Howard Drossin
Composer · Born October 2, 1970 (56) · Los Angeles, California, U.S
Howard Drossin (born October 2, 1970) is an American composer for film and video games. His work includes co-scoring with long-time collaborator RZA, The Man with the Iron Fists for Universal Pictures, starring Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu; several video games, including Afro Samurai, Sonic & Knuckles, and Baldur's Gate; a Super Bowl commercial; and orchestration on the Grammy-winning jazz record A Tale of God's Will. He has also worked on albums and musical projects with a wide variety of artists, including Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Rod Stewart, The Black Keys, Beyoncé Knowles, Wiz Khalifa, and Paul Oakenfold. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Drossin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 2, 1970 (56)
- Los Angeles, California, U.S
- Composer
- 11 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Known for
What are Howard Drossin's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 3
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
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 Howard Drossin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Howard Drossin'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
13 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Highest 2 Lowest(2025)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Welcome to Sudden Death(2020)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Harriet(2019)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
BlacKkKlansman(2018)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Pass Over(2018)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Inside Man(2006)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Protector(2005)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Theory of the Leisure Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Item (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1999 to 2025.
Biggest box office
The Protector (2005)
Highest rated
The Protector (2005)
Most popular right now
The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
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 Howard Drossin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the sound and music 40/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 50, detractors 29. 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 Howard Drossin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Howard Drossin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Leythum shares the most, 2.
Directors
- LeythumShared titles: Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011), Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Leythum
Writers
- RZAShared titles: The Man with the Iron Fists 2 (2015), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)See all 2 shared titles with RZA
- Eric PearsonShared titles: Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011), Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Pearson
Actors
- Clark GreggShared titles: Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011), Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Clark Gregg
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- David BrodieShared titles: Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011), Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011)See all 2 shared titles with David Brodie
- David J. MyrickShared titles: Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011), Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011)See all 2 shared titles with David J. Myrick
- Gabriel BritzShared titles: Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011), Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Gabriel Britz
- Paul OakenfoldShared titles: Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011), Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Oakenfold
Producers
- Eli RothShared titles: The Man with the Iron Fists 2 (2015), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Eli Roth
- Marc AbrahamShared titles: The Man with the Iron Fists 2 (2015), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Abraham
- Alan FineShared titles: Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011), Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Fine
- Brad WinderbaumShared titles: Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011), Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Winderbaum
