Joby Talbot (born 25 August 1971) is a British composer. He has written for a wide variety of purposes and styles, including instrumental and vocal concert music, film and television scores, pop arrangements, and works for dance. He is known to sometimes disparate audiences for quite different works. Prominent compositions include the a cappella choral works The Wishing Tree (2002) and Path of Miracles (2005); orchestral works Sneaker Wave (2004), Tide Harmonic (2009), Worlds, Stars, Systems, Infinity (2012) and Meniscus (2012); the theme and score for the popular BBC Twocomedy series The League of Gentlemen (1999–2002); silent film scores The Lodger (1999) and The Dying Swan (2002) for the British Film Institute; film scores The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Son of Rambow (2007) and Penelope (2008). Works for dance include shorter works Chroma (2006), Genus (2007), Fool's Paradise (2007), and Chamber Symphony (2012); and four full-length narrative ballet scores, commissioned by The Royal Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada and The Australian Ballet, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (2011, revived 2012 and 2013), The Winter's Tale (2014), Like Water for Chocolate (2022), and Oscar (2024). Talbot premiered his first opera in January 2015 with the Dallas Opera, a one-act work entitled Everest, with a libretto by Gene Scheer, which follows three climbers involved in the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joby Talbot, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 25, 1971 (55)
- Wimbledon, London, UK
- Composer, also actor
- 19 on Motif · 37 credits in all
What are Joby Talbot's films like?
Across their 20 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their Motif 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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 15
Light 15 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 6 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5
A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 7 · Intense 3
Steady 9 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 7
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0
Casual 12 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 14 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy11
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous4
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 Joby Talbot's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 19 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Joby Talbot's titles on Motif; 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
37 credits, 19 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Oscar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Royal Ballet & Opera 2024/25: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Sing: Thriller(2024)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Embers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
ROH Live 2024/25: Alice im Wunderland (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Wonka(2023)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Like Water for Chocolate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)
Sing 2(2021)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Madame (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)
The Winter's Tale (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Sing(2016)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
The Winter's Tale (The Royal Ballet) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Closed Circuit(2013)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
An Apology to Elephants (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
Dead Boss(2012)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Hunky Dory(2011)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
McGregor: Chroma / Infra / Limen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Psychoville Halloween Special (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Burke and Hare(2010)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Is Anybody There?(2008)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Franklyn(2008)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Penelope(2006)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Call of Wild(2006)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Son of Rambow(2007)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Sixty Six(2006)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all filmsThe Queen, by Rolf (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Wild West (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Cicerones (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Let the Good Times Roll (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
Everest: Opera in the Planetarium (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 35 titles, 34 of them dated from 1998 to 2024.
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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Joby Talbot's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th5
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the sound and music 69/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 43. 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 Midcredits 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 Joby Talbot's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.
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 Joby Talbot work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joby Talbot's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Garth Jennings shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Garth JenningsShared titles: Sing: Thriller (2024), Sing 2 (2021), Sing (2016), Son of Rambow (2007), Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)See all 6 shared titles with Garth Jennings
- Christophe LourdeletShared titles: Sing 2 (2021), Sing (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Christophe Lourdelet
- John CrowleyShared titles: Closed Circuit (2013), Is Anybody There? (2008)See all 2 shared titles with John Crowley
- Steve BendelackShared titles: Dead Boss (2012), The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Bendelack
Actors
- Matthew McConaugheyShared titles: Sing: Thriller (2024), Sing 2 (2021), Sing (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Matthew McConaughey
- Scarlett JohanssonShared titles: Sing: Thriller (2024), Sing 2 (2021), Sing (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Scarlett Johansson
- Taron EgertonShared titles: Sing: Thriller (2024), Sing 2 (2021), Sing (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Taron Egerton
- Tori KellyShared titles: Sing: Thriller (2024), Sing 2 (2021), Sing (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Tori Kelly
Editors
- Gregory PerlerShared titles: Sing: Thriller (2024), Sing 2 (2021), Sing (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Gregory Perler
Producers
- Christopher MeledandriShared titles: Sing: Thriller (2024), Sing 2 (2021), Sing (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Christopher Meledandri
- Nick GoldsmithShared titles: Son of Rambow (2007), Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Nick Goldsmith
- Dana KrupinskiShared titles: Sing: Thriller (2024), Sing 2 (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Dana Krupinski
- Nathalie VancauwenbergheShared titles: Sing: Thriller (2024), Sing 2 (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Nathalie Vancauwenberghe
Mixed roles
- Douglas AdamsShared titles: Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Douglas Adams
- Jay RoachShared titles: Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Jay Roach
- Jeremy DysonShared titles: The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005), Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Jeremy Dyson
- Robbie StampShared titles: Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Robbie Stamp