---
name: "Joel J. Richard"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joel-j-richard"
fi1m_id: "joel-j-richard"
imdb_id: "nm1177490"
tmdb_id: 1112896
wikidata_id: "Q112122547"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "1 January 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-19T16:17:58.415179+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."
---

# Joel J. Richard

## Identity

Joel J. Richard

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joel-j-richard
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joel-j-richard
- **IMDb ID:** nm1177490
- **TMDB ID:** 1112896
- **Wikidata ID:** Q112122547
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_J._Richard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112122547, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1177490/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1112896

Composer. Born 1 January 1976 in Connecticut, US.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 January 1976, Connecticut, US
- **Active:** 2014–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Basil Iwanyk](https://film.one/person/basil-iwanyk.md), [Chad Stahelski](https://film.one/person/chad-stahelski.md), [Keanu Reeves](https://film.one/person/keanu-reeves.md), [Erica Lee](https://film.one/person/erica-lee.md), [Derek Kolstad](https://film.one/person/derek-kolstad.md), [Ian McShane](https://film.one/person/ian-mcshane.md), [Laurence Fishburne](https://film.one/person/laurence-fishburne.md), [Shay Hatten](https://film.one/person/shay-hatten.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 76 (3), 2020s 66 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 70 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 5, Thriller 5, Crime 4
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,171m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_J._Richard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112122547, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1177490/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1112896

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*John Wick*](https://film.one/film/john-wick.md) (80), [*John Wick: Chapter 4*](https://film.one/film/john-wick-chapter-4.md) (74)
- **Pluto TV:** [*John Wick: Chapter 2*](https://film.one/film/john-wick-chapter-2.md) (76), [*John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum*](https://film.one/film/john-wick-chapter-3-parabellum.md) (72)
- **HBO Max:** [*Ballerina*](https://film.one/film/ballerina.md) (58)

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

## Biography

Joel J. Richard is an American composer and musician. Born on 13 April 1976 in Connecticut, he is best known for his scores for the John Wick film series, composed in collaboration with Tyler Bates.

Richard has contributed music to all four main John Wick films (2014–2023) and the spin-off Ballerina (2025). His other credits include the television series Quantico (2015) and films such as Books of Blood (2020) and Triple Threat (2019). In 2015 he completed the BMI Conducting Workshop for Film Composers.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Ballerina* (2025), Fi1m 58, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/ballerina.md)
- *John Wick: Chapter 4* (2023), Fi1m 74, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/john-wick-chapter-4.md)
- *John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum* (2019), Fi1m 72, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/john-wick-chapter-3-parabellum.md)
- *John Wick: Chapter 2* (2017), Fi1m 76, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/john-wick-chapter-2.md)
- *John Wick* (2014), Fi1m 80, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/john-wick.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

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

- *Ballerina* (2025), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/ballerina.md)
- *John Wick: Chapter 4* (2023), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/john-wick-chapter-4.md)
- *Books of Blood* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum* (2019), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/john-wick-chapter-3-parabellum.md)
- *Triple Threat* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Billionaire Boys Club* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *John Wick: Chapter 2* (2017), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/john-wick-chapter-2.md)
- *Quantico* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *Beyond the Mat* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *John Wick* (2014), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/john-wick.md)
- *Ravenswood* (2013), series, Picture Car Coordinator, Original Music Composer, Main Title Theme Composer
- *Prophets of Science Fiction* (2011), series, Original Music Composer
- *Open House* (2010), Music Programmer
- *The Andromeda Strain* (2008), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Son of Sam's Daughter* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Promise Me Tomorrow* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Between* (2005), Music
- *The In Crowd* (2000), Musician

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