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Javier Navarrete

Javier Navarrete

Composer · Born May 9, 1956 (70) · Teruel, Aragón, Spain

Javier Navarrete (born May 9, 1956) is a Spanish film score composer. His best known score, for which he received an Oscar nomination, was for Pan's Labyrinth (his second collaboration with Guillermo del Toro, the first being The Devil's Backbone). was born in Teruel. His scores include Whore, Tras el cristal, Dot the i, and other Spanish films. In addition, he scored 2009's Cracks (directed by Jordan Scott), 2012's Byzantium (directed by Neil Jordan) and the U.S. productions, Mirrors, Wrath of the Titans and Inkheart. His score for the HBO film Hemingway & Gellhorn won him an Emmy Award. He also produced in 2015 the soundtrack for the Hong Kong-based film Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 9, 1956 (70)
From
Teruel, Aragón, Spain
Works as
Composer
Titles
28 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 11% in 30 days

What are Javier Navarrete's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Horror 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
27%
Morality
26%
Bonds
19%
Self
12%
Power
10%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 7 · Dark 16

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 17

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 23 · 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 11 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 6

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

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 16

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 12 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Dread
13
Melancholic
14
Cold
6
Hopeful
7
Other
18

How their films linger

Haunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous9

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 Javier Navarrete's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Javier Navarrete'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, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Headwind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Sound of Freedom(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Harrigan's Phone(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Paris Police 1905(2022)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Antlers(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Emperor(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Raoul Taburin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Greta(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Byzantium(2012)

    Composer · Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hemingway & Gellhorn(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Wrath of the Titans(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Quiero tener una ferretería en Andalucía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Production Manager

  • The Warrior's Way(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The New Daughter(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Cracks(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Hole(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Esseker File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Inkheart(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Mirrors(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Fireflies in the Garden(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Sa majesté Minor(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Moscow Zero(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Pan's Labyrinth(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • La máquina de bailar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • The Life(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Platillos volantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • Dot the I(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Stranded(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Backbone(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • El mar(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Em dic Sara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Señores de Gardenia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • 99.9(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Atolladero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Susanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • Escrito en la piel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • La bañera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Manila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Una ombra en el jardí (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

  • Moon Child(1989)

    as Médico 3.º

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • In a Glass Cage(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1986 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Wrath of the Titans (2012)

$302M worldwide

Highest rated

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 41: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic39 of 41: 39 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thOther crew1 of 41: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew1990s8 · crew2000s17 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s5 · 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 Javier Navarrete's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · composer

El mar (2000)

73rd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 61/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 46. 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 Javier Navarrete's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove 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 & Gore14 titles42–91 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles13–65 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles26–63 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles11–62 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles59–88 · median 74 · 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 Javier Navarrete work with?

People who share at least 2 of Javier Navarrete's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; María Lidón shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers