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Dara Taylor

Dara Taylor

Composer · Born March 30, 1987 (39) · Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Dara Taylor (born March 30, 1987) is an American composer for film and television scores. An HMMA-nominated composer, she has composed music for a number of Independent films, including thrillers, dramas, and comedies. She has contributed additional music to ABC's Agent Carter, Galavant, and Lifetime’s Child Genius, arranging and scoring production for studio productions like Bad Moms, Baywatch, Smurfs: The Lost Village, and Sausage Party. In 2015, she was nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award for her score for the Together Magic film Undetectable. In 2016, she was one of the composers asked to participate in Women in Film’s Women Composers in Media concert. Description above from the Wikipedia article, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 30, 1987 (39)
From
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 73 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 35% in 30 days

What are Dara Taylor's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Animation 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
31%
Self
25%
Morality
13%
Society
13%
Survival
9%
Power
9%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 5 · 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 8 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 8 · 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 11 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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 7 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Hopeful
8
Warm
8
Tense
5
Melancholic
7
Other
20

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous3
  • Other1

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 Dara Taylor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dara Taylor'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

73 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page.

  • Spaceballs: The New One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Composer

  • The Dink(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Tyler Perry's Joe's College Road Trip(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Relationship Goals(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Ironheart(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Straw(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Meet Me Next Christmas(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Power of the Dream(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Strays(2023)

    Composer · Vocals

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Black Barbie: A Documentary(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Noel Diary(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Invitation(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • 37 Words(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent(2022)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Diabolical(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • For Gunter's Eyes Only(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Tender Bar(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • American Refugee(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Holiday in Santa Fe(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Family Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • The 90 Day Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Curious George: Cape Ahoy(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Ada Twist, Scientist(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Little Ellen(2021)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Binti(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Pride(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Tom & Jerry(2021)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Echo Boomers(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Bite Size Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Bookmarks(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The War with Grandpa(2020)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Turner Risk(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Trial by Media(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Mino: A Diasporic Myth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Wildflower(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jexi(2019)

    Music Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • My Dad, Stephanie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • The Boys(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Shaft(2019)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • UglyDolls(2019)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Colewell(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Are You from Dixie? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

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

    Composer

  • A Madea Family Funeral(2019)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Nobody's Fool(2018)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Sinister Surrogate(2018)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Fire on the Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Additional Music

  • Furthest Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Additional Music

  • The Happytime Murders(2018)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • My Husband's Double Life(2018)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Uncle Drew(2018)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Incoming(2018)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Lost in Space(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Additional Music · Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Acrimony(2018)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • One Winter Weekend(2018)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Pitch Perfect 3(2017)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • El Camino Christmas(2017)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Boo 2! A Madea Halloween(2017)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • A Bad Moms Christmas(2017)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

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

    Composer

  • Baywatch(2017)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Black Site Delta(2017)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Smurfs: The Lost Village(2017)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Reel Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

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

    Show 5 episodes · Music Producer

  • Bad Moms(2016)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

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

    Composer

  • Agent Carter(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Child Genius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Additional Music

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Wildflowers(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Favor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 72 titles, 70 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Invitation (2022)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

The Tender Bar (2021)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

The Invitation (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music71 of 72: 70 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thOther crew2 of 72: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s34 · crew2020s34 · 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 Dara Taylor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 45; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 57 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive7
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · composer

Ada Twist, Scientist (2021)

99th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Supernatural (2005)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 65/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 46. 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 Dara Taylor's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles18–62 · median 27 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles28–60 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 60 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian 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 Dara Taylor work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dara Taylor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Josh Greenbaum shares the most, 2.

Directors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles