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Andrew Simon McAllister

Andrew Simon McAllister

Composer

Andrew Simon McAllister graduated Summa Cum Laude in Film Scoring at Berklee and Music Composition at Queens University. Andrew is best known for his scores for the BBC series's Planet Earth: Planet of the Apemen - Battle for Earth (2011) and BBC WW1 drama series 37 Days (2014). Andrew received an RTS nomination (2014) for 37 Days and Won Best Soundtrack at the International Independent Films awards as well as being nominated at the World Music and Film awards for the score to the feature "My Lonely Me". He has also scored many films and video games.

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Biography from IMDb.

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

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What are Andrew Simon McAllister's films like?

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

Genres

Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
25%
Survival
25%
Morality
16%
Ideas
11%
Bonds
10%
Society
9%
Power
4%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 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 4 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

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

Steady 3 · 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 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · 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 8 · Full focus 2

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 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
7
Melancholic
9
Hopeful
4
Contemplative
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous6

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 Andrew Simon McAllister's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andrew Simon McAllister'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, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Girl Taken(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The Puzzle Lady(2025)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Old Guy(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Sunrise(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Dead and Buried(2024)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Lost Boys: Belfast's Missing Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Afghanistan(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mandrake(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Just Johnny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Three Families (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • The End of the Storm(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Nowhere Special(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Grounding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Witness to Disaster(2019)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Torvill & Dean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Agatha and the Truth of Murder(2018)

    Composer · Compositor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Doorway(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Zoo(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Rocky Ros Muc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • The Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • Hostage to the Devil(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • My Lonely Me(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • 37 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 2014 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Nowhere Special (2020)

$765K worldwide

Highest rated

Nowhere Special (2020)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Girl Taken (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music18 of 18: 17 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew1 of 18: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s9 · 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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Andrew Simon McAllister's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · composer

Afghanistan (2023)

77th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Nowhere Special (2020)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 64/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 77, 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 Andrew Simon McAllister's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles2–32 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian 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 Andrew Simon McAllister work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andrew Simon McAllister's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Damien Elliott shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers