Composer
Don Davis
Born 4 February 1957 · Anaheim, California, USA
Don Davis (born 1957, Anaheim, California) is an American composer, conductor, orchestrator and trombonist who writes for film, television, opera and the concert hall. He is best known for scoring the Matrix trilogy, and for his long collaboration with the Wachowskis, which began with Bound.
Key films
Bound (1996)
His score for the Wachowskis' debut feature began a collaboration that led to the Matrix films.
The Matrix (1999)
His orchestral score for this landmark sci-fi film is his best-known work.
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
He expanded the trilogy's musical world in the first of the two 2003 sequels.
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
He completed the trilogy's score, closing the series' musical arc.
Jurassic Park III (2001)
He scored a major franchise entry, a large-scale blockbuster outside the Matrix series.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 44
- 1984HyperspaceComposer
- 1988A Stoning in Fulham CountyComposer
- 1988Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer StoryComposer
- 1989Home Fires BurningComposer
- 1991A Little Piece of HeavenComposer
- 1991Lies Before KissesComposer
- 1992Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My VacationComposer
- 1993Murder of InnocenceComposer
- 1994Leave of AbsenceComposer
- 1995Sleep, Baby, SleepComposer
- 1996BoundComposer
- 1997Warriors of VirtueComposer
- 1997A Match Made in HeavenComposer
- 1997AlibiComposer
- 1998The LakeComposer
- 1998The Lesser EvilComposer
- 1999The MatrixComposer
- 1999Universal Soldier: The ReturnComposer
- 1999House on Haunted HillComposer
- 1999Turbulence 2: Fear of FlyingComposer
- 2000Personally YoursComposer
- 2000Race Against TimeComposer
- 2000Hell SwarmComposer
- 2001Jurassic Park IIIComposer
- 2001Behind Enemy LinesComposer
- 2001ValentineComposer
- 2001AntitrustComposer
- 2001The Matrix Revisited · as Self - ComposerActor
- 2001The UnsaidComposer
- 2002Ballistic: Ecks vs. SeverComposer
- 2002Long Time DeadComposer
- 2003The Matrix ReloadedComposer
- 2003The Matrix RevolutionsComposer
- 2003The AnimatrixComposer
- 2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema · as SelfActor
- 2005The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz · as SelfActor
- 2006The MarineComposer
- 2006Augusta, GoneComposer
- 2007Ten Inch HeroComposer
- 2007The Good LifeComposer
- 2012Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic · as SelfActor
- 2014Modern Noir: The Sights & Sounds of 'Bound' · as SelfActor
- 2017Tokyo GhoulComposer
- 2018Beyond the SkyComposer
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.