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Blake Leyh

Composer · Born December 18, 1962 (63) · Syracuse, New York, USA

Born
December 18, 1962 (63)
From
Syracuse, New York, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26

What are Blake Leyh's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Survival
24%
Morality
19%
Power
15%
Ideas
13%
Society
12%
Self
11%
Bonds
7%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 5 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 8 · Intense 5

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · 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

Casual 1 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
4
Dread
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Blake Leyh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Blake Leyh'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

59 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page.

  • Wolfs(2024)

    Sound Effects Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Extrapolations(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Sound Re-Recording Mixer · Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Neptune Frost(2021)

    Sound Designer · Sound Re-Recording Mixer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Kimi(2022)

    Sound Effects Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Plot Against America(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The People vs. Agent Orange(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Harriet(2019)

    Sound Re-Recording Mixer · Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Goldfinch(2019)

    Sound Designer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms(2018)

    Sound Designer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Deuce(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Snowman(2017)

    Sound Editor · Sound Re-Recording Mixer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Queen of Katwe(2016)

    Sound Designer · Sound Re-Recording Mixer · Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Disturbing the Peace(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Show Me a Hero(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Trials of Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Bosch(2014)

    Show 30 episodes · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Into the Woods(2014)

    Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close(2011)

    Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Pray the Devil Back to Hell(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Killing Kasztner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Duane Incarnate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Compositor

  • Across the Universe(2007)

    Sound Designer · Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Dirty Shame(2004)

    Sound Designer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Tell Them Who You Are(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Manchurian Candidate(2004)

    Sound Designer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The End(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Twist of Faith(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Frida(2002)

    Sound Designer · Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Wire(2002)

    Show 60 episodes · Music Supervisor · Sound Designer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Y tu mamá también(2001)

    Sound Effects Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Wit(2001)

    Sound Effects Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bamboozled(2000)

    Sound Effects Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)

    Sound Effects Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Astronaut's Wife(1999)

    Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Summer of Sam(1999)

    Sound Designer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Sleeping Beauties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • The Naked Man(1999)

    Sound Effects Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Sick(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • A Small Domain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • True Crime(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • New Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Dark Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Second Cousin, Once Removed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Blood Run(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • American Cyborg: Steel Warrior(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Star Time(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Barton Fink(1991)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • State of Grace(1990)

    Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Abyss(1989)

    Sound Designer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Moderns(1988)

    Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Made in Heaven(1987)

    Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Back to the Beach(1987)

    Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives(1986)

    Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Blood Simple(1984)

    Sound Effects

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Tuff Turf(1985)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Art of Metaphor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 56 titles, 55 of them dated from 1985 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)

$454K worldwide

Highest rated

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

American Cyborg: Steel Warrior (1993)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music19 of 56: 19 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew37 of 56: 37 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1980s7 · crew1990s14 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s7 · 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 Blake Leyh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 43; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · composer

The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales (2022)

87th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)

Midcredits 95th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 46/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 33. 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 Blake Leyh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Blake Leyh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kirby Dick shares the most, 3.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles