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Joseph Conlan

Joseph Conlan

Composer · Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Joseph Richard Conlan is an American film and television composer based in Los Angeles. He is perhaps best known for his scores to the television series NCIS, Tour of Duty and Simon & Simon.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Works as
Composer
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 92 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 43% in 30 days

What are Joseph Conlan's films like?

Across their 57 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Survival
24%
Bonds
23%
Self
13%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds21 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice18 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 57 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 21 · Dark 18

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 48 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 15 · Charged 25 · Intense 17

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 22 · Shifting 31 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 42 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 22 · Even-paced 35 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 29 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 23 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 18

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
45
Melancholic
23
Dread
15
Hopeful
16
Warm
9
Other
38

How their films linger

Hopeful20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous8

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 Joseph Conlan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joseph Conlan'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

92 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sunphlowers(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Be Good or Be Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Lily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Sanctuary(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Callback Queen(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Spiders(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Shadow of Fear(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Field of Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Super Eruption(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Fertile Ground(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • One Angry Juror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Deadly Honeymoon(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Amish Grace(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Shoot the Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • For Sale by Owner(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • My Nanny's Secret(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • American Pastime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Mortuary(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Mansquito(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Toolbox Murders(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Miracle Run(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Book of Ruth(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Finding Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Miracle Dogs(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Going for Broke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • The Stranger Beside Me(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Stealing Christmas(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Obsessed(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Rosa Parks Story(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Santa Trap(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Last Brickmaker in America(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Retrievers(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Second Honeymoon(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dodson's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • The Proposal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Big Eden(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Sex & Mrs. X(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Lethal Vows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Kidnapped in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Down Will Come Baby(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Holy Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Every Mother's Worst Fear(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bad to the Bone(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Our Mother's Murder(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • High Stakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Perfect Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • My Stepson, My Lover(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Love-Struck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Things That Go Bump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Sound

  • When the Cradle Falls(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Divided by Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • A Kiss So Deadly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • Gone in the Night(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Abducted: A Father's Love(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Shaughnessy(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Stolen Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Deadly Whispers(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Circumstances Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Silver Strand(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Don't Talk to Strangers(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Return to Two Moon Junction(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mortal Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • Blackmail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • The Bride in Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Memories of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Nick Knight(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Lovers, Partners & Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • The Wrong Guys(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Tour of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 58 episodes · Composer

  • Hot Pursuit(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Stepford Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • The High Price of Passion(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stick(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Kojak: The Belarus File(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • J.O.E. and the Colonel(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • V: The Final Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • Chained Heat(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Concrete Jungle(1982)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Renegades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Kill Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Scream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 81 titles from 1981 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Stick (1985)

$8.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Miracle Run (2004)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Stick (1985)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music80 of 81: 79 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thOther crew2 of 81: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s15 · crew1990s29 · crew2000s25 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s2 · crew

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 Joseph Conlan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 57; across their 57 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th24

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 58 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic8
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed33

Most divisive · composer

Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour (2007)

90th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Last Brickmaker in America (2001)

Midcredits 88th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 51/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 34. 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 Joseph Conlan's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Joseph Conlan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joseph Conlan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Cohen shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles