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name: "Eric Gorfain"
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updated: "2026-09-17T19:30:22.293345+00:00"
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# Eric Gorfain

Composer. Born in San Diego, California, U.S..

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Also known as:** The Section Quartet
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5386602, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1938704/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2264159

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*](https://film.one/tv/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel.md) (76)

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## Biography

Eric Gorfain is an American violinist, composer and arranger. He is the founder of The Section Quartet, a string ensemble that performs rock and pop songs. His film and television credits include string arrangements for *Saw* (2004) and original music composition for *Whip It* (2009) and *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017), the latter co-composed with Sam Phillips.

Gorfain studied music at UCLA and worked as a studio violinist in Japan before touring as concertmaster with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. He formed The Section Quartet after that experience and has since arranged strings for artists including Def Leppard, Christina Aguilera and Dr. Dre. He is married to singer-songwriter Sam Phillips.

*Sources: dailybruin.com, filmmusicreporter.com, en.wikipedia.org, ericgorfain.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017), Fi1m 76, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

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- *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel.md)
- *Whip It* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Saw* (2004), Music Arranger

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