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Jed Palmer

Jed Palmer

Composer

Jed Palmer is a Australian composer and sound designer who works across television, film and theatre. He has composed music and sound designed for feature films including The Royal Hotel for which he won the Australian Screen Sound Guild Award for Best Sound for a Feature Film (Dir Kitty Green, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival 2023), sci-fi feature Subservience (Dir. S.K Dale), Animals (Dir. Sophie Hyde, Sundance 2019) OtherLife (MIFF 2017, SFF 2017, San Diego 2017) and The Infinite Man (SXSW 2014). In 2018, Jed was nominated for an AACTA award for his score for Upgrade, Leigh Whannell's cult sci-fi action film.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Composer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Jed Palmer's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st 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
Morality
25%
Self
18%
Survival
16%
Bonds
16%
Society
13%
Power
10%
Ideas
2%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · 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 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
5
Contemplative
5
Warm
3
Melancholic
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Jed Palmer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jed Palmer'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

22 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Airport Chaplain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Sound

  • The Airport Chaplain(2026)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Writers in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Ghosts: Australia(2025)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Subservience(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Critical Incident(2024)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Royal Hotel(2023)

    Composer · Sound Designer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Black Snow(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Animals(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Killer Native (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Vale Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Sleepwalking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Upgrade(2018)

    Composer · Music Arranger · Musician

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • OtherLife(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Casting JonBenet(2017)

    Sound Effects Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Infinite Man(2014)

    Composer · Music Arranger · Musician · Sound Designer · Sound Editor · Sound Re-Recording Mixer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Ukraine Is Not a Brothel(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Galore(2013)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Monash: The Forgotten Anzac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Sound Effects Editor

  • Dying Breed(2008)

    Sound Effects Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • BoyTown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Sound Editor

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Upgrade (2018)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

Upgrade (2018)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Subservience (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music13 of 19: 10 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew9 of 19: 6 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

19 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s5 · 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 Jed Palmer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · composer

Ukraine Is Not a Brothel (2013)

75th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Upgrade (2018)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 57/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 47. 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 Jed Palmer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles28–58 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles56–82 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian 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 Jed Palmer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jed Palmer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Zoë Barry shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers