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name: "Ryan Elder"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ryan-elder"
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:02:05.023219+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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# Ryan Elder

Composer.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75878317, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065149/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1651036

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Rick and Morty*](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md) (78)

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## Biography

Ryan Elder is a television and film composer. He has composed the score and main theme for the animated series *Rick and Morty* (2013–) since its inception, having first collaborated with creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland on Channel 101 shorts.

Elder also co-composes music for *Inside Job* (2021–2022) and the *Boss Baby* animated series. He has contributed music to *The Simpsons* and co-wrote the theme song for *Wizards of Waverly Place* (2007–2012). He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Channel 101 in 2013.

*Sources: pitchfork.com, imdb.com, ryaneldermusic.com, rickandmorty.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Rick and Morty* (2013), Fi1m 78, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

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

- *President Curtis* (2026), series, as Chet Simmons / President Curtis' Bodyguard (voice), Original Music Composer
- *Haunted Hotel* (2025), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Good Game* (2017), series, Original Music Composer
- *HarmonQuest* (2016), series, Music
- *Rick and Morty* (2013), series, as Sports Announcer (voice), (voice), Original Music Composer, Main Title Theme Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md)
- *Cautionary Tales of Swords* (2007), series, as Newscaster
- *Acceptable.tv* (2007), series, Music
- *The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti* (2006), series, Music
- *Dohar: Lord of Beasts* (2006), series, Creator
- *Phone Sexxers* (2006), series, as Skippy, Cenobite
- *Pretty President* (2006), series, Music
- *Classroom* (2006), series, Music
- *Yacht Rock* (2005), series, as Engineer, Steve Lukather

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