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name: "Wayne Bell"
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# Wayne Bell

Composer. Born in Austin, Texas.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer

## Biography

Wayne Bell is an American composer and sound designer. He is credited with the music score for *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* (1974), which he created in collaboration with director Tobe Hooper, blending original recordings, manipulated instruments and found sounds.

Bell worked on location sound and post-production for the film and contributed to Hooper’s subsequent projects. His composer credits also include *Eaten Alive* (1976), *Last Night at the Alamo* (1983) and *Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation* (1994). He has worked extensively in sound editing and mixing, notably on several Richard Linklater films including the *Before* trilogy and *Boyhood* (2014).

An Austin native, Bell began in local radio before moving into film. In 2025 a restored edition of the *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* score was released on Waxwork Records.

*Sources: imdb.com, theguardian.com, dazeddigital.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* (1974), Fi1m 87, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre.md)

## Also known for

- *Boyhood* (2014), Dialogue Editor, Sound Effects Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/boyhood.md)
- *Before Sunrise* (1995), Sound Effects Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/before-sunrise.md)
- *Before Sunset* (2004), Sound Effects Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/before-sunset.md)
- *Before Midnight* (2013), Dialogue Editor, Sound Effects Editor
- *Bernie* (2012), Dialogue Editor
- *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2* (1986), Sound Designer, Production Sound Mixer
- *Waking Life* (2001), Sound Editor, Sound Mixer
- *The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre* (1995), Original Music Composer

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