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Gary Gunn

Gary Gunn

Composer

Gary Gunn is a BAFTA Breakthrough awarded composer with a portfolio of award-winning work across film, TV, multimedia art, and interactive experiences. He has contributed to and co-created groundbreaking immersive installations showcased globally, including at Palais de Tokyo, The Smithsonian Institution, Moogfest, SXSW, The 14th Factory, Comic Con, Museum of the Moving Image, New York Botanical Garden, Mercer Labs, Lincoln Center, and TED. Gunn composed the original score for "A Thousand and One", which won the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize and earned over 50 award nominations, including FFCC and ICSA Best Score nods. He is also the composer of the Peabody Award-winning "David Makes Man" and the 3-time Emmy-nominated "Master of Light" (HBO), which garnered an IDA Documentary Award nomination for Best Music Score. Additionally, he scored the Netflix series "Forever", a bold, reimagined take on Judy Blume's iconic novel. Gunn's distinctive artistry has earned recognition from figures like Oprah, who named him to her "Super Soul 100" list. His recent work has drawn acclaim from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and Variety. Originally from Washington, D.C., Gunn now resides in New York City.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Composer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 21% in 30 days

What are Gary Gunn's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
50%
Bonds
24%
Morality
16%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · 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 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · 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 2 · 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 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
3
Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Gary Gunn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Gary Gunn'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

10 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • They Fight(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Forever(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Quad Gods(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Razing Liberty Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • A Thousand and One(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Master of Light(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • David Makes Man(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Maggie Black(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • A Gringo Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Music Arranger

  • The Young & Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

A Thousand and One (2023)

$3.5M worldwide

Highest rated

A Thousand and One (2023)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

They Fight (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music6 of 7: 6 only music, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 7: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s4 · crew

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

How do Gary Gunn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · composer

Maggie Black (2017)

87th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

A Thousand and One (2023)

Midcredits 81st · 69% liked

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.

Who does Gary Gunn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gary Gunn's MovieCove titles; Enat Sidi shares the most, 2.