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Nigel Westlake

Composer · Born September 6, 1958 (68)

Born
September 6, 1958 (68)
Works as
Composer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 14 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 17% in 30 days

What are Nigel Westlake's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
45%
Self
28%
Ideas
10%
Society
7%
Morality
3%
Survival
3%
Power
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
5
Warm
3
Melancholic
3
Joyful
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1
  • Other1

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 Nigel Westlake's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nigel Westlake'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

14 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Blueback(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Ali's Wedding(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Paper Planes(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Miss Potter(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Horseplay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • The Nugget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Solarmax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Babe: Pig in the City(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Children of the Revolution(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Wild Australia: The Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • Babe(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Backsliding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • Antarctica: An Adventure of a Different Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Candy Regentag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1989 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Babe (1995)

$254M worldwide

Highest rated

Ali's Wedding (2017)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Babe: Pig in the City (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music14 of 14: 14 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s2 · 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.

How do Nigel Westlake's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed2

Most loved · composer

Ali's Wedding (2017)

Midcredits 79th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 52/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 66, 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 Nigel Westlake's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 19 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 12 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Nigel Westlake work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nigel Westlake's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Connolly shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers