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Herschel Burke Gilbert

Herschel Burke Gilbert

Composer · Died June 8, 2003, aged 85

Born
April 20, 1918
Died
June 8, 2003 (aged 85)
Works as
Composer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 44 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 28% in 30 days

What are Herschel Burke Gilbert's films like?

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

Genres

Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th 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
Morality
37%
Self
18%
Survival
11%
Society
10%
Power
10%
Bonds
9%
Ideas
5%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 13

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 5

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 13 · 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 13 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
6
Melancholic
8
Contemplative
7
Hopeful
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Haunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Herschel Burke Gilbert's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Herschel Burke Gilbert'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

44 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Witch Who Came from the Sea(1976)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Gemini Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Poor Albert & Little Annie(1972)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Secret of the Sacred Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

  • Sam Whiskey(1969)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Recoil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • King Kong vs. Godzilla(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Geronimo(1962)

    Conductor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Law and Mr. Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 45 episodes · Music Supervisor

  • Crime and Punishment, U.S.A.(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Gigantis: The Fire Monster(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 168 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Rodan! The Flying Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Slaughter on 10th Avenue(1957)

    Composer · Music Arranger

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Beyond a Reasonable Doubt(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare(1956)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Hills(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • While the City Sleeps(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Comanche(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Bold and the Brave(1956)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Tennessee's Partner(1955)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Carmen Jones(1954)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Riot in Cell Block 11(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Witness to Murder(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Girl on The Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Project Moon Base (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Vice Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer · Music Director

  • The Moon Is Blue(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • No Time for Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • The Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer · Conductor

  • The Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Without Warning! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • The Magic Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • The Scarf(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Three Husbands(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Jackie Robinson Story(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • There's a Girl in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Mr. Soft Touch(1949)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Impact(1949)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Open Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • Christmas Eve(1947)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Mr. District Attorney(1947)

    Music Score Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Secret of the Whistler(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1946 to 1976.

Biggest box office

While the City Sleeps (1956)

$7.7K worldwide

Highest rated

Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music36 of 43: 29 only music, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndOther crew14 of 43: 7 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

43 titles, 7 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1940s7 · crew1950s27 · crew1960s5 · crew1970s4 · 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 Herschel Burke Gilbert's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · composer

Poor Albert & Little Annie (1972)

67th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Rifleman (1958)

Midcredits 93rd · 92% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 60/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 43. 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 Herschel Burke Gilbert work with?

People who share at least 2 of Herschel Burke Gilbert's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dana Andrews shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers