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Brian McOmber

Brian McOmber

Composer

As a musician, performer and recording artist, Brian McOmber has collaborated with Björk, David Byrne, Doudou N'Diaye Rose, Deer Tick, Kurt Ballou (Converge), Marijuana Deathsquads, Mira Calix, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Solange, The Roots, Yeasayer and St. Vincent. After studying evolutionary morphology and percussion with AC Burke and Pheeroan akLaff at Wesleyan University, Brian joined the Grammy-nominated indie rock band Dirty Projectors and played on many of the group's most critically acclaimed albums. McOmber has performed for audiences across six continents at venues such as The Barbican Centre, Bonnaroo, Coachella, Dakar Fashion Week, Disney Hall, Fuji Rock, Glastonbury, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and David Letterman, Lincoln Center, Lollapalooza, Madison Square Garden, Primavera Sound and Radio City Music Hall.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Composer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Brian McOmber's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Morality
24%
Bonds
17%
Self
16%
Society
14%
Survival
13%
Power
11%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 12

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 6

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
12
Contemplative
9
Dread
7
Absurd
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous14

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 Brian McOmber's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian McOmber'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

40 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hell's Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Critical Incident: Death at the Border(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Shade(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Shadow Brother Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Mistress Dispeller(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Photographer(2024)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Fair Play(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • My Life Stopped at 15 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • And Back Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Music Producer

  • American Insurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Kingdom of Silence(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Mickey and the Bear(2019)

    Composer · Musician

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Safe Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Blow the Man Down(2019)

    Composer · Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Little Woods(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Hail Satan?(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • 16 Shots(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Pain of Others(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Strange Ones(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Bad Match(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Like Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • It Comes at Night(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Midnight Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Toru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Collective: Unconscious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Krisha(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Nuts!(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Jacqueline Argentine(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Actress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Ma(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Stockholm, Pennsylvania(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Krisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Afronauts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • A Teacher(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Ugly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • See You Next Tuesday(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Man & Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Composer · Writer

  • The Gathering Squall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 2011 to 2026.

Biggest box office

It Comes at Night (2017)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Hail Satan? (2019)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

It Comes at Night (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 35: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 35: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 35: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic34 of 35: 31 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stOther crew2 of 35: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

35 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s26 · 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 Brian McOmber's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 22; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · composer

Critical Incident: Death at the Border (2025)

89th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Hail Satan? (2019)

Midcredits 87th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 59/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 31. 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 Brian McOmber's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles36–67 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles25–60 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles48–77 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles26–70 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles27–73 · median 53 · 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 Brian McOmber work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian McOmber's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rick Rowley shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers