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Nathan Whitehead

Nathan Whitehead

Composer

Nathan Whitehead is best known for composing the dark, textural scores for the blockbuster film franchise The Purge. As a composer, arranger, and producer, Nathan's work has spanned genres ranging from the comedies Keanu and Chicago Party Aunt to the action thriller The Purge: Election Year and hit Sony Playstation video game Days Gone. Recent work includes the horror feature The Home and co-composing the CBS series FBI: Most Wanted.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Composer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Nathan Whitehead's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Horror6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
30%
Bonds
19%
Self
19%
Power
13%
Morality
11%
Society
8%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 13

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

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 2 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Dread
12
Thrilling
5
Absurd
3
Melancholic
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Nathan Whitehead's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nathan Whitehead'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

32 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Home(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • This Is the Night(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Chicago Party Aunt(2021)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • FBI: Most Wanted(2020)

    Show 44 episodes · Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

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

    Musical

  • He's Out There(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Delirium(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Skyline(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Killing Hasselhoff(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Stephanie(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Interrogation(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • He Does Not Want Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • The Purge: Election Year(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Citrus Springs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Keanu(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Veil(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • South of Hell(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful & Twisted(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • By the Gun(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Remaining(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Purge: Anarchy(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Last Ship(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Purge(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • D4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Pride and Glory(2008)

    First Assistant Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • P2(2007)

    First Assistant Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Black Snake Moan(2006)

    Assistant Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Crank(2006)

    Assistant Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dark Harvest III: Skarecrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Spartan(2004)

    Assistant Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Matrix Revolutions(2003)

    Assistant Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 2003 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Purge: Election Year (2016)

$119M worldwide

Highest rated

The Purge: Anarchy (2014)

Midcredits 57th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 30: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleMusic23 of 30: 23 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score26thOther crew6 of 30: 6 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

2000s7 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s3 · 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 Nathan Whitehead's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · composer

South of Hell (2015)

74th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Last Ship (2014)

Midcredits 69th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 52/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 60, 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.

Is Nathan Whitehead's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 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 & Gore10 titles61–95 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles15–55 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles29–88 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles18–56 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles57–89 · median 70 · 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 Nathan Whitehead work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nathan Whitehead's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Blum shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers