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Alex Baranowski

Alex Baranowski

Composer · Born December 30, 1983 (42) · London, England, UK

Alex Baranowski is a composer based in London. He recently scored Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya's dystopian debut feature "The Kitchen" (Film 4 / Netflix) alongside multi-award winning artist Labrinth (closing Gala film for London Film Festival 2023) as well as eight-part series "Rain Dogs" for Sid Gentle / HBO. Known for his versatility, other scores include Nour Wazzi's debut feature "Locked In" (Netflix) released late 2023; "A Gaza Weekend" directed by Oscar nominated Basil Khalil for Film 4; "True Things" (The Bureau/BBC Films) winner Best Original Score at Les Arcs; three series of hit comedy "Staged" staring David Tennant and Michael Sheen (BBC/Netflix); and BAFTA nominated "The Windermere Children" (Warner Brothers) with soundtracks released by Sony Classics. His work in commercial and shorts has seen him score shorts for Wes Anderson (H&M) and Taika Waititi (Coca Cola) as well as Gillian Anderson's directorial debut short film "The Departure". Alex was recently nominated as "Breakthrough Composer of the Year" from the International Film Music Critics Association.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 30, 1983 (42)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Composer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 30 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 35% in 30 days

What are Alex Baranowski's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Morality
25%
Survival
20%
Self
19%
Bonds
15%
Ideas
10%
Society
8%
Power
4%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 8

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 5 · 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 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 8

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
10
Dread
5
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet10
  • 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 Alex Baranowski's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alex Baranowski'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

30 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Treasure Island(2026)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Frauds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • Brides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Midas Man(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Teacher(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Reclaiming the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Locked In(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Kitchen(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Rain Dogs(2023)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • A Gaza Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Burial(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • True Things(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Edge of the Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • A Perfect Enemy(2020)

    Composer · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Staged(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Windermere Children(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kes Reimagined (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Nureyev: Lifting the Curtain(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Overcoat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Edmund the Magnificent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Music Arranger

  • Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Northern Ballet's 1984 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Sound

  • Hamlet(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Dorothea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • We Are Many (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Shelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • National Theatre Live: Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 2010 to 2025.

Biggest box office

A Christmas Carol (2020)

$377K worldwide

Highest rated

Staged (2020)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Treasure Island (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music25 of 27: 24 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew3 of 27: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s11 · crew2020s16 · 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.

How do Alex Baranowski's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · composer

Treasure Island (2026)

85th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words (2020)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 50/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 28. 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 Alex Baranowski's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles8–49 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Alex Baranowski work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alex Baranowski's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jacqui Morris shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles