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Matthew Head

Matthew Head

Composer

Matthew Head is an Emmy, NAACP Image, and Peabody Award-winning and Grammy-nominated music producer and composer. Based in his hometown of Marietta, Georgia, Head’s work includes OWN’s Greenleaf, the Halle Berry and Lena Waithe-produced Boomerang on BET, P-Valley on Starz, PBS and WETA’s The Black Church: The is Our Story, This is Our Song, Lifetime’s Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia, and Timbaland's hit Starz series Step Up: High Water.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Composer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 22% in 30 days

What are Matthew Head's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Romance 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
Bonds
30%
Self
29%
Society
21%
Morality
12%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Self-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 5 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 12 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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 9 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
14
Warm
8
Tense
7
Contemplative
6
Melancholic
8
Other
20

How their films linger

Hopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

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 Matthew Head's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Head'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

31 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Varnell Hill Show(2026)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Divorced Sistas(2025)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Noah's Arc: The Movie(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Gospel(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Riot Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Real Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • This World Is Not My Own(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stand(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Strength of a Woman(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Wilmington on Fire: Chapter II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Tom Swift(2022)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • After We're Over(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority(2021)

    Composer

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

  • A Christmas Surprise(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Open(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Baby Proposal(2019)

    Composer · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Always a Bridesmaid(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Merry Wishmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • The Family Business(2018)

    Show 21 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Throwback Holiday(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • BlacKorea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • The Preacher's Son(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • #DigitalLivesMatter(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tawfiq’s Reef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • The Man in 3B(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • In the Meantime(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Raising Izzie(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 2016 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Man in 3B (2015)

$292K worldwide

Highest rated

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021)

Midcredits 76th

Most popular right now

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music18 of 18: 17 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdOther crew1 of 18: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s6 · crew2020s12 · 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 Matthew Head's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Loved with Detractors4
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic4
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · composer

Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (2021)

98th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches (2022)

Midcredits 82nd · 73% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 51/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 50. 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.

Who does Matthew Head work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthew Head's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Trey Haley shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers