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name: "J. Peter Robinson"
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fi1m_id: "j-peter-robinson"
imdb_id: "nm0006254"
tmdb_id: 28156
wikidata_id: "Q649502"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "16 September 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 52
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T23:50:42.595194+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."
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# J. Peter Robinson

## Identity

J. Peter Robinson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/j-peter-robinson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** j-peter-robinson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006254
- **TMDB ID:** 28156
- **Wikidata ID:** Q649502
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Peter_Robinson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q649502, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006254/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28156

Composer. Born 16 September 1945 in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 16 September 1945, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1988–1994
- **Also known as:** Peter Robinson
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 38 (1), 1990s 58 (2)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Drama 1, Fantasy 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $391m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Peter_Robinson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q649502, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006254/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28156

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*Wayne's World*](https://film.one/film/waynes-world.md) (72)
- **HBO Max:** [*Cocktail*](https://film.one/film/cocktail.md) (38)

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## Biography

J. Peter Robinson is an English composer, musician and arranger. Born John Peter Robinson on 16 September 1945 in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, he studied piano and composition at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

He began his career as a session keyboardist in the 1970s, working with artists including Brand X, Phil Collins and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Robinson made his debut as a solo film composer in the mid-1980s and has scored numerous features, including *Cocktail* (1988), *Wayne's World* (1992), *Wes Craven's New Nightmare* (1994), *Rumble in the Bronx* (1995), *The World's Fastest Indian* (2005) and *The Bank Job* (2008). He has also composed for television series such as *Tales from the Crypt* and *Charmed*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Highlander III: The Sorcerer* (1994), Fi1m 45, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/highlander-iii-the-sorcerer.md)
- *Wayne's World* (1992), Fi1m 72, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/waynes-world.md)
- *Cocktail* (1988), Fi1m 38, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/cocktail.md)

## Complete filmography (72)

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

- *R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Pie* (2018), Music
- *Mad Families* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Heaven's Floor* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Seeking Justice* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Blue Crush 2* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Dreamland* (2011), Music
- *S.I.S.* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *The Bank Job* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Shelter* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Quinceañera* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Covert One: The Hades Factor* (2006), series, Music
- *The World's Fastest Indian* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *12 Days of Terror* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Code 11-14* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Beeper* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Wishcraft* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Flatland* (2002), series, Original Music Composer
- *WW3* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Black River* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *15 Minutes* (2001), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- *The Linda McCartney Story* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Waterproof* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Detroit Rock City* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Don't Look Down* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Brink!* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Gargantua* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Firestorm* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Perversions of Science* (1997), series, Music
- *Mr. Nice Guy* (1997), Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
- *Runaway Car* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Buried Secrets* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Generation X* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Police Story 4: First Strike* (1996), Music
- *Vampire in Brooklyn* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Mind Ripper* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *The Omen* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *The Omen* (1995), series, Original Music Composer
- *Rumble in the Bronx* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Highlander III: The Sorcerer* (1994), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/highlander-iii-the-sorcerer.md)
- *Wes Craven's New Nightmare* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *The Day My Parents Ran Away* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *The President's Child* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *With a Vengeance* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Encino Man* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Wayne's World* (1992), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/waynes-world.md)
- *Are You Lonesome Tonight?* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Eerie, Indiana* (1991), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Lightning Incident* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Hell Hath No Fury* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Deadly Intentions... Again?* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Prison Stories: Women on the Inside* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *When You Remember Me* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Cadillac Man* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *The Wizard* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Blind Fury* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *The Turn of the Screw* (1989), Music
- *The Gifted One* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Music
- *The Kiss* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Desert Rats* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Cocktail* (1988), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/cocktail.md)
- *Return of the Living Dead Part II* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Bates Motel* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *The Believers* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *The Gate* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *J. Edgar Hoover* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Kate's Secret* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *The Wraith* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain* (1983), Musician
- *The Andromeda Strain* (1971), Musician

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