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Cristobal Tapia de Veer

Cristobal Tapia de Veer

Composer · Born October 18, 1973 (53) · Santiago, Chile

4 Primetime Emmys · BAFTA Award winner

Juan Cristóbal Tapia de Veer is a Chilean-born Canadian film and television score composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 18, 1973 (53)
From
Santiago, Chile
Works as
Composer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 24 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 44% in 30 days

What are Cristobal Tapia de Veer's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Survival
26%
Self
21%
Morality
19%
Society
14%
Power
12%
Bonds
9%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 7

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

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 5 · Full focus 4

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
8
Dread
5
Warm
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Cristobal Tapia de Veer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cristobal Tapia de Veer'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

24 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Club Kid(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • & Sons(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Caravane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Lord of the Flies(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Nuisance Bear(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Stunt Driver(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ponyboi(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Babygirl(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Smile 2(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Smile(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The White Lotus(2021)

    Show 21 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Third Day: Autumn(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Third Day(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Advantages of Travelling by Train(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl with All the Gifts(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • National Treasure(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Humans(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Jamaica Inn(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Utopia(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Crimson Petal and the White(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • L'autre Fille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Psyche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles, 20 of them dated from 2011 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Smile (2022)

$217M worldwide

Highest rated

Club Kid (2026)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Smile 2 (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music23 of 23: 22 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew1 of 23: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s9 · crew2020s11 · 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

4 Primetime Emmys and a BAFTA Award from 7 major nominations, 2017–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
  3. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
  4. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
  5. 2017
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Original Music

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 Cristobal Tapia de Veer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · composer

Ponyboi (2024)

90th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Black Mirror (2011)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 68/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 50. 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 Cristobal Tapia de Veer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 87 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles12–69 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 82 · severeMedian 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 Cristobal Tapia de Veer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cristobal Tapia de Veer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Parker Finn shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers