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Peter Best

Peter Best

Composer · Born October 18, 1943 (83) · Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Peter Best (born 18 October 1943) is an Australian composer who has created or contributed to many film scores. He is the father of actress Blazey Best and singer Jordan Best.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 18, 1943 (83)
From
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Works as
Composer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 38 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 9% in 30 days

What are Peter Best's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
51%
Self
35%
Society
6%
Survival
5%
Morality
3%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · 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 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
3
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
2
Absurd
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2

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 Peter Best's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Best'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

38 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • My Husband, My Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • My Mother Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Doing Time for Patsy Cline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Blue Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Country Life(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Muriel's Wedding(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Ebbtide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • 1492: Conquest of Paradise(1992)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Heroes II: The Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Clowning Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Clowning Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • The River Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • Crossing the Line(1990)

    Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Crocodile Dundee II(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Custody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • A Prayer for the Dying(1987)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • High Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Crocodile Dundee(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The More Things Change... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Rebel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Morons from Outer Space(1985)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Top Secret!(1984)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Abra Cadabra(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • We of the Never Never (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Candleshoe(1977)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Born to Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Sound Editor

  • The Picture Show Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • End Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Composer

  • Lucky Lady(1975)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing(1975)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

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

    Composer

  • The Adventures of Barry McKenzie(1972)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Doctor in Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Sound Editor

  • The Greatest Tune on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Sound

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles, 37 of them dated from 1970 to 2001.

Biggest box office

Crocodile Dundee (1986)

$328M worldwide

Highest rated

Muriel's Wedding (1994)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Crocodile Dundee II (1988)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music27 of 38: 27 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew11 of 38: 11 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46th

By decade

1970s10 · crew1980s13 · crew1990s12 · crew2000s2 · 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 Peter Best's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · composer

Abra Cadabra (1983)

93rd percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Muriel's Wedding (1994)

Midcredits 88th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 69/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 63. 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 Peter Best's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Peter Best work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Best's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Hogan shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers