Bob Thiele Jr. (born July 3, 1955)[1] is an American composer, musician and music producer of German descent.
[17][18] which includes the show's music composer Bob Thiele Jr, Greg Leisz (guitar/banjo), John Philip Shenale (keyboards), Lyle Workman (guitar), Dave Way (recording Engineer and Sergeant at Arms), Davey Faragher (bass), Brian Macleod (drums) and Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner.
[23][24] The soundtrack of the series is a hybrid between American musical genres (hip-hop, rock, metal, singer-songwriter, etc.)
[29][30][31][32] In 2009, Bob Thiele Jr. was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on Sons of Anarchy.
The song "This Life", written by him, guitarist Dave Kushner,[33] Curtis Stigers and show creator Kurt Sutter, was nominated at the category "Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music" while it was performed by Curtis Stigers and The Forest Rangers.
[34] Bob Thiele Jr. was nominated for an OFTA television award for "This Life" at Best New Theme Song in a Series, Motion Picture or Miniseries category.
Jake Smith and Kurt Sutter co-wrote the song which was performed by The White Buffalo and The Forest Rangers.