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Johnny Klimek

Johnny Klimek

Composer · Born August 18, 1962 (64) · Melbourne, Australia

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee

Johnny Klimek was born in 1962 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is a composer and producer, known for Babylon Berlin (2017), Cloud Atlas (2012) and Boy Swallows Universe (2024).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 18, 1962 (64)
From
Melbourne, Australia
Works as
Composer
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 59 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Johnny Klimek's films like?

Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
20%
Morality
19%
Self
18%
Survival
18%
Power
11%
Society
7%
Ideas
7%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 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 3 · Serious 14 · Dark 20

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 20 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 15 · Intense 20

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 29 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 8

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 11

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 13

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

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Melancholic
20
Dread
11
Thrilling
8
Hopeful
10
Other
25

How their films linger

Hopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous13

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 Johnny Klimek's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Johnny Klimek'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

59 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Kick On(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Party(2026)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Trust Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Music Supervisor

  • The Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Territory(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Boy Swallows Universe(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Weekend Rebels(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Leopard Skin(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Kleo(2022)

    Show 14 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Matrix Resurrections(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Messiah(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Jett(2019)

    Show 9 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Deadwood: The Movie(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Breaking In(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • This Crazy Heart(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Babylon Berlin(2017)

    Show 28 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Jungle(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Lord of Shanghai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • This is Congo(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Darkness(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • A Hologram for the King(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Kill Me Three Times(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • I, Frankenstein(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Wolf Creek 2(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Cloud Atlas(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Killer Elite(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Alien Exorcism(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Seeking Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Locke & Key(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • 3(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow, When the War Began(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Kickers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Happiness Runs(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The International(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • One Missed Call(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Two Mr. Kissels(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Anamorph(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • John from Cincinnati(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Blood and Chocolate(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Perfume: The Story of a Murderer(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Paris, Je T'aime(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Cave(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Land of the Dead(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Sophie Scholl: The Final Days(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 31 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Iron Jawed Angels(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Bang Bang You're Dead(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Swimming Upstream(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • One Hour Photo(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Tangled(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Princess and the Warrior(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Ants in the Pants(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Run Lola Run(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Winter Sleepers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Die Finsternis und ihr Eigentum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles from 1993 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

$157M worldwide

Highest rated

Run Lola Run (1998)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Cloud Atlas (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music52 of 53: 52 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew1 of 53: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s21 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s9 · 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

2 major nominations and no wins, 2013–2016.

  1. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
  2. 2013
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture

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 Johnny Klimek's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 40; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · composer

Alien Exorcism (2011)

80th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Deadwood (2004)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 56/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 38. 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 Johnny Klimek's work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles44–92 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles13–61 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles40–90 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles22–56 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense19 titles35–81 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most 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 Johnny Klimek work with?

People who share at least 2 of Johnny Klimek's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Reinhold Heil shares the most, 25.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles