Daniel Licht was a composer best known for scoring all eight seasons of the Showtime television series Dexter.

Licht, who specialized in the horror genre, also worked on the films Hellraiser: Bloodline and Stephen King’s Thinner, as well as Children of the Night, Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice, Severed Ties, Final Embrace, Ticks, Bad Moon, Soul Survivors, Beneath the Dark and Ghostmates.

In addition to Dexter, Licht also worked on the series Monsters, Kitchen Confidential, Jake in Progress, Cashmere Mafia, Modern Family, Body of Proof, Deception, The Red Road and Guilt.

Licht often performed his scores live, including a 2012 Dexter performance at Largo in Los Angeles.

Daniel Licht died August 2, 2017 in Topanga Canyon, California. He was 60.