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Laurie Johnson

Laurie Johnson

Composer, also producer and writer · Died January 16, 2024, aged 96 · Hampstead, London, England, UK

Laurie Johnson was a television and film composer. He was also a bandleader.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 7, 1927
Died
January 16, 2024 (aged 96)
From
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Works as
Composer, also producer and writer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 71 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 30% in 30 days

What are Laurie Johnson's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
25%
Morality
24%
Power
18%
Self
17%
Survival
7%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Joyful
3
Romantic
4
Warm
4
Absurd
4
Other
17

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Other1

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 Laurie Johnson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Laurie Johnson'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

71 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • SpongeBob LongPants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Streets of Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Line Producer

  • Duel of Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Associate Producer · Composer

  • A Ghost in Monte Carlo(1990)

    Associate Producer · Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Women and Wallace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Wardrobe Coordinator

  • The Lady and the Highwayman(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Hazard of Hearts(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • It's Alive III: Island of the Alive(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Forced to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Composer

  • The Last Waltz(1978)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 57 episodes · Composer

  • It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Composer

  • Hedda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Dial a Deadly Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Death in Deep Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Kill Two Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Sleepwalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • A Midsummer Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Murder Motel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • The Next Voice You See (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • The Maids(1975)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Won't Write Home, Mom–I'm Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • The Crazy Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Where the Action Is (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Night Is the Time for Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • A Killer with Two Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • A Killer in Every Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Screamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • The Next Scream You Hear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • A Coffin for the Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • In the Steps of a Dead Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Death to Sister Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Sign It Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • K Is for Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • One Deadly Owner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Only a Scream Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Once the Killing Starts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Diagnosis: Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Ring Once for Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • Spell of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • The Eyes Have It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • A Place to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • The Colour of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • Thriller(1973)

    Show 44 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter(1974)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Someone at the Top of the Stairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • Lady Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • An Echo of Theresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • The Firechasers(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • And Soon the Darkness(1970)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mister Jerico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Rhythm and Movement in Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Sound

  • Lock Up Your Daughters!(1969)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hot Millions(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • You Must Be Joking!(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Beauty Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • East of Sudan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • First Men in the Moon(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Siege of the Saxons(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 83 episodes · Composer

  • I Aim at the Stars(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Operation Bullshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • No Trees in the Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Tiger Bay(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Girls at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • The Moonraker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 69 titles from 1958 to 2016.

Biggest box office

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

$9.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing4 of 69: 2 only producing, 2 with another roleMusic65 of 69: 62 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew3 of 69: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

69 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1950s5 · crew1960s9 · crew1970s46 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s1 · 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 Laurie Johnson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · writer

Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969)

75th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 60/100 in their films, across 15 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 Laurie Johnson'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 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Laurie Johnson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Laurie Johnson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Albert Fennell shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles