---
name: "Jeff Russo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeff-russo"
fi1m_id: "jeff-russo"
imdb_id: "nm0751642"
tmdb_id: 1219207
wikidata_id: "Q6174877"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "31 August 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 14
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_over: 14
updated: "2026-09-27T09:05:55.079081+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."
---

# Jeff Russo

## Identity

Jeff Russo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jeff-russo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jeff-russo
- **IMDb ID:** nm0751642
- **TMDB ID:** 1219207
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6174877
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Russo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6174877, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751642/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219207

Composer. Born 31 August 1969 in Los Angeles.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 31 August 1969, Los Angeles
- **Active:** 2014–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Noah Hawley](https://film.one/person/noah-hawley.md), [Ben Nedivi](https://film.one/person/ben-nedivi.md), [Bob DeLaurentis](https://film.one/person/bob-delaurentis.md), [Dana Gonzales](https://film.one/person/dana-gonzales.md), [Dan Liu](https://film.one/person/dan-liu-2185108.md), [Hanelle Culpepper](https://film.one/person/hanelle-m-culpepper.md), [Maja Vrvilo](https://film.one/person/maja-vrvilo.md), [Matt Wolpert](https://film.one/person/matt-wolpert.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 67 (5), 2020s 61 (9)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 62 across 14 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 5 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 13, Crime 6, Mystery 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3, Thriller 2, War & Politics 2
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Russo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6174877, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751642/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219207

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*RIPLEY*](https://film.one/tv/ripley.md) (80), [*Hostage*](https://film.one/tv/hostage.md) (64), [*UNTAMED*](https://film.one/tv/untamed.md) (58)
- **Apple TV:** [*For All Mankind*](https://film.one/tv/for-all-mankind-2019.md) (66), [*Star Trek: Picard*](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-picard.md) (64), [*Cape Fear*](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md) (63)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Night Of*](https://film.one/tv/the-night-of.md) (81), [*Love & Death*](https://film.one/tv/love-and-death.md) (56)
- **Hulu:** [*Fargo*](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md) (82)
- **Disney+:** [*Alien: Earth*](https://film.one/tv/alien-earth.md) (76)
- **Peacock:** [*Lizzie*](https://film.one/film/lizzie.md) (60)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Scarpetta*](https://film.one/tv/scarpetta.md) (50)

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

## Biography

Jeff Russo is an American composer, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and music producer. Born on 31 August 1969 in Los Angeles, he began his career as a founding member of the rock band Tonic and later the Americana band Low Stars.

Russo is known for his television scores, including *Fargo* (2014–), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2017, *The Umbrella Academy* (2019), *The Night Of* (2016), *Legion* (2017), multiple *Star Trek* series such as *Discovery*, *Picard* and *Strange New Worlds*, *For All Mankind*, *Alien: Earth* (2025) and *Cape Fear* (2026). He has also scored films including *Mile 22* (2018) and the video game *What Remains of Edith Finch*.

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

## On Fi1m (14)

- *Cape Fear* (2026), Fi1m 63, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md)
- *Scarpetta* (2026), Fi1m 50, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/scarpetta.md)
- *Alien: Earth* (2025), Fi1m 76, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/alien-earth.md)
- *Hostage* (2025), Fi1m 64, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/hostage.md)
- *Star Trek: Section 31* (2025), Fi1m 35, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-section-31.md)
- *UNTAMED* (2025), Fi1m 58, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/untamed.md)
- *RIPLEY* (2024), Fi1m 80, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/ripley.md)
- *Love & Death* (2023), Fi1m 56, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/love-and-death.md)
- *Star Trek: Picard* (2020), Fi1m 64, Music, Main Title Theme Composer, Original Music Composer, Other — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-picard.md)
- *For All Mankind* (2019), Fi1m 66, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/for-all-mankind-2019.md)
- *Lucy in the Sky* (2019), Fi1m 44, Music, Conductor, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/lucy-in-the-sky.md)
- *Lizzie* (2018), Fi1m 60, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/lizzie.md)
- *The Night Of* (2016), Fi1m 81, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-of.md)
- *Fargo* (2014), Fi1m 82, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md)

## Complete filmography (66)

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

- *Cape Fear* (2026), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md)
- *Scarpetta* (2026), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/tv/scarpetta.md)
- *Looking Through Water* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Hostage* (2025), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/hostage.md)
- *The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox* (2025), series, Original Music Composer
- *Alien: Earth* (2025), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/alien-earth.md)
- *UNTAMED* (2025), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/untamed.md)
- *Ballard* (2025), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Last Rodeo* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Zero Day* (2025), series, Original Music Composer
- *Star Trek: Section 31* (2025), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-section-31.md)
- *Rob Peace* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Vanished into the Night* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *What You Wish For* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *RIPLEY* (2024), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/ripley.md)
- *Canary* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *High Desert* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *Citadel* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *Love & Death* (2023), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/tv/love-and-death.md)
- *Mrs. Davis* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Consultant* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *American Dreamer* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *So Help Me Todd* (2022), series, Original Music Composer
- *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds* (2022), series, Main Title Theme Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds.md)
- *Bosch: Legacy* (2022), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Man Who Fell to Earth* (2022), series, Original Music Composer
- *Brand New Cherry Flavor* (2021), series, Original Music Composer
- *Oslo* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Utopia* (2020), series, Original Music Composer
- *Lorelei* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Power Book II: Ghost* (2020), series, Original Music Composer
- *Brave New World* (2020), series, Original Music Composer
- *Warrior Nun* (2020), series, Original Music Composer
- *Star Trek: Picard* (2020), series, Original Music Composer, Other, Main Title Theme Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-picard.md)
- *For All Mankind* (2019), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/for-all-mankind-2019.md)
- *Treadstone* (2019), series, Original Music Composer
- *Lucy in the Sky* (2019), Conductor, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/lucy-in-the-sky.md)
- *The Act* (2019), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Umbrella Academy* (2019), series, Original Music Composer
- *Lizzie* (2018), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/lizzie.md)
- *Mile 22* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Submission* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Hondros* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Altered Carbon* (2018), series, Main Title Theme Composer, Original Music Composer
- *Waco* (2018), series, Original Music Composer
- *Counterpart* (2017), series, Original Music Composer
- *Ghosted* (2017), series, Original Music Composer
- *Three Christs* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Channel Zero* (2016), series, Music
- *The Night Of* (2016), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-of.md)
- *Lucifer* (2016), series, Original Music Composer
- *Tut* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *Complications* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Returned* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *CSI: Cyber* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Surface* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Manhattan* (2014), series, Original Music Composer
- *Power* (2014), series, Original Music Composer
- *Fargo* (2014), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md)
- *Free Ride* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Watercolor Postcards* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *About Cherry* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *My Generation* (2010), series, Original Music Composer
- *Love Lounge* (2005), series, Actor
- *Hollywood Palms* (2000), as Dexter
- *Once and Again* (1999), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Jeff Russo, Mac Quayle, Siddhartha Khosla, Charlie Clouser, Alec Puro and Jeff Cardoni speaking at the 2017 WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anahei](https://film.one/media/person/21921/gallery-04d2a8427ddf.jpg) Jeff Russo, Mac Quayle, Siddhartha Khosla, Charlie Clouser, Alec Puro and Jeff Cardoni speaking at the 2017 WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anahei — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Jeff_Russo%2C_Mac_Quayle%2C_Siddhartha_Khosla%2C_Charlie_Clouser%2C_Alec_Puro_%26_Jeff_Cardoni_%2833716294441%29.jpg/1280px-Jeff_Russo%2C_Mac_Quayle%2C_Siddhartha_Khosla%2C_Charlie_Clouser%2C_Alec_Puro_%26_Jeff_Cardoni_%2833716294441%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jeff Russo speaking at the 2017 WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.](https://film.one/media/person/21921/gallery-c149c198e234.jpg) Jeff Russo speaking at the 2017 WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Jeff_Russo_%2833032147323%29.jpg/1280px-Jeff_Russo_%2833032147323%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jeff Russo speaking at the 2018 WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.](https://film.one/media/person/21921/gallery-043c8a44e853.jpg) Jeff Russo speaking at the 2018 WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Jeff_Russo_%2839273472770%29.jpg/1280px-Jeff_Russo_%2839273472770%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jeff Russo speaking at the 2018 WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.](https://film.one/media/person/21921/gallery-1a1461c02639.jpg) Jeff Russo speaking at the 2018 WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Jeff_Russo_%2841082246601%29.jpg/1280px-Jeff_Russo_%2841082246601%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jeff Russo](https://film.one/media/person/21921/gallery-ef78210cbbab.jpg) Jeff Russo — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Jeff_Russo_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Jeff_Russo_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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