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Garth Stevenson

Garth Stevenson

Composer · Born September 17, 1982 (44) · Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

New York-based composer, Garth Stevenson, creates music for film, television, and visual media, uniquely drawing his inspiration from nature. Stevenson grew up in the mountains of Western Canada, where he learned to play piano and double bass and cultivated a harmony with the natural elements that surrounded him. His time spent playing his 160-year-old bass in remote locations such as Antarctica and Tuva has inspired three studio albums, Flying, Voyage, and Alpine. He has also played his instrument on more than 50 studio albums for other artists. "So much of my sound and musical vocabulary evolved from the thousands of hours I've spent playing alone in nature," says Stevenson. "Scouting locations, getting lost in the woods, encountering animals-it's all such a journey before I even take my bass out of the case. It's that journey that I hope comes across in the music." Stevenson recently collaborated for the second time with critically-acclaimed director John Curran on the biographical drama Chappaquiddick, starring Kate Mara and Jason Clarke. Curran and Stevenson's first collaboration was on the 2013 dramatic biography, Tracks which featured Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver. Stevenson lent an anguished beauty to the Antarctic-set drama Red Knot, and sensitively scored the PBS Independent Lens documentary, Young Lakota, a touching story about Native Americans, politics, and abortion. Stevenson also scored the drama Ten Thousand Saints starring Hailee Steinfeld and Ethan Hawke, and the wildly successful Sundance thriller Them That Follow, starring Olivia Coleman, Jim Gaffigan, and Walton Goggins. Stevenson's most recent work is the A24/Amazon Studios documentary Val, a visceral and intimate film chronicling the 40-year career of Val Kilmer, which premiered at the 2021 Cannes International Film Festival.

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Born
September 17, 1982 (44)
From
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Composer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 5% in 30 days

What are Garth Stevenson's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Survival
23%
Self
22%
Society
21%
Bonds
16%
Morality
12%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 3 · 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 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
9
Melancholic
9
Tense
6
Hopeful
7
Bittersweet
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous2
  • Other2

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 Garth Stevenson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Garth Stevenson'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

20 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Okay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Lost on a Mountain in Maine(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Relative(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Val(2021)

    Composer · Musician

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Forget Me Not: Inclusion in the Classroom(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Little Chief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

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

    Composer

  • Conscience Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Them That Follow(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Grizzlies(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Unbreaking America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Chappaquiddick(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dolphin Man(2017)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Tater Tot & Patton(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Seed: The Untold Story(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • On Meditation(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Resilience(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ten Thousand Saints(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Red Knot(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Tracks(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 2013 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Chappaquiddick (2017)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Val (2021)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Chappaquiddick (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music16 of 16: 15 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdOther crew1 of 16: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s11 · crew2020s5 · 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 Garth Stevenson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · composer

Forget Me Not: Inclusion in the Classroom (2021)

84th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Val (2021)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 61/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 47. 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 Garth Stevenson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles14–49 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles9–38 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles32–47 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles12–34 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles26–53 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian 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 Garth Stevenson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Garth Stevenson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Kightlinger shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors