Biography

John Swihart (born 1964) is an American musical composer for film and television. Some of his best known scores include the films Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Employee of the Month (2006), Youth in Revolt (2009), and television shows How I Met Your Mother (2005 - 2014), and Go On (2012 - 2013). Swihart was raised in Bloomington, Indiana, the adopted son of a physicist based at Indiana University. He attended Berklee College of Music, in Boston, graduating in 1986. Prior to becoming a film and television composer, he performed in shows as a multi-instrumentalist for the Blue Man Group.

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Filmography

View How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

2005Series
8.1
View Accidentally on Purpose
Accidentally on Purpose

Accidentally on Purpose

2009Series
5.8
View We Are Men
We Are Men

We Are Men

2013Series
5.5
View The Other Zoey
The Other Zoey

The Other Zoey

2023Film
7.0
View Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite

2004Film
6.8
View Spread
Spread

Spread

2009Film
5.5
View Employee of the Month
Employee of the Month

Employee of the Month

2006Film
5.6
View Odd Thomas
Odd Thomas

Odd Thomas

2013Film
6.9
View Full of It
Full of It

Full of It

2007Film
5.3
View Dinner in America
Dinner in America

Dinner in America

2020Film
7.7
View New in Town
New in Town

New in Town

2009Film
5.8
View Youth in Revolt
Youth in Revolt

Youth in Revolt

2009Film
6.1