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Steve Bartek

Career

Active from 1986 to 2008, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score48/100
Highest rated
Poster for Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Steve Bartek Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Social Commentary
    4.0, average 4.9
  • Politics
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.8, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • 90s Nostalgia 3
  • Family Comedy 2
  • Slapstick 2
  • Escapist Fun 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Pop Culture 2
  • Situational Comedy 2
  • Quirky Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 47
Dracula
Dracula (2025)
GoodWatch score 57

Orchestrator

65
65 (2023)
GoodWatch score 44

Orchestrator

Dolittle
Dolittle (2020)
GoodWatch score 39

Orchestrator

2010s

8 titles · average score 55
Men in Black: International
Men in Black: International (2019)
GoodWatch score 40

Orchestrator

Lady Bird
Lady Bird (2017)
GoodWatch score 85

Orchestrator

Fifty Shades Darker
Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
GoodWatch score 34

Orchestrator

Tulip Fever
Tulip Fever (2017)
GoodWatch score 39

Orchestrator

Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
GoodWatch score 69

Orchestrator

The Butler
The Butler (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

Music Arranger

Hitchcock
Hitchcock (2012)
GoodWatch score 60

Orchestrator

The Back-Up Plan
The Back-Up Plan (2010)
GoodWatch score 39

Orchestrator

2000s

16 titles · average score 59
The Art of Travel
The Art of Travel (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Nacho Libre
Nacho Libre (2006)
GoodWatch score 54

Orchestrator

Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride (2005)
GoodWatch score 79

Orchestrator

Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

Orchestrator, Additional Music

Carolina
Carolina (2003)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Hulk
Hulk (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

Orchestrator

Spider-Man
Spider-Man (2002)
GoodWatch score 78

Orchestrator

Men in Black II
Men in Black II (2002)
GoodWatch score 51

Orchestrator

Get Over It
Get Over It (2001)
GoodWatch score 51

Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

Novocaine
Novocaine (2001)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer

Snow Day
Snow Day (2000)
GoodWatch score 40

Original Music Composer

The Crew
The Crew (2000)
GoodWatch score 34

Original Music Composer

1990s

22 titles · average score 58
Meet the Deedles
Meet the Deedles (1998)
GoodWatch score 26

Original Music Composer

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

Orchestrator

Men in Black
Men in Black (1997)
GoodWatch score 78

Orchestrator

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

Orchestrator

The Frighteners
The Frighteners (1996)
GoodWatch score 64

Orchestrator

National Lampoon's Senior Trip
National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995)
GoodWatch score 27

Original Music Composer

Coldblooded
Coldblooded (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Cabin Boy
Cabin Boy (1994)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer

Past Midnight
Past Midnight (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

Original Music Composer

Guilty as Charged
Guilty as Charged (1991)
GoodWatch score 40

Original Music Composer

Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
GoodWatch score 82

Orchestrator

1980s

6 titles · average score 61
Batman
Batman (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

Orchestrator

Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice (1988)
GoodWatch score 76

Orchestrator

Big Top Pee-wee
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
GoodWatch score 42

Orchestrator

Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Back to School
Back to School (1986)
GoodWatch score 71

as Oingo Boingo Band Member

Wisdom
Wisdom (1986)
GoodWatch score 39

Music Arranger, Music Programmer