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Chris Letcher

Chris Letcher

Composer · Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Chris Letcher is a film composer, songwriter and lecturer in screen music composition at the University of Edinburgh. He has recently finished composing music for Channel 4’s The Cane Field Killings/Reyka (2022), an eight-part TV series produced by Fremantle and starring Iain Glen. Letcher’s score for Matthys Boshoff’s The Story of Racheltjie De Beer (2019) won Best Feature Film Score at the South African Film and Television Awards, an award he had previously won in 2016.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Works as
Composer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 21 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 26Up 23% in 30 days

What are Chris Letcher's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
50%
Survival
14%
Morality
11%
Self
10%
Power
10%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · 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 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · 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 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

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 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Joyful
4
Warm
5
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Chris Letcher's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Letcher'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

21 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • 180(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Khumalos(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Skeleton Coast(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kandasamys: The Baby(2023)

    Composer · Scoring Mixer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Reyka(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Trippin' with the Kandasamys(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Inconceivable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Motel Acacia(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Story of Racheltjie De Beer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Kandasamys: The Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Farewell Ella Bella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Beyond the River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Keeping Up with the Kandasamys(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Lokoza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Sink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Hard to Get(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Cold Harbour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • The Challenger Disaster(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Women in Love(2011)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • My Black Little Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Keeping Up with the Kandasamys (2017)

$1.2M worldwide

Highest rated

The Challenger Disaster (2013)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

180 (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music20 of 20: 19 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thOther crew1 of 20: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s9 · 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 Chris Letcher's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · composer

Skeleton Coast (2024)

85th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Challenger Disaster (2013)

Midcredits 89th · 80% liked

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.

Who does Chris Letcher work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris Letcher's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicholas Costaras shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers