Charlie Clouser

Composer · Born June 28, 1963 (63) · Hanover, New Hampshire, USA

Charles Alexander Clouser (born June 28, 1963 in Hanover, New Hampshire) is a former Nine Inch Nails band member whose activities include playing drums and keyboard, engineering, mixing and music programming. Clouser was a member of NIN from 1994-2000 and was part of the live band on the Self Destruct and Fragility tours, as well as collaborating with Trent Reznor in the studio on various projects. One such collaboration being the Natural Born Killers soundtrack on which he aided in recording and producing a new version of "Something I Can Never Have." His work can also be heard on releases such asFurther Down the Spiral and Things Falling Apart. Clouser has also done remixes for various bands, including: White Zombie,Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, Prong, Killing Joke, Type O Negative, Zilch, Schwein, Collide, 12 Rounds, Foetus, Meat Beat Manifesto and Esthero. He has also worked as a composer, scoring the films Saw (2004), Saw II (2005),Saw III (2006), Saw IV (2007), Saw V (2008), Saw VI (2009), Saw VII (2010),Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), Death Sentence (2007), Dead Silence (2007),Deepwater (2005) and End Of Days (1999), as well as the TV series Las Vegas (2003 - 2007) and Fastlane (2005). He is currently the composer for the series NUMB3RS. He also played in the film Mooq (2004).

What are Charlie Clouser's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Horror10 titles42^nd

Crime4 titles32^nd

Action2 titles57^th

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

44%

Survival

25%

Self

11%

Bonds

6%

Power

6%

Society

5%

Ideas

3%

Justice8 Survival7 Deception8 Revenge3 Trauma2 Betrayal3 Identity3 Family bonds3

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 16

Dark

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 15

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 3

Intense

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 15

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 9

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 7

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 9

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

18

Dread

16

Cold

4

Thrilling

3

Melancholic

3

Other

5

How their films linger

Unsettling13 Thought-provoking6 Devastating5 Haunting4 Infuriating3 Cathartic3

How their films end · 15 with a twist

Happy1
Bittersweet8
Tragic4
Ambiguous6

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 Charlie Clouser's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

MovieSphere+8 titles, show their 8 titles on MovieSphere+
Sony Pictures Core2 titles, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy

Subscription and free streaming for Charlie Clouser'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, 24 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

SPIN: From the book of TWIST (A SAW parody) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Music Arranger
Saw X(2023)
Composer
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Unhuman(2022)
Composer
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Spiral(2021)
Composer
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Eye Without a Face(2021)
Composer
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Aquaman(2018)
Music Editor
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Jigsaw(2017)
Composer
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Neighbor(2016)
Composer
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Childhood's End(2015)
Show 3 episodes · Composer
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Composer · Thanks · as Self
The Collection(2012)
Composer
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
American Horror Story(2011)
Show 132 episodes · Main Title Theme Composer
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Saw 3D(2010)
Composer
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Saw VI(2009)
Composer
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Stepfather(2009)
Composer
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Saw V(2008)
Composer
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Saw IV(2007)
Composer
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Resident Evil: Extinction(2007)
Composer
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Death Sentence(2007)
Composer
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Dead Silence(2007)
Composer
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Saw III(2006)
Composer
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Saw II(2005)
Composer
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Deepwater(2005)
Composer
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Numb3rs(2005)
Show 117 episodes · Composer
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Saw(2004)
Composer
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Fastlane(2002)
Show 22 episodes · Composer
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Nine Inch Nails: And All That Could Have Been (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Synthesizer, theremin, vocoder, vocals
Nine Inch Nails: Fragility 1.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Actor
Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie: Dissonance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Actor
Nine Inch Nails: Further Down The Spiral Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Actor

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1995 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Saw III (2006)

$165M worldwide

Highest rated

Saw X (2023)

Midcredits 71^st

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting4 of 30Music24 of 30 · 45^thOther crew3 of 30

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s14 · 1 acting · 13 crew2010s8 · crew2020s5 · 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 Charlie Clouser's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42^nd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

35^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

96^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

75^th and up2
50^th to 74^th7
25^th to 49^th11
Below 25^th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved1
Universally Panned1
Crowd Pleaser10
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed10

Most divisive · composer

Deepwater (2005)

54^th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Saw (2004)

Midcredits 92^nd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 58/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 41. 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 Charlie Clouser's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore16 titles70–96 · median 94 · severeheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity17 titles10–54 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity15 titles37–90 · median 82 · severeheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs14 titles28–37 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense15 titles63–96 · median 91 · severeheavier than most films

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.