Michael Dean Parsons is an Emmy-nominated composer whose acclaimed work spans major film and television productions as well as contemporary classical music. Most recently, he composed the score for the hit MGM+/Prime Video series "Spider-Noir" starring Nicolas Cage alongside frequent collaborator Kris Bowers. Working across film, he composed the score for David Yates's "Pain Hustlers," starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans, alongside James Newton Howard, scored Takashi Doscher's "Only," and contributed music to the Academy Award-nominated score for "The Wild Robot," as well as "The Lost Bus" and "King Richard." He served as score producer on major films such as "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" and "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore." In television, he scored "Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn's Treasure" and Season 2 of "Light & Magic," and composed additional music for hit series including "Queen Charlotte," "Secret Invasion," and "Bridgerton," for which he co-wrote the main title theme with Bowers, earning them a Primetime Emmy nomination. Beyond film and television, his contemporary classical compositions have been performed by the New York Philharmonic and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra at venues including David Geffen Hall and Carnegie Hall. A graduate of The Juilliard School, he studied with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Christopher Rouse.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Composer
- 11 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Michael Dean Parsons' films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Cyclical1
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 Michael Dean Parsons' films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Dean Parsons' 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
14 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Spider-Noir(2026)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Pain Hustlers(2023)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Anthem(2023)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Stan Lee(2023)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Light & Magic(2022)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Sketchbook(2022)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Bridgerton(2020)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Only(2019)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
How to Be Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Souls of Totality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Flora(2017)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Courage Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 2017 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Only (2019)
Highest rated
Light & Magic (2022)
Most popular right now
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022)
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.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2021–2026.
- 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 Michael Dean Parsons' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the sound and music 55/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 40. 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 Michael Dean Parsons work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Dean Parsons' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Sterman shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Jason StermanShared titles: Homecoming: The Tokyo Series (2026), Stan Lee (2023), Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022), Sketchbook (2022)See all 4 shared titles with Jason Sterman
- David GelbShared titles: Stan Lee (2023), Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022), Sketchbook (2022)See all 3 shared titles with David Gelb
Actors
- Deborah ChowShared titles: Light & Magic (2022), Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Deborah Chow
Composers and editors
- Scott Michael SmithShared titles: Homecoming: The Tokyo Series (2026), Stan Lee (2023), Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022), Sketchbook (2022)See all 4 shared titles with Scott Michael Smith
- Andrew McAllisterShared titles: Homecoming: The Tokyo Series (2026), Stan Lee (2023), Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022), Sketchbook (2022)See all 4 shared titles with Andrew McAllister
- Jamie GarlandShared titles: Homecoming: The Tokyo Series (2026), Stan Lee (2023), Sketchbook (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Jamie Garland
- James Newton HowardShared titles: Pain Hustlers (2023), Light & Magic (2022)See all 2 shared titles with James Newton Howard
Producers
- Brian McGinnShared titles: Homecoming: The Tokyo Series (2026), Stan Lee (2023), Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022), Sketchbook (2022)See all 4 shared titles with Brian McGinn
- Jamie McBrietyShared titles: Homecoming: The Tokyo Series (2026), Stan Lee (2023), Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022), Sketchbook (2022)See all 4 shared titles with Jamie McBriety
- Sarah ReganShared titles: Homecoming: The Tokyo Series (2026), Stan Lee (2023), Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022), Sketchbook (2022)See all 4 shared titles with Sarah Regan
- Danny HirschShared titles: Stan Lee (2023), Sketchbook (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Danny Hirsch