---
name: "Dean Wareham"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dean-wareham"
fi1m_id: "dean-wareham"
imdb_id: "nm0999134"
tmdb_id: 66260
wikidata_id: "Q373354"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "1 August 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:54:15.602597+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."
---

# Dean Wareham

## Identity

Dean Wareham

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dean-wareham
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dean-wareham
- **IMDb ID:** nm0999134
- **TMDB ID:** 66260
- **Wikidata ID:** Q373354
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Wareham, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q373354, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0999134/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66260

Composer. Born 1 August 1963 in Wellington, New Zealand.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 August 1963, Wellington, New Zealand
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:**  Galaxie 500, Luna, Luna²
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 crew
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 83 (1), 2010s 83 (2), 2020s 64 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Wareham, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q373354, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0999134/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66260

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Squid and the Whale*](https://film.one/film/the-squid-and-the-whale.md) (83)

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

## Biography

Dean Wareham is a musician and composer. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, he moved to New York City in 1977 and studied at Harvard University. He co-founded the band Galaxie 500 in 1987, left in 1991 to form Luna, and later worked as the duo Dean & Britta with his wife Britta Phillips.

Wareham has composed original music for several films, including *The Squid and the Whale* (2005) and *Mistress America* (2015), both directed by Noah Baumbach. He has also contributed to *Thursday* (1998), *Mr. Jealousy* (1998) and *Price Check* (2012).

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

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (3)

- *Jay Kelly* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Mourner — [page](https://film.one/film/jay-kelly.md)
- *Marriage Story* (2019), Fi1m 84, as Cinematographer — [page](https://film.one/film/marriage-story.md)
- *Frances Ha* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Spencer — [page](https://film.one/film/frances-ha.md)

### Crew (1) — the average rests on these

- *The Squid and the Whale* (2005), Fi1m 83, as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-squid-and-the-whale.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

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

- *Jay Kelly* (2025), as Mourner — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/jay-kelly.md)
- *White Noise* (2022), as Boy Scout Camp Singer
- *Marriage Story* (2019), as Cinematographer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/marriage-story.md)
- *Mistress America* (2015), as Harold · Original Music Composer
- *While We're Young* (2015), as Shaman
- *Frances Ha* (2013), as Spencer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/frances-ha.md)
- *Price Check* (2012), Music
- *The Dish & the Spoon* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests* (2009), Music
- *Pumpkin Hell* (2007), as Mick
- *Just Like the Son* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *The Squid and the Whale* (2005), as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited) · Original Music Composer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-squid-and-the-whale.md)
- *Piggie* (2003), as Nile · Additional Music
- *Highball* (2002), as Jessie · Music Supervisor
- *Thursday* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Mr. Jealousy* (1998), as Music Video Director · Original Music Composer
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Ken Cramer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

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