Known for Sound
Daniel Frederick Hart is an American musician, composer and classically trained violinist. He has released music as a soloist and with his bands The Physics of Meaning and Dark Rooms. He has also toured and recorded with numerous bands, including St. Vincent, Other Lives, John Vanderslice, Swans, The Rosebuds, Annuals, Glasser, Broken Social Scene, Pattern Is Movement, Mount Moriah, The Polyphonic Spree and Sarah Jaffe. In 2012, he wrote and recorded the score for David Lowery's film Ain't Them Bodies Saints, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2013. He wrote the scores for Pete's Dragon (2016), A Ghost Story (2017) and The Green Knight (2021). He lives in Los Angeles.
Born
August 1, 1976 (age 50)
Birthplace
Emporia, Kansas, USA
Filmography
28 films, 9 shows


Company
2026 · 1h 32m
country: United States
A mysterious traveler tells a story that spans generations, drawing together the lives of three wounded souls struggling to choose between vengeance and forgiveness.


Mother Mary
2026 · 1h 52m
country: United States
Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm on the eve of her comeback performance.


The Dutchman
2026 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A successful black businessman, haunted by his crumbling marriage and identity crisis, is drawn into a psychological game of cat and mouse with a mysterious white woman he encounters on a New York subway.


An Almost Christmas Story
2024 · 24m
country: United Kingdom
A young owl meets a lost little girl in New York City. Together, they try to get home for Christmas.


It's Raining, It's Pouring
2023 · 2m
country: Belgium
From the music of American composer Daniel Hart, Belgian filmmakers Wannes Vanspauwen and Pol De Plecker craft a story of a man struggles with his umbrella during a heavy rain storm.. This short film is part of the 2x25 Project of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. The project commissioned 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made short films that are the ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography, fitting completely within the DNA of the festival. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.


Peter Pan & Wendy
2023 · 1h 46m
country: United States
Wendy Darling, a young girl afraid to leave her childhood home behind, meets Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up. Alongside her brothers and a tiny fairy, Tinker Bell, she travels with Peter to the magical world of Neverland. There, she encounters an evil pirate captain, Captain Hook, and embarks on a thrilling adventure that will change her life forever.


Oak Thorn & the Old Rose of Love
2022 · 20m
country: United States
In this companion-piece to The Green Knight, two mysterious entities exchange their knowledge in unconventional ways.


Fauci
2021 · 1h 44m
country: United States
Exclusive access into the career and life of the public servant who has advised seven U.S. presidents beginning with the AIDS pandemic in the 1980s and through SARS, Ebola and COVID-19.


The Green Knight
2021 · 2h 10m
country: Canada
An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men.


The Last Letter from Your Lover
2021 · 1h 50m
country: Canada
A young journalist in London becomes obsessed with a series of letters she discovers that recounts an intense star-crossed love affair from the 1960s.


Light of My Life
2019 · 1h 59m
country: United States
Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.


The Old Man & the Gun
2018 · 1h 34m
country: United States
The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman, who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.


Eating Animals
2018 · 1h 34m
country: United States
An examination of our dietary choices and the food we put in our bodies.


Heroin(e)
2017 · 39m
country: United States
This documentary follows three women — a fire chief, a judge, and a street missionary — as they battle West Virginia's devastating opioid epidemic.


A Ghost Story
2017 · 1h 33m
country: United States
Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.
Half the Perfect World
Half the Perfect World
2016 · 1h 27m
country: Unknown
When solid and steadfast hat maker Lily (Heather Lind) is seduced by her boyfriend's cousin Daniel (Ryan O'Nan), her seemingly perfect world is turned upside down.


Pete's Dragon
2016 · 1h 43m
country: United States
For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.


Tumbledown
2016 · 1h 45m
country: United States
A young woman struggles to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed folk singer, when a brash New York writer forces her to confront her loss and the ambiguous circumstances of his death.


Return to Sender
2015 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A nurse mistakes a stranger who pays her a visit for her blind date and soon, the man rapes her and turns her life upside down. The woman works to reclaim her life and exact revenge on her assailant after he's paroled from prison.


Uncertain
2015 · 1h 22m
country: United States
A keen observation of a sun-dappled and still-watered swamp, Uncertain contemplates a frequently overlooked and enigmatic town whose lake, and only real source of income, comes under threat from an aquatic nuisance of the botanical variety. Perhaps unsurprisingly for a site so-named, there is a lack of consensus about the Texas town's origin: whether the result of a surveyor's confusion when marking an early map, or steamboat captains' belief that docking there was an unknowable, impossible task, an auspicious beginning is offered for the unsettled and yearning inhabitants.


The Girlfriend Game
2015 · 15m
country: United States
An erotic thriller about a couple who play a twisted game in bars, until one night, things get out of hand. The story takes us on a nightmarish, psychosexual journey, where the true nature of their relationship comes to light.


Comet
2014 · 1h 31m
country: United States
When a chance encounter brings together the cynical Dell and the quick-witted Kimberly, the stage is set for a tempestuous love affair that unfolds like a puzzle. As the film zigzags back and forth in time — from a meteor shower in LA, to an encounter in a Paris hotel room, to a fateful phone call — an unforgettable portrait of a relationship emerges.
Dig
Dig
2014 · 10m
country: United States
A husband and father starts to dig a hole in his backyard, for no apparent reason.


Ain't Them Bodies Saints
2013 · 1h 36m
country: United States
Bob Muldoon and Ruth Guthrie, an impassioned young outlaw couple on an extended crime spree, are finally apprehended by lawmen after a shootout in the Texas hills. Although Ruth wounds a local officer, Bob takes the blame. But four years later, Bob escapes from prison and sets out to find Ruth and their daughter, born during his incarceration.


Pioneer
2011 · 16m
country: United States
A father tells his little boy the most epic bedtime story ever.


St. Nick
2009 · 1h 26m
country: United States
St. Nick is the story of a brother and sister on the run. They've left their home for some unknown reason and are living in the woods, hiding in barns and sheds, doing what they can to survive. As the bitter Texas winter sets in, they strike up residence in an abandoned country house and, for a brief, happy period, manage to escape the harsh realities of their circumstances.