Brett Detar
Composer · Born April 30, 1978 (48) · Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Never content to rest comfortably within one genre of music - film composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Brett Detar currently splits his time between writing and recording film scores and releasing albums of original songs. He's known for his musical shape-shifting, evocative sense of melody, and distinctive vocals. Writing and performing his first songs at the age of 6 and beginning piano training shortly thereafter Detar became a full-time professional at 19 joining the seminal hardcore-metal band Zao as guitarist, bassist, & songwriter. Simultaneously he founded indie-alt-emo-rock pioneers The Juliana Theory where he handled lead vocals, keys, programming, guitar, songwriting, and eventually recording duties. Over their 10 year campaign Juliana Theory was notorious for an ever-evolving sound that ranged from post-punk and power pop to brushes with electronica and arena rock. Led by Detar they released 4 records and various EP's on major and indie labels touring the world constantly while selling over half a million albums. After The 'Theory disbanded Brett made a dramatic musical transformation releasing his first solo album steeped in lyrical and authentic classic country roots music - the critically acclaimed "Bird In The Tangle." Simultaneously he created the dark and brooding electronic film score for his first major motion picture - Paramount's #1 box office smash "The Devil Inside." He followed these up with his second solo album "Too Free To Live" which expanded on the haunting Americana sound of his first record, along with creating all of the industrial-orchestral & ambient music for Universal's action-thriller "Wer". Recently Detar's solo material has racked up placements on network and cable television shows and various ad campaigns. He's been known to moonlight as a producer and pop songwriter for other artists with major label cuts as a writer. When he can find the time he still enjoys hitting the road - having completed a number of US tours as a solo artist in the past couple years.
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Biography from IMDb.
- April 30, 1978 (48)
- Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Composer
- 6 on MovieCove
What are Brett Detar's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 6
Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous1
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 Brett Detar's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Brett Detar'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
6 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Lord of Misrule(2023)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Orphan: First Kill(2022)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Separation(2021)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Brahms: The Boy II(2020)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Wer(2013)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Devil Inside(2012)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 2012 to 2023.
Biggest box office
The Devil Inside (2012)
Highest rated
Wer (2013)
Most popular right now
Orphan: First Kill (2022)
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 Brett Detar's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 15th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the sound and music 50/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 34. 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 Brett Detar's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter 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 Brett Detar work with?
People who share at least 2 of Brett Detar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Brent Bell shares the most, 6.
Directors
- William Brent BellShared titles: Lord of Misrule (2023), Orphan: First Kill (2022), Separation (2021), Brahms: The Boy II (2020), Wer (2013), The Devil Inside (2012)See all 6 shared titles with William Brent Bell
Writers
- Matthew PetermanShared titles: Wer (2013), The Devil Inside (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Peterman
Actors
- Simon QuartermanShared titles: Separation (2021), Wer (2013), The Devil Inside (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Simon Quarterman
- Ralph InesonShared titles: Lord of Misrule (2023), Brahms: The Boy II (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Ralph Ineson
- Brian JohnsonShared titles: Wer (2013), The Devil Inside (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Johnson
Cinematographers and editors
- Brian BerdanShared titles: Separation (2021), Brahms: The Boy II (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Berdan
- Karl Walter LindenlaubShared titles: Separation (2021), Brahms: The Boy II (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Karl Walter Lindenlaub
- Tim MirkovichShared titles: Wer (2013), The Devil Inside (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Mirkovich
Producers
- James TomlinsonShared titles: Lord of Misrule (2023), Orphan: First Kill (2022)See all 2 shared titles with James Tomlinson
- Morris PaulsonShared titles: Wer (2013), The Devil Inside (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Morris Paulson
- Steven SchneiderShared titles: Wer (2013), The Devil Inside (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Steven Schneider
