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Ian Livingstone

Ian Livingstone

Composer · London, England, UK

Ian Livingstone is a British Ivor Novello award winning composer, musician and music producer. He has composed over 100 scores for multi-million selling titles and franchises including Battlefield, Formula 1, Lord Of The Rings, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Disney, DC & Marvel. Along with his 20 years experience scoring triple A video games such as Forza Horizon 5, The Quarry (David Arquette, Ted Raimi, Siobhan Williams) Livingstone has also written music for numerous television series such as BBC's "The Great British Sewing Bee" & "The Repair Shop", together with movies such as the forthcoming action feature "97 Minutes" (Alec Baldwin, Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, and rom-com "The Book Of Love" (Sam Clafflin). Ian also worked closely with Nokia in the 90s on the arrangements and compositions for its default ringtones including the infamous "Grand Valse" Nokia tune, and the start up tune.

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From
London, England, UK
Works as
Composer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Ian Livingstone's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
28%
Self
25%
Society
14%
Morality
13%
Survival
11%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Joyful
5
Warm
5
Melancholic
5
Absurd
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 Ian Livingstone's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ian Livingstone'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, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Breaking Cover(2026)

    Composer

  • Synthesized(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Top Guns: The Next Generation(2025)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • 97 Minutes(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Puppy Love(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Quarry: Movie Mode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Book of Love(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Jeepers Creepers: Reborn(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Last Heist(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Sex Actually with Alice Levine(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • The Pebble and the Boy(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Big Flower Fight(2020)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Caravan(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gypsy Sisters(2013)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • After Death(2012)

    as Derrick the Postman

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding(2012)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • The King Maker(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 4 titles from 2005 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Jeepers Creepers: Reborn (2022)

$6.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Puppy Love (2023)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

Jeepers Creepers: Reborn (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 4: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic3 of 4: 3 only music, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s1 · acting2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Ian Livingstone's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of the 10 of 11 with a score; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · composer

Gypsy Sisters (2013)

97th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Top Guns: The Next Generation (2025)

Midcredits 62nd · 75% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 46/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 66, 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.

Is Ian Livingstone's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Ian Livingstone work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ian Livingstone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Green shares the most, 3.

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Editors

Producers