Jeff Beal (born June 20, 1963) is an American composer and jazz instrumentalist. He has won five Emmy Awards out of nineteen nominations, most frequently for House of Cards. Other television credits include Monk, Ugly Betty, Rome, Carnivàle, Medium, and the Jesse Stone television films. Beal's film scores include Pollock (2000), Appaloosa (2008), Shock and Awe (2017), Breaking News in Yuba County (2021), and Raymond & Ray (2022). In addition to his scoring career, Beal is a prolific composer of concert music. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Beal’s grandmother was a pianist and accompanist for silent movies who influenced his musical development. In addition to studying both classical and jazz trumpet, Jeff was a self-taught pianist. He studied at the Eastman School of Music, where he met his wife, soprano Joan Sapiro Beal. The couple lives in New York City. Beal disclosed that in 2007 that he had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 20, 1963 (63)
- Hayward, California, USA
- Composer
- 100 on MovieCove · 121 credits in all
Where can I watch Jeff Beal's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 72 of their 100 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).
- Blackfish (2013) · composer · free
- The Champions (2015) · composer · free
- Jay Sebring.... Cutting to the Truth (2020) · composer · free
- Spirit of the Marathon (2007) · composer · free
- When I Walk (2013) · composer · free
- Last Call at the Oasis (2011) · composer · free
- The Good Breast (2016) · composer · free
- Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004) · composer · free
- A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014) · composer · free
- Appaloosa (2008) · composer · free
- He Was a Quiet Man (2007) · composer · free
- Joe and Max (2002) · composer · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- Blackfish (2013) · composer · free
- Weiner (2016) · composer · free
- Monk (2002) · composer · free
- Spirit of the Marathon (2007) · composer · free
- When I Walk (2013) · composer · free
- Last Call at the Oasis (2011) · composer · free
- The Queen of Versailles (2012) · composer · free
- Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011) · composer · free
- A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014) · composer · free
- He Was a Quiet Man (2007) · composer · free
- Bigger (2018) · composer · free
- The Engagement Ring (2005) · composer · free
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- Blackfish (2013) · composer
- Monk (2002) · composer
- The Queen of Versailles (2012) · composer
- Pollock (2000) · composer
- A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014) · composer
- Generation Wealth (2018) · composer
- The Engagement Ring (2005) · composer
- Shock and Awe (2017) · composer
- A Gentleman's Game (2002) · composer
- Sell/Buy/Date (2022) · composer
- The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999) · composer
- Inside Game (2019) · composer
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Subscription and free streaming for Jeff Beal's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
121 credits, 100 with a MovieCove page.
Serling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
All Her Fault(2025)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Can You Hear Me?(2024)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Rule Breakers(2025)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
RFK: Legacy(2025)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Grab(2022)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Rather(2023)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Raymond & Ray(2022)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Sell/Buy/Date(2022)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
JFK: Destiny Betrayed(2021)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Walker(2021)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Console Wars(2020)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Athlete A(2020)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Biggest Little Farm(2018)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Light Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Inside Game(2019)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
When We Walk(2019)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Price of Everything(2018)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Bigger(2018)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Bleeding Edge(2018)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Generation Wealth(2018)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Shock and Awe(2017)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Sweet Life(2016)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Gypsy(2017)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
The Putin Interviews(2017)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Weiner(2016)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Telescope(2016)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Good Breast(2016)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Dovekeepers(2015)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows
The Champions(2015)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Big Driver(2014)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
And the Oscar Goes to...(2014)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
After(2014)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Wilde Salomé(2011)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Blackfish(2013)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Gilded Lilys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Hyperglot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
House of Cards(2013)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
When I Walk(2013)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Queen of Versailles(2012)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Newsroom(2012)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
GCB(2012)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Little Red Wagon(2012)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Beyond the Blackboard(2011)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Last Call at the Oasis(2011)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Once Fallen(2010)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Jesse Stone: No Remorse(2010)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Georgia O'Keeffe(2009)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Little Monk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice(2009)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Loving Leah(2009)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
A Dog Named Christmas(2009)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Flirting with Forty(2008)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Deal(2008)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Appaloosa(2008)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Who Do You Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Ping Pong Playa(2007)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Russell Girl(2008)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
He Was a Quiet Man(2007)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Pixar Story(2007)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Jesse Stone: Sea Change(2007)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Where God Left His Shoes(2007)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Situation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Spirit of the Marathon(2007)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Pinochet's Last Stand(2006)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Water Is Wide(2006)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
A Perfect Day(2006)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Valley of Light(2006)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Engagement Ring(2005)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Emmanuel's Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Rome(2005)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold(2005)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Wool Cap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Love Rules! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Ike: Countdown to D-Day(2004)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
It Must Be Love(2004)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Twelve Mile Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Carnivàle(2003)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Conviction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
A Gentleman's Game(2002)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Secret Life of Zoey(2002)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Door to Door(2002)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Monk(2002)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
No Good Deed(2002)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Joe and Max(2002)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Pollock(2000)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Mambo Café (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Harlem Aria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Passion of Ayn Rand(1999)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Lies He Told (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Undue Influence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Power 98(1996)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Love Is All There Is(1996)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Ring of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Lookin' Italian(1994)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Places for the Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Cheap Shots(1988)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
Awards
5 Primetime Emmys from 21 major nominations, 2003–2026.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
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- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.