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Dominik Scherrer

Dominik Scherrer

Composer · Zürich, Switzerland

Primetime Emmy nominee

Dominik Scherrer was born in 1967 in Zurich, Switzerland. He is a composer, known for The Serpent (2021), The Missing (2014) and Ripper Street (2012).

Biography from IMDb.

From
Zürich, Switzerland
Works as
Composer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 35 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 15% in 30 days

What are Dominik Scherrer's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
30%
Bonds
21%
Morality
16%
Survival
11%
Power
9%
Ideas
8%
Society
4%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
9
Dread
7
Contemplative
8
Absurd
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous6

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 Dominik Scherrer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dominik Scherrer'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

35 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • La ragazza con la Leica(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Miss Austen(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Assassin(2025)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Boat Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • The Confessions of Frannie Langton(2022)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Tourist(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Serpent(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Elizabeth Is Missing(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Widow(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The City and the City(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Requiem(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Collection(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • One of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • Fuori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • An Inspector Calls(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Missing(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • All About You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

  • Christopher and His Kind(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Just Henry(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Monroe(2011)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • U Be Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Riprendimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Dracula(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Crimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Scenes of a Sexual Nature(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Jericho(2005)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • In principio erano le mutande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Hell for Leather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Appetite(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Funny Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Sound Editor

  • The Clearing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • All at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Sound Designer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1993 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006)

$430K worldwide

Highest rated

An Inspector Calls (2015)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Assassin (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 30: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleMusic27 of 30: 27 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew2 of 30: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s5 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2015, Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score).

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Dominik Scherrer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · composer

The Confessions of Frannie Langton (2022)

81st percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

An Inspector Calls (2015)

Midcredits 93rd · 85% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 61/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 30. 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 Dominik Scherrer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity7 titles25–50 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

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 Dominik Scherrer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dominik Scherrer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Damien Timmer shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles