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Trevor Gureckis

Trevor Gureckis

Composer

Trevor Gureckis is an award-winning composer and producer based in NYC whose genre-defying work blends classical and electronic elements across film, television, pop, and concert music. His extensive collaboration with M. Night Shyamalan includes scoring all four seasons of the Apple TV series Servant, with soundtracks released on Lakeshore Records, and the Universal feature Old. Other recent credits include The School Duel, directed by Todd Wiseman, Jr., released theatrically by Altered Innocence; Apple TV's The Crowded Room, starring Tom Holland and created by Akiva Goldsman; Warner Bros.' The Goldfinch, directed by John Crowley, which The Hollywood Reporter called "exceptionally fresh and disarmingly different"; Neil Burger's sci-fi feature Voyagers; and Blumhouse's Bloodline, directed by Henry Jacobson. In 2023, Gureckis expanded into scoring interactive media with EA and Motive Studios’ remake of the survival horror classic Dead Space. He also composed the main themes of three seasons of the BBC World Service podcast The Bomb. Beyond scoring, Gureckis released his instrumental album Corte on Supertrain Records, contributed to Kanye West's The Life of Pablo and Philip Glass's REWORK_, and produced for artists including Niia. A Yale School of Music alumnus, Gureckis has received BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards for both Servant and Old, and a nomination for Best Horror Film Score at the 2021 HMMA Awards. He is co-founder and Executive Creative Director of Found Objects, a NYC-based artist collective and production company.

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Works as
Composer
Titles
15 on Motif · 23 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 53% in 30 days

What are Trevor Gureckis' films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif 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
Survival
38%
Bonds
17%
Self
13%
Ideas
12%
Morality
9%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · 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 6 · 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 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

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 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
5
Tense
4
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
3
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Trevor Gureckis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 15 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Trevor Gureckis' titles on Motif; 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

23 credits, 15 with a Motif page.

  • The Friend(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Teddy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Compositor

  • The School Duel(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Crowded Room(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Jeepers Creepers: Reborn(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Old(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Voyagers(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Driveways(2019)

    Musician

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Water Walker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Servant(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Bloodline(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Goldfinch(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Kardec(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Wetlands(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Election Day: Lens Across America (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Rattle the Cage(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Fair Chase(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • That (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

  • Lyiza (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Rings (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Love of the Dead (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Notes on a Scandal(2006)

    Other

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Inheritance (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 2006 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Old (2021)

$90M worldwide

Highest rated

The Friend (2024)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

Old (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music20 of 23: 20 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew3 of 23: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s9 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Trevor Gureckis' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · composer

Fair Chase (2014)

79th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Crowded Room (2023)

Midcredits 84th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 51/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Trevor Gureckis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles18–60 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles33–58 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 60 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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 Trevor Gureckis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Trevor Gureckis' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jay Wadley shares the most, 2.

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles