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Craig Dobbin

Craig Dobbin

Composer · Born August 17, 1968 (58) · Spruce Pine, North Carolina, USA

Craig Dobbin was born on 17 August 1968 in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, USA. He is a composer, known for NCIS: Los Angeles (2009), Shark Week (1987) and Jay Jay the Jet Plane (1999). He has been married to Deb Dobbin since 19 September 1992. They have one child.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 17, 1968 (58)
From
Spruce Pine, North Carolina, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 29% in 30 days

What are Craig Dobbin's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
48%
Ideas
25%
Self
14%
Morality
9%
Society
2%
Bonds
2%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · 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 5 · Engaged 5 · 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 7 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Hopeful
8
Thrilling
4
Dread
3
Melancholic
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5
  • Other1

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 Craig Dobbin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Craig Dobbin'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

23 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • KPop Shark Heroes(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Air Jaws: The Hunt for Colossus(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Great White Serial Killer: Sea of Blood(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Air Jaws: Final Frontier(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Serial Killer: Red Sea Attacks(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Air Jaws Top Guns(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Great White Open Ocean(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Great White Serial Killer: Fatal Christmas(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Air Jaws: Back From The Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Searching for Home: Coming Back from War(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • LeapFrog: Numbers Ahoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • LeapFrog: Let's Go To School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Songs

  • LeapFrog: Math Adventure to the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • LeapFrog: A Tad of Christmas Cheer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Jaws of the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Rescue Warriors(2005)

    Show Composer

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

  • Operation Anaconda: The Battle of Roberts' Ridge(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • LeapFrog: Letter Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer · Songs

  • LeapFrog: Talking Words Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Songs

  • Special Operations Force: America's Secret Soldiers(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • FBI: Critical Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • Navy SEALs: BUDS Class 234(2000)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 2001 to 2026.

Most popular right now

KPop Shark Heroes (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music11 of 13: 10 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 13: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s8 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Craig Dobbin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · composer

Searching for Home: Coming Back from War (2015)

97th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Navy SEALs: BUDS Class 234 (2000)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

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.

Who does Craig Dobbin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Craig Dobbin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeff Kurr shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers