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Dimitri Tiomkin

Dimitri Tiomkin

Composer, also producer · Died November 11, 1979, aged 85 · Kremenchug, Poltava governorate, Russian Empire

Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (May 10, 1894 – November 11, 1979) was a Ukrainian-born American film composer and conductor. Classically trained in St. Petersburg, Russia before the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Berlin and then New York City after the Russian Revolution. In 1929, after the stock market crash, he moved to Hollywood, where he became best known for his scores for Western films, including Duel in the Sun, Red River, High Noon, The Big Sky, 55 Days at Peking, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and Last Train from Gun Hill, as well as his work with director Frank Capra. Tiomkin received 22 Academy Award nominations and won four Oscars, three for Best Original Score for High Noon, The High and the Mighty, and The Old Man and the Sea, and one for Best Original Song for "The Ballad of High Noon" from the former film.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 10, 1894
Died
November 11, 1979 (aged 85)
From
Kremenchug, Poltava governorate, Russian Empire
Works as
Composer, also producer
Titles
93 on MovieCove · 131 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Dimitri Tiomkin's films like?

Across their 88 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama27 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Western3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Western movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
31%
Bonds
21%
Self
17%
Survival
12%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
1%
Justice18 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love17 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty15 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 88 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 22 · Serious 29 · Dark 37

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 43 · Stylized 36 · Heightened 9

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

Gentle 16 · Charged 39 · Intense 33

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

Steady 36 · Shifting 49 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 61 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 37 · Even-paced 50 · 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 30 · Engaged 52 · Full focus 6

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

Easy watch 22 · Affecting 42 · Heavy 24

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

Resolved 75 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
69
Melancholic
32
Dread
18
Warm
16
Contemplative
17
Other
75

How their films linger

Bittersweet34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy27
  • Bittersweet43
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1
  • 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 Dimitri Tiomkin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 93 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (34).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dimitri Tiomkin'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

131 credits, 93 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Merry Christmas, George Bailey(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Friendly Persuasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Tchaikovsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer · Music Arranger

  • Mackenna's Gold(1969)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Great Catherine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • The War Wagon(1967)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • 36 Hours(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Circus World(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Fall of the Roman Empire(1964)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • 55 Days at Peking(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Town Without Pity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • The Guns of Navarone(1961)

    Composer · Conductor · Songs

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Sundowners(1960)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Alamo(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Unforgiven(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Rhapsody of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Last Train from Gun Hill(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Young Land(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Rio Bravo(1959)

    Composer · Conductor · Songs

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Old Man and the Sea(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Wild Is the Wind(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Search for Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Night Passage(1957)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral(1957)

    Composer · Conductor · Songs

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Giant(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Friendly Persuasion(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Tension at Table Rock(1956)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell(1955)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Land of the Pharaohs(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Strange Lady in Town(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Hajji Baba(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Bullet Is Waiting(1954)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The High and the Mighty(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Dial M for Murder(1954)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Command(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • His Majesty O'Keefe(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Cease Fire! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Take the High Ground!(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Blowing Wild(1953)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Return to Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • A Tale of Two Cities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Jeopardy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • I Confess(1953)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Angel Face(1952)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Steel Trap(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Happy Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • The Four Poster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • The Big Sky(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Lady in the Iron Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • High Noon(1952)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • My Six Convicts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Mutiny(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Bugles in the Afternoon(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Drums in the Deep South(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Peking Express(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Strangers on a Train(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Thing from Another World(1951)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Mister Universe(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cyrano de Bergerac(1950)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Undercover Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • The Men(1950)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Champagne for Caesar(1950)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Guilty Bystander(1950)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Dakota Lil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • D.O.A.(1949)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Red Light(1949)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Canadian Pacific(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Home of the Brave(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Champion(1949)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Portrait of Jennie(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Red River(1948)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • So This Is New York(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Dude Goes West(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tarzan and the Mermaids(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Long Night(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Duel in the Sun(1946)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • It's a Wonderful Life(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Let There Be Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer

  • The Dark Mirror(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Angel on My Shoulder(1946)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Black Beauty(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Cat Creeps(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Whistle Stop(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Pardon My Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Know Your Enemy - Japan(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Jungle Captive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • War Comes to America(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • China's Little Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Dillinger(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Forever Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Here Is Germany(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • San Pietro(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Mummy's Curse(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Why We Fight: The Battle of China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • When Strangers Marry(1944)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Attack! Battle of New Britain(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Negro Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • The Impostor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Ladies Courageous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • The Battle of Russia(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Unknown Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Report from the Aleutians(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Shadow of a Doubt(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Nazis Strike(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Moon and Sixpence(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Twin Beds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • A Gentleman After Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • The Corsican Brothers(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Flying Blind(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Scattergood Meets Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Forced Landing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Meet John Doe(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Face Behind the Mask(1941)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Westerner(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Men Without Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Only Angels Have Wings(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • You Can't Take It with You(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Spawn of the North(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Road Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Lost Horizon(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • I Live My Life(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Mad Love(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Casino Murder Case(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Roast-Beef and Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Alice in Wonderland(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Lord Byron of Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Songs

Career shape

A full career of 128 titles from 1930 to 2004.

Biggest box office

Giant (1956)

$33M worldwide

Highest rated

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 128: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic126 of 128: 97 only music, 29 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stOther crew30 of 128: 1 only other crew, 29 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

128 titles, 29 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 29 of them.

By decade

1930s12 · crew1940s50 · crew1950s50 · crew1960s12 · crew1970s2 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s1 · 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 Dimitri Tiomkin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 93; across their 88 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 88

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 88

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 88

Midcredits score across 93 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up38
  • 50th to 74th32
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

52 of their 93 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser52
  • Broadly Agreed14
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · composer

Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997)

91st percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 63/100 in their films, across 80 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 46. 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 Dimitri Tiomkin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles29–46 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles4–29 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles0–33 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles29–45 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles17–54 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all 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 Dimitri Tiomkin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dimitri Tiomkin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Capra shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles