Nathan Tyler Johnson (born August 4, 1976) is an American film composer, director, and producer. Johnson was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Colorado. After living in England in the mid-2000s, Johnson relocated to the East Coast of the U.S., where he launched a live touring project with his band, The Cinematic Underground. His work with the band opened up doors into film composing, and his first musical score was for the award-winning film Brick. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nathan Johnson (musician) licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 4, 1976 (50)
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Composer, also producer
- 13 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Nathan Johnson's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 4
Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 3
Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 5
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic1
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 Nathan Johnson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Nathan Johnson'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
17 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Wake Up Dead Man(2025)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Poker Face(2023)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Glass Onion(2022)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Nightmare Alley(2021)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Mr. Corman(2021)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Dancing Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Knives Out(2019)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Kill the Messenger(2014)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Young Ones(2014)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Don Jon(2013)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Looper(2012)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Day I Saw Your Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
I'm Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Brothers Bloom(2008)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Blue State(2007)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Brick(2005)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 2006 to 2025.
Film career
- 2010Screen debut· I'm Here
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 Critics Choice Award in 2022, Best Score.
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 Nathan Johnson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the sound and music 65/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 51. 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 Nathan Johnson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.
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 Nathan Johnson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nathan Johnson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ram Bergman shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Rian JohnsonShared titles: Wake Up Dead Man (2025), Glass Onion (2022), Knives Out (2019), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Brick (2005)See all 5 shared titles with Rian Johnson
Actors
- Daniel CraigShared titles: Wake Up Dead Man (2025), Glass Onion (2022), Knives Out (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Daniel Craig
- Jeremy RennerShared titles: Wake Up Dead Man (2025), Kill the Messenger (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jeremy Renner
- Noah SeganShared titles: Glass Onion (2022), Brick (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Noah Segan
- Toni ColletteShared titles: Nightmare Alley (2021), Knives Out (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Toni Collette
Cinematographers and editors
- Steve YedlinShared titles: Wake Up Dead Man (2025), Glass Onion (2022), Knives Out (2019), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Brick (2005)See all 5 shared titles with Steve Yedlin
- Bob DucsayShared titles: Wake Up Dead Man (2025), Glass Onion (2022), Knives Out (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Bob Ducsay
Producers
- Ram BergmanShared titles: Wake Up Dead Man (2025), Glass Onion (2022), Knives Out (2019), Don Jon (2013), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Brick (2005)See all 6 shared titles with Ram Bergman
- Nikos KaramigiosShared titles: Wake Up Dead Man (2025), Glass Onion (2022), Knives Out (2019), Don Jon (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Nikos Karamigios
- Tom KarnowskiShared titles: Wake Up Dead Man (2025), Glass Onion (2022), Knives Out (2019), The Brothers Bloom (2008)See all 4 shared titles with Tom Karnowski
- Leopold HughesShared titles: Wake Up Dead Man (2025), Glass Onion (2022), Knives Out (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Leopold Hughes
