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Ryan Cayabyab

Ryan Cayabyab

Composer, also writer · Born May 4, 1954 (72) · Manila, Philippines

Born
May 4, 1954 (72)
From
Manila, Philippines
Works as
Composer, also writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 30 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 15% in 30 days

What are Ryan Cayabyab's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
26%
Survival
15%
Power
11%
Morality
5%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · 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 0 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
6
Dread
4
Warm
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic4

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 Ryan Cayabyab's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Ryan Cayabyab'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

30 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Song of the Fireflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer · Songs

  • The Portrait(2017)

    Composer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Ignatius of Loyola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • To The Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 20 episodes · as Judge

  • Barber's Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Limang Dipang Tao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Philippine Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Deathrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Azucena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • The Man in Selya's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • Vulcan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • They Call Me Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Inagaw mo ang lahat sa akin(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Kung mawawala ka pa(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wherever You Are(1993)

    Composer · Music Arranger

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

  • Noli Me Tangere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • I Need You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • You're the Only One I Loved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • I Will Wait for You in Heaven(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

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

    Composer

  • Your Wife, My Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • King and Emperor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Of the Flesh(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • The Day Before Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Composer

  • Aguila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Composer

  • Drigo Garrote: Jai Alai King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • The Captive Virgins(1977)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Masikip, Maluwang... Paraisong Parisukat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • Good Evening to Everybody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1976 to 2025.

Highest rated

Inagaw mo ang lahat sa akin (1995)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

I Will Wait for You in Heaven (1991)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 30: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 30: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic27 of 30: 25 only music, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew2 of 30: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1970s4 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2020s1 · 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 Ryan Cayabyab's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Divisive.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive5
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · composer

Kung mawawala ka pa (1993)

98th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Inagaw mo ang lahat sa akin (1995)

Midcredits 89th · 74% liked

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 Ryan Cayabyab work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryan Cayabyab's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Armida Siguion-Reyna shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles