# Blake Neely

Blake Neely (born April 28, 1969) is an American composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards for his work on Everwood, The Pacific, Pan Am, Pamela, a Love Story, Good Night Oppy and won the Emmy (2021) for The Flight Attendant.

## Early life

Neely was born in Paris, Texas. His father was a rancher and professor, and his mother a journalist and author. He studied linguistics at the University of Texas.

## Work

Neely has contributed to and been credited on a mulitude of film and TV projects over the years, such as Everwood (which earned him a 2003 Emmy Award nomination for the theme), the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, King Kong, The Last Samurai, and The Great Buck Howard. Other film projects in which he is the sole composer are Elvis and Anabelle, Starter for 10, The Wedding Date and Greyhound.
In addition, Neely has composed the music for over forty television series, including The Mentalist, You and The Flight Attendant (which earned him a 2022 Emmy Award for the theme)
He has frequently collaborated with writer/director/producer Greg Berlanti, including on Everwood, Jack & Bobby, Brothers & Sisters, Eli Stone, Dirty Sexy Money, Political Animals, Blindspot, and the Arrowverse series Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman.
He has also been credited alongside several well-known composers such as Michael Kamen, James Newton Howard, Vangelis (for his work on the Mythodea project as arranger and conductor), and Hans Zimmer.
As an author, he has written over 25 instrumental method books such as the best-selling piano method Piano For Dummies.
He recorded his score for an HBO documentary on David McCullough at the Conway Studios in Hollywood on February 23, 2008.

## Discography/filmography

| Year(s) | Title | Notes |
| 2002 | Conquest (TV series documentary) | |
| 2003 | Something's Gotta Give | Additional Music Composer |
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Additional Music Composer |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Additional Music Composer |
| 2003 | The Samurai (TV movie documentary) | |
| 2003 | It's the Cheese (Short) | |
| 2003 | The True Story of Seabiscuit (TV movie documentary) | |
| 2003–2004 | Wild West Tech (TV series documentary) (10 episodes) | |
| 2004 | King Arthur | Additional Music Composer |
| 2004 | Catwoman | Additional Music Composer |
| 2004 | Oedipus (Short) | |
| 2004 | Kat Plus One (TV movie) | |
| 2004 | Frog-g-g! | |
| 2004 | Brother, Can You Spare a Job? (Short) | |
| 2004 | First Daughter | |
| 2004–2005 | Jack & Bobby (TV series) (22 episodes) | |
| 2005 | Revelations (TV mini-series) (2 episodes) | Additional Music Composer |
| 2005 | Into the West (TV mini-series) | Additional Music Composer |
| 2005 | The Island | Additional Music Composer |
| 2005 | King Kong | Additional Music Composer |
| 2005 | The Wedding Date | |
| 2005 | Get Froggged!: Behind the Scenes of Frog-g-g! (Documentary short) | |
| 2005 | A Date with Debra (Video documentary short) | |
| 2005 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (Documentary short) | |
| 2005 | Related (TV series) (5 episodes) | |
| 2002–2006 | Everwood (TV series) (89 episodes) | |
| 2004–2006 | Dr. Vegas (TV series) (6 episodes) | |
| 2006 | RV | Additional Music Composer |
| 2006 | The Da Vinci Code | Additional Music Composer |
| 2006 | Starter for 10 | |
| 2006–2007 | What About Brian (TV series) (8 episodes) | |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisies (TV series) (composer, 1 episode) | |
| 2007 | Elvis and Anabelle | |
| 2007 | Brothers & Sisters: A Family Matter (TV movie) | |
| 2007 | Traveler (TV series) (8 episodes) | |
| 2007 | Brothers & Sisters: Family Album (TV movie) | |
| 2007 | Masters of the Heist (Video documentary short) | |
| 2007–2008 | Notes from the Underbelly (TV series) (16 episodes) | |
| 2008 | The Great Buck Howard | |
| 2008 | David McCullough: Painting with Words (TV movie documentary) | |
| 2008 | Recruited (Short) | |
| 2008 | Surfer, Dude | |
| 2008–2009 | Eli Stone (TV series) (26 episodes) | |
| 2008–2015 | The Mentalist (TV series) (151 episodes) | |
| 2009–2010 | Eastwick (TV series) (11 episodes) | |
| 2010 | Think Tank (Short) | |
| 2010 | The Pacific (TV mini-series) (10 episodes) | |
| 2010 | Life as We Know it | |
| 2006-2011 | Brothers & Sisters | |
| 2010-2011 | No Ordinary Family (TV series) (15 episodes) | |
| 2011 | An Article of Hope (Documentary) | |
| 2011 | Royal Reunion (Short) | |
| 2011 | Love, Wedding, Marriage | |
| 2011 | Mister Handsome (Short) | |
| 2011-2012 | Pan Am (TV series) (10 episodes) | |
| 2012 | Political Animals (TV mini-series) (1 episode) | |
| 2012-2013 | Wedding Band (TV series) (3 episodes) | |
| 2012-2020 | Arrow (TV series) | |
| 2013 | Golden Boy (TV series) (13 episodes) | |
| 2013 | Arrow: Year One (TV movie) | |
| 2013 | The Sixties (TV series documentary) (1 episode) | |
| 2013 | The Assassination of President Kennedy (TV movie documentary) | |
| 2013–2014 | The Mindy Project (TV series) (6 episodes) | |
| 2014–2023 | The Flash (TV series) | |
| 2014 | Resurrection (TV series) (6 episodes) | |
| 2015–2016 | Blindspot (TV series) | |
| 2015–2021 | Supergirl (TV series) | |
| 2016–2022 | Legends of Tomorrow (TV series) | |
| 2017–2023 | Riverdale (TV series) | |
| 2017 | The Keepers (Documentary web series) | |
| 2017-2018 | Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (TV series) | |
| 2018 | Love, Simon | |
| 2018 | All American (TV series) | |
| 2018–present | You (TV series) | |
| 2019 | Emergence (TV series) | |
| 2019–2022 | Batwoman (TV series) | |
| 2020 | Greyhound | |
| 2020–2022 | The Flight Attendant (TV series) | |
| 2022 | Good Night Oppy (Documentary) | |
| 2022-2024 | All American: Homecoming (TV series) | |
| 2024 | Masters of the Air (TV series) | |
| 2024 | The Girls on the Bus (TV series) | |
| 2024 | Dead Boy Detectives (TV series) | |
| 2025 | Come See Me in the Good Light (Documentary feature) | |