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Anton Sanko

Anton Sanko

Composer, also writer · Born July 4, 1960 (66) · New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Anton Sanko is a composer, orchestrator and producer born in New York City. He has been writing music for films since 1991.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 4, 1960 (66)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Composer, also writer
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 21% in 30 days

What are Anton Sanko's films like?

Across their 50 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 14 · Serious 17 · Dark 15

Grounded 32 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3

Gentle 11 · Charged 23 · Intense 12

Steady 19 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced 27 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 6

A split, not a type: Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 2

Casual 20 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 6

A split, not a type: Easy watch 17 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 13

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 8

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Melancholic
20
Dread
13
Contemplative
14
Warm
12
Other
42

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous16
  • 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 Anton Sanko's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Subscription and free streaming for Anton Sanko'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, 52 with a MovieCove page.

  • Raoul's, a New York Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Hotel Costiera(2025)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
  • The Silent Hour(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Afghan Dreamers(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Single All the Way(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Man in the Arena(2021)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • The Blech Effect(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Half of It(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Fractured(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Amanda(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Romanoffs(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
  • The Seagull(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Jackals(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Battle of the Swamp Dragons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Big Bear(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • The Drowning(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • The Greeks(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • E.O. Wilson – Of Ants and Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Bloodsucking Bastards(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Visions(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Jessabelle(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Ouija(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • The Devil's Hand(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Nurse(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Ring of Fire(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • The Possession(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Rabbit Hole(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Life in Flight(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Great Migrations(2010)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • Handsome Harry(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Against the Current(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Delirious(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Steep(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • One Last Thing...(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Trump Unauthorized (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Saving Face(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Voices in Wartime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Bad Apple(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Shelter(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Scotland, Pa.(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Strangeland(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Before Women Had Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Love Always(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Sex & the Other Man(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • An Occasional Hell(1996)

    Composer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Ripe(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Live Nude Girls(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Girl in the Cadillac(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Party Girl(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Dead Beat(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Cousin Bobby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Bristol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 50 titles, 49 of them dated from 1992 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 50: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleMusic50 of 50: 49 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score35th

By decade

1990s13 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s20 · 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

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2013, Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic 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 Anton Sanko's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 47; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 52 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed23

Reviewers score the sound and music 57/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 41. 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 Anton Sanko's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles2–88 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles8–65 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles21–59 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles18–60 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles24–83 · median 73 · 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 Anton Sanko work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anton Sanko's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Greutert shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles