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José Nieto

Composer · Born March 1, 1942 (84) · Madrid, Spain

Born
March 1, 1942 (84)
From
Madrid, Spain
Works as
Composer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 53 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 34% in 30 days

What are José Nieto's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
29%
Power
24%
Self
19%
Survival
14%
Society
10%
Morality
4%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression5 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 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 2 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 7

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 8 · 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 4 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 10

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
9
Dread
5
Romantic
6
Absurd
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Haunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous5

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 José Nieto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for José Nieto'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

53 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lolita's Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • The Maidens' Conspiracy(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Carmen(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mad Love(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Eye(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Passion in the Desert(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Dog in the Manger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

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

    Composer

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

    Composer

  • Guantanamera(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Turkish Passion(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Numbered Days(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Of Love and Shadows(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Intruso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • The Bilingual Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Primer acorde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • The Fencing Master(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Prince of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Lovers: A True Story(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Most Natural Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Los jinetes del alba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

  • The Black Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Continental (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

  • If They Tell You I Fell(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Esquilache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

  • Amanece, que no es poco(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be Free(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Enchanted Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • El Lute: Run for Your Life(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Star Knight(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Walls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Jarabo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • La reina del mate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Teresa de Jesús (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • Crooks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Pares y nones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Hablamos esta noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Estoy en crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • 7 calles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Composer

  • The Black Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Composer

  • Nunca es tarde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • The Clear Motives of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • Foul Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • El monosabio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • Señoritas de uniforme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Composer

  • The Sky is Falling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • ¡Jo, papá! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer · Conductor

  • B. Must Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Devil's Exorcist(1975)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • El poder del deseo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • The Love of Captain Brando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • A Chaste Spanish Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 50 titles from 1970 to 2007.

Biggest box office

Mad Love (2001)

$9.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Amanece, que no es poco (1989)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Of Love and Shadows (1994)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music50 of 50: 49 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thOther crew1 of 50: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s13 · crew1980s18 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s4 · 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 José Nieto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · composer

The Maidens' Conspiracy (2006)

76th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Amanece, que no es poco (1989)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 57/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 47. 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 José Nieto's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles57–77 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 José Nieto work with?

People who share at least 2 of José Nieto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Teresa Font shares the most, 10.

Directors

  • Vicente Aranda9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Vicente Aranda

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers