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Randin Graves

Composer · Born October 10, 1974 (52) · San Diego, California, USA

Now an award-winning film composer of orchestral, electronic and world music and a renowned expert on the Australian didjeridu, Randin started his artistic career as a self-taught electronic musician and guitarist in Del Mar, California. His formal study began at the California State Summer School for the Arts in 1991, followed by a B.A. cum laude in music composition from the prominent "new music" program at the University of California at San Diego. While there, he began his passionate study of world music. From 1996 to 2003, he focused on his own label, Ginger Root Records, while also composing, arranging and providing voices for children's educational website starfall.com and continuing to be involved in theatre and the occasional film project. In 2003, Randin was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to travel to Australia and undertake a master's degree, working with traditional masters of the yidaki, or didgeridoo, in a remote Aboriginal community called Yirrkala. He stayed for five years and launched the Mulka Project Aboriginal multimedia archive and training centre. Managing Mulka gave him experience in all areas of short film production, and he produced and scored several of the centre's short films. 'Gatapangawuy Dhawu (2008)' was part of an installation that won the 3D Work Award at the 2008 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards and Two Brothers at Galarra (2008) received the 2010 Park City Film Music Festival Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence in Performance/Experimental Films. On his return to the USA in 2009, Randin dedicated himself full time to film music, scoring films from all over the country and beyond from his home studio and full scoring stage. Since then, he has scored nine independent features, more than 70 shorts and webisodes, and many corporate projects, including promotional videos for Amazon.com. His work has received awards and nominations from the Action on Film International Film Festival, the Park City Film Music Festival, The Art Institute of Salt Lake City, the 48 Hour Film Project, the Salty Horror International Film Festival, the UAE Arab Film Studio, and the Filmed in Utah Awards.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 10, 1974 (52)
From
San Diego, California, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27

What are Randin Graves' films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Fantasy 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
Self
35%
Survival
19%
Bonds
15%
Morality
15%
Society
11%
Power
5%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · 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 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
3
Absurd
4
Tense
4
Joyful
2
Thrilling
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Randin Graves' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Randin Graves' 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

12 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Curse of Crom 2: Crom's Fury(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • He Never Left(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Curse of Crom: The Legend of Halloween(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • They Live Inside Us(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Model Citizens(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Witching Season(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Stop Pepper Palmer(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Scrambled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Jake's Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Rockin' Reverend(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shades of Treason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

  • Children of the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 2012 to 2024.

Highest rated

He Never Left (2023)

Midcredits 31st

Most popular right now

Curse of Crom: The Legend of Halloween (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music9 of 9: 9 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score30th

By decade

2010s6 · crew2020s3 · 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 Randin Graves' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · composer

Stop Pepper Palmer (2014)

96th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

He Never Left (2023)

Midcredits 31st · 47% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 71/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. 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.

Who does Randin Graves work with?

People who share at least 2 of Randin Graves' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Morris shares the most, 4.

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