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Paul Haslinger

Paul Haslinger

Composer · Born December 11, 1962 (63) · Linz, Upper Austria, Austria

Primetime Emmy nominee

Paul Haslinger is an Austrian musician and composer. He lives and works in Los Angeles. Paul began his career as a member of Electronic Music pioneers Tangerine Dream. He toured with the band extensively from 1985-90 and contributed to projects such as the album "Underwater Sunlight" (1986), as well as the films "Near Dark" (1987) and "Miracle Mile" (1988). In 1990, the band received a Grammy Nomination for their score to the Miramar Documentary 'Canyon Dreams'. Paul moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to expand his creative scope. This led to a number of collaborations and began to shift his focus towards film scoring. It was his programming work for composer Graeme Revell that caught the attention of Hollywood executives which lead to his first solo credit, scoring HBO's Cheaters in 2000. Paul received an Emmy nomination for his work on the Showtime Series 'Sleeper Cell' (2007).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 11, 1962 (63)
From
Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
Works as
Composer
Titles
56 on MovieCove · 65 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Paul Haslinger's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Action19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th 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
Survival
31%
Self
19%
Morality
17%
Bonds
15%
Power
12%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Survival20 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 40 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 7 · Serious 8 · Dark 25

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 10

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 26

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 9

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

Straight-faced 31 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 14

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 12 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Dread
17
Thrilling
16
Melancholic
14
Contemplative
6
Other
32

How their films linger

Unsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Paul Haslinger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 56 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Haslinger'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

65 credits, 56 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Long Winter(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • In the Lost Lands(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Good Men(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The YouTube Effect(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Amityville: An Origin Story(2023)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Other Me(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Somewhere Boy(2022)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Pearl(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Monster Hunter(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Dirt(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Ride(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Perfection(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Wildling(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Wisdom of the Crowd(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Retaliation Mode: Making 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Resident Evil: The Final Chapter(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Fear the Walking Dead(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer · Sound

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Messengers(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • No Good Deed(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Halt and Catch Fire(2014)

    Show 40 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • In the Blood(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Mysteries of the Unseen World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Death Race 3: Inferno(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Heatstroke(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Code Name: Geronimo(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Underworld: Awakening(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Death Race 2(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Takers(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • After.Life(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Underworld: Rise of the Lycans(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • While She Was Out(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Death Race(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Fifth Commandment(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Make It Happen(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Prom Night(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Shoot 'Em Up(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Gardener of Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Vacancy(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Turistas(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Crank(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Into the Blue(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Girl Next Door(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Bring It on: Again(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Underworld(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Blue Crush(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Picture Claire(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Crazy/Beautiful(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)

    Music Programmer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Red Planet(2000)

    Music Programmer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • CyberWorld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Cheaters(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Pitch Black(2000)

    Music Arranger

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Story of Computer Graphics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • The Siege(1998)

    Music Programmer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Planetary Traveler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Siggraph '97 Electronic Theater: Opening Ident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Pointman(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Catch Me If You Can(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Miracle Mile(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Dead Solid Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Shy People(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Three O'Clock High(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Near Dark(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Canyon Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1987 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)

$312M worldwide

Highest rated

Miracle Mile (1988)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Death Race (2008)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music57 of 61: 56 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thOther crew5 of 61: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score46th

By decade

1980s7 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s24 · crew2010s19 · crew2020s6 · 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

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2006, Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score).

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 Paul Haslinger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 50; across their 40 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Midcredits score across 56 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 56 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · composer

Good Men (2024)

91st percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Halt and Catch Fire (2014)

Midcredits 96th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 55/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 39. 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 Paul Haslinger's work okay for kids?

Across up to 29 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 & Gore24 titles56–94 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity29 titles17–73 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles28–89 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles8–77 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense23 titles45–85 · median 65 · 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 Paul Haslinger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Haslinger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Stockwell shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers