---
name: "Lyle Workman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lyle-workman"
fi1m_id: "lyle-workman"
imdb_id: "nm1015867"
tmdb_id: 53012
wikidata_id: "Q1796374"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "21 October 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T15:57:04.310278+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."
---

# Lyle Workman

## Identity

Lyle Workman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lyle-workman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lyle-workman
- **IMDb ID:** nm1015867
- **TMDB ID:** 53012
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1796374
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_Workman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1796374, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1015867/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53012

Composer. Born 21 October 1957 in San Jose, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 21 October 1957, San Jose, California, USA
- **Active:** 2005–2008
- **Frequently works with:** [Judd Apatow](https://film.one/person/judd-apatow.md), [Seth Rogen](https://film.one/person/seth-rogen.md), [Shauna Robertson](https://film.one/person/shauna-robertson.md)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 68 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Romance 2
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $571m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_Workman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1796374, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1015867/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53012

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Superbad*](https://film.one/film/superbad.md) (82)
- **AMC+:** [*The 40 Year-Old Virgin*](https://film.one/film/the-40-year-old-virgin.md) (79)

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

## Biography

Lyle Workman is an American composer and guitarist. Born in San Jose, California, in 1957, he began his career as a session and touring musician with bands including Bourgeois Tagg and artists such as Todd Rundgren and Frank Black.

Workman is known for his film scores, including *The 40-Year-Old Virgin* (2005), *Superbad* (2007), *Forgetting Sarah Marshall* (2008), *Yes Man* (2008), *Get Him to the Greek* (2010), *American Reunion* (2012), *The Incredible Burt Wonderstone* (2013) and *Chef* (2014). He has also composed for television series including *Love* and *Crashing*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Yes Man* (2008), Fi1m 56, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/yes-man.md)
- *Superbad* (2007), Fi1m 82, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/superbad.md)
- *The 40 Year-Old Virgin* (2005), Fi1m 79, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-40-year-old-virgin.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

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

- *Off the Record* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Paint* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Good Boys* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Overboard* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Good Girls* (2018), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Bold Type* (2017), series, Original Music Composer
- *Bad Santa 2* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Chef* (2014), Additional Music, Original Music Composer
- *Bad Teacher* (2014), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Incredible Burt Wonderstone* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *21 & Over* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Stand Up Guys* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *American Reunion* (2012), Original Music Composer, Playback Singer
- *Win Win* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Get Him to the Greek* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Yes Man* (2008), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/yes-man.md)
- *Forgetting Sarah Marshall* (2008), Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
- *Superbad* (2007), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/superbad.md)
- *Knocked Up* (2007), Additional Music
- *The 40 Year-Old Virgin* (2005), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/the-40-year-old-virgin.md)
- *Made* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *After All*, Music Supervisor

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