Jon Ehrlich

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Jon Ehrlich is a three-time Emmy-nominated TV and film composer. His primetime Emmy nominations in the Music Composition for a Series category came in recognition for his work on House, M.D., starring Hugh Laurie, The Agency, starring Beau Bridges, and Roar, starring Heath Ledger.{{cite web |title=Jon Ehrlich - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/jon-ehrlich |website=Television Academy |access-date=June 8, 2024}} His score for Ask Me Anything, starring Martin Sheen, won Best Music in a Feature Film at the Nashville Film Festival.

Ehrlich’s recent collaboration with Rachel Portman on Hulu’s limited series, We Were the Lucky Ones, from director Tommy Kail and writer Erica Lipez, starring Logan Lerman and Joey King, has been singled out in reviews. IndieWire included it in their list of The Best TV Scores of 2024.{{cite web |title=The Best TV Scores of 2024 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-tv-scores-theme-music/tcdwewe-hy054/ |website=IndieWire |date=31 May 2024 |access-date=June 8, 2024}}

Other notable credits include: Amazon’s Goliath, from director Lawrence Trilling, starring Billy Bob Thornton, William Hurt, Dennis Quaid, and J.K. Simmons; The Resident, starring Matt Czuchry; Parenthood, created by Jason Katims, starring Peter Krause, Lauren Graham, Dax Shepard, and Craig T. Nelson; About a Boy, created by Jason Katims, starring Minnie Driver; The Slap, developed by Walter Parkes, directed by Lisa Cholodenko, starring Brian Cox, Lucas Hedges, Peter Sarsgaard, and Uma Thurman; Life, starring Damian Lewis; White Collar, starring Matt Bomer; Graceland, starring Aaron Tveit; Invasion, created by Shaun Cassidy; Pitch, created by Dan Fogelman and Rick Singer; Karen Sisco, created by Elmore Leonard; The Guardian, starring Simon Baker; Party of Five, starring Neve Campbell; and Time of Your Life, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt.{{cite web |title=Jon Ehrlich Official Website |url=https://jonehrlich.com |website=Jon Ehrlich |access-date=June 8, 2024}}

File:Jon Ehrlich at Teldex.jpg

Early Years

Ehrlich was born in New York City, and grew up in Brooklyn and New Jersey. He studied music and theater as an undergraduate at Yale University, where he wrote two musicals and graduated as a Scholar of the House. He furthered his studies in film scoring at the USC Screen Scoring Program, studying with Jerry Goldsmith, David Raksin, and Buddy Baker. Ehrlich began his career performing on Broadway and writing musicals, and started at Warner Bros. Feature Animation, writing a musical film titled The Jester with collaborator Stephen Lloyd.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

Other work

Jon is also a founder of Qwire, a collaborative, cloud based, web platform.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

Filmography

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" \| Film
Year ! Film ! Notes
1996 \| Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End
1998 \| Blossoms and Veils \|
2007 \| Flakes \|
2014 \| Ask Me Anything \|
2015 \| Billions in Change \|
2015 \| Silent War \|
2020 \| Rinse & Repeat \|
colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" \| Television
Year ! Title ! Notes
1994 \| Dead at 21 \| 6 episodes
1997–1998 \| Frontline \| 3 episodes
1997 \| Roar \| 13 episodes
1998–1999 \| Mercy Point \| 7 episodes
1998–2000 \| Party of Five \| 49 episodes
1999–2001 \| Time of Your Life \| 19 episodes
2000–2001 \| Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family \| 25 episodes
2001–2003 \| The Agency \| 45 episodes
2001–2004 \| The Guardian \| 67 episodes
2002–2003 \| Baby Bob \| 14 episodes
2003 \| Tarzan \| 8 episodes
2003–2004 \| Karen Sisco \| 10 episodes
2004 \| Hawaii \| 7 episodes
2004–2005 \| The Mountain \| 13 episodes
2004–2005 \| Tru Calling \| 26 episodes
2004–2012 \| House \| 176 episodes
2005 \| Bound for Glory \| 8 episodes
2006 \| Waterfront \| 5 episodes
2006 \| Misconceptions \| 7 episodes
2005–2006 \| Invasion \| 22 episodes
2006 \| Conviction \| 13 episodes
2007–2009 \| Life \| 32 episodes
2008 \| Women's Murder Club \| 4 episodes
2009–2014 \| White Collar \| 81 episodes
2010 \| Past Life \| 1 episode
2010–2015 \| Parenthood \| 103 episodes
2012 \| Ruth & Erica \| 13 episodes
2013–2015 \| Graceland \| 38 episodes
2014–2015 \| About a Boy \| 33 episodes
2015 \| The Slap \| 8 episodes
2016 \| Pitch \| 10 episodes
2016 \| Heartbeat \| 10 episodes
2016 \| Recovery Road \| 10 episodes
2016–2021 \| Goliath \| 32 episodes
2017 \| APB \| 12 episodes
2018–2023 \| The Resident \| 107 episodes
2020 \| Party of Five \| 10 episodes
2023 \| We Were the Lucky Ones \| Miniseries (8 episodes)

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! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film

Year

! Film

! Notes

1996

| Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End

1998

| Blossoms and Veils

2007

| Flakes

2014

| Ask Me Anything

2015

| Billions in Change

2015

| Silent War

2020

| Rinse & Repeat

colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television

Year

! Title

! Notes

1994

| Dead at 21

| 6 episodes

1997–1998

| Frontline

| 3 episodes

1997

| Roar

| 13 episodes

1998–1999

| Mercy Point

| 7 episodes

1998–2000

| Party of Five

| 49 episodes

1999–2001

| Time of Your Life

| 19 episodes

2000–2001

| Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family

| 25 episodes

2001–2003

| The Agency

| 45 episodes

2001–2004

| The Guardian

| 67 episodes

2002–2003

| Baby Bob

| 14 episodes

2003

| Tarzan

| 8 episodes

2003–2004

| Karen Sisco

| 10 episodes

2004

| Hawaii

| 7 episodes

2004–2005

| The Mountain

| 13 episodes

2004–2005

| Tru Calling

| 26 episodes

2004–2012

| House

| 176 episodes

2005

| Bound for Glory

| 8 episodes

2006

| Waterfront

| 5 episodes

2006

| Misconceptions

| 7 episodes

2005–2006

| Invasion

| 22 episodes

2006

| Conviction

| 13 episodes

2007–2009

| Life

| 32 episodes

2008

| Women's Murder Club

| 4 episodes

2009–2014

| White Collar

| 81 episodes

2010

| Past Life

| 1 episode

2010–2015

| Parenthood

| 103 episodes

2012

| Ruth & Erica

| 13 episodes

2013–2015

| Graceland

| 38 episodes

2014–2015

| About a Boy

| 33 episodes

2015

| The Slap

| 8 episodes

2016

| Pitch

| 10 episodes

2016

| Heartbeat

| 10 episodes

2016

| Recovery Road

| 10 episodes

2016–2021

| Goliath

| 32 episodes

2017

| APB

| 12 episodes

2018–2023

| The Resident

| 107 episodes

2020

| Party of Five

| 10 episodes

2023

| We Were the Lucky Ones

| Miniseries (8 episodes)

Discography

We Were the Lucky Ones (Original Soundtrack){{cite web |title=We Were the Lucky Ones (Original Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/we-were-the-lucky-ones-original-soundtrack/1743475521 |website=Apple Music |access-date=June 8, 2024}}
Goliath (Amazon Original Series Soundtrack){{cite web |title=Goliath (Amazon Original Series Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/goliath-amazon-original-series-soundtrack/1582215302 |website=Apple Music |access-date=June 8, 2024}}
The Slap (Original Television Soundtrack){{cite web |title=The Slap (Original Television Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-slap-original-television-soundtrack/1017380959 |website=Apple Music |access-date=June 8, 2024}}
Invasion (Original Soundtrack)

Award Nominations

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Year ! Award ! Result ! Category ! Series
1998 \|rowspan=3\|Emmy Award \|rowspan=3\|Nominated \|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) \|Roar (For the pilot episode)
2003 \|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) \|The Agency (Shared with Jason Derlatka for "The Great Game" episode)
2008 \|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) \|House (Shared with Jason Derlatka for the "Guardian Angels" episode)

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Year

! Award

! Result

! Category

! Series

1998

|rowspan=3|Emmy Award

|rowspan=3|Nominated

|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)

|Roar
(For the pilot episode)

2003