Tyler Bates

He comes from rock: he played guitar in bands and has worked with Marilyn Manson. With Zack Snyder he made Dawn of the Dead, 300 and Watchmen, and with James Gunn the first two Guardians of the Galaxy films. His music for the John Wick saga, a mix of electronics and guitars, is among the most recognisable in recent action cinema.

Style

Electric guitars, electronics and heavy percussion over an orchestral base.

Awards

Saturn Award nomination for 300. Several BMI awards, including for 300 and John Wick: Chapter 3.

Discography

• The Devil's Rejects (2005) Spotify · Apple Music
• 300 (2006) Spotify
• Slither (2006) Spotify
• The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008) Spotify · Apple Music
• Halloween 2 (2009) Spotify
• Watchmen (2009) Spotify
• Killer Joe (2012) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Way (2013) Spotify · Apple Music
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Spotify · Apple Music
• John Wick (2014) Spotify
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) Spotify · Apple Music
• John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) Spotify
• The Belko Experiment (2017) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Punisher (2017) Spotify · Apple Music
• Deadpool 2 (2018) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Exorcist (2018) Spotify · Apple Music
• Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) Spotify · Apple Music
• John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Punisher: Season 2 (2019) Spotify · Apple Music
• Day Shift (2022) Spotify · Apple Music
• Pearl (2022) Spotify · Apple Music
• X (2022) Spotify · Apple Music
• Agent Elvis (2023) Spotify · Apple Music
• John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) Spotify · Apple Music
• Hysteria! (2024) Spotify · Apple Music
• MAXXXINE (2024) Spotify · Apple Music
• Fixed (2025) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Bondsman (2025) Spotify · Apple Music
• One Spoon Of Chocolate (2026) Spotify · Apple Music

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Listen

• To Victory · 300SpotifyApple MusicYouTube
• John Wick · John WickSpotifyApple MusicYouTube

Full biography on Wikipedia