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Brian Keane

Brian Keane

Composer · Born January 18, 1953 (73) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Brian Keane is an American composer, music producer, and guitarist, with a career spanning over 40 years, scoring over 470 films and television shows, garnering six Academy Awards, nine Peabody Awards, and over 70 Emmy Awards, as well as numerous other awards. He was inducted into the New England Music Hall of Fame in 2021.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 18, 1953 (73)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 53 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 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Brian Keane's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
49%
Self
15%
Power
11%
Ideas
11%
Bonds
7%
Morality
4%
Survival
3%
Prejudice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 10 · Serious 1 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 4 · 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 9 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
16
Warm
8
Tense
6
Hopeful
9
Melancholic
6
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Brian Keane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Keane'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

53 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dante(2024)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Oliver Sacks: His Own Life(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • One Day at Disney(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Very Ralph(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Saturdays in the South: A History of SEC Football (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • The Last Stitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • The Chinese Exclusion Act(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Battle at Versailles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Slim Aarons: The High Life(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Keepers of the Streak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Earth Songs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

  • Runnin' Rebels of UNLV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • The Warriors of Qiugang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Portraits of a Lady(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sister Aimee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Blood of Yingzhou District (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • The War that Made America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • The Massie Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Emma Goldman: An Exceedingly Dangerous Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • The Curse of the Bambino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • The Transcontinental Railroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • Stage on Screen: The Topdog Diaries(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • :03 from Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • After Amy(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Shot Heard 'Round the World(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • When It Was a Game 3(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • New York: A Documentary Film(1999)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Babe Ruth(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Irish in America: Long Journey Home(1998)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Night Flier(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hawaii's Last Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Sports on the Silver Screen(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Illtown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • America's War on Poverty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

  • The Way West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • The Vernon Johns Story(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Great Depression (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 7 episodes · Composer

  • The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • The Donner Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer · Music Arranger

  • Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • Coney Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Music Arranger

  • When Will I Be Loved? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Costa Rica: Child of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1988 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2019)

$194K worldwide

Highest rated

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2019)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Night Flier (1997)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music42 of 43: 41 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thOther crew2 of 43: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s17 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s1 · 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

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2013, Outstanding Original Main Title Theme 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 Brian Keane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · composer

Stage on Screen: The Topdog Diaries (2002)

95th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

New York: A Documentary Film (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 45/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 25. 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.

Who does Brian Keane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Keane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ross Greenburg shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers