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Claudia Sarne

Claudia Sarne

Composer · Born December 18, 1969 (56) · Los Angeles, CA

Claudia Sarne is a composer, musician and songwriter. Based between London and Los Angeles, she began her career singing and writing songs for her band 12 Rounds, alongside her husband Atticus Ross and his brother, Leopold Ross. She transitioned to scoring in 2004.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 18, 1969 (56)
From
Los Angeles, CA
Works as
Composer
Titles
17 on Motif
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 96% in 30 days

What are Claudia Sarne's films like?

Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Self
24%
Morality
18%
Bonds
14%
Society
11%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 6

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · 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 1 · Even-paced 5 · 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 0 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
3
Hopeful
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Claudia Sarne's films?

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

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Claudia Sarne's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

17 credits, 17 with a Motif page.

  • Supergirl(2026)

    Composer

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Love+War(2025)

    Composer

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Lost in the Jungle(2024)

    Composer

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Yogurt Shop Murders(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Dear Mama(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Shining Girls(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Dispatches from Elsewhere(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Earthquake Bird(2019)

    Composer

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Million Little Pieces(2018)

    Composer

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Corazon(2018)

    Composer

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Defiant Ones(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer · Music Consultant

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Outcast(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Triple 9(2016)

    Composer

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Broken City(2013)

    Composer

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Book of Eli(2010)

    Composer

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • New York, I Love You(2008)

    Composer

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Book of Eli (2010)

$157M worldwide

Highest rated

Dear Mama (2022)

Motif 97th

Most popular right now

Supergirl (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music16 of 17: 16 only music, 0 with another role · typical Motif score59thOther crew1 of 17: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s7 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Claudia Sarne's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 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 7

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Motif score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · composer

Love+War (2025)

67th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Black Mirror (2011)

Motif 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 59/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 52. 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 Motif 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 Claudia Sarne's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 Motif 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 & Gore5 titles44–81 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles24–69 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity5 titles38–77 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles34–77 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles38–67 · median 52 · moderateheavier 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 Claudia Sarne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Claudia Sarne's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Atticus Ross shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Composers and editors

Producers