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Sacha Chaban

Sacha Chaban

Composer

Sacha Chaban is a French composer, orchestrator and conductor based in Los Angeles, California. Chaban graduated from the Conservatory of Bordeaux and from UCLA in California, he started playing piano at the age of 4, and wrote his first symphony work at the age of 22. After his success in Classical Music, which brought close to 30,000 spectators during his Symphonic Compositions' World Premieres in Europe, he moved to Los Angeles, in order to work in the film industry. He composed around a hundred instrumental, electroacoustic, cinematographic, TV and commercial works throughout the World including the feature film Breaking and Exiting directed by Peter Facinelli (Twilight Saga, Nurse Jackie) starring, among others, Thomas Jane (Mel Gibson's son) and Jordan Hinson (Eureka), the feature film Girls With Balls directed by Olivier Afonso, starring among others Guillaume Canet (The Beach), Denis Lavant (Holy Motors) and Dany Verissimo-Petit (District B13), 100 episodes of the famous French-Canadian TV show Bienvenue Chez Nous (2 millions viewers every day), commercial campaigns directed by some of the finest directors including Julien Seri (Yamakasi, Night Fare), Olivier Megaton (Taken 2, Transporter 3), Pitof Comar (Catwoman) and Jean Claude Thibaut. He also orchestrated for productions such as the 4 times Oscar nominated film Get Out (including a nomination for Best Picture), the Oscar nominated Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy 2, Steven Spielberg 's The Whispers, ABC's Castle, Pierce Brosnan's I.T., NBC's Timeless, CBS's S.W.A.T. and Lionsgate's The Spy Who Dumped Me.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Composer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Sacha Chaban's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
26%
Survival
22%
Bonds
17%
Morality
17%
Ideas
9%
Society
8%
Power
2%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 8

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
5
Melancholic
7
Thrilling
5
Cold
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet9
  • 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 Sacha Chaban's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sacha Chaban'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

21 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Alterity(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Lost Princess(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Trail of Vengeance(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Chapel(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Obscura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Kali(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Wanted Man(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Polo(2024)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • On Fire(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Devil's Leap 2: The Trail of the Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Collide(2022)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Moderator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Collision(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Aftermath(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Redemption Day(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Vanished(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Darkness Falls(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Girls with Balls(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Breaking & Exiting(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Beneath the Cinder Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Music Director

  • Tout ce qu'il nous reste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 17 of them dated from 2018 to 2025.

Biggest box office

On Fire (2023)

$245K worldwide

Highest rated

Redemption Day (2021)

Midcredits 51st

Most popular right now

Wanted Man (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music18 of 19: 17 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score23rdOther crew2 of 19: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s2 · crew2020s15 · 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 Sacha Chaban's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · composer

Polo (2024)

99th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Redemption Day (2021)

Midcredits 51st · 74% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 44/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 30. 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 Sacha Chaban's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles40–82 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles26–42 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 42 · 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 Sacha Chaban work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sacha Chaban's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Facinelli shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers