---
name: "Joseph Bishara"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joseph-bishara"
fi1m_id: "joseph-bishara"
imdb_id: "nm1177766"
tmdb_id: 73417
wikidata_id: "Q14566086"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "26 July 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-05T14:21:19.399276+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."
---

# Joseph Bishara

## Identity

Joseph Bishara

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joseph-bishara
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joseph-bishara
- **IMDb ID:** nm1177766
- **TMDB ID:** 73417
- **Wikidata ID:** Q14566086
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bishara, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14566086, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1177766/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/73417

Composer. Born 26 July 1970 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 26 July 1970, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** Joe Bishara
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 3 acting, 2 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [James Wan](https://film.one/person/james-wan.md), [Patrick Wilson](https://film.one/person/patrick-wilson.md), [Jason Blum](https://film.one/person/jason-blum.md), [Leigh Whannell](https://film.one/person/leigh-whannell.md), [Lin Shaye](https://film.one/person/lin-shaye.md), [Peter Safran](https://film.one/person/peter-safran.md), [Rob Cowan](https://film.one/person/rob-cowan.md), [Steven Schneider](https://film.one/person/steven-schneider.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 71 (2), 2020s 60 (3)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bishara, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14566086, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1177766/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/73417

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Aquaman*](https://film.one/film/aquaman.md) (72)
- **AMC+:** [*Insidious*](https://film.one/film/insidious.md) (70)
- **Disney+:** [*Insidious: The Red Door*](https://film.one/film/insidious-the-red-door.md) (54)

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## Biography

Joseph Bishara (born 26 July 1970) is an American composer, music producer and actor. He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Bishara began his career in the 1990s as a guitarist and keyboardist in industrial and rock bands including Drown. He composed the score for the 1998 film *Joseph's Gift* and later became known for his work on horror films. He has scored all five *Insidious* films (2010–2023) and several entries in *The Conjuring* series, including *The Conjuring* (2013) and *The Conjuring 2* (2016). He has also appeared as the Lipstick-Face Demon in multiple *Insidious* films, including *Insidious: The Red Door* (2023), for which he composed the music.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (3)

- *Insidious: Out of the Further* (2026), Fi1m 55, as Lipstick Demon — [page](https://film.one/film/insidious-out-of-the-further.md)
- *Insidious: The Red Door* (2023), Fi1m 54, as Lipstick Demon — [page](https://film.one/film/insidious-the-red-door.md)
- *Insidious* (2011), Fi1m 70, as Lipstick-Face Demon — [page](https://film.one/film/insidious.md)

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

- *Hokum* (2026), Fi1m 72, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/hokum.md)
- *Aquaman* (2018), Fi1m 72, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/aquaman.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

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

- *Insidious: Out of the Further* (2026), as Lipstick Demon · Original Music Composer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/insidious-out-of-the-further.md)
- *The Leader* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Hokum* (2026), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/hokum.md)
- *V/H/S/Halloween* (2025), Music
- *Pizza Panic Party* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Tarot* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *The Cello* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Insidious: The Red Door* (2023), as Lipstick Demon · Original Music Composer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/insidious-the-red-door.md)
- *Trim Season* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Lullaby* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin* (2022), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Free Fall* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Malignant* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *The Unholy* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Dreamkatcher* (2020), as Night Hag · Original Music Composer
- *Annabelle Comes Home* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Room for Rent* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *The Curse of La Llorona* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *The Prodigy* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Aquaman* (2018), Music — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/aquaman.md)
- *Dead Night* (2018), as Crone · Original Music Composer, Music
- *Insidious: The Last Key* (2018), as Lipstick-Face Demon · Original Music Composer
- *Annabelle: Creation* (2017), as Annabelle Demon
- *The Worthy* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *The Conjuring 2* (2016), as Demon · Original Music Composer
- *The Other Side of the Door* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Tales of Halloween* (2015), Original Music Composer, Music
- *The Vatican Tapes* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Insidious: Chapter 3* (2015), as Lipstick-Face Demon · Original Music Composer
- *V/H/S: Viral* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Grace* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Annabelle* (2014), as Demonic Figure (uncredited) · Original Music Composer, Stunts
- *Insidious: Chapter 2* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *The Conjuring* (2013), as Bathsheba · Original Music Composer
- *Dark Skies* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *11-11-11* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Hooked* (2011), Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor
- *Insidious* (2011), as Lipstick-Face Demon · Original Music Composer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/insidious.md)
- *Night of the Demons* (2009), Music Supervisor, Original Music Composer
- *Doggie Heaven* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Autopsy* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Unearthed* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *The Gravedancers* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Masters of Horror* (2002), Music
- *Power Play* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *The Convent* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Joseph's Gift* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Danzig: [1996] Auburn Hills, Michigan* (1996), as Keyboards
- *The Casket Girls*, Original Music Composer
- *Lochia*, Original Music Composer

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