---
name: "Nathan Larson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nathan-larson"
fi1m_id: "nathan-larson"
imdb_id: "nm0489059"
tmdb_id: 2863
wikidata_id: "Q1386443"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "12 September 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T13:48:53.115960+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."
---

# Nathan Larson

## Identity

Nathan Larson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nathan-larson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nathan-larson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0489059
- **TMDB ID:** 2863
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1386443
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Larson_(musician), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1386443, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0489059/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2863

Composer. Born 12 September 1970 in Maryland.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 12 September 1970, Maryland
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** Nathon Larson, Shudder to Think
- **Frequently works with:** [Jesse Peretz](https://film.one/person/jesse-peretz.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 85 (1), 2000s 73 (1), 2010s 77 (3), 2020s 70 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 69 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Comedy 3, Crime 2, Romance 2, Thriller 2, War & Politics 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $31m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Larson_(musician), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1386443, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0489059/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2863

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Show Me a Hero*](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md) (78)
- **Disney+:** [*High Fidelity*](https://film.one/tv/high-fidelity-2020.md) (70)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Juliet, Naked*](https://film.one/film/juliet-naked.md) (70)

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

## Biography

Nathan Larson is an American film score composer, guitarist, singer and songwriter. Born in Maryland in 1970, he first gained prominence as the lead guitarist for the rock band Shudder to Think in the 1990s, having earlier played in the hardcore punk band Swiz. He has also performed with projects including A Camp.

Larson’s first solo film score was for *Boys Don't Cry* (1999). He has since composed for films including *Tigerland* (2000), *Lilja 4-ever* (2002), *The Woodsman* (2004), *Margin Call* (2011), *The Skeleton Twins* (2014), *A Walk in the Woods* (2015) and *Juliet, Naked* (2018), as well as television series such as *Vinyl*. He is married to singer Nina Persson of The Cardigans, with whom he has collaborated on several projects. Larson has also published novels, beginning with *The Dewey Decimal System* in 2011.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *High Fidelity* (2020), Fi1m 70, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/high-fidelity-2020.md)
- *Juliet, Naked* (2018), Fi1m 70, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/juliet-naked.md)
- *Show Me a Hero* (2015), Fi1m 78, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md)
- *Margin Call* (2011), Fi1m 82, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/margin-call.md)
- *The Deal* (2003), Fi1m 73, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-deal.md)
- *Boys Don't Cry* (1999), Fi1m 85, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/boys-dont-cry.md)

## Complete filmography (64)

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

- *The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo* (2025), Music
- *The Parenting* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?* (2024), series, Original Music Composer
- *Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano* (2023), Actor
- *Hostage* (2023), series, Music
- *The Unmaking of a College* (2022), Music
- *Costa Brava, Lebanon* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Bad Therapy* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *High Fidelity* (2020), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/high-fidelity-2020.md)
- *Saturday Church* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Stockholm Requiem* (2018), series, Original Music Composer
- *Juliet, Naked* (2018), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/juliet-naked.md)
- *Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Casting JonBenet* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Rupture* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Wiener-Dog* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *A Walk in the Woods* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Show Me a Hero* (2015), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md)
- *HAPPYish* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Skeleton Twins* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *God's Pocket* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Big Men* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Stockholm Stories* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *+1* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Traitors* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *The Truth About Emanuel* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *The Moment* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Out Of The Clear Blue Sky* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *One Nation Under Dog* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Margin Call* (2011), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/margin-call.md)
- *Our Idiot Brother* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Silent House* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Choose* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Trust* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *The Messenger* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Bananas!** (2009), Original Music Composer
- *A Rational Solution* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Like Dandelion Dust* (2009), Music
- *Choke* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *August* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Lögnens pris* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Lögnens pris* (2007), series, Original Music Composer
- *God Willing* (2006), as Original Music Composer
- *Little Fish* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Mumbo Jumbo* (2005), Music
- *Palindromes* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *The Motel* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *The Woodsman* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *A Love Song for Bobby Long* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *The Ranch* (2004), Music, Original Music Composer
- *The Route V50* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Mannen Som Log* (2003), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Deal* (2003), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-deal.md)
- *Prozac Nation* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Phone Booth* (2003), Additional Music
- *Dirty Pretty Things* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Lilya 4-ever* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Storytelling* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *The Château* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Tigerland* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Boys Don't Cry* (1999), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/boys-dont-cry.md)
- *First Love, Last Rites* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *High Art* (1998), Music
- *Molly and the Moon*, Original Music Composer

## Gallery

- ![Nathan Larson @ BBF (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/88796/gallery-c2705c0fae52.jpg) Nathan Larson @ BBF (2012) — editrrix, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Nathan_Larson_%40_BBF.jpg/1280px-Nathan_Larson_%40_BBF.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nathan Larson at 2012 Brooklyn Book Festival](https://film.one/media/person/88796/gallery-85adc2faf45f.jpg) Nathan Larson at 2012 Brooklyn Book Festival — editrrix from NYC, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Nathan_Larson_%40_BBF_%288024296074%29.jpg/1280px-Nathan_Larson_%40_BBF_%288024296074%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nathan Larson at Göteborg Book Fair 2011.](https://film.one/media/person/88796/gallery-58e51a69dc10.jpg) Nathan Larson at Göteborg Book Fair 2011. — Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Nathan_Larson_G%C3%B6teborg_Book_Fair_2011.jpg/1280px-Nathan_Larson_G%C3%B6teborg_Book_Fair_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nathan Larson at Göteborg Book Fair 2011.](https://film.one/media/person/88796/gallery-508201077850.jpg) Nathan Larson at Göteborg Book Fair 2011. — Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Nathan_Larson_G%C3%B6teborg_Book_Fair_2011b.jpg/1280px-Nathan_Larson_G%C3%B6teborg_Book_Fair_2011b.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nathan Larson](https://film.one/media/person/88796/gallery-4e96cabab74b.jpg) Nathan Larson — Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Nathan_Larson_G%C3%B6teborg_Book_Fair_2011c.jpg/1280px-Nathan_Larson_G%C3%B6teborg_Book_Fair_2011c.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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