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Grant Fonda

Grant Fonda

Composer · Born April 20, 1985 (41)

Winner of the New York Festivals' Award for Best Original Music, Los Angeles-based composer Grant Fonda has contributed music to some of the world's most recognized motion pictures, shows, and attractions. Fonda credits his grandfather with sparking his love for great music and film: countless hours spent at the family piano and immersed in classic animations of yesteryear fueled Grant's passion for collaborative storytelling. Fonda works extensively with well-established and rising artists in film and music, continually demonstrating his wide range as a collaborator. His colorful score for the Emmy-winning THE HOUSE THAT ROB BUILT is lauded for its innovation, his score for Paramount+ AT MIDNIGHT is "one of the film's greatest strengths," his Irish-infused score for PRAY: THE STORY OF PATRICK PEYTON has garnered international attention and wins, and his sparkling jazz score and songs for DATING & NEW YORK have been critically hailed as "inspired" and "a supporting character[s]" after playing at Tribeca. An alumni of USC's Screen Scoring program and the ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop, he is equally comfortable in front of an orchestra as he is working with rock bands and eclectic ensembles comprised of some of the world's most unusual instruments. Recently, he penned the score for Amazon's smash holiday hit, EXMAS, and co-wrote and produced the songs and score for the highly anticipated musical DANIEL. He is also the composer for the hugely successful THE BIGGEST STORY, a 104 episode animated series from Crossway. Grant has contributed work to Oscar, Grammy, and Dove-nominated projects, including TITANIC: LIVE, and Walt Disney's WORLD OF COLOR. His arranging work has recently landed at the top of Billboard charts. He has been a featured lecturer at NYU, USC, and The University of Missouri, and remains an active mentor to composers at the nation's top music institutions. Grant and his wife Carley have two children and are avid cooks who believe that the best conversations happen over incredible meals. In the words of the brilliant Julia Child, "people who love to eat are always the best people."

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 20, 1985 (41)
Works as
Composer
Titles
15 on Motif · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Grant Fonda's films like?

Across their 14 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Society
31%
Bonds
28%
Self
22%
Morality
10%
Survival
5%
Ideas
4%
Community7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 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
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
12
Warm
7
Joyful
4
Contemplative
4
Romantic
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

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 Grant Fonda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Grant Fonda'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

24 credits, 15 with a Motif page.

  • Jimmy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Bad Counselors(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • 31 Candles(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Take Time to Dance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • IndyCar: Anything to Win(2025)

    Composer

  • Destined to Drive: Patrick Dempsey's Return to Racing(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • EXmas(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • You Just Can't See Them From The Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Always a Winner(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • At Midnight(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Descent(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Dating & New York(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Playing Like a Girl: The House That Rob Built(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Man from Nowhere(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Perfect Race(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Dating Project (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Power of the Air(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Down the Fence(2017)

    Composer

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

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

    Composer

  • My Dear Americans (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Adam Smith: The Currency of Thought (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Composer

  • Bibb City (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Composer

  • The Descent Part II (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 14 of them dated from 2013 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton (2020)

$72K worldwide

Highest rated

Bad Counselors (2026)

Midcredits 39th

Most popular right now

At Midnight (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music18 of 18: 18 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46th

By decade

2010s3 · 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 Grant Fonda's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of the 14 of 15 with a score; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · composer

The Man from Nowhere (2021)

98th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Perfect Race (2019)

Midcredits 81st · 71% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 28/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 13. 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.

Who does Grant Fonda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Grant Fonda's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonah Feingold shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers