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Christopher Drake

Christopher Drake

Composer

Christopher Drake's music empowers a diverse array of projects, transcending medium and genre. Drake has shown mastery composing across different formats with film, television and video games. Drake has collaborated many times with beloved cult filmmaker Kevin Smith, including music for Smith's genre-bending horror-comedy Tusk (2014), which premiered at TIFF, featuring Tusk (2014). He has recently scored WB Games/Netherrealm's best selling Injustice 2 (2017), the highly anticipated sequel to the epic video game blockbuster, Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013). Drake's best-selling video game credits also include Batman: Arkham Origins (2013). Drake's big break came when his music was discovered by Oscar award winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. Working with del Toro, Christopher scored the animated films Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006) and Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007), featuring the voices of Ron Perlman and Selma Blair, as well as the video game Hellboy: The Science of Evil (2008) and the Director's Cut re-release of del Toro's short film, Geometria (1987). Drake is a powerhouse in both the animation world as well as the video game world. Warner Bros. Animation entrusts Drake to bolster the action of some of their most successful superhero franchises. For the hugely successful DC Universe Animated Original Movies series produced by DC Animation legend Bruce Timm, some of Drake's most recognized work can be heard in adaptations of Frank Miller's seminal graphic novels Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012), Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013) and Batman: Year One (2011). He also scored Batman: Gotham Knight (2008), Wonder Woman (2009), Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009), Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011), Justice League: Doom (2012) and many more. Drake resides in Los Angeles.

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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 28Up 171% in 30 days

What are Christopher Drake's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Animation14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th 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
Self
30%
Morality
21%
Survival
17%
Society
14%
Bonds
10%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 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 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 15

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 8

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Dread
11
Thrilling
8
Melancholic
9
Hopeful
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet10
  • 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 Christopher Drake's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Drake'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; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Lair(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Manor(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Reckoning(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • A Creepshow Holiday Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Batman: Death in the Family(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Creepshow(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Yoga Hosers(2016)

    Composer · as Disgruntled Eh-2-Zed Customer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Holidays(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Tales of Halloween(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Harbinger Down(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Tusk(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Batman: Strange Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: The Great Calamity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

  • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Justice League: Doom(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • DC Showcase: Catwoman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Batman: Year One(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Green Lantern: Emerald Knights(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • All-Star Superman(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Batman: Under the Red Hood(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Superman/Batman: Public Enemies(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Wonder Woman(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Batman: Gotham Knight(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Best of the Best: Inside the Real Top Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Geometry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1987 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Tusk (2014)

$1.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Batman: Death in the Family (2020)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 30: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleMusic30 of 30: 29 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1980s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s18 · 1 acting · 18 crew2020s5 · 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 Christopher Drake's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor, composer

Yoga Hosers (2016)

72nd percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 62/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 45. 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 Christopher Drake's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles51–92 · median 81 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles15–56 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles29–78 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles21–44 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles53–84 · median 70 · 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 Christopher Drake work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher Drake's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Register shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Sam Register10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Sam Register
  • Bruce Timm10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Bruce Timm
  • Benjamin Melniker6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Benjamin Melniker
  • Michael E. Uslan6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Michael E. Uslan