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Dominic Frontiere

Dominic Frontiere

Composer, also producer · Born June 17, 1931 (95) · New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Born
June 17, 1931 (95)
From
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Works as
Composer, also producer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 52 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Dominic Frontiere's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Morality
38%
Self
19%
Bonds
15%
Society
9%
Survival
8%
Power
7%
Ideas
3%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 18 · Intense 10

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 18 · 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 9 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 0

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 12 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Thrilling
9
Dread
8
Contemplative
8
Melancholic
6
Other
25

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Dominic Frontiere's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dominic Frontiere'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

52 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • Color of Night(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Palomino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Harry's Hong Kong(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Aviator(1985)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Velvet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Composer

  • Dark Mirror(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Shooting Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Don't Go to Sleep(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Modern Problems(1981)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Stunt Man(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Defiance(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • My Old Man(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Gentlemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • Pipe Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Composer

  • The Gumball Rally(1976)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold(1975)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Brannigan(1975)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Who Is the Black Dahlia?(1975)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Freebie and the Bean(1974)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Mark of Zorro(1974)

    Conductor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Fer-de-Lance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer · Executive Producer

  • A Name for Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • The Train Robbers(1973)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Cancel My Reservation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • Haunts of the Very Rich(1972)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Hammersmith Is Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • Probe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • Revenge! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Composer

  • On Any Sunday(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Sheriff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Composer

  • Lost Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

  • Barquero(1970)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Chisum(1970)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Sixth Column (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

  • The Immortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Composer

  • Number One(1969)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Popi(1969)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hang 'Em High(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Incubus(1966)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Billie(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Broken Sabre(1965)

    Composer

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

  • The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre(1964)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Unknown(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Global Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • Fanfare for a Death Scene(1964)

    Composer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hero's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • The Marriage-Go-Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • One Foot in Hell(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Seven Thieves(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Serenade(1956)

    Musician

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • High Noon(1952)

    Music Arranger

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1952 to 1994.

Biggest box office

Modern Problems (1981)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

On Any Sunday (1971)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Chisum (1970)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 48: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic45 of 48: 40 only music, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew7 of 48: 3 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

48 titles, 5 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1950s2 · crew1960s13 · crew1970s24 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s2 · 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 Dominic Frontiere's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 33 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · composer

Harry's Hong Kong (1987)

69th percentile spread · 71% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

On Any Sunday (1971)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 58/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 39. 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 Dominic Frontiere's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles25–62 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

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 Dominic Frontiere work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dominic Frontiere's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard K. Brockway shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers