Blake Neely (born April 28, 1969) is an American composer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, and author. 　　Early life 　　Blake Neely was born in Paris, Texas. His father was a rancher and professor, his mother a journalist and author.He studied Linguistics at the University of Texas. 　　Work 　　Neely has contributed to and been credited on dozens of film and TV projects over the years such as: Everwood (which earned him a 2003 Emmy Award nomination for the theme), on the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, King Kong, The Last Samurai, The Great Buck Howard and many more. Other film projects in which he is the sole composer are Elvis and Anabelle, Starter for 10, and The Wedding Date. 　　In addition, Neely has composed the music for over twenty television series, including CBS's The Mentalist. 　　He has frequently collaborated with writer/director/producer Greg Berlanti, including Everwood, Jack & Bobby, Brothers & Sisters, Eli Stone, Dirty Sexy Money, Political Animals and currently Blindspot, Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow. 　　He has also been credited alongside several well known composers such as Michael Kamen, James Newton Howard, Vangelis (worked on the Mythodea project as arranger and conductor), and Hans Zimmer. 　　As an author, he has written over 25 instrumental method books such as the best-selling piano method Piano For Dummies. 　　He recorded his score for a HBO documentary on David McCullough at the Conway Studios in Hollywood on February 23, 2008.