John Frizzell
Composer · Born January 1, 1966 (60) · New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Frizzell (born 1966) is an American film and television composer. As a young boy, Frizzell sang soprano in the National Cathedral Choir, the Paris Opera Company, and the Metropolitan Opera Company. However, once he hit puberty, his voice changed. He continued his study of music at the University of Southern California and the Manhattan School of Music, but he began to focus more on the jazz guitar than voice. After he finished college, Frizzell worked with Michael Mainieri, a famous producer and became exposed to synthesis and helped Mainieri on many commercials, movies, and records. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Frizzell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1966 (60)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Composer
- 56 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
What are John Frizzell's films like?
Across their 51 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 5 · Wry 6 · Earnest 39
A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 10 · Dark 25
A split, not a type: Grounded 24 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 7
A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 17 · Intense 26
Steady 14 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 7
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 31 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 10
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 38 · Relentless 4
Casual 20 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 5
A split, not a type: Easy watch 19 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 16
Resolved 41 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy15
- Bittersweet25
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous7
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch John Frizzell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 56 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).
- Black Irish (2007) · composer · free
- The Following (2013) · composer · free
- Lockdown (2000) · composer · free
- Henry Poole Is Here (2008) · composer · free
- The Loft (2014) · composer · free
- Dante's Peak (1997) · composer · free
- Tenure (2008) · composer · free
- 6 Souls (2010) · composer · free
- Scorched (2003) · composer · free
- Beautiful (2000) · composer · free
- The Woods (2006) · composer · free
- Possessed (2000) · composer · free
- +8 more
Subscription and free streaming for John Frizzell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
67 credits, 56 with a MovieCove page.
Driver's Ed(2025)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Waterfront(2025)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Space Force(2020)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Tell Me a Story(2018)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
The Rookie(2018)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Leatherface(2017)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
When the Bough Breaks(2016)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Loft(2014)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Following(2013)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Texas Chainsaw(2013)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Secret Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Roommate(2011)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
6 Souls(2010)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Tenure(2008)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Legion(2010)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Whiteout(2009)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
From Mexico with Love(2009)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Evil Angel(2009)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
The Lodger(2009)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Henry Poole Is Here(2008)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
100 Feet(2008)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Wisegal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Black Irish(2007)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Beneath(2006)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Reaping(2007)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
First Born(2007)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Primeval(2007)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Careless(2007)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Woods(2006)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Stay Alive(2006)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Four Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Karroll's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Goodbye Girl(2004)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Whizzard of Ow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Scorched(2003)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Cradle 2 the Grave(2003)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Gods and Generals(2003)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Ghost Ship(2002)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Thir13en Ghosts(2001)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
James Dean(2001)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Josie and the Pussycats(2001)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Possessed(2000)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Beautiful(2000)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Lockdown(2000)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Teaching Mrs. Tingle(1999)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Office Space(1999)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The White River Kid(1999)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Mafia!(1998)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Alien: Resurrection(1997)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Dante's Peak(1997)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Opposite Corners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Crime of the Century(1996)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Rich Man's Wife(1996)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Undertow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Deadly Pursuits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Whose Daughter is She? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
It Was Him or Us(1995)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all filmsLife With Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Career shape
A full career of 65 titles from 1993 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Dante's Peak (1997)
Highest rated
Office Space (1999)
Most popular right now
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do John Frizzell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 51; across their 50 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th22
- Below 25th19
Shape of the crowd
29 of their 56 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser13
- Broadly Agreed9
- Mixed29
Reviewers score the sound and music 54/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is John Frizzell's work okay for kids?
Across up to 28 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does John Frizzell work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Frizzell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel Silver shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Mike JudgeShared titles: Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022), Office Space (1999), Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Mike Judge
- John LuessenhopShared titles: Leatherface (2017), Texas Chainsaw (2013), Lockdown (2000)See all 3 shared titles with John Luessenhop
- Geoffrey JohnsonShared titles: Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022), Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Geoffrey Johnson
- Richard BenjaminShared titles: A Little Thing Called Murder (2006), The Goodbye Girl (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Benjamin
Writers
- Kevin WilliamsonShared titles: The Waterfront (2025), Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Williamson
- Kim HenkelShared titles: Leatherface (2017), Texas Chainsaw (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Kim Henkel
- Tobe HooperShared titles: Leatherface (2017), Texas Chainsaw (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Tobe Hooper
- Carey W. HayesShared titles: Whiteout (2009), The Reaping (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Carey W. Hayes
Actors
- Rachael Leigh CookShared titles: The Lodger (2009), Scorched (2003), Josie and the Pussycats (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Rachael Leigh Cook
- Gary ColeShared titles: Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022), Office Space (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Gary Cole
- Stephen RootShared titles: Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022), Office Space (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Root
- Karl UrbanShared titles: The Loft (2014), Ghost Ship (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Karl Urban
Cinematographers and editors
- Itai Ne'emanShared titles: Driver's Ed (2025), The Waterfront (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Itai Ne'eman
- Randy BrickerShared titles: Texas Chainsaw (2013), The Roommate (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Randy Bricker
- Anthony RedmanShared titles: 100 Feet (2008), Possessed (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Redman
- Alejandro MartínezShared titles: First Born (2007), Stay Alive (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Alejandro Martínez
Producers
- Joel SilverShared titles: Whiteout (2009), The Reaping (2007), Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), Ghost Ship (2002), Thir13en Ghosts (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Joel Silver
- Richard MirischShared titles: Whiteout (2009), The Reaping (2007), Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), Ghost Ship (2002), Thir13en Ghosts (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Richard Mirisch
- Steve RichardsShared titles: Whiteout (2009), The Reaping (2007), Ghost Ship (2002), Thir13en Ghosts (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Steve Richards
- Susan DowneyShared titles: Whiteout (2009), The Reaping (2007), Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), Ghost Ship (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Susan Downey
Mixed roles
- Andrzej BartkowiakShared titles: Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), Dante's Peak (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Andrzej Bartkowiak
