Jeff Beal
Birth Name:
Jeff Beal
Birth Place:
Hayward, California, United States
Profession
Composer, Music department, Sound department
Fast Facts
- His music for the Philip Haas art installation "Butchers, Dragons, Gods & Skeletons" was showcased at the Kimball Art Museum and the 2011 Venice Biennale
- Returned to the Eastman School of Music as the commencement speaker and honored alumnus in 2011
- Earned his degree from the Eastman School of Music
- His pianist and jazz-enthusiast grandmother gave him Miles Davis's and Gil Evans's "Sketches of Spain" album, which incited his interest in the trumpet
- Started out as a jazz trumpeter and recording artist
- While a student at Castro Valley High School, he wrote his first long-form composition for the Oakland Youth Symphony
- Composes, orchestrates, conducts, records and mixes his own scores
- His compositions for film, media and the concert hall are infused with an understanding of rhythm and spontaneity that draw from his skill at improvisation
- Such solo CDs as "Three Graces," "Contemplations," "Red Shift" and "Liberation" helped establish him as an artist and composer
- Began mentoring and encouraging young composers at the Sundance Film Composer seminars and lecturing at conservatories and universities
Awards
- 1998OFTA Television Award - Best Music in a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2001BMI TV Music AwardWinner
- 2001World Soundtrack Award - Discovery of the Year:Nominated
- 2003DVD Premiere Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Main Title Theme Music:Winner
- 2005BMI TV Music AwardWinner
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore):Nominated
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):Nominated
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score):Nominated
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music:Nominated
- 2007BMI TV Music AwardWinner
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):Nominated
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score):Winner
- 2008HMMA Award - Best Original Score - Film:Winner
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score):Winner
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score):Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special:Nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):Nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music:Nominated
- 2014Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score:Nominated
- 2014HMMA Award - Main Title - TV Show / Digital Series:Nominated
- 2014OFTA Television Award - Best Music in a Series:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):Nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):Winner
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music:Nominated
- 2016OFTA Television Award - Best Music in a Non-Series:Nominated
- 2016OFTA Television Award - Best Music in a Series:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score):Nominated
- 2016World Soundtrack Award - Television Composer of the Year:Winner
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):Winner
- 2018C.A.S. Award - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Documentary:Nominated
- 2018HMMA Award - Best Main Title Theme - TV Show/Limited Series:Nominated
- 2018IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Documentary Film:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music:Nominated
- 2019Critics' Choice Documentary Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2019HMMA Award - Best Original Score - Documentary:Winner
- 2019Creative Recognition Award - Best Music:Nominated
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):Nominated
- 2020IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Documentary:Nominated
- 2020SCL Award - Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film:Nominated
- 2025HMMA Award - Best Original Song - Independent Film:Nominated
- 2025HMMA Award - Best Original Score - Independent Film:Winner
- 2026Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score):Nominated
- 2026Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music:Nominated
- 2026SCL Award - Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production:Nominated