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Steve Bartek

Steve Bartek

Composer · Born January 30, 1952 (74) · Garfield Heights, Ohio, USA

Steve Bartek (January 30, 1952) is a film composer, guitarist, a flautist, conductor, and orchestrator. He is best known for his guitar work with the bands Oingo Boingo and Strawberry Alarm Clock. Steve Bartek is also responsible for musical work on Tales From The Crypt, An Extremely Goofy Movie, and Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 30, 1952 (74)
From
Garfield Heights, Ohio, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 59 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Steve Bartek's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st 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
35%
Self
33%
Morality
17%
Society
8%
Ideas
4%
Power
3%
Coming of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 11

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 11 · 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 12 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
8
Joyful
8
Warm
5
Thrilling
5
Tense
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Steve Bartek's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steve Bartek'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

59 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dracula(2025)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • 65(2023)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Dolittle(2020)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Men in Black: International(2019)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Lady Bird(2017)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Tulip Fever(2017)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Fifty Shades Darker(2017)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Peabody & Sherman(2014)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Butler(2013)

    Music Arranger

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hitchcock(2012)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • The Back-up Plan(2010)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Synecdoche, New York(2008)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Art of Travel(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Nacho Libre(2006)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Break-Up(2006)

    Conductor · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Corpse Bride(2005)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man 2(2004)

    Additional Music · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Carolina(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Hulk(2003)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Red Dragon(2002)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Men in Black II(2002)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man(2002)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Novocaine(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Get Over It(2001)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Crew(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • An Extremely Goofy Movie(2000)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Snow Day(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Psycho Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Music Producer · as Self

  • A Simple Plan(1998)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Psycho(1998)

    Conductor · Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Deedles(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Good Will Hunting(1997)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Flubber(1997)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Men in Black(1997)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Romy and Michele's High School Reunion(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Nightmare Ned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

  • The Frighteners(1996)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible(1996)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Dead Presidents(1995)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • To Die For(1995)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Coldblooded(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • National Lampoon's Senior Trip(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Cabin Boy(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Past Midnight(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Guilty As Charged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Edward Scissorhands(1990)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Darkman(1990)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Dick Tracy(1990)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Bird on a Wire(1990)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Nightbreed(1990)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Batman(1989)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Big Top Pee-wee(1988)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Beetlejuice(1988)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Wisdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Music Arranger · Music Programmer

  • Amazing Stories(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Back to School(1986)

    as Oingo Boingo Band Member

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles from 1985 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Snow Day (2000)

$62M worldwide

Highest rated

Amazing Stories (1986)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 59: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic21 of 59: 17 only music, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndOther crew40 of 59: 36 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

59 titles, 4 with more than one role — other crew and music overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew1990s23 · crew2000s16 · crew2010s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2020s3 · 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 Steve Bartek's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 52; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 54 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · composer

Meet the Deedles (1998)

81st percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Midcredits 95th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 55/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 44. 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 Steve Bartek's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles25–53 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian 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 Steve Bartek work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steve Bartek's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ernie Lively shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors