---
name: "Will Bates"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/will-bates"
fi1m_id: "will-bates"
imdb_id: "nm2007213"
tmdb_id: 930989
wikidata_id: "Q65481960"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "1 January 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-01T22:52:04.015990+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."
---

# Will Bates

## Identity

Will Bates

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/will-bates
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** will-bates
- **IMDb ID:** nm2007213
- **TMDB ID:** 930989
- **Wikidata ID:** Q65481960
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65481960, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2007213/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/930989

Composer. Born 1 January 1977 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 January 1977, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Also known as:** William Bates, Wills, Fall On Your Sword
- **Frequently works with:** [Alex Gibney](https://film.one/person/alex-gibney.md), [Michael Mohan](https://film.one/person/michael-mohan.md), [Sydney Sweeney](https://film.one/person/sydney-sweeney.md), [Teddy Schwarzman](https://film.one/person/teddy-schwarzman.md), Erin Edeiken
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 76 (3), 2020s 66 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 72 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Thriller 3, Crime 2, Comedy 1, Documentary 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $70m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65481960, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2007213/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/930989

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Unbelievable*](https://film.one/tv/unbelievable.md) (85), [*Immaculate*](https://film.one/film/immaculate.md) (64)
- **Disney+:** [*The Looming Tower*](https://film.one/tv/the-looming-tower.md) (70), [*Dumb Money*](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md) (64)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Voyeurs*](https://film.one/film/the-voyeurs.md) (62)

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

## Biography

Will Bates is a British composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Born in Hammersmith, London, he studied Music Composition and Jazz Saxophone at the University of Westminster and the Royal Academy of Music. In 2009 he founded the music production company Fall On Your Sword, with studios originally in Brooklyn, New York.

He is known for original scores including *Another Earth* (2011), *I Origins* (2014), *Imperium* (2016), *Dumb Money* (2023), *Immaculate* (2024) and *Tuner* (2026). His television work includes *The Magicians* (2015) and *Unbelievable* (2019). He is the son of actors Ralph Bates and Virginia Wetherell.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, will-bates.com, fangoria.com, screenrant.com, ludwig-van.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Tuner* (2026), Fi1m 74, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/tuner.md)
- *Immaculate* (2024), Fi1m 64, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/immaculate.md)
- *Dumb Money* (2023), Fi1m 64, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md)
- *The Voyeurs* (2021), Fi1m 62, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-voyeurs.md)
- *Unbelievable* (2019), Fi1m 85, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/unbelievable.md)
- *The Looming Tower* (2018), Fi1m 70, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-looming-tower.md)
- *We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks* (2013), Fi1m 74, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/we-steal-secrets-the-story-of-wikileaks.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

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

- *Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *In Memoriam* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Tuner* (2026), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/tuner.md)
- *Rosemead* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *NCIS: Tony & Ziva* (2025), series, Original Music Composer
- *Birthrite* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *The Better Sister* (2025), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Life List* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *The Bibi Files* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Blackout - Behind the Scenes* (2024), Music
- *Immaculate* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/immaculate.md)
- *Blackout* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Dumb Money* (2023), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md)
- *Class of '09* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *Mayfair Witches* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste* (2022), Music
- *The Estate* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Devil in Ohio* (2022), series, Original Music Composer
- *Edge of the World* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *The Voyeurs* (2021), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-voyeurs.md)
- *Bliss* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Away* (2020), series, Music
- *Crazy, Not Insane* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Hillary* (2020), series, Original Music Composer
- *Run with the Hunted* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Unbelievable* (2019), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/unbelievable.md)
- *Depraved* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *The Sound of Silence* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Hot Summer Nights* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *The Looming Tower* (2018), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-looming-tower.md)
- *Sea of Hope: America's Underwater Treasures* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Korol Lir* (2016), as Vocals
- *Imperium* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Zero Days* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *The Magicians* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *I Origins* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Among Ravens* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown* (2014), Music
- *Mission Blue* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks* (2013), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/we-steal-secrets-the-story-of-wikileaks.md)
- *Nobody Walks* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Generation Um...* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Lola Versus* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *28 Hotel Rooms* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Another Earth* (2011), Musician, Original Music Composer
- *Chosin* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *You Wont Miss Me* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Dear John* (1986), series, as Toby

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