfair, Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N., It's a Wonderful World
• Paul Farrer (born 1973) – Weakest Link, Dancing on Ice, The Krypton Factor
• Toufic Farroukh – Ana El Awan, Phantom Beirut, Women Beyond Borders
• Bruce Faulconer – Dragon Ball Z, Your House and Home, Bass Champs
• Jeffrey Fayman – Open Water, co-founder and composer of Immediate Music
• Morton Feldman (1926–1987) –
• Eric Fenby (1906–1997) – Jamaica Inn, Song of Summer
• George Fenton (born 1950) – Gandhi, The Company of Wolves, The Fisher King, Groundhog Day
• Allyn Ferguson (1924–2010) – Barney Miller, Charlie's Angels, The Last Days of Patton
• Jay Ferguson (born 1947) – A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, The Office, NCIS: Los Angeles
• Lorenzo Ferrero (born 1951) – Anemia
• Paul Ferris (1941–1995) – The Blood Beast Terror, Witchfinder General, The Creeping Flesh
• Nico Fidenco (born 1933) – Emanuelle nera, La via della prostituzione, Zombi Holocaust
• Brad Fiedel (born 1951) – The Terminator, The Running Man, Red Heat, Total Recall, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, True Lies
• Jerry Fielding (1922–1980) – The Nightcomers, The Bad News Bears, Demon Seed
• Magnus Fiennes (born 1965) – Murphy's Law, Hustle, Death in Paradise
• Mike Figgis (born 1948) – Leaving Las Vegas, One Night Stand, Timecode
• Eveline Fischer (born 1969) – Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
• Luboš Fišer (1935–1999) – Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, Oxen, Kral Ubu
• Frank Fitzpatrick (born 1961) –
• Stephen Flaherty (born 1960) –
• Tom Flannery (born 1966) –
• Maurice Fleuret (1932–1990) –
• Flo & Eddie (formed 1965) –
• Adrian Foley, 8th Baron Foley (1923–2012) –
• Tim Follin (born 1970) –
• Ari Folman (born 1962) –
• Robert Folk (born 1949) – Ace Ventura When Nature Calls, There Be Dragons, Toy Soldiers, Police Academy
• Troels Brun Folmann (born 1974) –
• Keith Forsey (born 1948) –
• Bruce Fowler (born 1947) –
• Charles Fox (born 1940) –
• Francis and the Lights – Robot & Frank
• Jesús Franco (1930–2013) –
• Massimiliano Frani (born 1967) –
• Christopher Franke (born 1953) – Babylon 5, Universal Soldier, What the Bleep Do We Know!?
• Benjamin Frankel (1906–1973) –
• Jason Frederick (born 1970) –
• Freur (1982-1986) –
• Gerald Fried (born 1928) – Star Trek: The Original Series, Roots
• Hugo Friedhofer (1901–1981) –
• Bill Frisell (born 1951) –
• Fred Frith (born 1949) –
• Jürgen Fritz (born 1953) – Eine Frau für gewisse Stunden, Hard to Be a God
• John Frizzell (born 1966) – I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Ghost Ship, Whiteout, Legion, The Loft
• Fabio Frizzi (born 1951) –
• Edgar Froese (1944–2015) –
• Front Line Assembly (formed 1986) – Quake III Arena
• Dominic Frontiere (1931–2017) – Hang 'Em High, Chisum, The Train Robbers, The Stunt Man, The Aviator
• Ben Frost (born 1980) – Sleeping Beauty, In Her Skin, Rokland
• Hideyuki Fukasawa (born 1970) –
• Nathan Furst (born 1978) –
• Giovanni Fusco (1906–1968) –

G

• Reeves Gabrels (born 1956) –
• Peter Gabriel (born 1950) – Birdy, The Last Temptation of Christ, Rabbit-Proof Fence
• Serge Gainsbourg (1928–1991) –
• Vincent Gallo (born 1961) –
• Martin Galway (born 1966) –
• Douglas Gamley (1924–1998) –
• Jeet Ganguly (born 1977) –
• Gara Garayev (1918–1982) –
• Anja Garbarek (born 1970) –
• Jan Garbarek (born 1947) –
• Antón García Abril (born 1933) – Tombs of the Blind Dead, Los santos inocentes
• Russell Garcia (1916–2011) –
• Dan Gardopée
• Garish (formed 1997) –
• Snuff Garrett (1938–2015) –
• Mort Garson (1924–2008) –
• Georges Garvarentz (1932–1993) –
• Giorgio Gaslini (1929–2014) – La Notte, Deep Red
• Tony Gatlif (born 1948) – Vengo, Transylvania, Gadjo dilo
• Mohammed Gauss
• Marvin Gaye (1939–1984) – Trouble Man
• Ron Geesin (born 1943) –
• Grant Geissman (born 1953) –
• Lisa Gerrard (born 1961) –
• Matthew Gerrard
• George Gershwin (1898–1937) –
• Irving Gertz (1915–2008) –
• Ghantasala (1922–1974) –
• Michael Giacchino (born 1967) –
• Michael Gibbs (born 1937) –
• Richard Gibbs (born 1955) –
• Herschel Burke Gilbert (1918–2003) –
• Gary Gilbertson
• Alan Gill
• Terry Gilkyson (1916–1999) –
• Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983) –
• Daniel Giorgetti (born 1971) –
• Paul Giovanni (1933–1990) – The Wicker Man
• Girls Against Boys (formed 1988) – Series 7: The Contenders
• Lutz Glandien (born 1954) –
• Scott Glasgow
• Philip Glass (born 1937) – Koyaanisqatsi, The Hours, Candyman, Powaqqatsi
• Paul Glass (born 1934) –
• Patrick Gleeson (born 1934) –
• Evelyn Glennie (born 1965) –
• Nick Glennie-Smith (born 1951) –
• Goblin
• Erik Godal
• Vladimír Godár (born 1956) –
• Godiego (formed 1975) – Monkey, Ganbaron, Galaxy Express 999
• Lucio Godoy (born 1958) –
• Ramana Gogula
• Matthias Gohl
• Ernest Gold (1921–1999) – Exodus
• Murray Gold (born 1969) –
• Billy Goldenberg (born 1936) –
• Elliot Goldenthal (born 1954) – Interview with the Vampire, Alien 3, Frida, Heat, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
• Alison Goldfrapp (born 1966) – My Summer of Love, Nowhere Boy
• Jean-Jacques Goldman (born 1951) –
• Jerry Goldsmith (1929–2004) – Planet of the Apes, Patton, The Omen, Alien, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Total Recall, Basic Instinct
• Joel Goldsmith (1957–2012) –
• Alexander Goldstein (born 1948) – Orange Winter, Storm Over Asia, Vasya, The Case of the Three Million
• Jonathan Goldstein
• Osvaldo Golijov (born 1960) – Youth Without Youth, Tetro, 11'09"01 September 11
• Benny Golson (born 1929) –
• Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 1963) –
• Miles Goodman (1948–1996) –
• Ron Goodwin (1925–2003) –
• Alain Goraguer (born 1931) –
• Michael Gordon (born 1956) –
• Michael Gore (born 1951) –
• Adam Gorgoni (born 1963) –
• Manami Gotoh (born 1964) –
• Louis F. Gottschalk (1864–1934) –
• Glenn Gould (1932–1982) –
• Morton Gould (1913–1996) –
• Patrick Gowers (1936–2014) –
• Paul Grabowsky (born 1958) –
• Ron Grainer (1922–1981) –
• Jason Graves
• Allan Gray (1902–1973) –
• Barry Gray (1908–1984) –
• Clifford Grey (1887–1941) –
• Gavin Greenaway (born 1964) –
• Johnny Green (1908–1989) –
• Theo Green
• Walter Greene (1910–1983) –
• Jonny Greenwood (born 1971) – Bodysong, There Will Be Blood, Norwegian Wood
• Gustaf Grefberg (born 1974) –
• Will Gregory (born 1959) – My Summer of Love, Nowhere Boy
• Harry Gregson-Williams (born 1961) –
• Rupert Gregson-Williams (born 1966) –
• Mark Griskey (born 1963) –
• Raymond van het Groenewoud (born 1950) –
• Launy Grøndahl (1886–1960) –
• Herbert Grönemeyer (born 1956) –
• Charles Gross (born 1934) –
• Jacob Groth (born 1951) –
• Louis Gruenberg (1884–1964) – Quicksand, Commandos Strike at Dawn, All the King's Men
• Dave Grusin (born 1934) –
• Sofia Gubaidulina (born 1931) –
• James William Guercio (born 1945) – Electra Glide in Blue
• Jean-Pierre Guiran (born 1950) –
• Fuat Güner (born 1948) –
• Christopher Gunning (born 1944) –
• Gurukiran
• Olof Gustafsson
• Sven Gyldmark (1904–1981) –

