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    Jeff Beal

    Composer,music Department,sound Department·Born 1963·Active 2006–2015
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    Career at a glance

    5Hallmark films

    1 at Christmas

    Audience rating7.0 / 10

    across 5 rated films

    Weirdness3.2 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    A Dog Named Christmas7.4

    Most recent

    Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise2015

    Everything Jeff has done for Hallmark, from The Valley of Light (2006) right through to Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015).

    Follow & about Jeff

    • Instagram@jeffbealmusic
    • X@JeffBealMusic
    • Official sitejeffbeal.com
    From
    Hayward
    Jeff Beal is an American composer of music for film, television, and the concert hall. Highly regarded as a jazz instrumentalist and versatile composer, Beal creates music that often incorporates a synthesis of improvisatory and composed elements.
    From Wikipedia

    Jeff’s signature

    Across 5 films, Jeff is usually set in small towns.

    • small towns3 films
    • second-chance romance2 films
    • a scene-stealing pet3 films

    Where Jeff fits in

    The corners of the Hallmark universe Jeff keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.

    • 🐶Dog & pet movies
    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 🔄Second-chance romance

    All 5 movies

    Newest first

    2010s

    1 film
    • 2015Jesse Stone: Lost in ParadiseComposer · Small Town7.3Weird 2/10

    2000s

    4 films
    • 2009A Dog Named ChristmasComposer · Christmas7.4Weird 2/10
    • 2009Loving LeahComposer · Big City7.1Weird 3/10
    • 2008The Russell GirlComposer · Small Town6.6Weird 2/10
    • 2006The Valley of LightComposer · Small Town6.7Weird 7/10

    Jeff’s standouts

    • A Dog Named Christmas poster
      Highest ratedA Dog Named Christmas (2009)

      Best-reviewed of the 5, at 7.4/10

      7.4
    • The Russell Girl poster
      Most divisiveThe Russell Girl (2008)

      Lowest-rated of the 5 — every filmography has one

      6.6
    • The Valley of Light poster
      WeirdestThe Valley of Light (2006)

      The strangest of the bunch — 7/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.7

    In pictures

    A quick look at Jeff’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.

    • Jeff Beal headshotJeff Beal
    • Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise poster
    • A Dog Named Christmas poster
    • Loving Leah poster
    • The Russell Girl poster
    • The Valley of Light poster

    Jeff’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • Jeff Bleckner2 films

    Who Jeff works with

    The cast and crew Jeff keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next. Bigger circle, more films together.

    Jeff Beal's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsAndrew Gottlieb: 3 films togetherAndrew Gottlieb3 filmsCharles Minsky: 2 films togetherCharles Minsky2 filmsEric van Haren Noman: 2 films togetherEric van Haren…2 filmsGeoffrey Rowland: 2 films togetherGeoffrey Rowland2 filmsJeff Bleckner: 2 films togetherJeff Bleckner2 filmsMolly Lopata: 2 films togetherMolly Lopata2 films

    Movies by year

    Jeff Beal Hallmark movies by release year12006200712008220092010201120122013201412015

    Ratings profile

    Average 7.0 across 5 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 7.0The Russell Girl: 6.6The Valley of Light: 6.7Loving Leah: 7.1Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise: 7.3A Dog Named Christmas: 7.4

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Jeff Beal been in?
    We have 5 Hallmark movies on file for Jeff Beal, spanning 2006–2015.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Jeff Beal known for?
    Jeff is best known for romances set in small towns, often with second-chance romance.
    What is Jeff Beal's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    A Dog Named Christmas (2009) is Jeff's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.4/10 audience rating.
    What is Jeff Beal's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015) has more audience votes than any other Jeff Beal Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Is Jeff Beal still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Jeff Hallmark credit we have is from 2015; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Jeff Beal made?
    Jeff Beal turns up in 1 Hallmark Christmas movie.
    What was Jeff Beal's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Jeff Hallmark title we have is The Valley of Light (2006).
    Where is Jeff Beal from?
    Jeff is from Hayward.
    What does Jeff Beal do in Hallmark movies?
    Jeff Beal works on Hallmark films as composer,music department,sound department.

    Data & sources

    Jeff’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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