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name: "Timo Elliston"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/timo-elliston"
fi1m_id: "timo-elliston"
imdb_id: "nm1949404"
tmdb_id: 1274081
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T03:23:47.022892+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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# Timo Elliston

## Identity

Timo Elliston

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/timo-elliston
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** timo-elliston
- **IMDb ID:** nm1949404
- **TMDB ID:** 1274081
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1949404/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1274081

Composer.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1949404/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1274081

## Biography

Timo Elliston is a composer, pianist and producer. He is best known for his original score to the Hulu series *Life & Beth* (2022–2024), created by and starring Amy Schumer, which he co-wrote with frequent collaborator Ray Angry.

Elliston’s other credits include *Inside Amy Schumer* (Paramount+), the documentary series *Expecting Amy* (HBO Max) and the Emmy-nominated, IDA Award-winning *Abstract: The Art of Design* (Netflix, 2017–2019). He composed the score for the documentary *You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...* (2025).

He comes from a musical family and studied piano with his father, Professor Ron Elliston at the University of Maryland. Elliston began performing in clubs at the age of 14, later moving to New York City, where he has toured internationally with his trio and performed with artists including Stacey Kent and the New York City Ballet.

*Sources: imdb.com, timoelliston.com, evolutionmusicpartners.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...* (2026), Fi1m 77, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/you-had-to-be-there-how-the-toronto-godspell-ignited-the-comedy-revolution.md)

## Complete filmography (5)

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

- *You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...* (2026), Music — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/you-had-to-be-there-how-the-toronto-godspell-ignited-the-comedy-revolution.md)
- *Druid Peak* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *The Shovel* (2006), Director of Photography
- *The Workaday Gangster* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'* (2004), Original Music Composer

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