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Daniel Hart

Daniel Hart

Composer · Born August 1, 1976 (50) · Emporia, Kansas, USA

Daniel Frederick Hart is an American musician, composer and classically trained violinist. He has released music as a soloist and with his bands The Physics of Meaning and Dark Rooms. He has also toured and recorded with numerous bands, including St. Vincent, Other Lives, John Vanderslice, Swans, The Rosebuds, Annuals, Glasser, Broken Social Scene, Pattern Is Movement, Mount Moriah, The Polyphonic Spree and Sarah Jaffe. In 2012, he wrote and recorded the score for David Lowery's film Ain't Them Bodies Saints, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2013. He wrote the scores for Pete's Dragon (2016), A Ghost Story (2017) and The Green Knight (2021). He lives in Los Angeles.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 1, 1976 (50)
From
Emporia, Kansas, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 37 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 26Up 23% in 30 days

What are Daniel Hart's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
27%
Bonds
27%
Survival
14%
Society
11%
Ideas
9%
Morality
7%
Power
5%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 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 8 · Serious 3 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 10 · Intense 7

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 10 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 7

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 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 12

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
12
Melancholic
13
Tense
11
Hopeful
6
Bittersweet
6
Other
17

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous10

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 Daniel Hart's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Hart'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

37 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Vampire Lestat(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · Co-Producer · Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Mother Mary(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Dutchman(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Company(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • An Almost Christmas Story(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • It's Raining, It's Pouring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Peter Pan & Wendy(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Oak Thorn & the Old Rose of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Interview with the Vampire(2022)

    Show 15 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Kufi Krew: An American Story(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fauci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • The Green Knight(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Last Letter from Your Lover(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Light of My Life(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Society(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Old Man & the Gun(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Forever(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Eating Animals(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Strange Angel(2018)

    Show 17 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Recovery Boys(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • SMILF(2017)

    Show 18 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Heroin(e)(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • A Ghost Story(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Half the Perfect World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Pete's Dragon(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Tumbledown(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Return to Sender(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Uncertain(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Girlfriend Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Lost in the Sun(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Comet(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Dig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • The Sideways Light(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Ain't Them Bodies Saints(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Pioneer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • St. Nick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Pete's Dragon (2016)

$144M worldwide

Highest rated

The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE (2026)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Green Knight (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 32: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic32 of 32: 31 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew1 of 32: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s19 · crew2020s12 · 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 Daniel Hart's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · composer

Kufi Krew: An American Story (2022)

94th percentile spread · 71% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE (2026)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 65/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 55. 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 Daniel Hart's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles22–62 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles7–52 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles17–45 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles6–36 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles8–64 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Daniel Hart work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniel Hart's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Lowery shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles