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Jeff Danna

Jeff Danna

Composer · Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Primetime Emmy nominee

Jeff Danna is a Canadian film composer. He has composed or co-composed scores for a wide range of films and television, including The Boondock Saints (1999), Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), Silent Hill (2006), The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), The Good Dinosaur (2015), Storks (2016), The Breadwinner (2017), The Addams Family (2019), Onward (2020), Guillermo Del Toro’s Tales of Arcadia (2019-2021), Nora Twomey’s My Father’s Dragon (2022) and Julia (2022). His older brother, composer Mychael Danna, is a frequent collaborator, and the two have received Emmy nominations for their work on Camelot (2011), Tyrant (2014-2016), and Alias Grace (2017). Additionally, Danna has been nominated for six Annie Awards, won five BMI Film & TV Awards, a Gemini Award, a Genie award, two Hollywood Music in Media Awards, and 15 SOCAN Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Danna, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Composer
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 70 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 12% in 30 days

What are Jeff Danna's films like?

Across their 53 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Bonds
23%
Morality
23%
Self
18%
Survival
13%
Society
13%
Power
9%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds20 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 48 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 14 · Serious 9 · Dark 25

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 20 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 10

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 21 · Intense 20

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 9

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 16 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 12

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 18 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 15

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

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
35
Melancholic
19
Dread
12
Warm
13
Hopeful
13
Other
52

How their films linger

Hopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet30
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous10

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 Jeff Danna's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeff Danna'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

70 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page.

  • Flavia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • The Hunting Wives(2025)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Churchill at War(2024)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • My Father's Dragon(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Addams Family 2(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Onward(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Wizards(2020)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Addams Family(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • 3Below: Tales of Arcadia(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · Compositor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Breadwinner(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Alias Grace(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Storks(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Anesthesia(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Good Dinosaur(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Cobain: Montage of Heck(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Bad Country(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Shock Value(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Colony(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Silent Hill: Revelation(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Erased(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Thin Ice(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Arena(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Repeaters(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Camelot(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Sophie & Sheba(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Last Rites of Ransom Pride(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • June 17th, 1994 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Formosa Betrayed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Leaves of Grass(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Cry of the Owl(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Finn on the Fly(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Lakeview Terrace(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Chicago 10(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Ripley Under Ground(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Closing the Ring(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Fracture(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Silent Hill(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Tideland(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Corporate Malfeasance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Game Babes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Symphony of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Resident Evil: Apocalypse(2004)

    Composer · Music Score Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends(2004)

    Show 83 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Spinning Boris(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Gospel of John(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Ice Bound(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Kart Racer(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Wrinkle in Time(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Mafia Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • The Kid Stays in the Picture(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Matthew Shepard Story(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • O(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Green Dragon(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Criss Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Reversal(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Baby(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • New Blood(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Boondock Saints(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • My Own Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Cold Comfort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 63 titles from 1989 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Good Dinosaur (2015)

$342M worldwide

Highest rated

The Breadwinner (2017)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music62 of 63: 62 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thOther crew1 of 63: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s31 · crew2010s21 · crew2020s6 · 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

4 major nominations and no wins, 2011–2018.

  1. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
  2. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
  3. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

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 Jeff Danna's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 49; across their 48 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 58 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · composer

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids (2003)

91st percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Breadwinner (2017)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 55/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 40. 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 Jeff Danna's work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles39–90 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles13–58 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles8–92 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs22 titles6–60 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense24 titles33–77 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Jeff Danna work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeff Danna's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mychael Danna shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles