Biography
John Swihart is an American musical composer for film and television. He is perhaps best known for his score to Napoleon Dynamite, Youth in Revolt, Employee of the Month, and his music for the TV shows How I Met Your Mother, and Go On.John Swihart was raised in Bloomington, Indiana, the son of a physicist based at Indiana University. He spent a portion of his formative years in Europe and Asia, where his father would sabbatical.
John had some musical training at a very young age but was not deeply absorbed by music until he was about eight. Swihart would leave Indiana to attend Berklee College of Music, in Boston. He graduated in 1986.Swihart played Chapman Stick, Bass, Guitar and Zither in the Boston, New York and Las Vegas Blue Man Group shows, on his way to Los Angeles.
His breakout film project Napoleon Dynamite premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004.
Filmography
all 68
Movies 64
TV Shows 4
The Other Zoey (2023)
Dinner in America (2022)
The Violent Heart (2020)
The Fanatic (2019)
Haunting on Fraternity Row (2018)
Angry Angel (2017)
Table 19 (2017)
First Girl I Loved (2016)
A Light Beneath Their Feet (2016)
Staten Island Summer (2015)
The Imp of the Perverse (2015)
Accidental Love (2015)
As Night Comes (2014)
The Young Kieslowski (2014)
We Are Men (2013)
Spanola Pepper Sauce Company (2013)
Odd Thomas (2013)
Love Sick Love (2012)
For a Good Time, Call... (2012)
Losing Control (2012)
Flypaper (2011)
Lucky (2011)
Mad Love (2011)
The Other Woman (2010)
The Perfect Host (2010)
Hey Watch This (2010)
Splinterheads (2009)
Accidentally on Purpose (2009)
Youth in Revolt (2009)
The Strip (2009)
New in Town (2009)
Finding Bliss (2009)
Spread (2009)
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2009)
Operating Instructions (2009)
Garden Party (2008)
HottieBoombaLottie (2008)
The Last Word (2008)
Just Add Water (2008)
The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
South Of Pico (2007)
Randy & the Mob (2007)
The Brothers Solomon (2007)
The Hammer (2007)
The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)
Full of It (2007)
Employee of the Month (2006)
Out There (2006)
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006)
Glazed (2006)
One Last Dance (2006)
On Location Napoleon Dynamite (2006)
Think Tank (2006)
The Sasquatch Gang (2006)
Bye Bye Benjamin (2006)
Daltry Calhoun (2005)
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
5150 Mall Cop (2005)
Nadine in Dateland (2005)
Our Very Own (2005)
The Great New Wonderful (2005)
Inheritance (2005)
Everything's Gone Green (2005)
Mary (2005)
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Purgatory House (2003)
When Boys Fly (2002)
Bedford Springs
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GenderMale
Birthday1964-01-01 (60 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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