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Brian Tyler

Brian Tyler

Composer, also producer · Born May 8, 1978 (48) · Orange County, California, United States

Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee

Brian Theodore Tyler (born May 8, 1972) is an American composer, conductor, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and musician best known for his film, television, and video game scores. In his 26-year career, Tyler has scored seven instalments of the Fast & Furious franchise, Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, Rambo, Eagle Eye, The Expendables trilogy, Iron Man 3, Now You See Me, Avengers: Age of Ultron alongside Danny Elfman, Crazy Rich Asians and  The Super Mario Bros. Movie among others. He also composed and re-arranged the current fanfare of the Universal Pictures logo, composed initially by Jerry Goldsmith, for Universal Pictures' 100th anniversary, which debuted with The Lorax (2012), and composed the 2013–2016 Marvel Studios logo, which debuted with Thor: The Dark World (2013), which he also composed the film's score. He composed the NFL Sunday Countdown Theme for ESPN, the Formula One theme (also used in Formula 2 and Formula 3), and the anthem for the Esports World Cup. He is also behind the soundtracks of many television series, including Yellowstone, 1883, and 1923, all with Breton Vivian. For his work as a film composer, he won the IFMCA Awards 2014 Composer of the Year. His composition for the film Last Call earned him the first of three Emmy nominations, a gold record, and induction into the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. As of November 2017, his films have grossed $12 billion worldwide, putting him in the top 10 highest-grossing film composers of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Tyler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 8, 1978 (48)
From
Orange County, California, United States
Works as
Composer, also producer
Titles
103 on MovieCove · 120 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 19% in 30 days

What are Brian Tyler's films like?

Across their 90 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action44 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Mystery 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
Morality
27%
Bonds
23%
Survival
18%
Self
17%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Survival23 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds21 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity19 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice17 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption14 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 89 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 25 · Serious 28 · Dark 36

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

Grounded 26 · Stylized 35 · Heightened 28

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 26 · Intense 59

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 59 · Whiplash 15

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 47 · Some laughs 28 · Funny 14

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

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 38 · Relentless 36

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

Casual 23 · Engaged 55 · Full focus 11

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

Easy watch 30 · Affecting 35 · Heavy 24

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

Resolved 64 · Open-ended 19 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
70
Thrilling
42
Dread
29
Hopeful
25
Melancholic
19
Other
64

How their films linger

Fun35 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 29 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet40
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous21

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 Brian Tyler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 87 of their 103 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Tyler'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

120 credits, 103 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Super Mario Galaxy Movie(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Marshals(2026)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Now You See Me: Now You Don't(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Nuremberg(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Transformers One(2024)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Abigail(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Fast X(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Super Mario Bros. Movie(2023)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Scream VI(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • 1923(2022)

    Show 15 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers(2022)

    Composer · Conductor · Scoring Mixer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Redeeming Love(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Scream(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • 1883(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Escape Room: Tournament of Champions(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • F9: The Fast Saga(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Those Who Wish Me Dead(2021)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Clouds(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Charlie's Angels(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Rambo: Last Blood(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

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

    Composer

  • Ready or Not(2019)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Five Feet Apart(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • What Men Want(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Escape Room(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Rich Asians(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Yellowstone(2018)

    Show 53 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil We Know(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man(2017)

    Show 57 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • The Power of the Present (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • The Mummy(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Fate of the Furious(2017)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Power Rangers(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • xXx: Return of Xander Cage(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Vengadores Chiflados: La Era de Pultrón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • The Disappointments Room(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Now You See Me 2(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Criminal(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Under the Gun(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Truth(2015)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Furious 7(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Scorpion(2014)

    Show 93 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Expendables 3(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Into the Storm(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Thor: The Dark World(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 62 episodes · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Standing Up(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Now You See Me(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Iron Man 3(2013)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • John Dies at the End(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Eighty-Six (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

  • The Expendables 2(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Brake(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Columbus Circle(2012)

    Composer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Terra Nova(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Final Destination 5(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Fast Five(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Tattoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Battle Los Angeles(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Transformers Prime(2010)

    Show 65 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Sound

  • Skyline(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Expendables(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Law Abiding Citizen(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Final Destination(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Middle Men(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Fast & Furious(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Dragonball: Evolution(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Killing Room(2009)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Lazarus Project(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Eagle Eye(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Bangkok Dangerous(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Rambo(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • War(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Bug(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Partition(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Finishing the Game(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Annapolis(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Painkiller Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • The Greatest Game Ever Played(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Constantine(2005)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Final Cut(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Paparazzi(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Godsend(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Opposites(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Timeline(2003)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Big Empty(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • The Hunted(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Darkness Falls(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Thoughtcrimes(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Vampires: Los Muertos(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Bubba Ho-Tep(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Last Call(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Frailty(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Plan B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Jane Doe(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Panic(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Full Disclosure(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Shadow Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Four Dogs Playing Poker(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Trapped in a Purple Haze(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Sirens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Simon Sez(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The 4th Floor(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Settlement(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Six-String Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • Final Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • Bartender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 118 titles from 1997 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Furious 7 (2015)

$1.5B worldwide

Highest rated

Transformers One (2024)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 118: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic116 of 118: 105 only music, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew12 of 118: 1 only other crew, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

118 titles, 11 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s41 · crew2010s52 · crew2020s18 · 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.

Awards

5 major nominations and no wins, 2002–2022.

  1. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
  2. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Original Music
  3. 2013
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Audio Achievement
  4. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

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 Brian Tyler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 93; across their 89 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 89

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 89

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 89

Midcredits score across 103 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th32
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

43 of their 103 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser43
  • Broadly Agreed15
  • Mixed31

Most divisive · composer

Under the Gun (2016)

98th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

1883 (2021)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 58/100 in their films, across 78 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 43. 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 Brian Tyler's work okay for kids?

Across up to 67 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore60 titles41–95 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity67 titles9–57 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity62 titles31–84 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs59 titles9–56 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense57 titles37–87 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most 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 Brian Tyler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Tyler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Sherak shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles