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Marcus Trumpp

Marcus Trumpp

Composer · Born March 16, 1974 (52) · Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Marcus Trumpp learned to play the piano at the age of four and wrote his first musical composition when he was only eight years old. In 1993, he graduated from high school in his native Germany and wrote a theater musical, entitled "Metropol", which was performed in Stuttgart (Germany) and received much critical acclaim. His career in composing music for film started in 1994 when he wrote the score for the award-winning German picture "My Grandfather and The Man in the Moon". In 1998, Marcus attended the Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television Program at the University of Southern California where he received training by such film music luminaries as Elmer Bernstein, David Raksin, and Leonard Rosenman. Since graduation, he has written, orchestrated and recorded music for film, television, commercials and multimedia in the US, Germany, England and China. Furthermore, he has written various concert pieces, such as "The Manipulator Suite", a classical piece for large orchestra which premiered in Munich, Germany in 2001. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 16, 1974 (52)
From
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Works as
Composer
Titles
27 on MovieCove
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 8% in 30 days

What are Marcus Trumpp's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
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Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
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Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
27%
Survival
27%
Morality
15%
Self
14%
Society
11%
Power
7%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 13

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Thrilling
9
Dread
7
Melancholic
4
Absurd
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Marcus Trumpp's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marcus Trumpp'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

27 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Plane (2023)

$75M worldwide

Highest rated

Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Plane (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music23 of 25: 22 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndOther crew3 of 25: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s7 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s8 · 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.

How do Marcus Trumpp's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 27; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · composer

Regionrat (2019)

93rd percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Logan (2017)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 50/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 60, 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 Marcus Trumpp's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles44–92 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles12–52 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles27–69 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles27–60 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles46–81 · median 69 · 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 Marcus Trumpp work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marcus Trumpp's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marco Beltrami shares the most, 9.

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