Roger Neill
conductor
About this Artist
Roger Neill is an acclaimed composer and conductor known for his distinctive, genre-spanning scores in film, television, and video games. A longtime collaborator with the French electronic duo AIR, Neill worked on their landmark album 10,000 Hz Legend. Roger and AIR first appeared in concert together at the Hollywood Bowl in 2004.
Neill’s composing work spans film, television, video games, and live performance. His notable film credits include 20th Century Women, Beginners, Don’t Think Twice, Marie Antoinette (as arranger and music producer), Zoey 102, Darby and the Dead, and the award-winning documentary Sam Now (distributed by Criterion). In television, he is best known for scoring all thirteen seasons of King of the Hill (for which he received an Emmy Award) and Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle (Golden Globe winner).
In the video game world, Neill has contributed to major franchises such as Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, Borderlands 2, Darksiders 2, the State of Decay series, and Warhammer.
A versatile artist, Neill has also worked extensively as an arranger, orchestrator, and conductor for a diverse roster of artists, including Michael Jackson, Sondre Lerche, Stereolab, The Kronos Quartet, Kygo, and David Sylvian. His satirical operetta The Beastly Bombing, created with writer/director Julien Nitzberg, earned the LA Weekly Theater Critics Award and has toured internationally.
Born and raised in Southern California, Neill started his musical journey playing flute, keyboards and guitar. He earned his Ph.D. in Music Composition from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree from USC’s Thornton School of Music. In recognition of his contributions to music in visual media, he was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2020 and the Recording Academy (Grammys) in 2023.
In fall 2025, Neill will join the faculty of Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music as Associate Professor of Music Composition.