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Will Bates

Will Bates

Composer · Born January 1, 1977 (49) · Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Will Bates is a British composer, producer and musician. He's a graduate in Music Composition and Jazz Saxophone from the University of Westminster and the Royal Academy of Music, London, England, UK. In 2009, he founded "Fall On Your Sword", an award winning music production, scoring, and audio post company with studios in Brooklyn, New York.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1977 (49)
From
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Works as
Composer
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 69 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 26Down 5% in 30 days

What are Will Bates' films like?

Across their 53 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Genres

Documentary19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Self
23%
Power
16%
Bonds
15%
Morality
14%
Survival
14%
Society
11%
Ideas
7%
Identity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themePower7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 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 12 · Dark 28

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

Grounded 39 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 23 · Intense 15

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

Steady 26 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 41 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 31 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 22 · 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 11 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 17

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 20 · Ambiguous 8

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
33
Contemplative
27
Melancholic
23
Dread
16
Bittersweet
11
Other
31

How their films linger

Thought-provoking25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous22
  • 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 Will Bates' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Will Bates' 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

69 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • In Memoriam(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tuner(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rosemead(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • NCIS: Tony & Ziva(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Birthrite(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Better Sister(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Life List(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Call Her Alex(2025)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Bibi Files(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Blackout - Behind the Scenes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Immaculate(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Blackout(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Dumb Money(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Class of '09(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Mayfair Witches(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Estate(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Devil in Ohio(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Rudy! A Documusical(2022)

    Composer

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

  • Edge of the World(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Voyeurs(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Bliss(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Forever Prisoner(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Away(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Crazy, Not Insane(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hillary(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Run with the Hunted(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Depraved(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Sound of Silence(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Unbelievable(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hot Summer Nights(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Looming Tower(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Divide and Conquer(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Nightflyers(2018)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Sea of Hope: America's Underwater Treasures(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • CounterPunch(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Korol Lir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Vocals

  • Imperium(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Zero Days(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Cooked(2016)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Magicians(2015)

    Show 65 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Girl in the Book(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Among Ravens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • I Origins(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Mission Blue(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Buttercup Bill(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Stephanie in the Water(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Notorious Mr. Bout(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • X/Y(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • We Steal Secrets(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Beneath(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Nobody Walks(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Generation Um...(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Lola Versus(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • 28 Hotel Rooms(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Normals(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Another Earth(2011)

    Composer · Musician

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Chosin(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Aardvark(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • You Wont Miss Me(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dear John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as Toby

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles from 1986 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Immaculate (2024)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Life List (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 53: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic51 of 53: 50 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew2 of 53: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s1 · crew2010s26 · crew2020s25 · 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 Will Bates' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 51; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 64 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed27

Most divisive · composer

Rudy! A Documusical (2022)

96th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Chosin (2010)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 55/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 67, 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 Will Bates' work okay for kids?

Across up to 22 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles15–75 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles16–61 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles35–85 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles29–78 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles14–62 · median 51 · moderateheavier 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 Will Bates work with?

People who share at least 2 of Will Bates' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alex Gibney shares the most, 10.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles