# Hal Beckett

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**Hal Foxton Beckett** is a Canadian composer and music producer.

## Career

Beckett began his musical studies in Halifax, and later moved to Vancouver and attended the [University of British Columbia](/source/University_of_British_Columbia) to study composition and electronic music. He helmed the recording of one hundred and ten Olympic national anthems to be used in the [2010 Winter Olympics](/source/2010_Winter_Olympics).[1] He has also written hours of music for television shows, films, and more.

## Works

### Films

- *Everest: Climb for Hope* (1992)
- *Out of Bounds* (1996)
- *[Two of Hearts](/source/Two_of_Hearts_(film))* (1999)
- *[Poison](/source/Poison_(2001_film))* (2001)
- *Betraying Reason* (2003)
- *Last Chance Café* (2006)
- *A Daughter's Conviction* (2006)
- *[Imaginary Playmate](/source/Imaginary_Playmate)* (2006)
- *[To Be Fat Like Me](/source/To_Be_Fat_like_Me)* (2007)
- *Cleaverville* (2007)
- *Second Sight* (2007)
- *Nobody* (2008)
- *[Held Hostage](/source/Held_Hostage)* (2009)
- *[Final Storm](/source/The_Final_Storm_(film))* (2010)
- *Battle of the Bulbs* (2010)
- *Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray* (2011)
- *Notes From the Heart Healer* (2012)
- *The Wishing Tree* (2012)
- *After All These Years* (2012)
- *[Blind Detective](/source/Blind_Detective)* (2013)
- *Hats Off to Christmas!* (2013)
- *[Happy Face Killer](/source/Happy_Face_Killer_(film))* (2014)
- *[Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2](/source/Don't_Go_Breaking_My_Heart_2)* (2014)
- *Surprised by Love* (2015)
- *'Tis the Season for Love* (2015)
- *[The Hollow](/source/The_Hollow_(2016_film))* (2016)
- *[All Yours](/source/All_Yours_(2016_film))* (2016)
- *All Anything or Love* (2016)
- *Operation Christmas* (2016)
- *Harvest Love* (2017)
- *A Harvest Wedding* (2017)
- *Royal New Year's Eve* (2017)
- *The Sweetest Heart* (2018)
- *Reunited at Christmas* (2018)
- *Every Day Is Christmas* (2018)
- *In God I Trust* (2018)
- *Bottled with Love* (2019)
- *Sweet Mountain Christmas* (2019)
- *Picture a Perfect Christmas* (2019)
- *Christmas at the Plaza* (2019)
- *Christmas at Dollywood* (2019)
- *A Family Christmas Gift* (2019)
- *A Valentine's Match* (2020)
- *Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mysteries* (2020)
- *Wedding Every Weekend* (2020)
- *You're Bacon Me Crazy* (2020)
- *The Christmas Yule Blog* (2020)
- *A Clüsterfünke Christmas* (2021)
- *A Lot Like Christmas* (2021)
- *Mid-Love Crisis* (2022)
- *In Merry Measure* (2022)
- *Christmas Class Reunion* (2022)
- *When Christmas Was Young* (2022)

### Television

- *[Madison](/source/Madison_(TV_series))* (1993) (1 episode)
- *[Police Academy: The Series](/source/Police_Academy:_The_Series)* (1997–1998) (1 episode)
- *[Yvon of the Yukon](/source/Yvon_of_the_Yukon)* (2000–2004)
- *[Hollywood Off-Ramp](/source/Brian_Unger)* (2000)
- *[Call of the Wild](/source/Call_of_the_Wild_(TV_series))* (2000) (11 episodes)
- *[What About Mimi?](/source/What_About_Mimi%3F)* (2000–2002)
- *[Yakkity Yak](/source/Yakkity_Yak)* (2002–2003)
- *[Being Ian](/source/Being_Ian)* (2005–2008)
- *[Pucca](/source/Pucca_(TV_series))* (2006–2019) (65 episodes; wrote the theme song)
- *[About a Girl](/source/About_a_Girl_(TV_series))* (2007–2008) (13 episodes)
- *[Edgar & Ellen](/source/Edgar_%26_Ellen)* (2007–2008) (26 episodes)
- *[Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy](/source/Ricky_Sprocket:_Showbiz_Boy)* (2007–2008) (26 episodes)
- *[Kid vs. Kat](/source/Kid_vs._Kat)* (2008–2011) (52 episodes; wrote the theme song)
- *[League of Super Evil](/source/League_of_Super_Evil)* (2009–2012) (50 episodes)
- *[Rated A for Awesome](/source/Rated_A_for_Awesome)* (2011–2012) (26 episodes)
- *[Voltron Force](/source/Voltron_Force)* (2011–2012) (19 episodes)
- *[Signed, Sealed, Delivered](/source/Signed,_Sealed,_Delivered_(TV_series))* (2013) (1 episode)
- *[Nerds and Monsters](/source/Nerds_and_Monsters)* (2014–2016) (40 episodes)
- *[Pirate Express](/source/Pirate_Express)* (2015) (26 episodes)
- *[Chuck's Choice](/source/Chuck's_Choice)* (2017) (5 episodes)

## Awards

In 2016, he received a star on the [Granville Street StarWalk](/source/Granville_Street) in Vancouver.[2]

## References

1. ["Hal Beckett"](http://westcoastsymphony.ca/dvteam/hal-beckett/). *WCSO*. Retrieved 2023-08-24.

1. sixty4media (2020-03-03). ["Hal Beckett"](https://bcentertainmenthalloffame.com/beckett-hal/). *BC ENTERTAINMENT HALL OF FAME*. Retrieved 2023-08-24.

## External links

- [Hal Beckett](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0065687/) at IMDb

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