Isabella Summers

Composer · Born October 31, 1980 (45) · Hackney, London, England, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee

Isabella “The Machine” Summers is an English Emmy-nominated film composer, songwriter/producer and musician. She is best known as the architect of the sound of the 6x Grammy nominated indie rock band Florence and the Machine and spent 14 years writing, producing, touring, and composing her cinematic sound before making the jump from pop music to composing for film and television.

What are Isabella Summers' films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titles69^th

Action2 titles46^th

Comedy2 titles47^th

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

34%

Self

29%

Survival

14%

Power

12%

Society

6%

Ideas

5%

Family bonds3 Purpose3 Friendship3 Freedom4 Romantic love2 Identity3 Grief2 Coming of age2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

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

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic

3

Warm

3

Tense

3

Melancholic

3

Hopeful

4

Other

13

How their films linger

Feel-good5 Hopeful4 Fun3 Bittersweet2 Infuriating2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy3
Bittersweet6
Ambiguous1
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 Isabella Summers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Isabella Summers' 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, 18 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Bad Fairies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Composer · Music Producer
Florence + the Machine: Live at Reading and Leeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Keyboard
Lucky(2026)
Show 7 episodes · Composer
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
The Long Con (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Composer
Erupcja(2025)
Composer
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Magic Faraway Tree(2026)
Composer
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Dust Bunny(2025)
Composer
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
My Oxford Year(2025)
Composer
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Composer
Hitpig!(2024)
Composer · as Opera Diva (voice)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Kaos(2024)
Show 8 episodes · Composer
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Breathe(2024)
Composer
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Lisa Frankenstein(2024)
Composer
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play.(2024)
Composer
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe(2022)
Composer
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Strange Planet(2023)
Show 10 episodes · Composer
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Lady Chatterley's Lover(2022)
Composer
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Call Jane(2022)
Composer
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Offer(2022)
Show 10 episodes · Composer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Physical(2021)
Show 30 episodes · Composer
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Panic(2021)
Show 10 episodes · Composer
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Little Fires Everywhere(2020)
Show 8 episodes · Composer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Florence + the Machine: Live at Apple Music Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Actor

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 2015 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2022)

Midcredits 87^th

Film career

2024Screen debut· Hitpig!

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting3 of 22Music20 of 22 · 57^th

By decade

2010s1 · acting2020s20 · 2 acting · 19 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 2020, Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or 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 Isabella Summers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56^th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

53^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

94^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

75^th and up3
50^th to 74^th8
25^th to 49^th5
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved1
Divisive1
Cult Classic2
Crowd Pleaser8
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed5

Most divisive · composer

Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play. (2024)

92^nd percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Offer (2022)

Midcredits 98^th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 54/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 68, 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 Isabella Summers' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore7 titles7–61 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity7 titles8–63 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all films

Profanity7 titles33–54 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all films

Alcohol & Drugs6 titles23–53 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense6 titles12–55 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most films

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 Isabella Summers work with?

People who share at least 2 of Isabella Summers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rebecca Henderson shares the most, 2.

Actors

Rebecca Henderson2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Rebecca Henderson
Sigourney Weaver2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Sigourney Weaver

Producers

Basil Iwanyk2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Basil Iwanyk
Erica Lee2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Erica Lee