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Ben Foster

Ben Foster

Composer

Ben Foster (born 1977) is a BAFTA award-winning British composer, best known for his work on the BBC series Torchwood and as an orchestrator for Murray Gold on Doctor Who and for Marc Streitenfeld on Prometheus and The Grey. He is also known for his work as the conductor for Peter Gabriel's Scratch My Back world tour and albums, and for the BBC Proms Doctor Who events.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Composer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 32 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 63 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Ben Foster's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Bonds
21%
Ideas
21%
Survival
13%
Society
13%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
2
Tense
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 Ben Foster's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Foster'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, 24 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Riot Women(2025)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • An Evening with Dua Lipa(2024)

    Conductor · as Self - conductor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Future of Nature(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer · Compositor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Back to Black(2024)

    Conductor · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Dinner with the Parents(2024)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Mog's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Conductor · Orchestrator

  • Frozen Planet II(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Ridley(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as House Band

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Prehistoric Planet(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The King's Man(2021)

    Conductor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful: Stories from the Space Station(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Midsommar(2019)

    Conductor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Good Karma Hospital(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Thunderbirds Are Go(2015)

    Show 78 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Banana(2015)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Noble(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Tiny Giants 3D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Hidden Kingdoms(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who at the Proms(2013)

    Conductor · as Self - Conductor and Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Crazy for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • The Last Witch(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Prometheus(2012)

    Conductor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Grey(2011)

    Conductor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

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

    Composer

  • Peter Gabriel - Scratch My Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Conductor

  • Doctor Who at the Proms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Conductor · as Self - Conductor and Orchestrator

  • Is Anybody There?(2008)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who at the Proms(2009)

    Conductor · as Self - Conductor and Arranger

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Death at a Funeral(2007)

    Conductor · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Torchwood(2006)

    Show 31 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Can't Stop Breathing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 2004 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Noble (2014)

$1.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Riot Women (2025)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Banana (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 27: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic9 of 27: 9 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thOther crew16 of 27: 16 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rd

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s14 · 1 acting · 13 crew2020s8 · 1 acting · 7 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 Ben Foster's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 13; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · composer

Dinner with the Parents (2024)

83rd percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

An Evening with Dua Lipa (2024)

Midcredits 98th · 85% liked

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 Ben Foster work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Foster's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sally Wainwright shares the most, 2.

Writers

Editors

Producers