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Robert J. Kral

Robert J. Kral

Composer · Born July 5, 1967 (59) · Medindee, South Australia, Australia

Robert Joseph Kral (born 5 July 1967) is an Australian film and television composer. He is best known for composing music scores for horror, superhero, and many animated WB productions. He scored the TV series, Angel (the spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer), for most of the entire series (1999–2004, Seasons 1 through 5). In February 2005, a soundtrack album, Angel: Live Fast, Die Never, was released, with 18 out of 25 tracks composed by Kral. He also composed the scores for the TV series Miracles (2003) for ABC / Touchstone, Jake 2.0 (2003–04), Duck Dodgers (2003–05) for Warner Bros. Animation, The Inside (2005) for Fox Television, and the Lionsgate / Sci Fi series, The Lost Room (2006). His animated film scores include Superman: Doomsday (2007), Green Lantern: First Flight (2009), Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (2011) and Superman vs. The Elite (2012). He scored the animated TV series, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010–13) and DVD feature film "Batman: Assault on Arkham" (2014). Recent soundtrack productions include the scores for "Justice League Dark" (2017), "Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay" (2018) and Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island (2019). In 2005, Kral won an Annie Award for Best Music in an Animated Television Production, for his work on Duck Dodgers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert J. Kral, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 5, 1967 (59)
From
Medindee, South Australia, Australia
Works as
Composer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 42 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Robert J. Kral's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Morality
24%
Self
13%
Society
9%
Survival
7%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Friendship17 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 4 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 9

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 11 · Intense 10

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 2

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 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 17

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 19 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Joyful
16
Thrilling
18
Dread
5
Melancholic
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Fun19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet9
  • 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 Robert J. Kral's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert J. Kral'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

42 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1994 to 2023.

Biggest box office

The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)

$78M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lost Room (2006)

Midcredits 92nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music40 of 41: 40 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndOther crew1 of 41: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s8 · 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 Robert J. Kral's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · composer

Maslin Beach (1997)

79th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Lost Room (2006)

Midcredits 92nd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 63/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 70, 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.

Is Robert J. Kral's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles52–81 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles11–56 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles13–43 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles17–42 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles52–78 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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.

Who does Robert J. Kral work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert J. Kral's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Register shares the most, 25.

Directors

Writers

  • Joe Ruby8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Joe Ruby
  • Joseph Barbera7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Joseph Barbera
  • William Hanna7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with William Hanna
  • Ken Spears6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Ken Spears

Actors

  • Grey DeLisle20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Grey DeLisle
  • Frank Welker17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Frank Welker
  • Matthew Lillard17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Matthew Lillard
  • Mindy Cohn10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Mindy Cohn

Editors

Producers

  • Sam Register25 titles    See newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Sam Register
  • Rick Morales8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Rick Morales
  • Jason Wyatt6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Jason Wyatt
  • Michael E. Uslan5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Michael E. Uslan