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Michael Andrews

Michael Andrews

Composer · Born November 17, 1967 (58) · San Diego, California, USA

Michael Andrews, also known as Elgin Park, is an American multi-instrumental musician, producer, and film score composer. He is best known for a cover version of the Tears for Fears song "Mad World", which he recorded with Gary Jules for the Donnie Darko soundtrack, and which became the 2003 UK Christmas number one. He is a founding member of the San Diego soul-jazz band The Greyboy Allstars, where he goes by the moniker Elgin Park.After joining The Greyboy Allstars following the dissolution of his band The Origin, Andrews fell into film score composition by chance in 1998 when The Greyboy Allstars were asked to score Jake Kasdan's first feature Zero Effect and worked on the music for the highly regarded (though short-lived) TV series, Freaks and Geeks. In 2000, Richard Kelly commissioned him to do the soundtrack for the film Donnie Darko. Its original score album went on to sell over 100,000 copies (in part because of Andrews's remake of Tears for Fears' "Mad World", featuring Gary Jules), and Andrews became a composer to watch. He has since gone on to compose scores for the movies Out Cold, Nothing, Cypher, Orange County, My Suicidal Sweetheart, Me and You and Everyone We Know, The TV Set, a segment of Paris, je t'aime, Unaccompanied Minors, Bridesmaids, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and Daddy's Home among others.

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Born
November 17, 1967 (58)
From
San Diego, California, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 20% in 30 days

What are Michael Andrews' films like?

Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy28 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Bonds
42%
Self
31%
Morality
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Survival
4%
Power
2%
Family bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 28 · Serious 7 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 27 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 14 · Charged 22 · Intense 5

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 11

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 25

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 32 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 5

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

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
20
Absurd
19
Tense
9
Warm
14
Contemplative
13
Other
47

How their films linger

Feel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous5
  • Other1

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 Andrews' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Andrews' 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

55 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Office Romance(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • American Sweatshop(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • You're Cordially Invited(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Laid(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Piece by Piece(2024)

    Composer · Musician

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Totally Killer(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • You Hurt My Feelings(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Platonic(2023)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Bubble(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • El Deafo(2022)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Yes Day(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • City of Ghosts(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The King of Staten Island(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Lovebirds(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Always Be My Maybe(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Headlock(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Second Act(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Instant Family(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • I Feel Pretty(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Drôle de père(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Daddy's Home 2(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Big Sick(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Adderall Diaries(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Grandpa(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Daddy's Home(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Sex Tape(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Tammy(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Neighbors(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Heat(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Reluctant Fundamentalist(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Five-Year Engagement(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Jeff, Who Lives at Home(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Bad Teacher(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Bridesmaids(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Cyrus(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • She's Out of My League(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Funny People(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The TV Set(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Unaccompanied Minors(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Paris, Je T'aime(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Me and You and Everyone We Know(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Crazy for Love(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Stuck on You(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • Cypher(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Orange County(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Out Cold(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Donnie Darko(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Chapter Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Freaks and Geeks(1999)

    Show 18 episodes · Composer · as Scott (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • New Line: Independent Legacies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 54 titles, 53 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Bridesmaids (2011)

$289M worldwide

Highest rated

Donnie Darko (2001)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 54: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleMusic54 of 54: 52 only music, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stOther crew1 of 54: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2000s13 · crew2010s23 · crew2020s15 · 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 Michael Andrews' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 47; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · composer

City of Ghosts (2021)

98th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, composer

Freaks and Geeks (1999)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 61/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 45. 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 Michael Andrews' work okay for kids?

Across up to 34 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore29 titles18–61 · median 34 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity34 titles25–64 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity28 titles43–88 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs28 titles31–79 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense29 titles8–57 · median 24 · mildlighter 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 Michael Andrews work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Andrews' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Judd Apatow shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles