---
name: "Richard Reed Parry"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-reed-parry"
fi1m_id: "richard-reed-parry"
imdb_id: "nm2563945"
tmdb_id: 1091340
wikidata_id: "Q2406622"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "4 October 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T15:24:30.906060+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."
---

# Richard Reed Parry

## Identity

Richard Reed Parry

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-reed-parry
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-reed-parry
- **IMDb ID:** nm2563945
- **TMDB ID:** 1091340
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2406622
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Reed_Parry, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2406622, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2563945/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1091340

Composer. Born 4 October 1977 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 4 October 1977, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Also known as:** Arcade Fire
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 70 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 74 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Crime 1, History 1, Romance 1, Science Fiction 1, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $89m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Reed_Parry, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2406622, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2563945/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1091340

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Her*](https://film.one/film/her.md) (84)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Iron Claw*](https://film.one/film/the-iron-claw.md) (71)

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

## Biography

Richard Reed Parry is a Canadian composer and multi-instrumentalist. Born on 4 October 1977 in Ottawa, Ontario, he is a core member of the indie rock band Arcade Fire, with whom he has contributed to film scores including that for *Her* (2013).

As a solo composer, Parry has scored *The Nest* (2020), *Eileen* (2023) and *The Iron Claw* (2023). He has also composed chamber and orchestral works performed by ensembles including Kronos Quartet and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Eileen* (2023), Fi1m 68, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/eileen.md)
- *The Iron Claw* (2023), Fi1m 71, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-iron-claw.md)
- *Her* (2013), Fi1m 84, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/her.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

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

- *The Actor* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Adrianne & The Castle* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *The Iron Claw* (2023), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-iron-claw.md)
- *Eileen* (2023), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/eileen.md)
- *The Nest* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Arcade Fire 2016-10-31 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience, New Orleans* (2016), Actor
- *Her* (2013), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/her.md)
- *Here Comes the Night Time* (2013), as Richard Reed Parry
- *Scenes from the Suburbs* (2011), as Kyle's Boss

## Gallery

- ![Richard Reed Parry](https://film.one/media/person/12061/gallery-e22e6ba10fc6.jpg) Richard Reed Parry — Thejanebradfords, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/RichardParryArcadeFire.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Arcade Fire - Malahide Castle, Dublin - Sunday 7th July 2024](https://film.one/media/person/12061/gallery-8ab070e4dfb4.jpg) Arcade Fire - Malahide Castle, Dublin - Sunday 7th July 2024 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/ArcadeFireDublin070724_%28140_of_144%29_%2853843533236%29.jpg/1280px-ArcadeFireDublin070724_%28140_of_144%29_%2853843533236%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Arcade Fire at the Eurockéennes of 2007](https://film.one/media/person/12061/gallery-32ec13cef7b9.jpg) Arcade Fire at the Eurockéennes of 2007 — Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Arcade_fire_mg_7203.jpg/1280px-Arcade_fire_mg_7203.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Arcade Fire at the Eurockéennes of 2007](https://film.one/media/person/12061/gallery-1c76e01ef336.jpg) Arcade Fire at the Eurockéennes of 2007 — Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Arcade_fire_mg_7375.jpg/1280px-Arcade_fire_mg_7375.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Arcade Fire at the Eurockéennes of 2007](https://film.one/media/person/12061/gallery-feb60ca11a2c.jpg) Arcade Fire at the Eurockéennes of 2007 — Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Arcade_fire_mg_7417.jpg/1280px-Arcade_fire_mg_7417.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Arcade Fire at the Eurockéennes of 2007](https://film.one/media/person/12061/gallery-97f28bdd44ae.jpg) Arcade Fire at the Eurockéennes of 2007 — Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Arcade_fire_mg_7424.jpg/1280px-Arcade_fire_mg_7424.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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