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Leo Birenberg

Leo Birenberg

Composer · Born January 1, 1988 (38) · Kentucky, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

Leo Birenberg is a composer for film and television, he has been in the music department for his entire adult life. Hard work and a chance meeting with Christophe Beck led him to score coordination for big time movies like The Muppets, Frozen, Runner Runner, Edge of Tomorrow, Ant-Man, and The Peanuts Movie while he’s also done composition for the short lived Big Time in Hollywood Florida and Seeso original Take My Wife. Leo’s music is featured in Fox’s celebrated hybrid animation series Son of Zorn. Working across a variety of genres and platforms, he has scored Seeso’s Take My Wife, Comedy Central’s Big Time in Hollywood, FL , and the critically acclaimed documentary Red Army. Kentucky-born and Chicago-raised, Leo spent his childhood making movies and playing music, eventually combining the two by studying composition at NYU and USC. Originally a woodwind player and vocalist, Leo’s musical background is diverse, with influences from classical, jazz, bluegrass, show tunes, rock, world and electronic music. Leo currently resides in Los Angeles. When not composing, he enjoys working out, playing pennywhistle, and going on walks with his fearsome beagle, Napoleon.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1988 (38)
From
Kentucky, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (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 Leo Birenberg's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Action 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
35%
Bonds
27%
Survival
11%
Power
10%
Society
8%
Morality
5%
Ideas
4%
Friendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 5 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 6

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3

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 5 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 11

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 15 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
13
Joyful
12
Tense
11
Thrilling
12
Warm
10
Other
31

How their films linger

Fun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7
  • 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 Leo Birenberg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leo Birenberg'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

47 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page.

  • Never Stop Chasing(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Super Troopers 3(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Breadwinner(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Pizza Movie(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Street Fighter(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Saves the World?(2025)

    Composer

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

  • The Sisters Grimm(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • How to Rob a Bank(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Jurassic World: Chaos Theory(2024)

    Show 39 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Obliterated(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Every Part Of You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Bottoms(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Twisted Metal(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Butcher's Crossing(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Interrupting Chicken(2022)

    Show 17 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Weird: The Al Yankovic Story(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mack & Rita(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Anything's Possible(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Diabolical(2022)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin(2022)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Unplugging(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Secret Society of Second Born Royals(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous(2020)

    Show 49 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Helter Skelter: An American Myth(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Die Hart(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Central Park(2020)

    Show 39 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Impractical Jokers: The Movie(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Red Penguins(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Plus One(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • PEN15(2019)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Cobra Kai(2018)

    Show 65 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • In Search of Greatness(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Tigtone(2018)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • F*&% the Prom(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Blimp-Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • A Classy Broad(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Take My Wife(2016)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • The Peanuts Movie(2015)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Ant-Man(2015)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Red Army(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Big Time in Hollywood, FL(2015)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Edge of Tomorrow(2014)

    Additional Music · Music Score Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Movie 43(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 2013 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Movie 43 (2013)

$32M worldwide

Highest rated

Red Army (2014)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Street Fighter (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music37 of 37: 37 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

2010s13 · crew2020s24 · 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.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 3 major nominations, 2023–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
  2. 2024
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
  3. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Leo Birenberg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 21 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 21

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · composer

A Classy Broad (2016)

98th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 59/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 45. 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 Leo Birenberg's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles15–79 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles29–73 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles15–90 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles7–77 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles9–69 · median 53 · 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 Leo Birenberg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leo Birenberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Zach Robinson shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers