Massimo Sammi

Massimo Sammi is a composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. After studying classical guitar at the Niccolò Paganini Conservatory in Genoa, he served as a trumpet player in the "Fanfara Dei Bersaglieri" Italian Army Band, where he spent 10 months touring Italy and Europe. In 2007 he won a scholarship to enroll at the New England Conservatory of Music, studying weekly with studying weekly with pianist Charlie Banacos and saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, graduating with honors in jazz performance and composition. He was then accepted into the New York University's Master's in Scoring for Film and Multimedia, where he kept honing his craft scoring student movies and conducting the program's orchestra and chamber ensemble scoring sessions. Moving to Los Angeles in 2014, he enrolled in the Certificate Program in Film Scoring at UCLA Extension, and through the school's connections he landed several jobs assisting composers actively working in film and TV. A colorful blend of quirkiness, sonic experimentation and melodic sensibility, Sammi's style is both unique and versatile. As a result of an extensive on-the-job training writing hundreds of minutes of music as lead and additional composer, his writing credits include animation series, documentaries, romantic comedies, holiday features, westerns, dramas, super-hero parodies and independent shorts. His most recent score for the action-comedy "Plunder Quest" has been released by MovieScore Media and has won the Best Soundtrack Award at the New York International Film Awards and at the Masters Of Cinema International Film Festival. The score has been long-listed at the 2022 World Soundtrack Awards in the Public Choice Award category. A double citizen of U.S.A. and Italy, Massimo maintains his studio in Glendale, California and when he's not working, enjoys playing tennis and going on hikes.

What are Massimo Sammi's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Thriller5 titles30^th

Romance4 titles41^st

Drama2 titles36^th

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

Bonds

46%

Survival

17%

Self

13%

Society

12%

Morality

8%

Power

4%

Romantic love5 Family bonds4 Survival3 Self-worth4 Friendship2 Isolation3 Deception2 Community3

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

8

Dread

6

Warm

5

Joyful

5

Romantic

5

Other

7

How their films linger

Feel-good6 Unsettling6 Cozy4 Haunting3 Hopeful3 Thought-provoking2

How their films end · 3 with a twist

Happy6
Bittersweet4
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 Massimo Sammi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Lifetime Movie Club4 titles, show their 4 titles on Lifetime Movie Club
Cineverse2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
Dove Channel2 titles, show their 2 titles on Dove Channel
ViX1 title, show their title on ViX

Subscription and free streaming for Massimo Sammi'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

13 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

Picture Perfect Sister-in-Law(2026)
Composer
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Deadly Girls Trip(2025)
Composer
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
My Husband's Other Wife(2025)
Composer
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
No One Believed Me(2025)
Composer
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Secrets to Kill For(2025)
Composer
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
A Costa Rican Wedding(2024)
Composer
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Death in the Cul-De-Sac(2024)
Composer
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Killer I Picked Up(2024)
Composer
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Perfect Christmas Date(2024)
Composer
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Unwrapping Christmas: Lily's Destiny(2024)
Composer
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
A Cozy Christmas Quilt(2023)
Composer
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
How to Fall in Love by Christmas(2023)
Composer
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Royally Yours, This Christmas(2023)
Composer
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 13 MovieCove titles from 2023 to 2026.

Highest rated

Unwrapping Christmas: Lily's Destiny (2024)

Midcredits 54^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Music13 of 13 · 37^th

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Massimo Sammi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37^th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42^nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

30^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

46^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

50^th to 74^th4
25^th to 49^th6
Below 25^th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

Cult Classic2
Crowd Pleaser2
Mixed9

Most divisive · composer

My Husband's Other Wife (2025)

85^th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Secrets to Kill For (2025)

Midcredits 56^th · 36% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 53/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 50. 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 Massimo Sammi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Massimo Sammi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sebastian Battro shares the most, 11.

Massimo Sammi

What are Massimo Sammi's films like?

Genres

Themes

What they feel like to watch

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Massimo Sammi's films?

Filmography

Career shape

By role

How do Massimo Sammi's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Who does Massimo Sammi work with?

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles