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Joel P West

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Joel P West
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Joel P West is a composer, songwriter and performer known for his bands The Tree Ring and Flood Coats, and his scores for Shang-Chi, Short Term 12, and Chef's Table. His music has been described as "showing great emotional nuance" and "warm, richly textured, and pastoral".

Between score projects, Joel remains an active songwriter and performer. Since 2019 he has released three solo albums titled Smaller, False Klamath, and Sonora. He has also written, produced, and performed original songs for films produced by Disney, Netflix, and Lionsgate.
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    Tim Roth, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Benedict Wong, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
    7.3
    • Composer
    • 2021
    Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, Karan Kendrick, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Just Mercy (2019)
    Just Mercy
    7.6
    • Composer
    • 2019
    Woody Harrelson and Brie Larson in The Glass Castle (2017)
    The Glass Castle
    7.1
    • Composer(music by)
    • 2017
    John Gallagher Jr., Brie Larson, Rami Malek, and Alex Calloway in Short Term 12 (2013)
    Short Term 12
    7.9
    • Composer
    • 2013

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    Composer



    • Undrown
      • Composer
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • The Ark and the Aardvark
      • Composer
      • In Production



    • Adjunct (2024)
      Adjunct
      7.9
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Chef's Table: Pizza (2022)
      Chef's Table: Pizza
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Clifford Chalmers and Gerald Blessey in Reel South (2016)
      Reel South
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Tim Roth, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Benedict Wong, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
      Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
      7.3
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • The Bitter Root (2021)
      The Bitter Root
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Street Food: Latin America (2020)
      Street Food: Latin America
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, Karan Kendrick, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Just Mercy (2019)
      Just Mercy
      7.6
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • American Refugee
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Street Food: Asia (2019)
      Street Food: Asia
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Ashley Hinshaw in Hunter Gatherer (2018)
      Hunter Gatherer
      7.9
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2018
    • Chef's Table (2015)
      Chef's Table
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Composer (music by)
      • 2018
    • Red Light Feeling (2017)
      Red Light Feeling
      5.4
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Olivia van Den Berg and Kelsey Fordham in Mae (2017)
      Mae
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Woody Harrelson and Brie Larson in The Glass Castle (2017)
      The Glass Castle
      7.1
      • Composer (music by)
      • 2017
    • Julie Delpy, J.K. Simmons, Odeya Rush, and Josh Wiggins in The Bachelors (2017)
      The Bachelors
      6.8
      • Composer
      • 2017

    Music Department



    • Kandis Fay and Nikohl Boosheri in Mail Companion (2020)
      It's a Match
      8.0
      Short
      • music
      • 2018
    • I Am Sun Mu (2015)
      I Am Sun Mu
      7.1
      • musician: guitars & keyboard
      • 2015
    • Lily Tomlin and Julia Garner in Grandma (2015)
      Grandma
      6.7
      • musician: guitars and pianos
      • score producer
      • 2015
    • Max Greenfield, Jason Ritter, Maggie Grace, Max Minghella, Nate Parker, Aubrey Plaza, and Jane Levy in About Alex (2014)
      About Alex
      6.3
      • musical score performer: guitars
      • musical score performer: piano
      • 2014
    • John Gallagher Jr., Brie Larson, Rami Malek, and Alex Calloway in Short Term 12 (2013)
      Short Term 12
      7.9
      • musician: ukulele, guitars, pianos
      • 2013

    Actor



    • John Gallagher Jr., Brie Larson, Rami Malek, and Alex Calloway in Short Term 12 (2013)
      Short Term 12
      7.9
      • Guest at Mason's Parents' Party
      • 2013
    • Dominic Bogart in I Am Not a Hipster (2012)
      I Am Not a Hipster
      6.6
      • Casbah Band
      • 2012

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