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Sam Cardon

Sam Cardon

Composer, also producer

Works as
Composer, also producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Sam Cardon's films like?

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

Genres

Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Society
38%
Bonds
26%
Self
11%
Morality
11%
Survival
7%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 8 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

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 7 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
11
Contemplative
9
Tense
5
Warm
6
Melancholic
7
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous3

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 Sam Cardon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sam Cardon'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

39 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sharing Aloha(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Six Days in August(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Undaunted: Witnesses of the Book of Mormon(2022)

    Composer

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

  • Extinct(2017)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Joan of Arc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Handel's Messiah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Meet the Mormons(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Highway to Dhampus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Audio-Files(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • My Girlfriend's Boyfriend(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Justin Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Slow Moe(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Wild Stallion(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Velveteen Rabbit(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Reserved to Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Beau Jest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Passage to Zarahemla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • The Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Work and the Glory II: American Zion(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Mystic India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Compositor

  • The Work and the Glory(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Joseph Fielding Smith: The Modern Prophets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • The R.M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Russ

  • Little Secrets(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Someone Was Watching (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • The Princess and the Pea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Compositor

  • Brigham City(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Olympic Glory: Nagano 1998 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Trail of Hope: The Story of the Mormon Trail(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hearst Castle: Building the Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • Zion Canyon: Treasure of the Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • The Seventh Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Music Arranger

  • Friendship's Field (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Rigoletto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Music Arranger

  • Nora's Christmas Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1989 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Meet the Mormons (2014)

$6M worldwide

Highest rated

Brigham City (2001)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

Extinct (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 35: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic30 of 35: 30 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew4 of 35: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s18 · 1 acting · 17 crew2010s7 · 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 Sam Cardon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 16 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · composer

Undaunted: Witnesses of the Book of Mormon (2022)

99th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Brigham City (2001)

Midcredits 71st · 67% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 64/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 37. 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.

Who does Sam Cardon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sam Cardon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen L. Johnson shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers