---
name: "David Kitay"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-kitay"
fi1m_id: "david-kitay"
imdb_id: "nm0457598"
tmdb_id: 25143
wikidata_id: "Q604152"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "23 October 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T01:58:35.621770+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 Kitay

## Identity

David Kitay

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-kitay
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-kitay
- **IMDb ID:** nm0457598
- **TMDB ID:** 25143
- **Wikidata ID:** Q604152
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kitay, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q604152, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0457598/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/25143

Composer. Born 23 October 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 23 October 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1989–2004
- **Also known as:** David Kitaygorodsky, David J. Kitay, David Jospeh Kitay
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 1 acting, 7 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Amy Heckerling](https://film.one/person/amy-heckerling.md), [John Travolta](https://film.one/person/john-travolta.md), [Jonathan D. Krane](https://film.one/person/jonathan-d-krane.md), [Kirstie Alley](https://film.one/person/kirstie-alley.md), [Olympia Dukakis](https://film.one/person/olympia-dukakis.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 66 (2), 1990s 58 (3), 2000s 73 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 61 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Romance 3, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Drama 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $796m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kitay, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q604152, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0457598/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/25143

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Ghost World*](https://film.one/film/ghost-world.md) (84), [*Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle*](https://film.one/film/harold-and-kumar-go-to-white-castle.md) (71), [*Look Who's Talking Too*](https://film.one/film/look-whos-talking-too.md) (35)
- **Apple TV:** [*Clueless*](https://film.one/film/clueless.md) (84), [*Scary Movie*](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-2000.md) (63)
- **Tubi:** [*Look Who's Talking*](https://film.one/film/look-whos-talking.md) (71)

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

## Biography

David Kitay is an American film composer. Born David Joseph Kitay on 23 October 1961 in Los Angeles, California, he began his career as a session guitarist and arranger, recording with artists including Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Raitt and the Pointer Sisters.

Kitay's film scoring work began with *Look Who's Talking* (1989), the first of several collaborations with director Amy Heckerling that included *Clueless* (1995). He has composed for films such as *Scary Movie* (2000), *Ghost World* (2001), *Bad Santa* (2003), *Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle* (2004) and *Camp Rock* (2008). He has also scored television series including *Mad About You* and produced records for other artists. Kitay has received multiple BMI awards for his film and television scores.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, davidkitay.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

### Performed in (1)

- *Always* (1989), Fi1m 62, as Band — [page](https://film.one/film/always.md)

### Crew (7) — the average rests on these

- *Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle* (2004), Fi1m 71, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/harold-and-kumar-go-to-white-castle.md)
- *Ghost World* (2001), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-world.md)
- *Scary Movie* (2000), Fi1m 63, Music, Conductor, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-2000.md)
- *Clueless* (1995), Fi1m 84, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/clueless.md)
- *Look Who's Talking Too* (1990), Fi1m 35, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/look-whos-talking-too.md)
- *Nuns on the Run* (1990), Fi1m 54, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/nuns-on-the-run.md)
- *Look Who's Talking* (1989), Fi1m 71, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/look-whos-talking.md)

## Complete filmography (62)

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

- *Aftermath* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Home Alone: The Holiday Heist* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Vamps* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Demoted* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Mr. Troop Mom* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Camp Rock* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Wieners* (2008), Music
- *My Sassy Girl* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Over Her Dead Body* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Blonde Ambition* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Smiley Face* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *The Darwin Awards* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Planet Terror* (2007), Music Supervisor
- *Shanghai Kiss* (2007), Music
- *Because I Said So* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Caffeine* (2006), Music
- *Art School Confidential* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Relative Strangers* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Date Movie* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *The Ice Harvest* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Family Plan* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Life Is Ruff* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Elvis Has Left the Building* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Stuck in the Suburbs* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle* (2004), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/harold-and-kumar-go-to-white-castle.md)
- *Bad Santa* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *How to Deal* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *I Witness* (2003), Music
- *The One* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *You Wish!* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *The Scream Team* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Cadet Kelly* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *The Stickup* (2002), Music
- *Ghost World* (2001), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-world.md)
- *Hounded* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Tomcats* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Dude, Where's My Car?* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Loser* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Scary Movie* (2000), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-2000.md)
- *Mary and Rhoda* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *A Night at the Roxbury* (1998), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *Can't Hardly Wait* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Clueless* (1995), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/clueless.md)
- *Jury Duty* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Solomon & Sheba* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *The Stöned Age* (1994), Music
- *Father and Scout* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Trading Mom* (1994), Music
- *Surf Ninjas* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Roosters* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Breaking the Rules* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Boris and Natasha* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Highway to Hell* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Problem Child 2* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Look Who's Talking Too* (1990), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/look-whos-talking-too.md)
- *Nuns on the Run* (1990), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/nuns-on-the-run.md)
- *Always* (1989), as Band — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/always.md)
- *Look Who's Talking* (1989), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/look-whos-talking.md)
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Original Music Composer, Music
- *Under the Boardwalk* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *The Night Stalker* (1987), Original Music Composer

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