H

• Alexander Hacke (born 1965) – Das Wilde Leben, Head-On, Hinter Kaifeck
• Manos Hadjidakis
• Georg Haentzschel
• Richard Hageman
• Earle Hagen
• Uzeyir Hajibeyov
• Darko Hajsek (born 1959) – Madonna (1999 film)
• Taro Hakase
• Halfdan E
• Dick Halligan
• Shirō Hamaguchi
• Chico Hamilton
• Marvin Hamlisch (1944–2012)
• Chuck Hammer
• Jan Hammer
• Oscar Hammerstein II
• Hamsalekha
• Herbie Hancock
• Frederic Hand
• Kentarō Haneda
• James Hannigan
• Ilmari Hannikainen
• Glen Hansard
• Raymond Hanson
• Hagood Hardy
• Jon Hare
• Kurt Harland
• Leigh Harline
• Joe Harnell
• Don Harper
• Don L. Harper
• Albert Harris
• Johnny Harris
• Sue Harris
• John Harrison
• Jimmy Harry
• Jimmy Hart
• Hal Hartley
• Richard Hartley
• Paul Hartnoll
• Mick Harvey
• Richard Harvey
• Bo Harwood
• Tomoki Hasegawa
• Ichiko Hashimoto
• Paul Haslinger
• Aki Hata
• Tony Hatch
• Donny Hathaway
• Marvin Hatley
• Katsuhisa Hattori
• M. Maurice Hawkesworth
• Alan Hawkshaw
• Fumio Hayasaka
• Hikaru Hayashi – Death by Hanging
• Pete Haycock (1951–2013) – One False Move
• Isaac Hayes
• Richard Hazard
• Jim Hedges
• Neal Hefti
• Reinhold Heil
• Zack Hemsey
• Michael Hennagin
• Joe Henry
• Hans Werner Henze
• Paul Hepker
• Victor Herbert
• Michel Herr
• Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975) – Psycho, North by Northwest, Vertigo, Citizen Kane, Taxi Driver
• Paul Hertzog – Bloodsport, Kickboxer
• Dan Hess
• David Hess
• Nigel Hess
• Eric Hester
• Andrew Hewitt
• David Hewson
• Miki Higashino
• Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
• Stephen Hilton
• Paul Hindemith
• Yoshihisa Hirano
• Susumu Hirasawa
• David Hirschfelder
• Joel Hirschhorn
• Joe Hisaishi
• Peter Hajba
• Alun Hoddinott (1929–2008) – Sword of Sherwood Forest
• Derrick Hodge
• Michael Hoenig
• Robin Hoffmann
• Friedrich Hollaender
• Dulcie Holland
• David Holmes
• Bo Holten – The Element of Crime
• Arthur Honegger
• Honk (formed 1970) – Five Summer Stories
• Hannu Honkonen
• Johan Hoogewijs
• Les Hooper
• Nicholas Hooper – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Land of the Tiger
• Nellee Hooper
• Ciaran Hope (born 1974)  – The Letters, Truth About Kerry
• Anthony Hopkins (born 1937) – August, Slipstream, Dylan Thomas: Return Journey
• Antony Hopkins
• Jon Hopkins
• Kenyon Hopkins
• Keith Hopwood
• Trevor Horn
• James Horner (1953–2015) – Aliens, Braveheart, Avatar, The Land Before Time, Titanic
• André Hossein
• Tomoyasu Hotei (born 1962) – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Samurai Fiction
• James Newton Howard (born 1951) – The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, The Village, Lady in the Water, The Dark Knight
• Ken Howard
• Alan Howarth
• Peter Howell
• Nihad Hrustanbegovic (born 1973)
• Rob Hubbard (born 1955) – Master of Magic, Commando, Auf Wiedersehen Monty
• L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986) – The Case He Couldn't Crack, The Problem of Life, What Happened to These Civilizations?
• Robert Hughes
• Chris Hülsbeck
• Scott Humphrey
• Andy Hunter
• Gottfried Huppertz (1887–1937) – Metropolis, Die Nibelungen, The Green Domino
• Craig Huxley
• Søren Hyldgaard
• Dick Hyman

