Sound

Bryce Dessner

Born: April 23, 1976 (age 50)
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Credits: 53 titles

Biography

Bryce David Dessner is an American composer and guitarist best known for The Revenant (2015), The Two Popes (2019), Cyrano (2021) and C’mon C’mon (2021). He’s also a member of the indie rock band The National with his twin brother Aaron Dessner.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

The Revenant

2015

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2013

The Two Popes

2019

The Accountant²

2025

We Live in Time

2024

The Professor

2019

Train Dreams

2025

C'mon C'mon

2021

The Kitchen

2019

Saturday Night Live

1975

Irresistible

2020

A Good Person

2023

Sing Sing

2024

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Cyrano

2021

BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

2022

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story

2026

She Came to Me

2023

Acting credits 21

Year	Title	Role
2024	The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival Film
2024	The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024 Film
2023	The National - Live at Bearsville Theater Film
2019	The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon Theatre Film	Self
2019	The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019 Film	Self
2019	The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019 Film	Self
2019	Death is Elsewhere Film
2017	The National - Live at Elbphilharmonie 2017 Film	Self
2017	The National: Sounds from a Safe Harbour at Cork Opera House Film	Self
2017	The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson Film
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self, Self - Musical Guest (2 ep)
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self (1 ep)
2014	The National - Live at Sydney Opera House Film	Self
2013	Mistaken for Strangers Film	Self
2013	A Lot of Sorrow Film	Self
2010	The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music Film	Self
2009	Live from the Artists Den TV	Self (1 ep)
2008	A Skin, A Night Film	Self
2005	The National - Live at El Castell Embruixat Film
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Musical Guest (1 ep)
1953	The Oscars TV	Self (1 ep)

Crew credits 33

Year	Title	Job
2027	A Man's Skin Film	Original Music Composer
2026	Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story TV	Original Music Composer (8 ep)
2026	Flamingos: Life After the Meteorite Film	Music
2026	Joana Mallwitz @ Konzerthaus Berlin Film	Original Music Composer
2026	Love Story TV	Original Music Composer (9 ep)
2025	Amadeus TV	Original Music Composer (5 ep)
2025	Train Dreams Film	Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, Musician, Songs
2025	The Accountant² Film	Original Music Composer
2024	The Untranslatable Forest Film	Music
2024	We Live in Time Film	Original Music Composer
2024	In Waves and War Film	Music Producer
2024	Widow Clicquot Film	Original Music Composer
2024	Sing Sing Film	Original Music Composer
2024	Dandelion Film	Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
2024	Manhunt TV	Original Music Composer (7 ep)
2023	She Came to Me Film	Original Music Composer
2023	A Good Person Film	Original Music Composer
2022	BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Film	Original Music Composer
2021	Jockey Film	Original Music Composer
2021	Cyrano Film	Original Music Composer, Songs, Executive Producer
2021	C'mon C'mon Film	Original Music Composer
2021	All of This Unreal Time Film	Music
2020	Irresistible Film	Original Music Composer
2019	The Two Popes Film	Original Music Composer
2019	The Kitchen Film	Original Music Composer
2019	The Professor Film	Original Music Composer
2019	I Am Easy to Find Film	Music
2017	The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson Film	Original Music Composer
2016	Transpecos Film	Original Music Composer
2015	The Revenant Film	Additional Music
2013	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Film	Songs
2013	Mistaken for Strangers Film	Music
2010	Out of a Forest Film	Music