Dave Porter (composer)

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Dave Porter is an American composer, best known for his original score for the television series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), its prequel spin-off Better Call Saul (2015–2022) and the epilogue film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019).[1] At Sarah Lawrence College, Porter studied classical and electronic music composition.[2]

For his work on Breaking Bad, Porter has won an ASCAP Award.[3] Bryan Cranston, who portrays Walter White, stated "With his music, Dave Porter has created another character for Breaking Bad. Evocative and meaningful, Dave's work is an essential part of the storytelling."[4] Porter stated that influences on the series' music came from discussions with Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad, about the show having aspects of a post-modern western.[5] For the final episodes of the series, Porter incorporated four important themes that were in previous seasons.[6]

Other work

Porter has also composed music for NBC's crime thriller The Blacklist.

Personal life

Porter has a wife, Jeanine, a son, and a daughter.[4]

Filmography

Title Year Type Notes
LeTourneau Live2000TV movie
Missing Mia2004Short
The Third Wish2005Film
Saved2006TV series
Hooters Best Damn Dream Girl Special 20072007TV movie
Bigger Stronger Faster*2008Documentary
Breaking Bad2008–2013TV series
Chasing Classic Cars2009–2021
The Same Deep Water as You2009Short
Smiley2012Film
Red Widow2013TV series
My Classic CarOne episode ("Keels and Wheels")
The Blacklist2013–2023
Metástasis2014
Better Call Saul2015–2022
Documentary Now!2015One episode ("The Eye Doesn't Lie")
Flesh & BoneMini-series
Term Life2016Film
30 for 30TV seriesOne episode ("The '85 Bears")
Preacher2016–2019
The Blacklist: Redemption2017
The Disaster ArtistFilm
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie2019
Hightown2020–2024TV series
Murf the Surf2023
Alert: Missing Persons Unit2023–2025
Echo2023–2024Mini-series
Pluribus2025–presentTV series

Discography

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