David Wingo is an American film and television composer. He is known for his collaborations with directors David Gordon Green and Jeff Nichols.
Career
Wingo began his career writing film scores for his childhood best friend, director David Gordon Green, including George Washington (2000) and All the Real Girls (2003).12 His score for Take Shelter (2011), was nominated for a Discovery Of The Year Award at the World Soundtrack Awards.3 As the composer of the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), he was nominated for the 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score).4 He has also recorded three albums with his band, Ola Podrida.56
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | George Washington | David Gordon Green | Co-composed with Michael Linnen |
| 2001 | Manic | Jordan Melamed | |
| 2003 | All the Real Girls | David Gordon Green | |
| 2006 | The Guatemalan Handshake | Todd Rohal | |
| 2007 | Snow Angels | David Gordon Green | Co-composed with Jeff McIlwain |
| Great World of Sound | Craig Zobel | ||
| 2009 | Gentlemen Broncos | Jared Hess | |
| 2010 | Gerrymandering | Jeff Reichert | Documentary film |
| 2011 | Take Shelter | Jeff Nichols | |
| The Sitter | David Gordon Green | Co-composed with Jeff McIlwain | |
| 2012 | Mud | Jeff Nichols | |
| 2013 | Prince Avalanche | David Gordon Green | Co-composed with Explosions in the Sky |
| Joe | Co-composed with Jeff McIlwain | ||
| 2014 | Alex of Venice | Chris Messina | |
| Manglehorn | David Gordon Green | Co-composed with Explosions in the Sky | |
| 2015 | Maggie | Henry Hobson | |
| Our Brand Is Crisis | David Gordon Green | ||
| 2016 | Midnight Special | Jeff Nichols | |
| Loving | |||
| 2017 | Brigsby Bear | Dave McCary | |
| 2018 | State Like Sleep | Meredith Danluck | Co-composed with Jeff McIlwain |
| 2019 | The Report | Scott Z. Burns | |
| 2023 | The Exorcist: Believer | David Gordon Green | Co-composed with Amman Abbasi |
| The Bikeriders | Jeff Nichols |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–2020 | Kidding | |
| 2018–2023 | Barry | 2019: Emmy nominated for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series |
| 2021–2023 | Mayans M.C. |
Further reading
- Freeman, Doug (May 24, 2013). "David Wingo: film music, indie rock, and the future". Austin Chronicle.
External links
- David Wingo at IMDb
References
"15 Questions with David Wingo". 15 Questions. Retrieved March 19, 2023. https://15questions.net/interview/fifteen-questions-interview-david-wingo/page-1/ ↩
"David Wingo: The Hit (Making) Man behind Barry". Score It Magazine. 25 September 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2023. http://magazine.scoreit.org/david-wingo// ↩
"World Soundtrack Awards Discovery of the Year Nominations Announced". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved March 19, 2023. http://filmmusicreporter.com/2012/09/06/world-soundtrack-awards-discovery-of-the-year-nominations-announced/ ↩
Hill, Libby (September 14, 2019). "Complete Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2019 Winners List: 'Game of Thrones' Torches Competitors". IndieWire. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2023. https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/2019-creative-arts-emmys-winners-list-1202173604/ ↩
Brown, Marisa. "Ola Podrida - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2023. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ola-podrida-mn0000638805/biography ↩
Deusner, Stephen. "Ola Podrida play More than Movie Music". Paste. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215153205/http://www.paste.com/issues/week-104/articles/ola-podrida-more-than-movie-music ↩