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Steph Copeland

Steph Copeland

Composer

Based in Toronto, Steph Copeland is an award-winning screen composer, producer and recording artist best known for contemporary drama, thriller and genre film scores. In 2022 and 2023, she took home 3 Canadian Screen Music Awards for best score for a Narrative Feature Film (The Retreat and Outpost) as well as best score for a Television Special (Lethal Love). In 2024 she earned two Canadian Screen Award nominations for Original Song as well as Achievement in Music: Original Score for the feature film Cascade. In August 2023, Copeland worked with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and acclaimed conductor Anton (Tono) Popovic in Bratislava, recording her feature film score for 'Reveillon', a political, family drama on the 1993 separation of Czechoslovakia. Steph began her music journey as a singer-songwriter and electro-pop artist in Windsor and Detroit, performing and touring with fellow artists on both sides of the border. Her original songs have seen placements in series such as Tiny Pretty Things, Snowpiercer, L.A.'s Finest, UnREAL, animated series Mysticons, The Unicorn Academy and more. Commercial works include NBA Canada, Thule, The North Face, Destination Toronto, Pan-Am Games, Bose and National Ballet School of Canada. In addition to composing for the screen and songwriting, Steph occasionally takes on the role of music director. In 2018, she produced and conducted female ensemble performances opening the SOCAN Awards featuring Brett Kissell as well as the TIFF Gala featuring Sarah Slean, Stacey Kay and The Tenors. Steph is a classically trained vocalist with roots at The Royal Conservatory of Music.

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Works as
Composer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Steph Copeland's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Horror11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Romance9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Thriller3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Fantasy 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
29%
Bonds
28%
Self
17%
Morality
13%
Society
11%
Ideas
2%
Power
1%
Survival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 8 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 29 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 15 · Charged 6 · Intense 14

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

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 16 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 17 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Dread
16
Hopeful
12
Warm
12
Romantic
9
Other
23

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous12

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 Steph Copeland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steph Copeland'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

41 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 2013 to 2026.

Biggest box office

It Feeds (2025)

$1.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Christmas on 5th Avenue (2021)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

It Feeds (2025)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 32: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleMusic31 of 32: 30 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndOther crew1 of 32: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s12 · 1 acting · 12 crew2020s20 · 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 Steph Copeland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 36; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · composer

Binged to Death (2023)

90th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Christmas in Maple Hills (2023)

Midcredits 76th · 64% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 53/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 37. 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 Steph Copeland's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles64–89 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles20–65 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Steph Copeland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steph Copeland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Beth Stevenson shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Beth Stevenson15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Beth Stevenson
  • Nancy Yeaman15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Nancy Yeaman
  • Myles Milne13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Myles Milne
  • Jessica Reis13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Jessica Reis