Steve Jablonsky

Composer · Born October 9, 1970 (56) · USA

Steve Jablonsky (born October 9, 1970) is an American composer for film, television, and video games, best known for his musical scores in the Transformers film series Desperate Housewives and The Sims 3. Some of his frequent collaboration partners include film directors Michael Bay and Peter Berg, as well as fellow composer Hans Zimmer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Jablonsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

What are Steve Jablonsky's films like?

Across their 36 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action23 titles37^th

Horror4 titles36^th

Animation3 titles75^th

Documentary3 titles75^th

Crime2 titles23^rd

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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

Survival

28%

Bonds

20%

Morality

18%

Self

16%

Power

8%

Society

5%

Ideas

4%

Survival14 Family bonds9 Loyalty8 Identity6 Trauma6 Justice4 Violence4 Revenge4

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 4 · Wry 1 · Earnest 31

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 10 · Dark 16

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 15

Intense

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 26

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 9

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 7

Relentless

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 22

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 27 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 15 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 9

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 34 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

30

Thrilling

24

Dread

11

Absurd

5

Hopeful

9

Other

22

How their films linger

Fun19 Feel-good10 Thought-provoking7 Unsettling7 Rousing8 Hopeful7

How their films end · 8 with a twist

Happy14
Bittersweet16
Tragic1
Ambiguous5

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 Steve Jablonsky's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 40 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

MovieSphere+2 titles, show their 2 titles on MovieSphere+
Sony Pictures Core2 titles, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
Cinemax1 title, show their title on Cinemax
discovery+1 title, show their title on discovery+
Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy

Subscription and free streaming for Steve Jablonsky's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

47 credits, 40 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Motor City(2025)
Composer
Motif score: 37th percentile of all films
Chainsaw Symphony (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
Actor
Borderlands(2024)
Composer
Motif score: 6th percentile of all films
The Tiger's Apprentice(2024)
Composer
Motif score: 45th percentile of all films
DC League of Super-Pets(2022)
Composer
Motif score: 75th percentile of all films
Red Notice(2021)
Composer
Motif score: 51st percentile of all films
Ukweli (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
Composer
Spenser Confidential(2020)
Composer
Motif score: 45th percentile of all films
Bloodshot(2020)
Composer
Motif score: 27th percentile of all films
Skyscraper(2018)
Composer
Motif score: 31st percentile of all films
Game Over, Man!(2018)
Composer
Motif score: 24th percentile of all films
Origin Story(2018)
Composer
Motif score: 84th percentile of all films
Transformers: The Last Knight(2017)
Composer
Motif score: 19th percentile of all films
Deepwater Horizon(2016)
Composer
Motif score: 87th percentile of all films
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows(2016)
Composer
Motif score: 35th percentile of all films
Keanu(2016)
Composer
Motif score: 50th percentile of all films
The Last Witch Hunter(2015)
Composer
Motif score: 35th percentile of all films
You, Me and the Apocalypse(2015)
Show 10 episodes · Composer
Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows
When Elephants Fight(2015)
Composer
Motif score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Transformers: Age of Extinction(2014)
Composer
Motif score: 29th percentile of all films
Lone Survivor(2013)
Composer
Motif score: 91st percentile of all films
Ender's Game(2013)
Composer
Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films
Pain & Gain(2013)
Composer
Motif score: 56th percentile of all films
Gangster Squad(2013)
Composer
Motif score: 61st percentile of all films
Battleship(2012)
Composer
Motif score: 35th percentile of all films
Transformers: Dark of the Moon(2011)
Composer
Motif score: 51st percentile of all films
Your Highness(2011)
Composer
Motif score: 24th percentile of all films
A Nightmare on Elm Street(2010)
Composer
Motif score: 16th percentile of all films
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen(2009)
Composer
Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films
Friday the 13th(2009)
Composer
Motif score: 27th percentile of all films
Dragon Wars: D-War(2007)
Composer
Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films
Transformers(2007)
Composer
Motif score: 81st percentile of all films
The Hitcher(2007)
Composer
Motif score: 29th percentile of all films
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning(2006)
Composer
Motif score: 35th percentile of all films
Him and Us (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)
Composer
The Island(2005)
Composer · Music Score Producer
Motif score: 69th percentile of all films
The Amityville Horror(2005)
Composer
Motif score: 36th percentile of all films
Steamboy(2004)
Composer
Motif score: 75th percentile of all films
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre(2004)
Composer · as Self
Motif score: 60th percentile of all films
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
Show 7 episodes · Composer
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(2003)
Composer
Motif score: 50th percentile of all films
Live from Baghdad(2002)
Composer
Motif score: 84th percentile of all films
Hostage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Composer
Enemy of the State(1998)
Music Programmer
Motif score: 89th percentile of all films
Border to Border (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
Composer
The Replacement Killers(1998)
Sound Recordist
Motif score: 46th percentile of all films
Voltron (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Composer

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles, 45 of them dated from 1998 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Deepwater Horizon (2016)

Motif 87^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting1 of 46Music43 of 46 · 45^thOther crew2 of 46

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s18 · crew2020s9 · 1 acting · 8 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Steve Jablonsky's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 45^th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41^st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 36

Approval · how many liked their films

43^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

97^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 36

Motif score across 40 titles, by percentile

75^th and up10
50^th to 74^th9
25^th to 49^th15
Below 25^th6

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 40 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved2
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser14
Broadly Agreed7
Mixed16

Most divisive · actor, composer

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004)

83^rd percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Lone Survivor (2013)

Motif 91^st · 83% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 56/100 in their films, across 32 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Steve Jablonsky's work okay for kids?

Across up to 29 Motif 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 & Gore29 titles47–93 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity29 titles21–67 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity29 titles39–90 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs29 titles19–73 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense29 titles40–85 · median 63 · intenseheavier 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.