---
name: "David Julyan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-julyan"
fi1m_id: "david-julyan"
imdb_id: "nm0432382"
tmdb_id: 558
wikidata_id: "Q331638"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "1 January 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-22T04:04:31.238419+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."
---

# David Julyan

## Identity

David Julyan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-julyan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-julyan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0432382
- **TMDB ID:** 558
- **Wikidata ID:** Q331638
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Julyan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q331638, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0432382/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/558

Composer. Born 1 January 1967 in Cheltenham, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 January 1967, Cheltenham, England
- **Active:** 1999–2012
- **Frequently works with:** [Christopher Nolan](https://film.one/person/christopher-nolan.md), [Emma Thomas](https://film.one/person/emma-thomas.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 85 (3), 2010s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 74 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Mystery 3, Horror 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Drama 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $278m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Julyan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q331638, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0432382/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/558

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Memento*](https://film.one/film/memento.md) (88)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Descent*](https://film.one/film/the-descent.md) (85)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Cabin in the Woods*](https://film.one/film/the-cabin-in-the-woods.md) (80)

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## Biography

David Julyan is a British composer of film scores. Born in 1967 in Cheltenham, England, he studied astronomy and physics at University College London, where he became involved in the student film society and began composing for short films.

He is best known for his scores for Christopher Nolan's early films, including *Following* (1998), *Memento* (2000), *Insomnia* (2002) and *The Prestige* (2006). His other work includes *The Descent* (2005), *Eden Lake* (2008), *The Cabin in the Woods* (2012) and *Hidden* (2015). Julyan has been active as a composer since 1996.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, wikidata.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Cabin in the Woods* (2012), Fi1m 80, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-cabin-in-the-woods.md)
- *The Prestige* (2006), Fi1m 82, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-prestige.md)
- *The Descent* (2005), Fi1m 85, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-descent.md)
- *Memento* (2000), Fi1m 88, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/memento.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *Purple* (2017), Music
- *Bachelor Games* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Broken Vows* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Hidden* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Phantom* (2013), Musician
- *Blackout* (2012), series, Music
- *The Cabin in the Woods* (2012), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-cabin-in-the-woods.md)
- *Heartless* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *The Descent: Part 2* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *The Daisy Chain* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Eden Lake* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *WΔZ* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Outlaw* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *The Prestige* (2006), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-prestige.md)
- *The Last Drop* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *The Descent* (2005), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-descent.md)
- *Inside I'm Dancing* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Happy Here and Now* (2002), Music
- *Insomnia* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *The Secret Rulers of the World* (2001), series, Music
- *Memento* (2000), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/memento.md)
- *Following* (1999), as Original Music Composer · Sound
- *Doodlebug* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Larceny* (1996), Original Music Composer

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