---
name: "Dave Porter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dave-porter"
fi1m_id: "dave-porter"
imdb_id: "nm1726663"
tmdb_id: 1280070
wikidata_id: "Q16734639"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "1 January 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-23T13:53:39.439589+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."
---

# Dave Porter

## Identity

Dave Porter

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dave-porter
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dave-porter
- **IMDb ID:** nm1726663
- **TMDB ID:** 1280070
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16734639
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Porter_(composer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16734639, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1726663/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1280070

Composer. Born 1 January 1950.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 January 1950
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Also known as:** David Porter
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Bernstein](https://film.one/person/adam-bernstein.md), [Vince Gilligan](https://film.one/person/vince-gilligan.md), [Alison Tatlock](https://film.one/person/alison-tatlock.md), [Ariel Levine](https://film.one/person/ariel-levine.md), [Bronwen Hughes](https://film.one/person/bronwen-hughes.md), [Colin Bucksey](https://film.one/person/colin-bucksey.md), [Diane Mercer](https://film.one/person/diane-mercer.md), [Gennifer Hutchison](https://film.one/person/gennifer-hutchison.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 91 (1), 2010s 74 (3), 2020s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 77 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Crime 3, Comedy 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $30m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Porter_(composer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16734639, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1726663/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1280070

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Breaking Bad*](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md) (91), [*Better Call Saul*](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md) (84), [*The Blacklist*](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) (63)
- **Apple TV:** [*Pluribus*](https://film.one/tv/pluribus.md) (82)
- **Tubi:** [*The Disaster Artist*](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Dave Porter is an American composer for film and television. He studied both classical and electronic music composition at Sarah Lawrence College and began his professional career as an assistant in Philip Glass's recording studio in New York City. He is based in Los Angeles.

Porter has composed the original scores for all projects by Vince Gilligan, including the series *Breaking Bad* (2008–2013), its prequel spin-off *Better Call Saul* (2015–2022) and the film *El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie* (2019). He has also scored the series *The Blacklist* (2013–2023) and *Pluribus* (2025).

He has received ASCAP Composer's Choice Awards for Best Television Composer and a Citation Award from Sarah Lawrence College.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Pluribus* (2025), Fi1m 82, Scoring Mixer, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/pluribus.md)
- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), Fi1m 74, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), Fi1m 84, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *The Blacklist* (2013), Fi1m 63, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Breaking Bad* (2008), Fi1m 91, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *A Woman's Work* (2026), Music
- *Pluribus* (2025), series, Original Music Composer, Scoring Mixer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/pluribus.md)
- *Echo* (2024), series, Original Music Composer
- *Lucky Hank* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *Alert: Missing Persons Unit* (2023), series, Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance
- *El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *The Blacklist: Redemption* (2017), series, Original Music Composer
- *Preacher* (2016), series, Original Music Composer
- *Term Life* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Flesh and Bone* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *Documentary Now!* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Red Widow* (2013), series, Original Music Composer
- *Smiley* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *30 for 30* (2009), series, Original Music Composer
- *Bigger Stronger Faster** (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Breaking Bad* (2008), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md)
- *Saved* (2006), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Oh in Ohio* (2006), Additional Music
- *Ultraviolet* (2006), Additional Music
- *The Third Wish* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *PJ Harvey: Reeling With* (1994), Sound Recordist

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