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Michael Suby

Composer

Mike Suby is a composer for television and film, known for creating bold, rich scores that embody complex and evolving emotions and story lines. Suby is accomplished in a multitude of genres and has composed for more than 300 television episodes, shorts and films.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Composer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Michael Suby's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 96th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: 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
Self
28%
Survival
22%
Morality
18%
Bonds
14%
Society
11%
Ideas
7%
Power
1%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

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 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3

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 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
5
Melancholic
8
Absurd
3
Joyful
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical2

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 Michael Suby's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Suby'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

23 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • We Were Liars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • Ghosts of War(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists(2019)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Roswell, New Mexico(2019)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Legacies(2018)

    Show 68 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Becoming Us(2015)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Pretty Little Liars(2010)

    Show 161 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Kill Theory(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Vampire Diaries(2009)

    Show 171 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Shortcut(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Kourtney & Kim Take Miami(2009)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Living Lohan(2008)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Home of the Giants(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Butterfly Effect 2(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Streets of Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer · Sound

  • The Zodiac(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Tamara(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Project Runway(2004)

    Show 98 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Butterfly Effect(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Real Cancun(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 2003 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Butterfly Effect (2004)

$97M worldwide

Highest rated

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Butterfly Effect (2004)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music17 of 17: 16 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thOther crew1 of 17: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s13 · crew2010s2 · 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 Michael Suby's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · composer

Becoming Us (2015)

98th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)

Midcredits 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 53/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 39. 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 Michael Suby's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles59–84 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles28–70 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles38–86 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles30–62 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles37–78 · median 57 · moderateheavier 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 Michael Suby work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Suby's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Bender shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles