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Lyle Workman

Lyle Workman

Composer · Born October 21, 1957 (69) · San Jose, California, USA

Lyle Workman was born on 21 October 1957 in San Jose, California, USA. He is a composer, known for Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Superbad (2007) and The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 21, 1957 (69)
From
San Jose, California, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 24 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 20% in 30 days

What are Lyle Workman's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
49%
Self
32%
Morality
9%
Society
6%
Power
2%
Survival
1%
Friendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 12

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Absurd
9
Tense
5
Warm
4
Bittersweet
6
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous2

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 Lyle Workman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lyle Workman'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

24 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Off the Record(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Paint(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Good Boys(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Overboard(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Good Girls(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Bold Type(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Santa 2(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Chef(2014)

    Additional Music · Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Bad Teacher(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The Green Girl(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Burt Wonderstone(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • 21 & Over(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Stand Up Guys(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • American Reunion(2012)

    Composer · Playback Singer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Win Win(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Get Him to the Greek(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Yes Man(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall(2008)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Superbad(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Knocked Up(2007)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The 40-Year-Old Virgin(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Made(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • After All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Music Supervisor

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 2001 to 2025.

Biggest box office

American Reunion (2012)

$235M worldwide

Highest rated

Superbad (2007)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

American Reunion (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music22 of 23: 20 only music, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew3 of 23: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s7 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s2 · 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 Lyle Workman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · composer

Bad Teacher (2014)

68th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Superbad (2007)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 61/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 47. 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 Lyle Workman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles27–52 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles33–78 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles48–94 · median 86 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles40–76 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles7–28 · median 11 · minimallighter 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 Lyle Workman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lyle Workman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Judd Apatow shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers