Musician, music producer and singer/songwriter David Baerwald was born on July 11, 1960 in Oxford, Ohio. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 70's and was the lead singer for a local club band called Sensible Shoes. It was during this time that Baerwald met fellow struggling musician David Ricketts. The two began working together in June, 1984 and formed the rock duo David & David. They released their only album "Boomtown" in 1986. The album garnered hugely favorable reviews from music critics and has since become a cult favorite amongst 80's music aficionados. This outstanding album further beget the fine and haunting hit single "Welcome to the Boomtown," which peaked at #37 on the Billboard charts. After splitting up in 1987, Ricketts and Baerwald went on to pursue solo careers. Baerwald released the solo albums "Bedtime Stories" in 1990 and "Triage" in 1993. While both albums were praised by critics, alas neither album proved to be a commercial success. In 1993 David collaborated with Cheryl Crow on her breakthrough smash debut album "Tuesday Night Music Club;" he co-wrote the songs "All I Wanna Do," "Leaving Las Vegas," "Strong Enough," and "Run, Baby, Run." Baerwald was the opening act for Jewel during her 1997 summer concert tour and co-wrote the song "Supermodel" with Jill Sobule. He composed the scores for the films "Cold Ones," "Undiscovered," and "Hurlyburly." Among the movies David's songs are featured on the soundtracks of are "Reality Bites," "Clueless," "The Crossing Guard" (Baerwald also has a sizable co-starring role in this picture), "Grace of My Heart," "The Pledge," "Moulin Rouge!" (his song "Come What May" was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won the World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film), "Runaway Jury," "Around the Bend," "The King," "Shanghai Kiss," and "Into the Wild." In 2002 he released the typically excellent and impressive album "Here Comes the New Folk Underground."
Read moreShow less
Biography from IMDb.
- July 11, 1960 (66)
- Oxford, Ohio, USA
- Composer and actor
- 8 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are David Baerwald's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
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 David Baerwald's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (3).
Subscription and free streaming for David Baerwald'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
11 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
The Client List(2011)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Life Unexpected(2010)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
The People Speak(2009)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Cold Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Weather Man(2005)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Undiscovered(2005)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Around the Bend(2004)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Hurlyburly(1998)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Loved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Crossing Guard(1995)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 1995 to 2012.
Biggest box office
Hurlyburly (1998)
Highest rated
Around the Bend (2004)
Most popular right now
The Crossing Guard (1995)
Film career
- 1995Screen debut· The Crossing Guard
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 David Baerwald's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Loved with Detractors1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
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.
Who does David Baerwald work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Baerwald's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robin Wright shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Robin WrightShared titles: Hurlyburly (1998), The Crossing Guard (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Robin Wright
Producers
- David HamburgerShared titles: Hurlyburly (1998), The Crossing Guard (1995)See all 2 shared titles with David Hamburger
- Richard N. GladsteinShared titles: Hurlyburly (1998), The Crossing Guard (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Richard N. Gladstein
Mixed roles
- Sean PennShared titles: Hurlyburly (1998), The Crossing Guard (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Sean Penn
