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Hannes De Maeyer

Hannes De Maeyer

Composer

Hannes De Maeyer is an award-winning film and television composer working across international productions, from character-driven drama and psychological thrillers to large-scale action and genre storytelling. His recent work includes ITV’s Professor T, the Channel 4 drama Patience, and the Channel 4/Starz series The Couple Next Door, alongside films such as Rebel (Cannes), Gangsta and Black, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. He is currently composing the score for Winter, a new ITV crime drama starring Richard Armitage and directed by Dries Vos and Kaat Beels. His music ranges from bold electronic textures and experimental sound design to rich orchestral scores. He is the recipient of a World Soundtrack Award and a Magritte Award for Best Original Score, and continues to work across high-profile international film and television productions.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Composer
Titles
10 on Motif · 23 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Hannes De Maeyer's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their Motif 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
Bonds
27%
Self
23%
Survival
12%
Morality
11%
Society
11%
Ideas
9%
Power
6%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · 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 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
3
Dread
2
Absurd
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

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 Hannes De Maeyer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hannes De Maeyer's titles on Motif; 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

23 credits, 10 with a Motif page.

  • No Man's Mind (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Gangstas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Patience(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • This Is Not a Murder Mystery(2025)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Jewish Council (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

  • The Couple Next Door(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Manual for a Divorce (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Noise(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Rebel(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Immenhof - Das große Versprechen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Dry Sea (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Ketnet Musical: Knock-Out (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • The Racer(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Women of the Night(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Torpedo(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Immenhof - Das Abenteuer eines Sommers(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Rafaël (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Gangsta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Scalped(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stranger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Black (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Music Director

  • From A to B (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Land of the Heroes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 2011 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Immenhof - Das Abenteuer eines Sommers (2019)

$2.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Rebel (2022)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Patience (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music20 of 21: 20 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thOther crew1 of 21: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s10 · crew2020s11 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Hannes De Maeyer's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · composer

Scalped (2017)

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

Most loved · composer

Rebel (2022)

Midcredits 91st · 79% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 66/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Hannes De Maeyer's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Hannes De Maeyer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hannes De Maeyer's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dimitri Verbeeck shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers