---
name: "Joel P. West"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joel-p-west"
fi1m_id: "joel-p-west"
imdb_id: "nm3669779"
tmdb_id: 1302430
wikidata_id: "Q97465851"
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-19T12:16:54.690091+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 P. West

## Identity

Joel P. West

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joel-p-west
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joel-p-west
- **IMDb ID:** nm3669779
- **TMDB ID:** 1302430
- **Wikidata ID:** Q97465851
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_P._West, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97465851, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3669779/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1302430

Composer.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Also known as:** Joel P West
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Destin Daniel Cretton](https://film.one/person/destin-daniel-cretton.md), [Ben Kingsley](https://film.one/person/ben-kingsley.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 86 (1), 2020s 74 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_P._West, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97465851, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3669779/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1302430

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Wonder Man*](https://film.one/tv/wonder-man.md) (82), [*Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings*](https://film.one/film/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings.md) (66)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Short Term 12*](https://film.one/film/short-term-12.md) (86)

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

## Biography

Joel P. West is an American composer, singer, songwriter and musician. He is known for his film scores, particularly his collaborations with director Destin Daniel Cretton on *Short Term 12* (2013), *The Glass Castle* (2017), *Just Mercy* (2019) and *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* (2021).

West has also composed for the Disney+ series *Wonder Man* (2026). He was formerly the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Joel P. West and the Tree Ring, and has released solo albums including *Smaller* (2019) and *Sonora* (2023). He is based in San Diego.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (1)

- *Short Term 12* (2013), Fi1m 86, as Guest at Mason's Parents' Party — [page](https://film.one/film/short-term-12.md)

### Crew (2) — the average rests on these

- *Wonder Man* (2026), Fi1m 82, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/wonder-man.md)
- *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* (2021), Fi1m 66, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

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

- *Wonder Man* (2026), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/wonder-man.md)
- *Marvel Zombies* (2025), series, Music
- *Love, Brooklyn* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Adjunct* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *The Bitter Root* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* (2021), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings.md)
- *Flora & Ulysses* (2021), as Songs
- *Just Mercy* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Hunter Gatherer* (2018), Music
- *The Bachelors* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *The Glass Castle* (2017), Original Music Composer, Songs
- *Here's the Plan* (2017), Music
- *All Summers End* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Youth in Oregon* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Design Disruptors* (2016), Music
- *Band of Robbers* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *The Thousand Year Journey* (2015), Music
- *Safelight* (2015), Music
- *Grandma* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Guest Room* (2015), Music
- *Minimum Wage* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *About Alex* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Short Term 12* (2013), as Guest at Mason's Parents' Party · Original Music Composer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/short-term-12.md)
- *I Am Not a Hipster* (2013), as Casbah Band · Original Music Composer, Songs
- *The Ark and the Aardvark*, Original Music Composer
- *By the Time the Sun Is Hot*, Original Music Composer

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