Joseph Setiawan Djafar
Joseph S. Djafar (Joseph) is born and raised in Indonesia. Joseph falls in love with music for films since he realizes that music in films plays a great role to human emotion. All these years, Joseph has been fortunate to work with many well-known Indonesian film producers and directors. His original and creative composition has led him to win Best Original Score in Festival Film Bandung for Putih Abu Abu TV Series (2012). Joseph has also been nominated to receive Best Screen Scoring award in 2012 and 2014 Festival Film Indonesia. Joseph completed his Master of Music in Screen Scoring from USC Thornton School of Music (Summa Cum Laude) in 2022. After graduation, Joseph is based in Los Angeles, embarking on fulfilling his dream as a composer.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Composer
- 6 on MovieCove
What are Joseph Setiawan Djafar's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
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 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous2
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 Joseph Setiawan Djafar's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Joseph Setiawan Djafar'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
6 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Project Sacrifice(2026)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Village of the Dead(2025)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Nikah Duluan(2021)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Tulalit(2008)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
Across their 6 MovieCove titles from 2008 to 2026.
How do Joseph Setiawan Djafar's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of the 5 of 6 with a score; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the sound and music 44/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 20. 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 Joseph Setiawan Djafar work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joseph Setiawan Djafar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gita Miaji shares the most, 3.
Writers
- JeroPointShared titles: Project Sacrifice (2026), Village of the Dead (2025)See all 2 shared titles with JeroPoint
- Riheam JuniantiShared titles: Village of the Dead (2025), The Haunted Apartment: Miss K (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Riheam Junianti
Actors
- Callista ArumShared titles: Project Sacrifice (2026), The Haunted Apartment: Miss K (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Callista Arum
- Karina SuwandhiShared titles: Project Sacrifice (2026), Love like the Falling Rain (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Karina Suwandhi
Cinematographers and editors
- Gita MiajiShared titles: Village of the Dead (2025), The Haunted Apartment: Miss K (2024), Nikah Duluan (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Gita Miaji
- Enggar BudionoShared titles: Village of the Dead (2025), The Haunted Apartment: Miss K (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Enggar Budiono
Producers
- Daniel TopanShared titles: Village of the Dead (2025), The Haunted Apartment: Miss K (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Topan
- Iman UsmanShared titles: Village of the Dead (2025), The Haunted Apartment: Miss K (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Iman Usman
- Lisbeth SimarmataShared titles: Village of the Dead (2025), The Haunted Apartment: Miss K (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Lisbeth Simarmata
- Raam SorayaShared titles: Village of the Dead (2025), The Haunted Apartment: Miss K (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Raam Soraya