Clair Marlo
For critically acclaimed composer and recording artist Clair Marlo, music has been an inspiring journey leading from her roots in the Istrian Coast of Croatia to the magnetic world of film and television. In the area where Clair grew up, mandolins, bouzoukis, zournas, and other unusual ethnic instruments were common. Though ultimately drawn in more formal directions, Clair has maintained a continuing affinity for unique musical traditions; folk choirs, tribal drums, chants and other cultural forms are often utilized in Clair's recordings and compositions. Learning to read musical notation at six years old, Clair's first introduction to music was in her singing. Writing music soon became her passion, though, and she found herself consumed. By the time Clair was twelve, she was writing songs for her school productions. At sixteen, she got her first song published by MCA Music and got her first songwriter's advance. Her voice began to be the instrument through which she found herself expressing her musical ideas. Before getting her degree in music from the prestigious Berklee School of Music, Clair first attended the Queens College - Aaron Copland School of Music at the young age of 16 studying classical composition. While learning composition and arranging, Clair also got into the Record Production Program at Berklee. She found herself a second obsession - producing records. Her first record as producer was a regional success with her own band, Lucky Southern. She was 18 years old. After college, Clair toured and did arrangements for her touring band. The atmosphere was fun but Clair found herself yearning to get back into the studio, so to L.A. she went. Moving to Los Angeles, Clair did arrangements for records, radio promos and jingles, working with great session players and learning the ropes. Soon after, she began producing records for others, becoming known as one of the Top 2 Female Producers in the US. It was around the same time that Clair got noticed by well-known audiophile label, Sheffield Lab Records and she was offered a deal as recording artist. That later also translated into her role as record producer for such artists as Pat Coil, Michael Ruff, and others Clair's recording and producing career led to international tours, with fan bases in much of Europe and Asia. Drawing on her now broad musical background, Clair began incorporating the different styles of music into her work, coming out with albums under different group names and with different styles. Continuing her work with record labels like Higher Octave, Virgin Records, Sonic Images, Earthtone, Sony, Telarc, Wildcat-MCA, and others, Clair also recorded under the names Primal Instinct, Tairona, Liquid Amber, Vox Mundi and Veselica . Achieving commercial success with each genre gave her the room to stretch out and explore new techniques. Her latest success Aria2 with Paul Schwartz, has her writing and singing in both Croatian and English to one of Paul's melodies. The piece Sviraj - Lullaby, was a single and the album went to #5 Billboard Classical Pop. Clair became more interested in composing while writing and producing music that would be used in various television shows such as Young and the Restless, Melrose Place, Baywatch Nights , and commercials like Lever 2000, Reeboks, Ikea, Chuck E Cheese, and Permit Sportswear. She got her first break as weekly composer for the Japanese daily drama "Aishisuginakute Yokatta" with success in the release of the soundtrack in Europe and Asia. That led to Clair's contributions of compositions for the popular feature films like The Swimming Pool (2003), The Firm, Thinner, Mother's Boys, Habitat and Hysteria, along with promos for Dateline, Ally McBeal, Dawson's Creek, Friends, NBA Basketball, and similar projects. It was a natural transition into scoring that led Clair to co-compose, with composer 'Alexander "Ace" Baker', the score to movies such as Pursuit of Happiness, Valerie Flake, Tycus, Mach 2, Intrepid, My Magic Dog and others for director John Putch. More recently, she has focused on her film and television work, with two independent film projects in the works. An exciting development has been composing the music for her new CD release, Veselica . As technology expands our ability to translate creative visions to new mediums, Clair thrives on the new challenges.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Composer
- 36 on Motif · 37 credits in all
Known for
What are Clair Marlo's films like?
Across their 35 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 17
Light 11 · Serious 5 · Dark 2
Grounded 16 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 7 · Charged 9 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 14 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 11 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy16
- Bittersweet9
- Ambiguous7
- Cyclical3
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 Clair Marlo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 36 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).
- Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey (2018) · composer · free
- Faster & Faster (2004) · composer · free
- Prozac Nation (2001) · composer · free
- Love After Lockup (2018) · composer · free
- Holiday Heist (2019) · composer · free
- Shifting Gears (2018) · composer · free
- The Dog Who Saved the Holidays (2012) · composer · free
- Beyond the Ring (2008) · composer · free
- Tycus (1999) · composer · free
- Impossible Builds (2018) · composer · free
- discovery+
- BritBox
- All Reality, show their 2 titles on All Reality
- PBS Documentaries, show their 2 titles on PBS Documentaries
- ALLBLK, show their title on ALLBLK
- BBC Select, show their title on BBC Select
- FlixLatino, show their title on FlixLatino
- HISTORY Vault, show their title on HISTORY Vault
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- MagellanTV, show their title on MagellanTV
- PBS Living, show their title on PBS Living
- Qello Concerts, show their title on Qello Concerts
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
- Tastemade, show their title on Tastemade
- UP Faith & Family, show their title on UP Faith & Family
- ViX, show their title on ViX
- Wonder Project, show their title on Wonder Project
Subscription and free streaming for Clair Marlo'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
37 credits, 36 with a Motif page.
Here to Climb(2024)
Motif score: 36th percentile of all films
Love Is Blind: Sweden(2024)
Motif score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Shifting Gears(2024)
Motif score: 55th percentile of all films
Motif score: 48th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Motif score: 6th percentile of all shows
Motif score: 26th percentile of all films
Motif score: 62nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Holiday Heist(2019)
Motif score: 36th percentile of all films
Motif score: 50th percentile of all films
Motif score: 75th percentile of all shows
Motif score: 86th percentile of all films
Deadly Rich(2018)
Motif score: 48th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Impossible Builds(2018)
Love After Lockup(2018)
Motif score: 50th percentile of all shows
Shifting Gears(2018)
Motif score: 27th percentile of all films
Maine Cabin Masters(2017)
Motif score: 87th percentile of all shows
Motif score: 14th percentile of all shows
Ahora o nunca(2015)
Motif score: 19th percentile of all films
Motif score: 91st percentile of all shows
Carnival Eats(2014)
Motif score: 68th percentile of all shows
Motif score: 78th percentile of all shows
Motif score: 88th percentile of all films
7 Little Johnstons(2013)
Motif score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Pregnant & Dating(2013)
Motif score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Motif score: 16th percentile of all films
Motif score: 10th percentile of all films
Survive This(2009)
Motif score: 29th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Beyond the Ring(2008)
Motif score: 12th percentile of all films
Poseidon(2006)
Motif score: 30th percentile of all films
Faster & Faster(2004)
Motif score: 85th percentile of all films
Wheeler Dealers(2003)
Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows
Pursuit of Happiness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)
Prozac Nation(2001)
Motif score: 58th percentile of all films
Intrepid(2000)
Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films
Tycus(1999)
Motif score: 1st percentile of all films
Valerie Flake(1999)
Motif score: 35th percentile of all films
My Ghost Dog(1997)
Motif score: 21st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 1997 to 2015.
Biggest box office
Ahora o nunca (2015)
Highest rated
Violetta: La emoción del concierto (2014)
Most popular right now
Wheeler Dealers (2003)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Clair Marlo's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th11
Shape of the crowd
19 of their 35 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned2
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic5
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed19
Reviewers score the sound and music 38/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 30. 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 Clair Marlo's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Clair Marlo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Clair Marlo's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Putch shares the most, 5.
Directors
- John PutchShared titles: American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009), Intrepid (2000), Tycus (1999), Valerie Flake (1999), My Ghost Dog (1997)See all 5 shared titles with John Putch
Actors
- Blake ClarkShared titles: Intrepid (2000), Tycus (1999), Valerie Flake (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Blake Clark
- Chick VenneraShared titles: Intrepid (2000), Tycus (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Chick Vennera
- Finola HughesShared titles: Intrepid (2000), Tycus (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Finola Hughes
Composers and cinematographers
- Alexander BakerShared titles: Intrepid (2000), Tycus (1999), Valerie Flake (1999), My Ghost Dog (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Alexander Baker
- Kevin BluhmShared titles: La Frontera with Pati Jinich (2021), This Is Life with Lisa Ling (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Bluhm
- Ross BerrymanShared titles: American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009), Tycus (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Ross Berryman
Producers
- Nicole VogelShared titles: Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact (2019), Love After Lockup (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Nicole Vogel
- Lauren GellertShared titles: Love After Lockup (2018), Pregnant & Dating (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Lauren Gellert
- Sierra CowanShared titles: Maine Cabin Masters (2017), This Is Life with Lisa Ling (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Sierra Cowan
- Eric SchotzShared titles: D.B. Cooper: Case Closed? (2016), 7 Little Johnstons (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Schotz
