“The Steinway sound is the gold standard of what I desire in a piano, both as a pianist and producer. The warmth and expressiveness of a Steinway has been the piano sound of my film scores from Pollock, Monk, to House of Cards, and the signature instrument of my new solo piano recording 'New York Etudes'.”
Jeff Beal
Jeff Beal is a composer with a genre-defying musical fluidity. His film scores have received critical acclaim, while he remains a respected composer in the concert, choral and dance worlds.
Beal’s evocative score and theme for the Netflix drama House of Cards have received Five Emmy Award nominations, winning twice for outstanding score, bringing Beal’s Emmy tally to nineteen nominations and five statues. Other lauded series include HBO’s Carnivale, Rome, Ugly Betty (ABC) and Monk (USA). Film scores include feature documentaries Blackfish, The Queen of Versailles, and dramas Pollock, Appaloosa, and Raymond & Ray.
Beal’s orchestral works have been performed by the St. Louis, Minnesota, Pacific, Munich, and Detroit symphony orchestras. Commissions include works for the Los Angeles Master Chorale, St. Louis Symphony, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Eric Whitacre Singers, Smuin Ballet, and Grammy winners Jason Vieaux & Hila Plitmann. His Violin Concerto Body In Motion was premiered by Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Leonard Slatkin, and the St. Louis Symphony. As a conductor of his works, Beal has led the National Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Esplanade, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and the Rochester Philharmonic. He recently gave his Carnegie Hall debut conducting his new score to The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari.
Born and raised in the San Fransisco Bay Area, Beal's grandmother was a pianist who performed on the radio and as accompanist for silent movies. Beal graduated from the Eastman School of Music where he and his wife, Joan, recently donated $2 million to the creation of The Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media.
Jeff Beal is a Steinway Artist.