I

• Jacques Ibert (1890–1962) – Don Quixote, Golgotha, Macbeth, Conflit
• Abdullah Ibrahim (born 1934) – Chocolat, No Fear, No Die
• Toshi Ichiyanagi (born 1933) – Eros Plus Massacre
• Akira Ifukube (1914–2006) – Godzilla, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Destroy All Monsters, Space Amoeba
• Alberto Iglesias (born 1955) – All About My Mother, The Kite Runner, The Constant Gardener
• Ilaiyaraaja (born 1943) – Thalapathi, Nayakan, Nizhalkuthu
• Jerrold Immel (born 1936) – Dallas, How the West Was Won, Voyagers!
• In the Nursery (formed 1981) – new music for the silent films The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Man with a Movie Camera, Asphalt
• Daniel Ingram (born 1975) – My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Pound Puppies, Martha Speaks
• Neil Innes (born 1944) – Monty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, All You Need Is Cash, Erik the Viking
• Damon Intrabartolo (born 1975) – The Journey of Jared Price, Navigate this Maze
• John Ireland (1879–1962) – The Overlanders
• Markéta Irglová (born 1988) – Once
• Pat Irwin (born 1955) – Rocko's Modern Life, Loose Women, Class of 3000
• Peter Isaac – John Safran's Race Relations, Speaking in Tongues, Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure
• Mark Isham (born 1951) – Of Mice and Men, The Cooler, Blade, Crash
• Chu Ishikawa – Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Gemini, A Snake of June
• Emir Işılay – Murder on Pleasant Drive, Summerland
• Masumi Itō – Angel Sanctuary, éX-Driver, Galaxy Angel
• Teiji Ito (1935–1982) – Meshes of the Afternoon, The Very Eye of Night, Maeva
• Peter Ivers (1946–1983) – Eraserhead, Grand Theft Auto, B. J. and the Bear
• Taku Iwasaki (1966–2017) – Origin: Spirits of the Past, Uncharted Waters Online, Onimusha
• Taro Iwashiro (born 1965) – Red Cliff, Memories of Murder
• Masaharu Iwata (born 1966) – Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Final Fantasy Tactics

J

• Jeet Ganguly
• Steve Jablonsky (born 1970) – Transformers, The Island, Steamboy
• Richard Jacques
• Mick Jagger (born 1943) – Invocation of My Demon Brother, Alfie
• Jaidev
• Shankar Jaikishan
• Ravindra Jain
• Bob James (born 1939) – Taxi, Daniel
• Malek Jandali
• Chas Jankel
• Enzo Jannacci (1935–2013) – Seven Beauties
• Werner Janssen
• Jean-Michel Jarre
• Maurice Jarre (1924–2009) – Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Topaz, Dead Poets Society
• Michael Jary
• Maurice Jaubert
• Harris Jayaraj
• Wyclef Jean
• Merrill Jenson
• Zhao Jiping
• Jo Yeong-wook
• Antonio Carlos Jobim (Tom Jobim)
• Adan Jodorowsky (born 1979) – Echek, Teou
• Alejandro Jodorowsky (born 1929) – El Topo, The Holy Mountain
• Barði Jóhannsson (born 1975) – Reykjavík-Rotterdam, Fíaskó, new music for the silent film Häxan
• Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969-2018) –
• Elton John
• Johnson
• J. J. Johnson
• Laurie Johnson
• Nathan Johnson
• Arthur Johnston
• Bobby Johnston
• Jim Johnston
• Brian Jones
• Dan Jones
• John Paul Jones
• Quincy Jones (born 1933) – In Cold Blood, In the Heat of the Night, The Color Purple, Roots
• Quincy Jones III
• Tim Jones (born 1971) – The Forsaken, Chuck, Karla
• Raymond Jones
• Ron Jones
• Trevor Jones (born 1949) – The Dark Crystal, Dark City, Mississippi Burning, The Last of the Mohicans
• Jónsi
• Lakshman Joseph de Saram – Bel Ami, Between Two Worlds
• Peter Joseph
• Richard Joseph
• Michael Josephs
• Don Julian (1937–1998) – Savage!, Shorty the Pimp
• David Julyan – Memento, The Descent, The Prestige
• Junkie XL (born 1967) – DOA: Dead or Alive, SSX Blur, Need for Speed: ProStreet
• Walter Jurmann
• Patrick Juvet

K

• John Erik Kaada (born 1975) – O' Horten, Natural Born Star
• Dmitri Kabalevsky
• Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
• Mauricio Kagel
• Gus Kahn
• Akari Kaida
• Yuki Kajiura
• Edd Kalehoff
• Paul Kalkbrenner
• George Kallis
• Bert Kalmar
• Peter Kam
• Michael Kamen (born 1948) "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, Don Juan Demarco, Mr. Holland's Opus, License To Kill"
• John Kander
• Artie Kane
• Shigeru Kan-no
• Noam Kaniel – Power Rangers, Glitter Force, Digimon Fusion
• Yoko Kanno
• Tuomas Kantelinen
• Bronisław Kaper
• Sol Kaplan
• Eleni Karaindrou
• Nele Karajlić
• Anton Karas
• Fred Karlin
• Laura Karpman
• Kent Karlsson
• Al Kasha
• Peter Kater
• Emilio Kauderer
• Jake Kaufman
• Kenji Kawai
• Norman Kay
• Eric Kaz (born 1947) – Greetings, Hi, Mom!
• Yakov Kazyansky
• Brian Keane
• John E. Keane
• John M. Keane
• Tom Keenlyside – Ruby-Spears Mega Man, Monster Rancher, Dragon Ball Z
• M. M. Keeravani
• Roger Kellaway
• Paul Kelly
• Victoria Kelly - Fracture, The Ugly, Black Sheep
• Rolfe Kent
• Walter Kent
• Jerome Kern
• Premasiri Kernadasa
• Aram Khachaturian
• Khaled
• Aashish Khan
• Ali Akbar Khan
• Praga Khan
• Usha Khanna
• Yuri Khanon – European Film Awards-1988: “Days of Eclipse”, “Save and Preserve”
• Alex Khaskin
• Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
• Tikhon Khrennikov
• Khawaja Khurshid Anwar
• Shunsuke Kikuchi – Dragon Ball Z
• Wojciech Kilar
• Alastair King
• John King
• Kaki King
• Gershon Kingsley
• Basil Kirchin
• Gökhan Kırdar
• Grant Kirkhope
• Martin Kiszko
• Kitarō
• Jan Klusák
• David Knopfler
• Mark Knopfler – The Princess Bride
• Leon Ko
• Erland von Koch (1910–2009) – Kris, It Rains on Our Love, Girl with Hyacinths
• Konstancja Kochaniec
• Krzysztof Komeda (1931–1969) – The Fearless Vampire Killers, Rosemary's Baby, Knife in the Water, Cul-de-sac
• Koji Kondo (born 1960) – Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox 64
• Robbie Kondor
• Joseph Koo
• Ben Kopec
• Hermann Kopp (born 1954) – Nekromantik, Der Todesking, Nekromantik 2
• Anders Koppel
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957) – Anthony Adverse, The Adventures of Robin Hood
• Danny Kortchmar
• Mark Korven – I've Heard the Mermaids Singing, Cube, A Scattering of Seeds
• Richard Kosinski
• Joseph Kosma
• Irwin Kostal – The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, Fantasia (1982 digital re-recording)
• Robert Kraft
• William Kraft
• Robert J. Kral
• Wayne Kramer
• Raoul Kraushaar
• John Henry Kreitler
• K. M. Radha Krishnan
• David Kristian
• Mina Kubota
• Vivian Kubrick
• Taro Kudou
• G. V. Prakash Kumar
• Gary Kuo
• Emir Kusturica
• Keisuke Kuwata
• Chan Kwong-Wing
• Jesper Kyd
• Milan Kymlicka

L

• John T. La Barbera – Pane Amaro, What's Up Scarlet?, Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
• Fariborz Lachini
• Thorsten Laewe
• Bappi Lahiri
• Francis Lai (born 1932) – Love Story, Bilitis, A Man and a Woman
• Laibach (formed 1980) – Iron Sky
• Nick Laird-Clowes
• Constant Lambert
• Russ Landau
• Marcel Landowski
• Bruce Langhorne
• Daniel Lanois
• Laraaji
• Glen A. Larson
• Nathan Larson
• Richard LaSalle
• James Last
• Alexander Laszlo
• Felice Lattuada
• Tats Lau
• Ken Lauber
• William Lava
• Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
• Tom Lavin
• James Lavino
• David Nessim Lawrence – American Pie, High School Musical
• Elliot Lawrence
• Stephen J. Lawrence
• Maury Laws
• Raam Laxman
• Jean-Marc Lederman
• Lee Byung-woo (born 1965) – A Tale of Two Sisters, The Host, Mother
• Raymond Lefèvre (1929–2008) – Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez, La Soupe aux choux
• Michel Legrand (born 1932) – Cléo from 5 to 7, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, F for Fake
• Barry Leitch
• Christopher Lennertz (born 1972) – Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, Saint Sinner, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Supernatural
• Sean Lennon
• Nicholas Lens
• Stefano Lentini
• Patrick Leonard
• Raymond Leppard
• Sondre Lerche (born 1982) – Dan in Real Life
• Cory Lerios
• César Lerner
• Jérôme Leroy
• Yaacov Bilansky Levanon
• Sylvester Levay
• Laurent Levesque
• James S. Levine
• Michael A. Levine
• Krishna Levy (born 1964) – 8 Women
• Louis Levy
• Shuki Levy – Inspector Gadget, Digimon Adventure, Spider-Man: The Animated Series, He-Man
• Frank Lewin
• Herschell Gordon Lewis
• Lesle Lewis
• Paul Lewis
• Jan Leyers
• Blake Leyh
• Sven Libaek
• Michael Licari
• Daniel Licht
• Harry Lightfoot (born 1985) – The Fisherman's Apprentice, Tales From The Wild Wood, Allegra McEvedy's Turkish Delights
• Russell Lieblich
• Krister Linder
• Hal Lindes
• Michael Lira – Wyrmwood, Growing Up Smith, The Hunter
• Zdeněk Liška
• Zülfü Livaneli
• Jay Livingston
• Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Lowell Lo
• Los Lobos
• Didier Lockwood
• Malcolm Lockyer
• Joseph LoDuca – Xena: Warrior Princess, The Evil Dead, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Army of Darkness
• John Loeffler
• Frederick Loewe
• Henning Lohner
• Jon Lord
• Rob Lord
• Saša Lošić
• Alexina Louie
• Louiguy
• Jacques Loussier
• Chris Lowe
• David Lowe
• Mundell Lowe
• Jaye Luckett
• Ralph Lundsten
• Evan Lurie
• John Lurie
• Danny Lux
• David Lynch (born 1946) – Eraserhead, Inland Empire, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
• Liam Lynch

M

• M83 (formed 2001) – Oblivion
• Lebo M (born 1964) – The Lion King 1½, Long Night's Journey into Day
• Galt MacDermot
• Teo Macero (1925–2008) – Virus, A.k.a. Cassius Clay
• Bruno Maderna – La morte ha fatto l'uovo
• Madonna
• Manoj George
• Jun Maeda
• Michel Magne
• K. V. Mahadevan
• Shankar Mahadevan
• Taj Mahal
• Vusi Mahlasela
• Jerzy Maksymiuk
• Anu Malik
• Kalyani Malik
• Dmitry Malikov
• Matty Malneck
• Albert Hay Malotte
• Riichiro Manabe
• Josh Mancell
• Mark Mancina
• Henry Mancini
• Johnny Mandel
• Christopher Mann
• Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.
• Franco Mannino
• Manohar
• Clint Mansell (born 1963) – π, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, Moon, Black Swan,
• Keith Mansfield
• Marilyn Manson (born 1969) – Resident Evil, Splatter Sisters
• Tigran Mansurian (born 1939) – The Color of Pomegranates, We and Our Mountains
• Kevin Manthei
• Homero Manzi
• Dario Marianelli (born 1963) – Atonement, V for Vendetta, Agora
• Anthony Marinelli – Stand by Me, Young Guns, Leaving Las Vegas, Chapter 27
• Chris Marker (1921–2012) – Sans Soleil
• Yannis Markopoulos
• Richard Marriott
• Branford Marsalis
• Wynton Marsalis
• George Martin (1926-2016) – Yellow Submarine, Live and Let Die
• Jerry Martin
• Cliff Martinez (born 1954) – Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Solaris, Kafka
• Jean Martinon
• J Mascis
• John Massari
• Massive Attack (formed 1988) – Danny the Dog, Bullet Boy, Battle in Seattle, Gomorrah
• Diego Masson
• Toshio Masuda
• Muir Mathieson
• Hayato Matsuo
• Masaya Matsuura
• Dave Matthews
• Siegfried Matthus
• Billy May
• Brian May
• Simon May
• Curtis Mayfield (1942–1999) – Superfly
• Toshiro Mayuzumi
• Dennis McCarthy
• Paul McCartney
• Craig McConnell
• Bear McCreary
• Nathan McCree
• Keff McCulloch
• Gary McFarland
• Rory McFarlane
• Don McGlashan
• Bill McGuffie
• Tim McIntire
• Rod McKuen
• Joel McNeely
• Joe Meek
• DJ Mehdi
• Brad Mehldau
• Edmund Meisel (born 1894–1930) – The Battleship Potemkin
• Gil Mellé (1931–2004) – The Andromeda Strain, My Sweet Charlie, Columbo
• Mike Melvoin
• Wendy Melvoin (born 1964) – Heroes, Dangerous Minds
• Loy Mendonsa
• Alan Menken
• Dean Menta
• Johnny Mercer
• Freddie Mercury
• Wim Mertens
• Mateo Messina
• Dominic Messinger
• Metric
• Micki Meuser
• Mickey J Meyer
• Lanny Meyers
• Michel Michelet (1894–1995)
• Guy Michelmore
• Mario Migliardi
• Darius Milhaud
• Mladen Milicevic
• Marcus Miller
• Robyn Miller
• Mario Millo
• Chieli Minucci
• Paul Misraki
• Shyamal Mitra
• Shinkichi Mitsumune
• Shinji Miyazaki
• Hajime Mizoguchi
• Vic Mizzy
• Moby
• Cyril J. Mockridge
• Mogwai
• Ghulam Mohammed
• Madan Mohan
• S. Mohinder
• Charlie Mole
• Paddy Moloney
• Money Mark
• Francis Monkman
• Egil Monn-Iversen
• Hugo Montenegro
• Guy Moon
• Anthony Moore
• Dudley Moore
• Lennie Moore
• Mike Moran
• Mark Morgan
• Akihiko Mori
• Nobuhiko Morino
• Angela Morley (1924–2008) – Watership Down, The Slipper and the Rose, The Lady Is a Square
• Giorgio Moroder (born 1940) – Midnight Express, Flashdance, American Gigolo, Scarface (1983 film), Impressionen unter Wasser
• Jerome Moross
• Andrea Morricone (born 1964) – Cinema Paradiso, Capturing the Friedmans
• Ennio Morricone (born 1928) – A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Untouchables
• John Morris (1926–2018) –
• Trevor Morris
• Bob Mothersbaugh
• Mark Mothersbaugh (born 1950) – The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Rugrats, Crash Bandicoot
• Rob Mounsey
• Leszek Możdżer (born 1971) – Nienasycenie, 1 000 000 $, Discover Chopin
• Dominic Muldowney (born 1952) – Nineteen Eighty-Four, Sharpe, Copenhagen
• Mugison (born 1976) – A Little Trip to Heaven
• Nico Muhly (born 1981) – The Reader, Margaret
• Manas Mukherjee
• Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay
• Pankaj Mullick
• David Munrow
• Vano Muradeli
• Rika Muranaka – Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
• John Murphy (born 1965) – 28 Days Later, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Sunshine, Kick-Ass
• Selma Mutal – The Milk of Sorrow, The Vanished Elephant, Madeinusa, Undertow – Contracorriente,
• Stanley Myers (1930–1993) – The Deer Hunter, The Voyager, The Witches
• Shantanu Moitra – October (soundtrack)