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David Buckley

David Buckley

Composer · Born June 7, 1976 (50) · London, England, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee

British film score composer ​David Buckley is best known for working and still works extensively with composer Harry Gregson-Williams, including work on the famous videogame "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of The Patriots". Among Buckley's numerous solo projects are the films "Blood Creek" (2008, director: Joel Schumacher), "The Forbidden Kingdom" (2008, director: Rob Minkoff; the first film to feature both Jackie Chan and Jet Li), "Tell-Tale" (2009, director: Michael Cuesta), as well as "From Paris with Love" (2010, director: Pierre Morel; starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and "The Town" (2010, director: Ben Affleck). He also scored the music for the CBS series "The Good Wife" (2009-2016).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 7, 1976 (50)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Composer
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 6% in 30 days

What are David Buckley's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
30%
Survival
21%
Bonds
19%
Self
13%
Power
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Survival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 8 · Serious 7 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 19

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 10

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Dread
12
Thrilling
12
Melancholic
9
Absurd
4
Other
24

How their films linger

Fun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8

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 Buckley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Buckley'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

44 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page.

  • Shelter(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Greenland 2: Migration(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Cupertino(2026)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Run Away(2026)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Elsbeth(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Fool Me Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • Kandahar(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Sandman(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Lincoln Lawyer(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Trees of Peace(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Nobody(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Stay Close(2021)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Greenland(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Unhinged(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Stranger(2020)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Arctic Dogs(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Angel Has Fallen(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Boy Downstairs(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Papillon(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Good Fight(2017)

    Show 23 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Cruel and Unusual(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Jason Bourne(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Nice Guys(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Brothers Grimsby(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Proof(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Fifty Shades of Grey(2015)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Bit of Bad Luck(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Breaking the Bank(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Killing Lincoln(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Parker(2013)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Coma(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Gone(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • ATM(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Book of Dragons(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Arthur Christmas(2011)

    Additional Soundtrack

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Trespass(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Town(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • From Paris with Love(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Blood Creek(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 146 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Tell Tale(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Forbidden Kingdom(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • One Word: Occupation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles, 37 of them dated from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Jason Bourne (2016)

$415M worldwide

Highest rated

The Town (2010)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Elsbeth (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music37 of 38: 36 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stOther crew2 of 38: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s22 · crew2020s11 · 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

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2017, Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.

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 David Buckley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · composer

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

85th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Town (2010)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 53/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 40. 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 Buckley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles50–90 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles9–54 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity21 titles31–89 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs21 titles9–67 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles34–69 · median 62 · 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 Buckley work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Buckley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ric Roman Waugh shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles