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name: "Matthew Compton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matthew-compton"
fi1m_id: "matthew-compton"
tmdb_id: 1975273
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-30T20:08:35.284531+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."
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# Matthew Compton

## Identity

Matthew Compton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matthew-compton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matthew-compton
- **TMDB ID:** 1975273
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1975273

Composer.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Active:** 2020–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Jorma Taccone](https://film.one/person/jorma-taccone.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1975273

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Palm Springs*](https://film.one/film/palm-springs.md) (78)

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

## Biography

Matthew Compton is a composer and musician. He is one half of the duo Electric Guest with Asa Taccone; their debut album was produced by Danger Mouse. Compton has also written for and performed with artists including Charlotte Gainsbourg, Cold War Kids, The Pierces, Cursive, Flea and Har Mar Superstar.

His film scores include *Palm Springs* (2020), *Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping* (2016), *MacGruber* (2010), *The Last Stop in Yuma County* (2024), *Into the Deep* (2022) and *Better Start Running* (2018). He is scoring *Over Your Dead Body* (2026). Television credits include work for *Saturday Night Live*, *The Simpsons* and *American Dad*.

*Sources: comptoncomposer.com, imdb.com, filmmusicreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Palm Springs* (2020), Fi1m 78, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/palm-springs.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

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

- *Over Your Dead Body* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Little Brother* (2025), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Sweet Revenge* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Stop in Yuma County* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Digman!* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *Into the Deep* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Palm Springs* (2020), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/palm-springs.md)
- *Better Start Running* (2018), Music
- *Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *MacGruber* (2010), Original Music Composer

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