John Jesensky is a composer, orchestrator, and conductor living in Los Angeles. John received a Bachelors of Music in Composition from the Hartt School of Music, where he studied with such composers as Stephen Gryc, David Macbride, Larry Alan Smith, and film composer Joseph Turrin. Upon completion of his undergraduate studies, John began to focus his skills on the art of Film Scoring. While attending New York University's film scoring program, John studied privately with renowned film orchestrator Sonny Kompanek as well as prolific film composer Ira Newborn. Several of his scores have made appearances and won awards at events such as the Cannes Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, Bare Bones Film Festival and La Gona Film Festival. Additional short scores have been selected to appear at the L.A. Film Festival, as well as the Newport Beach Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Hollyshorts Film Festival, and the D.C. Film Festival. While not composing for film, John has been touring the globe conducting "Live to Picture" concerts such as Harry Potter: In Concert, The Godfather: In Concert and Amadeus: In Concert.
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Biography from IMDb.
- November 16, 1984 (41)
- Cheshire, Connecticut, USA
- Composer, also producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are John Jesensky's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 1
A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 John Jesensky's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for John Jesensky'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
9 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Hermit(2025)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
The Inheritance(2024)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Au Pair Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Dark, Deadly & Dreadful(2018)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Midnight Clear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Postmarked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Peeping Tom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Take-Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 2009 to 2026.
How do John Jesensky's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 11th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the sound and music 42/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 25. 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 John Jesensky work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Jesensky's MovieCove titles; Chris LaMont shares the most, 2.
- Chris LaMontShared titles: The Inheritance (2024), Dark, Deadly & Dreadful (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Chris LaMont
- Joe RussoShared titles: The Inheritance (2024), Dark, Deadly & Dreadful (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Russo
