Nick Chuba is an American composer based in Los Angeles. After studying at USC's Thornton School of Music, he began working for Atticus Ross and has worked on numerous projects with him since 2014. He is also represented by Pusher Music in the trailer music industry as a part of the experimental electronic duo VWLS.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Composer
- 15 on Motif · 22 credits in all
Known for
What are Nick Chuba's films like?
Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous4
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 Nick Chuba's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Nick Chuba'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
22 credits, 15 with a Motif page.
I Was a Stranger(2024)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Love+War(2025)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
V/H/S/Halloween(2025)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Azul (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
In the Flesh (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Thelma(2024)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Shōgun(2024)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Eyecatcher (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Hollywood Con Queen(2024)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Appendage(2023)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Shining Girls(2022)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Dr. Death(2021)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Operation Varsity Blues(2021)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Threshold(2020)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Earthquake Bird(2019)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
A Million Little Pieces(2018)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
No Jail Time: The Movie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Kid Gambled (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Long Term Parking (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
The Off | Season (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles from 2014 to 2025.
Awards
3 major nominations and no wins, 2024–2025.
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Nick Chuba's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the sound and music 51/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 34. 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 Nick Chuba's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
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 Nick Chuba work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nick Chuba's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Smith shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Chris SmithShared titles: Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever (2025), Hollywood Con Queen (2024), Operation Varsity Blues (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Smith
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Leopold RossShared titles: Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever (2025), Shōgun (2024), Operation Varsity Blues (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Leopold Ross
- Powell RobinsonShared titles: V/H/S/Halloween (2025), Appendage (2023), Threshold (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Powell Robinson
- Alex FamilianShared titles: V/H/S/Halloween (2025), Appendage (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Familian
- Atticus RossShared titles: Shōgun (2024), Operation Varsity Blues (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Atticus Ross
Producers
- Stacy SmithShared titles: Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever (2025), Hollywood Con Queen (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Stacy Smith