| Sean William Murray | |
| Birth Place: | Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| Occupation: | Composer, video game composer |
| Years Active: | 1986–present |
| Website: | seanmurraymusic.com |
| Genre: | Film scores, video game score |
Sean Murray[1] is an American composer who has composed for numerous films, television shows and video games, such as God, the Devil and Bob (2000), starring Alan Cumming, James Garner and French Stewart, Art Heist (2004), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), (2003), (2008), and the record-selling game (2010).
Sean grew up in Santa Barbara, California, where he attended the Brooks Institute Film School. There he began studying film composing, by contributing music to dozens of student movies. Sean debuted as a composer when he was a teenager for the action film Scorpion.
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Scorpion | ||
| 1989 | One for the Road | Documentary film | |
| 1992 | Dying for a Smoke | Documentary film | |
| 1993 | Spree | ||
| 1995 | The Crier | ||
| 1995 | God of Rockabilly | ||
| 1996 | Arranged Marriage | ||
| 1996 | One Way Out | ||
| 1997 | A Rock and a Hard Place | ||
| 1997 | Critics and Other Freaks | ||
| 1997 | Madam Savant | ||
| 1997 | Ocean Tribe | ||
| 1997 | The First to Go | ||
| 1998 | Devil's Playground | ||
| 1998 | The Legend of Cryin' Ryan | ||
| 1999 | Treasure | ||
| 1999 | The Doorman | ||
| 1999 | Shogun Cop |
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Elvis Is Alive | ||
| 2001 | Red Man | Short film | |
| 2001 | Firetrap | ||
| 2001 | The Elite | ||
| 2002 | Phase IV | ||
| 2002 | Storm Watch | ||
| 2002 | The Honorable | ||
| 2002 | Con Express | Direct-to-video | |
| 2002 | Global Effect | ||
| 2003 | Purgatory Flats | ||
| 2004 | Face of Terror | ||
| 2004 | Art Heist | ||
| 2005 | Bad Girls from Valley High | Direct-to-video | |
| 2005 | Island Prey | ||
| 2005 | Crusader | ||
| 2007 | The Deal | ||
| 2007 | Stevie | Television film | |
| 2008 | Clean Break | ||
| 2008 | Reflections | ||
| 2009 | Kids in the Yard | Short film |
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Junkyard Dog | ||
| 2010 | Kill Speed | ||
| 2011 | Palominas | ||
| 2013 | The Package | ||
| 2013 | The Hard Ride | Pre-production | |
| 2014 | Black Rose | ||
| 2016 | Showdown in Manila | ||
| 2018 | The Debt Collector | ||
| 2018 | Accident Man |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Dead Reckoning | |
| 2022 | White Elephant | |
| 2023 | One Ranger | |
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1996 | The Savage Dragon | ||
| 1996–1997 | "Sing, Sing Me the Blues" (Season 1, Episode 10) "Blind Love" (Season 1, Episode 12) "Mind's Eyes" (Season 2, Episode 1) | ||
| 1997 | Treasure | Television film | |
| 1997–1998 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 2 | |
| 1999 | Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man | Television film | |
| 2000 | God, the Devil and Bob | Episodes 1–5 | |
| 2005 | Descent | Television film | |
| 2006 | Earthstorm | Television film | |
| 2007 | Hidden Camera | Television film | |
| 2009 | The Lost | Television film |
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2008 | Uses music featured in Call of Duty: World at War | ||
| 2010 | Also uses original themes from Call of Duty: World at War | ||
| 2014 | Breach & Clear | ||
| 2014 | Added as a Music Kit |
Sean is the son of actor Don Murray, who was nominated for an Academy Award in the 1956 comedy film Bus Stop. Sean also has two brothers, Christopher and Mick Murray. He lives in Hollywood Hills with his wife and daughter.