Joe Delia is an American composer associated with cinema and television. He is known for dark and atmospheric film scores and has composed scores for a wide range of film and television projects. His feature film credits include several directed by Abel Ferrara.
It All Happens Here: Abel Ferrara & the Making of 'Bad Lieutenant'
2009
Video short
Weapon Masters
2008-2009
TV Series 8 episodes
Goodbye Canarsie
2008
Short
Nature Untamed
2008
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Digging for the Truth
2005-2007
TV Series documentary 26 episodes
BelzerVizion
2007
Short
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
2005
Video
Incident at Blood Gorge
2005
Video
Bought & Sold
2003
Bitter Jester
2003
Documentary
Bridget
2002
My Best Friend's Wife
2001
Ricky 6
2000
The Tao of Steve
2000
Satan in the Suburbs
2000
TV Movie documentary
Time Served
1999
TV Movie
Fever
1999
The Heat: Inside the Inferno
1999
TV Movie documentary
The Substitute 2: School's Out
1998
TV Movie
No Looking Back
1998
Dellaventura
1997-1998
TV Series 13 episodes
The Blackout
1997
Richard Belzer: Another Lone Nut
1997
TV Movie
The Funeral
1996
Twilight Highway
1995
Drunks
1995
Lost Civilizations
1995
TV Series documentary
The Addiction
1995
The Enemy Within
1994
TV Movie
Dangerous Game
1993
Eternal Champions
1993
Video Game
Body Snatchers
1993
Body Trouble
1992
Bad Lieutenant
1992
Caged Fury
1990
King of New York
1990
War of the Worlds
1989-1990
TV Series 10 episodes
Wolfpack
1988
Video
Freeway
1988
China Girl
1987
music
Ms .45
1981
Hoodlums
1980
The Driller Killer
1979
as Joseph Delia
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
1976
as Joseph Delia
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dangerous Game
1993
arranger: "G MINOR SONATA OP. 2 NO. 8" / performer: "G MINOR SONATA OP. 2 NO. 8", "CHILDHOOD HOLLYWOOD", "MO' BLUES" / writer: "CHILDHOOD HOLLYWOOD", "COME ON OUT BABY", "MO' BLUES"
King of New York
1990
arranger: "Concierto for Violin OP. 8# Autumn" / lyrics: "Dream On", "Piece of the Rock" - as Delia / music: "Dream On", "Piece of the Rock" - as Delia
China Girl
1987
arranger: "Sentimental Reasons" / lyrics: "Compulsion", "Hot And Bothered", "Chinatown Tonight" / music: "Compulsion", "Hot And Bothered", "Chinatown Tonight"
Miami Vice
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1985 writer - 1 episode, 1985
Fear City
1984
lyrics: "Two Timer" / music: "New York Doll", "Two Timer", "Method to Your Badness", "Cowgirl Blues", "Sucker City", "New York Doll" Reprise / performer: "Two Timer", "Cowgirl Blues", "New York Doll" Reprise
Hoodlums
1980
lyrics: "In the Middle of the Night", "Easy Love", "Start All Over", "Stand Up", "Long Lonely Night", "Sweet Loretta", "Bluer Than Blue" / music: "In the Middle of the Night", "Easy Love", "Start All Over", "Stand Up", "Long Lonely Night", "Sweet Loretta", "Bluer Than Blue"
The Driller Killer
1979
performer: "Invention in Bb; Arioso" - as Joseph Delia
Santorini Blue
2013
lyrics: "d'être Gentil" / music: "d'être Gentil"
American Experience
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2002 writer - 1 episode, 2002
The Blackout
1997
performer: "THE PLAYER", "MURDER ONE", "LIVE AND DIE", "BLACKED OUT", "BRANDENBURG CONCERTO No.2", "MUY FRIGADO", "INSIDE STRAIGHT" / writer: "THE PLAYER", "MURDER ONE", "LIVE AND DIE", "BLACKED OUT", "2 TO TANGO", "ONE FATEFUL DAY", "BREATHLESS", "COLD BLOODED", "WHAT WAS GONNA BE YOUR NAME", "MUY FRIGADO", "INSIDE STRAIGHT"
The Funeral
1996
lyrics: "Addio Amata Mia", "Tonight Will Be The Night" / music: "Ghoulie's Dance", "Addio Amata Mia", "Tonight Will Be The Night" / performer: "Ghoulie's Dance" - as Killer Joe / writer: "Ghoulie's Dance"
The Addiction
1995
performer: "Draw The Line" / writer: "Draw The Line" - as Delia / writer: "Eternity"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
2005
Video musician / orchestrator
American Experience
2002
TV Series documentary composer - 1 episode
The Tao of Steve
2000
score arranger / score producer
No Looking Back
1998
orchestrator
Dellaventura
1997
TV Series additional music by - 1 episode
The Funeral
1996
musician: The Chez Lounge Band - as 'Killer' Joe Delia
Twilight Highway
1995
composer: theme music
War of the Worlds
1989-1990
TV Series music performed by - 9 episodes
Pee-wee's Playhouse
1986
TV Series composer: additional music
Ms .45
1981
musician
The Driller Killer
1979
music performer - as Joseph Delia
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
King of New York
1990
Harlem Ballroom Band Member (uncredited)
Miami Vice
1985
TV Series
Musician
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
2005
Video sound mixing engineer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
It All Happens Here: Abel Ferrara & the Making of 'Bad Lieutenant'
2009
Video short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ms 45: An Interview with Composer Joe Delia
2014
Short
Himself
A Short Film About the Long Career of Abel Ferrara
$1.9 Million
