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Mac Quayle

Mac Quayle

Composer · Suffolk, Virginia, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Mac Quayle is an American composer for film, television and video games, best known for his work on the USA Network's Mr. Robot and FX's American Horror Story.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Suffolk, Virginia, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 17% in 30 days

What are Mac Quayle's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
22%
Morality
20%
Self
18%
Bonds
14%
Power
12%
Society
11%
Ideas
3%
Deception2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
4
Dread
2
Absurd
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous5

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 Mac Quayle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mac Quayle'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

29 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • His & Hers(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Monster: The Ed Gein Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • Surveilled(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Great Lillian Hall(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Leave the World Behind(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Gaslit(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Stories(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Pact(2021)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Ratched(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Vow(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • 9-1-1: Lone Star(2020)

    Show 72 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Pose(2018)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 142 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Feud(2017)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • American Crime Story(2016)

    Show 29 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Scream Queens(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Robot(2015)

    Show 45 episodes · Composer · as Keytar Player (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Frank and Cindy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • L.A. Slasher(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Other People's Children(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Square(2013)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Spring Breakers(2012)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Belfast Story(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Bad Samaritans(2013)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Stolen(2012)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 75 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Drive(2011)

    Music Programmer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 2011 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Great Lillian Hall (2024)

$200K worldwide

Highest rated

Feud (2017)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

His & Hers (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 24: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleMusic22 of 24: 21 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdOther crew2 of 24: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s13 · 1 acting · 13 crew2020s11 · 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.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 6 major nominations, 2000–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Music
  2. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
  3. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
  4. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
  5. 2000
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Dance Recording

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 Mac Quayle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · composer

Other People's Children (2015)

91st percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, composer

Mr. Robot (2015)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 62/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 40. 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 Mac Quayle's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 75 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Mac Quayle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mac Quayle's MovieCove titles; Jessica Lange shares the most, 2.