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Dario Marianelli

Dario Marianelli

Composer · Born June 21, 1963 (63) · Pisa, Italy

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Dario Marianelli (born 21 June 1963) is an Italian composer known for his frequent collaborations with director Joe Wright. Marianelli had already written scores for several films and TV projects, including movies such as Ailsa and Pandaemonium, when director Joe Wright contacted him about scoring his 2005 film Pride & Prejudice. He subsequently composed for Wright's films Atonement, The Soloist, Anna Karenina and Darkest Hour. In 2008 Marianelli won the Academy Award for Original Music Score and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for Atonement. He has also been nominated for Academy Awards for Pride & Prejudice and Anna Karenina. In 2018 he composed the score for Bumblebee, the sixth installment in the Transformers film series. It was his second score for director Travis Knight, after Kubo and the Two Strings. Marianelli has continued to write concert, theatre and ballet music. In a 2019 article on film composing, he said: "Writing music professionally is a hard occupation, and writing for media definitely not for the fainthearted. One has to be able to enjoy the pain, in order to be able to carry on successfully. I think one of the hardest things to deal with, working as a composer involved in media, is the anxiety that comes from being in quite a vulnerable position." Description above from the Wikipedia article Dario Marianelli, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 21, 1963 (63)
From
Pisa, Italy
Works as
Composer
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 61 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 26Up 11% in 30 days

What are Dario Marianelli's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
31%
Self
24%
Survival
15%
Morality
14%
Society
6%
Ideas
6%
Power
4%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 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 15 · Serious 8 · Dark 19

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 10

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 21 · Intense 12

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 15 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 2

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 19

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

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
25
Tense
19
Hopeful
17
Warm
13
Dread
9
Other
46

How their films linger

Hopeful22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Dario Marianelli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dario Marianelli'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

61 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wildwood(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Paddington in Peru(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Life Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Federer: Twelve Final Days(2024)

    Composer · Compositor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • A Boy Called Christmas(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Garden(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Pinocchio(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bumblebee(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Woman's Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Darkest Hour(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Paddington 2(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Kubo and the Two Strings(2016)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Genesis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Ali and Nino(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Everest(2015)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Wild Card(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Boxtrolls(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Third Person(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Long Way Down(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Redemption(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Quartet(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Anna Karenina(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Salmon Fishing in the Yemen(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Jane Eyre(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Eat Pray Love(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Everybody's Fine(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Agora(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Soloist(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Far North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • The Brave One(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Shrooms(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Atonement(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Bafana(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • We Are Together (Thina Simunye)(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Return(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Opal Dream(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • 9/11: The Falling Man(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Shooting Dogs(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • V for Vendetta(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Burnt Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Pride & Prejudice(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Brothers Grimm(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Cheeky(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Bypass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • I Capture the Castle(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • In This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • This Little Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • Blood Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • The Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Happy Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Pandaemonium(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Digitopia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Private Lives of the Pharaohs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Being Considered(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • I Went Down(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Doom and Gloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • The Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • The Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • The Laboratory Rat: A Natural History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles, 60 of them dated from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Bumblebee (2018)

$468M worldwide

Highest rated

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Wildwood (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 61: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic61 of 61: 57 only music, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndOther crew3 of 61: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

61 titles, 4 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s29 · crew2010s19 · crew2020s7 · 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

an Oscar and a Golden Globe from 10 major nominations, 2006–2018.

WinNomination
  1. 2018
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Original Music
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Score
  2. 2013
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  3. 2008
    • Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Composer
  4. 2006
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

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 Dario Marianelli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 43; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · composer

Being Considered (2000)

85th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Wildwood (2026)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 68/100 in their films, across 36 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 50. 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 Dario Marianelli's work okay for kids?

Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore24 titles13–76 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity32 titles7–50 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity29 titles8–66 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs24 titles8–48 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense25 titles20–70 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Dario Marianelli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dario Marianelli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Wright shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers