---
name: "Craig Wedren"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/craig-wedren"
fi1m_id: "craig-wedren"
imdb_id: "nm0917208"
tmdb_id: 17748
wikidata_id: "Q5181581"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "15 August 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-17T19:17:32.908368+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Craig Wedren

## Identity

Craig Wedren

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/craig-wedren
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** craig-wedren
- **IMDb ID:** nm0917208
- **TMDB ID:** 17748
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5181581
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Wedren, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5181581, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0917208/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17748

Composer. Born 15 August 1969 in Washington, D.C., United States of America.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 15 August 1969, Washington, D.C., United States of America
- **Active:** 1998–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Anya Adams](https://film.one/person/anya-adams.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (1), 2000s 84 (1), 2010s 78 (1), 2020s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 74 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Music 2, Family 1, Mystery 1, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $135m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Wedren, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5181581, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0917208/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17748

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The School of Rock*](https://film.one/film/the-school-of-rock.md) (84), [*Yellowjackets*](https://film.one/tv/yellowjackets.md) (76)
- **Netflix:** [*GLOW*](https://film.one/tv/glow.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Craig Wedren is an American composer and musician. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1969, he began his career as the singer and primary songwriter for the post-hardcore band Shudder to Think.

Following the band's disbandment, Wedren worked as a film and television composer. He contributed music to *Velvet Goldmine* (1998) and has composed scores for films including *Wet Hot American Summer* (2001), *School of Rock* (2003), *Role Models* (2008), *They Came Together* (2014) and *How to Be a Latin Lover* (2017). His television work includes *New Amsterdam* (2018) and *Yellowjackets* (2021).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, allmusic.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Yellowjackets* (2021), Fi1m 76, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/yellowjackets.md)
- *GLOW* (2017), Fi1m 78, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/glow.md)
- *The School of Rock* (2003), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-school-of-rock.md)
- *Velvet Goldmine* (1998), Fi1m 81, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/velvet-goldmine.md)

## Complete filmography (48)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Samanta Nobody* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Alma & the Wolf* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Am I OK?* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Alok* (2024), Music
- *What Comes Around* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Organ Trail* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Ann* (2022), Music
- *Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon* (2021), Actor
- *Yellowjackets* (2021), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/yellowjackets.md)
- *Lady of the Manor* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *The Civil War on Drugs* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist* (2020), series, Original Music Composer
- *Mrs. Fletcher* (2019), series, Music
- *William* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *New Amsterdam* (2018), series, Original Music Composer
- *Dog Days* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *A Futile and Stupid Gesture* (2018), as Lemmings Piano Player · Original Music Composer
- *Permanent* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later* (2017), series, Original Music Composer
- *GLOW* (2017), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/glow.md)
- *How to Be a Latin Lover* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *XX* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Powerless* (2017), series, Original Music Composer
- *Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Search Party* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *They Came Together* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Lucky Them* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Afternoon Delight* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Wanderlust* (2012), as The Elysium Band Member · Original Music Composer
- *By the People: The Election of Barack Obama* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Hung* (2009), series, Music
- *I Love You, Man* (2009), as Wedding Band
- *Role Models* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *The Ten* (2007), as Naked Guy · Original Music Composer
- *Reno 911!: Miami* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Beautiful Ohio* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Intolerable* (2006), Music
- *The Baxter* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *P.S.* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *The School of Rock* (2003), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-school-of-rock.md)
- *Laurel Canyon* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Roger Dodger* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Wet Hot American Summer* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Velvet Goldmine* (1998), Music — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/velvet-goldmine.md)
- *First Love, Last Rites* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *High Art* (1998), as Music

## Gallery

- ![Craig Wedren](https://film.one/media/person/88168/gallery-dcc0bfdeeea5.jpg) Craig Wedren — Flickr user "tammylo" - real name Tammy Lo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Craig_Wedren.jpg/1280px-Craig_Wedren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Craig Wedren at Long Live The State during the 2025 Tribeca Festival](https://film.one/media/person/88168/gallery-3c7016536494.jpg) Craig Wedren at Long Live The State during the 2025 Tribeca Festival — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Craig_Wedren_The_State-51.jpg/1280px-Craig_Wedren_The_State-51.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Craig Wedren at Long Live The State during the 2025 Tribeca Festival](https://film.one/media/person/88168/gallery-0b41594b6fae.jpg) Craig Wedren at Long Live The State during the 2025 Tribeca Festival — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Craig_Wedren_The_State-57.jpg/1280px-Craig_Wedren_The_State-57.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Craig Wedren at Long Live The State during the 2025 Tribeca Festival](https://film.one/media/person/88168/gallery-58cd9618fc7a.jpg) Craig Wedren at Long Live The State during the 2025 Tribeca Festival — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Craig_Wedren_The_State-59.jpg/1280px-Craig_Wedren_The_State-59.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Craig Wedren at Long Live The State during the 2025 Tribeca Festival](https://film.one/media/person/88168/gallery-ee4528924a14.jpg) Craig Wedren at Long Live The State during the 2025 Tribeca Festival — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Craig_Wedren_The_State-59_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Craig_Wedren_The_State-59_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Satellite Award for Best Original Score 2003: Satellite Award for Best Original Score (nominated), for *Roger Dodger*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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