Stephen Baysted
British Film, TV and Video Game composer Stephen Baysted is well known for his versatility and for his emotionally charged and expressively powerful music. Stephen's recent game scores include: Fast and Furious: Crossroads; Project Cars 3; the number one bestselling racing titles: Project Cars and Project Cars 2; Electronic Arts: Shift 2: Unleashed and Need for Speed: Shift; Atari's Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends; and The Walking Dead: Assault. Stephen's recent scores for cinema include: Leonardo: The Works; Young Picasso; I, Claude Monet, Renoir: Reviled and Revered; The Impressionists and Matisse Live at MOMA with director Phil Grabsky; the surrealist psychological drama Strange Factories; and Tim Pope's Brandy and Pep. For Television his work includes: 5 series of Blink Film's epic documentary series Ancient Mysteries for Channel 5, Smithsonian and SBS Australia; Graveyard of the Giant Beasts for Channel 4 and PBS; the 3 part Volatile Earth series for Channel 4; 2 series with Michelin starred chef Tom Kerridge; and Shark-Croc Showdown for Discovery Channel. For animation his additional credits include: Robozuna for ITV and Netflix; and Hulk and the Agents of Smash for Marvel. Stephen has also composed the music for cinema, television and radio advertisements, including high profile campaigns for Budweiser, McDonalds, Pizza Hut and Samsung. Stephen's work has been nominated for three Jerry Goldsmith Awards for best score, two Motion Picture Sound Editors 'Golden Reel' Awards, and two Game Audio Network Guild Awards. Born in London, his passion for music began during his school years singing, touring and recording with the internationally acclaimed Wandsworth School Boys Choir and playing clarinet in the London Schools' Symphony Orchestra. Stephen went on to study music at Southampton University and at Dartington College of Arts, where he was awarded a PhD in 2003.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Composer
- 6 on MovieCove
What are Stephen Baysted's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous2
- 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 Stephen Baysted's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Baysted'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
6 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
My National Gallery(2024)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Secrets Unlocked(2019)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Across their 6 MovieCove titles from 2013 to 2025.
How do Stephen Baysted's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed3
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 Stephen Baysted work with?
People who share at least 2 of Stephen Baysted's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Phil Grabsky shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Phil GrabskyShared titles: Exhibition on Screen: The Dawn of Impressionism - Paris, 1874 (2025), My National Gallery (2024), Renoir: Revered and Reviled (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Phil Grabsky
- Ali RayShared titles: Exhibition on Screen: The Dawn of Impressionism - Paris, 1874 (2025), My National Gallery (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Ali Ray
Composers and editors
- Susan LeggShared titles: Exhibition on Screen: The Dawn of Impressionism - Paris, 1874 (2025), My National Gallery (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Susan Legg
- Clive MattockShared titles: My National Gallery (2024), Renoir: Revered and Reviled (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Clive Mattock
- Matt ScraggShared titles: Secrets Unlocked (2019), Tut's Treasures: Hidden Secrets (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Scragg
Producers
- Amanda WilkieShared titles: Exhibition on Screen: The Dawn of Impressionism - Paris, 1874 (2025), My National Gallery (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Amanda Wilkie
- Andra HeritageShared titles: Secrets Unlocked (2019), Tut's Treasures: Hidden Secrets (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Andra Heritage
- Billie PinkShared titles: Secrets Unlocked (2019), Tut's Treasures: Hidden Secrets (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Billie Pink
- Lina ZilinskaiteShared titles: Secrets Unlocked (2019), Tut's Treasures: Hidden Secrets (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Lina Zilinskaite