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Jeff Russo

Jeff Russo

Composer, also actor · Born August 31, 1969 (57)

Primetime Emmy winner · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Jeff Russo (born August 31) is an American composer, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, and music producer, and one of the two founding members of the rock band Tonic. He is also a founding member of the Americana band Low Stars. Russo is also known for his work as a composer on various films and television series, notably Snowfall, Fargo, Legion, and Counterpart, as well as the Star Trek series Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and For All Mankind. He also scored the miniseries The Night Of and the acclaimed video game What Remains of Edith Finch. For his work on Fargo, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special in 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Russo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 31, 1969 (57)
Works as
Composer, also actor
Titles
66 on MovieCove · 69 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 28Up 26% in 30 days

What are Jeff Russo's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
29%
Self
22%
Survival
15%
Bonds
14%
Power
13%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 8 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 12 · Intense 7

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Dread
11
Melancholic
11
Contemplative
10
Hopeful
11
Other
17

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous7

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 Jeff Russo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 52 of their 66 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeff Russo'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

69 credits, 66 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cape Fear(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Scarpetta(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Looking Through Water(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hostage(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Alien: Earth(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Untamed(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Ballard(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Last Rodeo(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Zero Day(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Section 31(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Rob Peace(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Vanished Into the Night(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • What You Wish For(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Ripley(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Canary(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • High Desert(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Citadel(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Love & Death(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Mrs. Davis(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Consultant(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • American Dreamer(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • So Help Me Todd(2022)

    Show 21 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Bosch: Legacy(2022)

    Show 30 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds(2022)

    Show 40 episodes · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Man Who Fell to Earth(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Swimming with Sharks(2022)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Brand New Cherry Flavor(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Oslo(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Utopia(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Lorelei(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Power Book II: Ghost(2020)

    Show 40 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Brave New World(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Warrior Nun(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Picard(2020)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer · Other

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • For All Mankind(2019)

    Show 50 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Treadstone(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Lucy in the Sky(2019)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Act(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Umbrella Academy(2019)

    Show 36 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Lizzie(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Mile 22(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Hondros(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Submission(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Altered Carbon(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Waco(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Human Element(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Counterpart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer

  • Ghosted(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Three Christs(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Channel Zero(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Night Of(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Lucifer(2016)

    Show 34 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Tut(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Complications(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • The Returned(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Cyber(2015)

    Show 31 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • The Surface(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Manhattan(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Power(2014)

    Show 63 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Fargo(2014)

    Show 51 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Free Ride(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Watercolor Postcards(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • About Cherry(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • My Generation(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Lesson Plan(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Love Lounge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hollywood Palms(2001)

    as Dexter

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Once and Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 66 titles from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Mile 22 (2018)

$66M worldwide

Highest rated

Hondros (2017)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Ballard (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 66: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic63 of 66: 61 only music, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew2 of 66: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s29 · crew2020s34 · 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.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 9 major nominations, 2003–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
  2. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
  3. 2018
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Music
  4. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
  5. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
  6. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
  7. 2003
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rock Album
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jeff Russo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 66 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 66 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · composer

My Generation (2010)

86th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Fargo (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 57/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 41. 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 Jeff Russo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles31–85 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles24–66 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles41–67 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles32–61 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles36–83 · median 61 · 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 Jeff Russo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeff Russo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Liz Destro shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers