Biography and filmography

John Swihart

John Swihart (born 1964) is an American musical composer for film and television. Some of his best known scores include the films Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Employee of the Month (2006), Youth in Revolt (2009), and television shows How I Met Your Mother (2005 - 2014), and Go On (2012 - 2013).

Swihart was raised in Bloomington, Indiana, the adopted son of a physicist based at Indiana University. He attended Berklee College of Music, in Boston, graduating in 1986. Prior to becoming a film and television composer, he performed in shows as a multi-instrumentalist for the Blue Man Group.

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Movies (47)

La otra Zoey

La otra Zoey

2023 · Original Music Composer

Cena en America

Cena en America

2022 · Original Music Composer

The Violent Heart

The Violent Heart

2020 · Original Music Composer

El Lago del Silencio

El Lago del Silencio

2020 · Original Music Composer

Fanático

Fanático

2019 · Original Music Composer

Ritual de invierno

Ritual de invierno

2018 · Music

Un hogar ideal

Un hogar ideal

2018 · Original Music Composer

Mesa 19

Mesa 19

2017 · Original Music Composer

La primera chica que amé

La primera chica que amé

2016 · Original Music Composer

Staten Island Summer

Staten Island Summer

2015 · Original Music Composer

Un accidente llamado amor

Un accidente llamado amor

2015 · Original Music Composer

As Night Comes

As Night Comes

2014 · Music

El Joven Kieslowski

El Joven Kieslowski

2014 · Original Music Composer

Odd Thomas: Cazador de fantasmas

Odd Thomas: Cazador de fantasmas

2013 · Original Music Composer

Para Divertirte, Llama…

Para Divertirte, Llama…

2012 · Original Music Composer

El Gran Robo

El Gran Robo

2011 · Original Music Composer

Lucky

Lucky

2011 · Original Music Composer

Un Amor Equivocado

Un Amor Equivocado

2010 · Original Music Composer

The Perfect Host

The Perfect Host

2010 · Original Music Composer

Cheech & Chong's Hey Watch This

Cheech & Chong's Hey Watch This

2010 · Original Music Composer

Youth in Revolt

Youth in Revolt

2009 · Original Music Composer

Nueva en la ciudad

Nueva en la ciudad

2009 · Original Music Composer

Finding Bliss

Finding Bliss

2009 · Music

Un seductor irresistible

Un seductor irresistible

2009 · Original Music Composer

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach

2009 · Original Music Composer

Garden Party

Garden Party

2008 · Original Music Composer

The Last Word

The Last Word

2008 · Original Music Composer

Just Add Water

Just Add Water

2008 · Original Music Composer

The Year of Getting to Know Us

The Year of Getting to Know Us

2008 · Original Music Composer

Randy & the Mob

Randy & the Mob

2007 · Original Music Composer

Los hermanos Solomon

Los hermanos Solomon

2007 · Original Music Composer

The Education of Charlie Banks

The Education of Charlie Banks

2007 · Original Music Composer

Full of It

Full of It

2007 · Music

One Last Dance

One Last Dance

2007 · Original Music Composer

El Empleado del Mes

El Empleado del Mes

2006 · Original Music Composer

Out There

Out There

2006 · Music

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas

2006 · Original Music Composer

Glazed

Glazed

2006 · Music

On Location Napoleon Dynamite

On Location Napoleon Dynamite

2006 · Songs

The Sasquatch Gang

The Sasquatch Gang

2006 · Original Music Composer

Bye Bye Benjamin

Bye Bye Benjamin

2006 · Music

Daltry Calhoun

Daltry Calhoun

2005 · Original Music Composer

Our Very Own

Our Very Own

2005 · Original Music Composer

Inheritance

Inheritance

2005 · Original Music Composer

Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite

2004 · Original Music Composer

Purgatory House

Purgatory House

2003 · Original Music Composer

Bedford Springs

Bedford Springs

2002 · Music

TV shows (6)