discography
Jeff Beal has released many recordings of his works for concert halls and soundtracks to his films, on multiple record labels, including Sony Classical, Varese Sarabande, BIS, Warner Classics, & Platoon
latest release:
Body in Motion
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra & Kelly Hall-Tompkins, conducted by Leonard Slatkin.
Body in Motion includes Beal's violin concerto of the same name, written for violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins, and Four Score, composed in honor of maestro Leonard Slatkin's 80th birthday, with Slatkin conducting all works on the album
Available here on all streaming platforms August 7.
featured release:
New York Etudes, Volume 2
New York Études, Volume 2 is a collection of 10 new solo piano works, composed and performed by 5-time Emmy winner Jeff Beal. These new works are a continuation and evolution of the first album, New York Études, Volume 1, which was released in 2024 and has amassed over 7 million streams.
Popular Releases:
Film Score Recordings
Concert Music, piano études, solo albums
2026
Body in Motion
Type: Violin Concerto, Concerto for Orchestra (Four Score)
Los Ángeles Chamber Orchestra, Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Leonard Slatkin
Label: PLATOON
Release Date: August 7, 2026
New York Études, Vol. II
Type: Solo Piano / Concert Études
Label: PLATOON
Release Date: March 27, 2026
Notes
A continuation of Beal’s reflective piano cycle, featuring ten solo piano études including River, Nocturne, and Awakening. The work emphasizes introspection, counterpoint, and modern jazz-inflected classical writing.
Pictures at an Exhibition: The Paintings of Bob Peak
Type: Orchestral Miniatures
Label: Warner Classics
Release Date: March 6, 2026
2024
New York Études
Type: Solo Piano / Concert Études
Label: Platoon
Notes
A ten-piece piano cycle inspired by New York City, blending minimalist structure with jazz harmony and lyrical piano writing.
The Salvage Men
Eric Ericson Chamer Choir
Type: A cappella choral
Label: BIS Records
Release Date: November 15, 2024
The Paper Lined Shack
Type: Song Cycle
Release Date: June 24, 2022
Moss Anthology, Variation 5
Type: Ballet Score
Release Date: May 19, 2023
Frantic Beauty
Type: Ballet Score
Release Date: November 18, 2022
2018
House of Cards Symphony
Type: Symphonic Re-orchestration (Concert Work Album)
Source Material: House of Cards (Netflix series themes)
Flute Concerto, Six Sixteen (guitar concerto), Canticle for String Orchestra
Conductor: Jeff Beal
Apple Music Spotify Amazon (SACD)
Notes
Orchestral concert reinterpretation of thematic material from the television series.
Silent Voices
Type: Choral
Release Date: October 26, 2018
Apple Music Spotify
2016
The Salvage Men
Eric Whitace Singers
Type: A cappella choral work
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Apple Music Spotify
1998
Red Shift
Type: Concert Orchestra Work
Ensemble: Metropole Orchestra
Conductor: Jeff Beal
Format: Live orchestral recording
Apple Music Spotify
1997
Alternate Route
Type: Jazz Concerto Album
Label: Unitone Records
Artists Jeff Beal (trumpet) Kent Nagano (conductor), The Berkeley Symphony, Metropole Orchestra
(currently out of or print)
Notes
Jazz-orchestral concerto work blending improvisation with structured orchestral writing.
1996
The Gathering (with Joan Beal)
Type: Jazz / Vocal Album
Artists: Jeff Beal & Joan Beal
(currently out of or print)
1994
Contemplations
Type: Solo Piano improvisations, electronics, vocals
Jeff Beal, PIano
(currently out of or print)
A Night in Tunisia, A week in Detroit
Type: Orchestral Jazz Album
Interchange for String Quartet and Orchestra, featuring the Turtle Island String Quartet, Detroit Symphony, Neemi Jaarvi, (cond)
Release Date: October 1, 1994
Apple Music Spotify
1993
Three Graces
Type: Jazz Ensemble Album, featuring John Patitucci, Vinne Colaiuta, John Beasley, Dave Weckl, Steve Cardenas, Steve Tavaglione, Jeff Beal
(currently out of of print)
1992
Heart of the Bass
Type: Concerto for Jazz Bass & Orchestra
Soloist: John Patitucci, Chick Corea - piano, conducted by Jeff Beal,
Apple Music Spotify
Objects in the Mirror
Type: Jazz Album - produced by Walter Becker
(currently out of of print)
1989
Perpetual Motion
Type: Jazz Album
Label: Island Records
(currently out of or print)
1987
Liberation
Type: Debut Jazz Album
Label: Island Records
(currently out of or print)
Film Score Recordings
Feature Films, Documentaries, and Television
2025
All Her Fault
Limited Series Score
Director: Minkie Spiro and Kate Dennis
Starring Sarah Snook, Dakota Fanning
Lakeshore Records
Raymond & Ray
Feature Film Score
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Starring Ethan Hawke, Ewan McGregor
Lakeshore Records
He Was a
Quiet Man
Original Motion Picture Score
Director: Frank Cappello
Starring:
2020
JFK Revisited:
Through the
Looking Glass
Documentary Feature Score
Director: Oliver Stone
Athlete A
Documentary Feature Score - Netflix
Directors: Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk
Apple Music Spotify
The Biggest
Little Farm
Documentary Feature Score
Director: John Chester
Lakeshore Records
House of Cards, season 6
Television Score (Netflix)
Director: David Fincher
Varese Sarabande
2017
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Documentary Feature Score
Starring Al Gore
Interscope Records
2016
Jesse Stone:
The Ultimate Collection
Original Television Score
Director: Robert Harmon
Starring Tom Selleck
The Putin Interviews
Documentary Series Score
Directed by Oliver Stone
Varèse Sarabande
Apple Music Spotify
House of Cards season 4
Television Score (Netflix)
Director: David Fincher
Varese Sarabande
House of Cards season 3
Television Score (Netflix)
Director: David Fincher
Varese Sarabande
2014
Shock and Awe
Feature Film Score
Director: Rob Reiner
Starring Woody Harrison, James Marsden
Varèse Sarabande
House of Cards season 2
Television Score (Netflix)
Director: David Fincher
Varese Sarabande
2013
Blackfish
Documentary Feature Score
Director: Gabriella Cowperthwaite
Categorical Records
He’s Way More Famous Than You
Film Score
Directed by Michael Urie
Categorical Records
House of Cards season 1
Television Score (Netflix)
Director: David Fincher
Varese Sarabande
2012
Last Call at Oasis
Documentary Feature Score
Directed byJessica Yu
(currently out of print)
The Queen of Versailles
Documentary Feature Score
Director: Lauren Greenfeld
Apple Music Spotify
2011
Wilde Salomé
Type: Feature Film Score
Director: Al Pacino
Starring Jessica Chastain
(currently out of print)
2008
Appaloosa
Feature FIlm Score
Direcotr: Ed Harris
Starring Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Rene Zellweger
Pollock
Type: Feature Film Score
(currently out of print)
