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Alex Weston

Alex Weston

Composer

Alex Weston is a composer for concert works and film scores. Notable recent film scores include The "Farewell" (dir: Lulu Wang, A24), which was included on the shortlist for "Best Original Score" for the 2020 Academy Awards, "Expats" starring Nicole Kidman (dir. Lulu Wang, Amazon), "Wander Darkly"(dir: Tara Miela, Lionsgate), "The Novice" (dir: Lauren Hadaway, IFC), "Goodnight Mommy" (dir: Matt Sobel, Amazon), and "The Adults" (dir. Dustin Guy Defa, Universal). Weston's music has also been featured on "The Affair" (Showtime), "Jane Fonda in Five Acts" (HBO), the Ken Burns-produced documentary "The Emperor of All Maladies" (PBS), and various projects for NBC, Netflix, Apple, and other studios. Alex's concert works include commissions from groups such as the Lyrica Chamber Music Ensemble, ABCIrque, MADArt Creative, the Kennedy Center, the Venice Biennale, and Obie Award winning theater company 'Theater in Quarentine'. Another recent project was providing the score for the large scale public art installation "Past Deposits From a Future Yet to Come" (Hubbard / Birchler), which is screening nightly at Waterloo Park in Austin, Texas through 2030. His most recent album of chamber music, entitled "Memory Gaps", is based on a book of illustrations and short stories by author/artist Cecelia Ruiz, was released in June 2024 by Better Company Records.

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Works as
Composer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 29% in 30 days

What are Alex Weston's films like?

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

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Survival
30%
Bonds
26%
Self
20%
Society
9%
Morality
6%
Power
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMental illness2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 8

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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 9 · 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 6 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Contemplative
7
Dread
5
Melancholic
7
Bittersweet
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous7

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 Weston's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alex Weston'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

24 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hold onto Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Afraid(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Asynchronous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Expats(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Fly(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Adults(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Come Find Me(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Forgive Us Our Trespasses(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Goodnight Mommy(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Novice(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Exposure(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wander Darkly(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • What Breaks the Ice(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • How to Say I Love You at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Music Producer

  • The Farewell(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Samurai Marathon(2019)

    Music Arranger · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Last Supper(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vigilante: The Incredible True Story of Curtis Sliwa and the Guardian Angels(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Composer

  • H.(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • White Reindeer(2013)

    Musician

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Keep me safe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • ROVER: Or Beyond Human - The Venusian Future and the Return of the Next Level(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 2013 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Farewell (2019)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

The Farewell (2019)

Midcredits 93rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music17 of 19: 17 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew2 of 19: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s6 · crew2020s12 · 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 Weston's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 17; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · composer

ROVER: Or Beyond Human - The Venusian Future and the Return of the Next Level (2013)

97th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Farewell (2019)

Midcredits 93rd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 56/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 43. 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 Weston's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles18–57 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles17–49 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 51 · 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 Alex Weston work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alex Weston's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Taylor shares the most, 3.

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Editors

Producers