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Noam Kaniel

Noam Kaniel

Composer · Born August 18, 1962 (64) · Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel

Noam Kaniel, also known as Noam, (Hebrew: נועם קניאל; born August 18, 1962) is an Israeli musician, singer and composer, who has sold over 8 million records, and is known for composing or performing the theme songs of many animated series including X-Men, Goldorak, The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, Code Lyoko, Miraculous Ladybug, Digimon Fusion, Glitter Force, and Power Rangers. Noam was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He began singing at the age of eight, taking second place in a children's singing contest organized by his future most frequent collaborator, producer Haim Saban, in partnership with Yuda Talit. While in Israel, he went on to record such major hit songs as "Gali" and "Ima Sheli"; during this period, he performed continuously. By 1973, at the height of the Yom Kippur war, young Noam was spotted singing in front of soldiers by Mike Brant who was France's biggest selling artist at the time. Brant believed that Noam could have a successful career in France, and had convinced Haim Saban to move there to look for, record, produce and supervise potential hit songs. Noam's first release, "Difficile de Choisir", went straight to the top of the charts. From 1972 to 1978, this was followed in succession by such hits as "Viens Maman on Va Danser", "Une Maman", "Lollipop" and other singles. Two subsequent albums followed. In 1975, Kaniel released an album in Japan in which he sang all 12 tracks in Japanese. This resulted in his headlining a concert tour, first in Tokyo, then in Johannesburg, South Africa. Three years later, Noam recorded France's first-ever major theme song for an animated cartoon show. The 1978 production Goldorak, a French dubbed version of UFO Robot Grendizer, was the first anime series to be telecast in France. Noam's performance earned him unprecedented celebrity status in France. At the end of 1978, Noam Kaniel moved to Los Angeles, following Haim Saban and his partner Shuki Levy. Together, with Saban and Levy as composer/producers, and Noam usually handling lead vocals, the three artists recorded theme music and/or songs for some notable animated series during the 1980s. Notably, Les Entrechats, Popples (1986 TV series),The Fantastic Four, Superman, The Incredible Hulk, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and its spin-off, She-Ra: Princess of Power. Levy and Saban later brought Noam together with Filmation founder Lou Scheimer and his daughter Erika to record "I Have the Power," the theme song from the 1985 series pilot The Secret of the Sword, which subsequently received U.S. theatrical distribution. He also co-performed with Ciro Dammicco for the theme song of the Italian dub of Urusei Yatsura in the 1980s. In 1980, Kaniel made his acting debut in an Israeli film, Kohav Hashahar (Morning Star), in which he portrayed an aspiring teen singer who tries to help his fisherman father out of ruin. In 1988 he recorded and released "My Butterfly," which he wrote with his friend Alain Garcia. The song was a tribute to Noam's wife Kira, who had died of terminal cancer, at the age of 23. Shortly after "My Butterfly" was released, Kaniel abandoned his acting career, making scant appearances on French and Israeli TV. ... Source: Article "Noam Kaniel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
August 18, 1962 (64)
From
Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel
Works as
Composer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 43% in 30 days

What are Noam Kaniel's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Self
34%
Morality
12%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Friendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

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

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Warm
7
Hopeful
4
Thrilling
3
Tense
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Noam Kaniel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Noam Kaniel'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

28 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Miraculous World: Tokyo, Stellar Force(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Miraculous World: London, at the Edge of Time(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Denver, le Dernier Dinosaure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 52 episodes · Composer

  • Treehouse Detectives(2018)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Kibaoh Klashers(2017)

    Show 30 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Miraculous: Tales from Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

  • Luna Petunia(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alpha and Omega: Dino Digs(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Popples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 52 episodes · Compositor

  • Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir(2015)

    Show 155 episodes · Composer · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Where's Chicky?(2014)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tara Duncan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Casper's Scare School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 104 episodes · Composer

  • Trail of the Panda(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Pop Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer · Music Score Producer · Sound

  • Team Galaxy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 52 episodes · Composer

  • Action Man: A.T.O.M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 52 episodes · Composer

  • W.I.T.C.H. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 52 episodes · Composer

  • Pet Alien(2004)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Code Lyoko(2003)

    Show 95 episodes · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Shattered Image(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Under Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Round Trip to Heaven(1992)

    Composer · as Piano Player

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Jungle Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Songs

  • Macron 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer · Music Editor

  • Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats(1984)

    Show 172 episodes · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Mysterious Cities of Gold(1982)

    Show 117 episodes · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Morning Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Avi

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1980 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Trail of the Panda (2009)

$687K worldwide

Highest rated

Miraculous World: London, at the Edge of Time (2024)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Pet Alien (2004)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 24: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleMusic18 of 24: 14 only music, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndOther crew8 of 24: 5 only other crew, 3 with another role

24 titles, 4 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew1990s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2000s6 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s2 · 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 Noam Kaniel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · composer

Luna Petunia (2016)

96th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Miraculous World: London, at the Edge of Time (2024)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 51/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 48. 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 Noam Kaniel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Noam Kaniel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rich Magallanes shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers