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Joel P West

Joel P West

Composer

Joel P. West is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and guitarist based in San Diego. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Joel P. West and the Tree Ring. He is also known for his collaborations with filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton, composing such films as Short Term 12 (2013) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joel P. West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Composer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 4% in 30 days

What are Joel P West's films like?

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

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th 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
Self
23%
Bonds
22%
Society
17%
Survival
13%
Morality
11%
Ideas
7%
Power
6%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 5

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 4 · 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 5 · Engaged 9 · 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 5 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
10
Warm
7
Hopeful
10
Contemplative
7
Bittersweet
5
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous2
  • 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 Joel P West's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joel P West'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

31 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Wonder Man(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Zombies(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Love, Brooklyn(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Adjunct(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Bitter Root (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Chef's Table: Pizza(2022)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Flora & Ulysses(2021)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Street Food: Latin America(2020)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Just Mercy(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Street Food: Asia(2019)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Hunter Gatherer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • The Bachelors(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Glass Castle(2017)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Here's the Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • All Summers End(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Youth in Oregon(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Design Disruptors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Band of Robbers(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Thousand Year Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Safelight(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Grandma(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Guest Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • I Am Sun Mu(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Janey Makes a Play(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Minimum Wage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • About Alex(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Short Term 12(2013)

    Composer · as Guest at Mason's Parents' Party

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • I Am Not a Hipster(2012)

    Composer · Songs · as Casbah Band

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • By the Time the Sun Is Hot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

  • The Ark and the Aardvark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles, 24 of them dated from 2013 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

$432M worldwide

Highest rated

Short Term 12 (2013)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 26: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleMusic25 of 26: 22 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew3 of 26: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

26 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s17 · 2 acting · 17 crew2020s7 · 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 Joel P West's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · composer

Janey Makes a Play (2015)

92nd percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, composer

Short Term 12 (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 66/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 52. 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 Joel P West's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles29–56 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles10–31 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles43–66 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles43–64 · median 61 · 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 Joel P West work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joel P West's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Destin Daniel Cretton shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers