Portrait of Joel McNeely

Sound

Joel McNeely

Career

Active from 1987 to 2025, busiest in 1999 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joel McNeely Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Crime
    2.4, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 6
  • Historical Adventure 5
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Comfort Watch 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Adventure 3
  • Found Family Dynamics 3
  • Family-Friendly 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 70
The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Mystery Island: House Rules
Mystery Island: House Rules (2025)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

2010s

9 titles · average score 66
The Man in the Silo
The Man in the Silo (2016)

Conductor

A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
GoodWatch score 45

Original Music Composer

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2014)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy
Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy (2014)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

Disney Dreams! fête Noël
Disney Dreams! fête Noël (2014)

Sound Designer

Secret of the Wings
Secret of the Wings (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Pixie Hollow Games
Pixie Hollow Games (2011)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert
Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert (2011)

Music Director

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

2000s

23 titles · average score 54
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009)
GoodWatch score 84

Original Music Composer

Tinker Bell
Tinker Bell (2008)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

I Know Who Killed Me
I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
GoodWatch score 25

Original Music Composer

The Fox and the Hound 2
The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
GoodWatch score 36

Original Music Composer

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

Pooh's Heffalump Movie
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Mulan II
Mulan II (2004)
GoodWatch score 27

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Uptown Girls
Uptown Girls (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

Original Music Composer

Holes
Holes (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

Music Producer, Orchestrator

The Jungle Book 2
The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
GoodWatch score 38

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Return to Never Land
Return to Never Land (2002)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer, Conductor

1990s

27 titles · average score 52
Virus
Virus (1999)
GoodWatch score 32

Original Music Composer

Soldier
Soldier (1998)
GoodWatch score 37

Original Music Composer

The Avengers
The Avengers (1998)
GoodWatch score 21

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Zack & Reba
Zack & Reba (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

Vegas Vacation
Vegas Vacation (1997)
GoodWatch score 36

Original Music Composer

Flipper
Flipper (1996)
GoodWatch score 36

Original Music Composer

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Terminal Velocity
Terminal Velocity (1994)
GoodWatch score 28

Original Music Composer

Iron Will
Iron Will (1994)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Radioland Murders
Radioland Murders (1994)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

1980s

5 titles · average score 48
Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon
Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Parent Trap III
Parent Trap III (1989)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Splash, Too
Splash, Too (1988)
GoodWatch score 44

Original Music Composer

Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder
Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder (1988)

Original Music Composer

You Talkin' to Me?
You Talkin' to Me? (1987)
GoodWatch score 34

Original Music Composer