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David Williams

David Williams

Composer, also producer · Macomb, Illinois, USA

David C. Williams is an American film composer.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Macomb, Illinois, USA
Works as
Composer, also producer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 39 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 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are David Williams' films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Fantasy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Fantasy movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th 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
Survival
36%
Morality
28%
Bonds
14%
Self
13%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Power
1%
Survival13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 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 7 · Serious 9 · Dark 15

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 17 · Intense 11

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 6

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

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Dread
10
Melancholic
14
Thrilling
7
Absurd
5
Other
20

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic1
  • 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 David Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Williams' 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

39 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bountiful(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Womb(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • They Live in the Grey(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Sicario(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Moonlight Soul(2021)

    Composer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bedeviled(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Broken Memories(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Unbridled(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Freezer(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Ice Castles(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Christina(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Malone(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Fallen(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Manticore(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Planet Ibsen(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • L.A. Law: The Movie(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • A Glimpse of Hell(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Supernova(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Phantoms(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Prophecy II(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Drive(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Killing Jar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Prophecy(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • No Way Back(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Blue Tiger(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • American Yakuza(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Critters 3(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Shakma(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Dead Men Don't Die(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Night Brings Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Deadly Innocents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

  • After School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Side Roads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Delirium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Composer

  • Lynx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles, 29 of them dated from 1979 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Prophecy (1995)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Drive (1997)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

The Prophecy (1995)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music30 of 30: 30 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score19th

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s3 · crew1990s13 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s3 · 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 David Williams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 31; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 31 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · producer, composer

Moonlight Soul (2021)

99th percentile spread · 65% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Drive (1997)

Midcredits 74th · 64% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 52/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 36. 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 David Williams' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 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 & Gore7 titles52–77 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles5–49 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles38–87 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles46–82 · median 67 · 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 David Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel Soisson shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers