---
name: "Joseph LoDuca"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joseph-loduca"
fi1m_id: "joseph-loduca"
imdb_id: "nm0006173"
tmdb_id: 11468
wikidata_id: "Q1386387"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "1 January 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-26T00:48:34.136533+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 LoDuca

## Identity

Joseph LoDuca

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joseph-loduca
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joseph-loduca
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006173
- **TMDB ID:** 11468
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1386387
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_LoDuca, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1386387, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006173/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11468

Composer. Born 1 January 1958 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 January 1958, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- **Active:** 1983–present
- **Also known as:** Joe De Luca, Joe Lo Duca, Joseph Lo Duca, Joe LoDuca, Joe Loduca, Joseph Loduca
- **Frequently works with:** [Bruce Campbell](https://film.one/person/bruce-campbell.md), [Rob Tapert](https://film.one/person/robert-tapert.md), [Sam Raimi](https://film.one/person/sam-raimi.md), [Chris Martin-Jones](https://film.one/person/chris-martin-jones.md), [John Fawcett](https://film.one/person/john-fawcett.md), [Mark Beesley](https://film.one/person/mark-beesley.md), [Michael Hurst](https://film.one/person/michael-hurst.md), [Rick Jacobson](https://film.one/person/rick-jacobson.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (2), 1990s 74 (1), 2010s 63 (1), 2020s 57 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 65 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Horror 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $35m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_LoDuca, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1386387, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006173/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11468

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Evil Dead II*](https://film.one/film/evil-dead-ii.md) (86), [*The Evil Dead*](https://film.one/film/the-evil-dead.md) (77), [*Stuart Fails to Save the Universe*](https://film.one/tv/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe.md) (57)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Xena: Warrior Princess*](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md) (74)
- **Apple TV:** [*Spartacus*](https://film.one/tv/spartacus-2010.md) (63)

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

## Biography

Joseph LoDuca is an American composer of film and television scores. Born in 1958 in Detroit, Michigan, he trained in guitar performance and composition at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, and began his career in the Detroit jazz and rock scenes before releasing a jazz album, *Glisten*.

He made his film scoring debut on *The Evil Dead* (1981) and went on to score its sequels *Evil Dead II* (1987) and *Army of Darkness* (1992), as well as later entries in the franchise and the series *Ash vs Evil Dead*. LoDuca has frequently collaborated with director Sam Raimi and producer Dean Devlin on projects including *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995–2001), *Spartacus* (2010) and the *Chucky* films and series.

His television work includes scores for *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys*, *Leverage* and *The Librarians*. He has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, for *Xena: Warrior Princess* and *Legend of the Seeker*, along with eleven nominations in total.

*Sources: allmusic.com, musicbrainz.org, televisionacademy.com, josephloduca.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Stuart Fails to Save the Universe* (2026), Fi1m 57, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe.md)
- *Spartacus* (2010), Fi1m 63, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/spartacus-2010.md)
- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Fi1m 74, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)
- *Evil Dead II* (1987), Fi1m 86, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/evil-dead-ii.md)
- *The Evil Dead* (1983), Fi1m 77, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-evil-dead.md)

## Complete filmography (85)

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

- *Ernie & Emma* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Stuart Fails to Save the Universe* (2026), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/tv/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe.md)
- *Spartacus: House of Ashur* (2025), series, Original Music Composer
- *One Big Happy Family* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *The Librarians: The Next Chapter* (2025), series, Original Music Composer
- *Chucky* (2021), series, Original Music Composer
- *Faraway Eyes* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Leverage: Redemption* (2021), series, Original Music Composer
- *Jumping the Gun* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Mr. Iglesias* (2019), series, Original Music Composer
- *Say My Name* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Morning, Noon & Night* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Bad Samaritan* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Cult of Chucky* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Disjointed* (2017), series, Original Music Composer
- *Ash vs Evil Dead* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"* (2015), Music
- *Pay the Ghost* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *The Librarians* (2014), series, Original Music Composer
- *10,000 Days* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Burying the Ex* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Curse of Chucky* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *The Wicked* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Soldiers of Fortune* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Freaky Deaky* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2'* (2011), Original Music Composer, Music
- *Patagonia* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Spartacus* (2010), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/spartacus-2010.md)
- *Messengers 2: The Scarecrow* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Leverage* (2008), series, Original Music Composer
- *Legend of the Seeker* (2008), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Boogeyman 3* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *The Burrowers* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Blank Slate* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Diamonds and Guns* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Bar Starz* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Boogeyman 2* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *My Name Is Bruce* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *The Staircase Murders* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *The Messengers* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Touch the Top of the World* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *The Triangle* (2005), series, Music
- *DeVour* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *The Prophecy: Forsaken* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *The Prophecy: Uprising* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Locusts* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Man with the Screaming Brain* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Alien Apocalypse* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Boogeyman* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *The Librarian: Quest for the Spear* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *House of Voices* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *He-Man and the Masters of the Universe* (2002), series, Original Music Composer
- *He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Beginning* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Brotherhood of the Wolf* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Jack of All Trades* (2000), series, Original Music Composer
- *Cleopatra 2525* (2000), series, Original Music Composer
- *Young Hercules* (1998), series, Original Music Composer
- *Young Hercules* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Running Time* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *American Gothic* (1995), series, Original Music Composer
- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)
- *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys* (1995), series, Music, Original Music Composer
- *Fighting for My Daughter* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Messenger* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *A Child's Cry for Help* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Hercules in the Underworld* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Hercules and the Circle of Fire* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Hercules and the Lost Kingdom* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Hercules and the Amazon Women* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *M.A.N.T.I.S.* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Necronomicon* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Dying to Love You* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Army of Darkness* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Lunatics: A Love Story* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Moontrap* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *The Carrier* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Evil Dead II* (1987), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/evil-dead-ii.md)
- *Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *The Evil Dead* (1983), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-evil-dead.md)
- *Jump Rope Sprint*, Original Music Composer

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