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Joe Melson

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  • Soundtrack
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Joe Melson was born in May 1935 in Bonham, Texas, USA. He is a composer, known for Love and Monsters (2020), Man on Fire (2004) and Mulholland Drive (2001).
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    Known for

    Michael Rooker, Hero, Dodge, Jessica Henwick, Dylan O'Brien, and Ariana Greenblatt in Love and Monsters (2020)
    Love and Monsters
    6.9
    • Soundtrack("Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)")
    • 2020
    Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
    Man on Fire
    7.7
    • Soundtrack("Blue Bayou")
    • 2004
    Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)
    Mulholland Drive
    7.9
    • Soundtrack("Crying" (Llorando))
    • 2001
    Dreamcatcher (2003)
    Dreamcatcher
    5.5
    • Soundtrack("Blue Bayou")
    • 2003

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    Composer

    • Karo: Blue Bayou
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1997
    • Roy Orbison in Roy Orbison: In Dreams (1989)
      Roy Orbison: In Dreams
      8.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1989
    • Roy Orbison & K.D. Lang: Crying (1987)
      Roy Orbison & K.D. Lang: Crying
      7.6
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1987

    Soundtrack

    • Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in Brothers (2024)
      Brothers
      5.4
      • writer: "Blue Bayou"
      • 2024
    • Pedro Pascal, Bill Camp, Colman Domingo, C.J. Wilson, Beanie Feldstein, Margaret Qualley, and Geraldine Viswanathan in Drive-Away Dolls (2024)
      Drive-Away Dolls
      5.4
      • writer: "Blue Bayou"
      • 2024
    • Richard Brake, Faizon Love, Jocelin Donahue, Nicholas Logan, and Jim Cummings in The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023)
      The Last Stop in Yuma County
      6.9
      • writer: "Crying"
      • 2023
    • Jodie Foster and Annette Bening in Nyad (2023)
      Nyad
      7.1
      • writer: "Crying"
      • 2023
    • CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
      CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Blue Bayou"
      • 2022
    • Trond-Viggo Torgersen in Trond-Viggo 70 år (2022)
      Trond-Viggo 70 år
      8.5
      TV Special
      • writer: "Let's Make a Memory"
      • 2022
    • Billy Bob Thornton in Goliath (2016)
      Goliath
      8.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "Crying"
      • 2019–2021
    • Justin Chon and Alicia Vikander in Blue Bayou (2021)
      Blue Bayou
      7.1
      • writer: "Blue Bayou"
      • 2021
    • Julianne Moore in Lisey's Story (2021)
      Lisey's Story
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "Blue Bayou" (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Michael Rooker, Hero, Dodge, Jessica Henwick, Dylan O'Brien, and Ariana Greenblatt in Love and Monsters (2020)
      Love and Monsters
      6.9
      • writer: "Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)"
      • 2020
    • Lena Olin, Carol Kane, Logan Lerman, Louis Ozawa, Jerrika Hinton, Kate Mulvany, and Tiffany Boone in Hunters (2020)
      Hunters
      7.2
      TV Series
      • writer: "Blue Bayou"
      • 2020
    • Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)
      Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
      7.2
      • writer: "Crying" (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Sam Rockwell, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Rebel Wilson, Thomasin McKenzie, and Roman Griffin Davis in Jojo Rabbit (2019)
      Jojo Rabbit
      7.9
      • writer: "Mama"
      • 2019
    • Sam Rockwell and Taraji P. Henson in The Best of Enemies (2019)
      The Best of Enemies
      7.3
      • writer: "Blue Bayou"
      • 2019
    • Chuck, Lost Object Found (2018)
      Chuck, Lost Object Found
      • writer: "Only The Lonely"
      • 2018

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    • Born
      • May 1935
      • Bonham, Texas, USA

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      May 1935
    • Where was Joe Melson born?
      Bonham, Texas, USA
    • What is Joe Melson known for?
      Mulholland Drive, Dreamcatcher, Man on Fire, and Love and Monsters

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