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Mychael Danna

Career

Active from 1978 to 2026, busiest in 2008 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
GoodWatch score85/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Score)

    2013 · Won · 85th Academy Awards

    Life of Pi

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Song)

    2013 · Nominated · 85th Academy Awards

    Life of Pi, Pi's Lullaby

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 95 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mychael Danna Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    2.1, average 2.7
  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 13
  • Character Study 10
  • Social Commentary 10
  • Psychological Drama 10
  • Coming-of-Age 7
  • Melancholic Tone 6
  • Legal Drama 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Emotional Catharsis 5
  • Contemporary Realism 4
  • Character-Driven Narrative 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

115
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Embers
Embers

Original Music Composer

Gold Mountain
Gold Mountain

Original Music Composer

2020s

12 titles · average score 60
Flavia
Flavia (2026)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Pyre
Pyre (2026)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Seven Veils
Seven Veils (2025)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

No Hard Feelings
No Hard Feelings (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

My Father's Dragon
My Father's Dragon (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Return to Space
Return to Space (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

Music, Vocals

The Addams Family 2
The Addams Family 2 (2021)
GoodWatch score 45

Original Music Composer

Stillwater
Stillwater (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Cinderella
Cinderella (2021)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

Onward
Onward (2020)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Guest of Honour
Guest of Honour (2020)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer, Music

2010s

21 titles · average score 60
The Addams Family
The Addams Family (2019)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

A Dog's Way Home
A Dog's Way Home (2019)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The Red Sea Diving Resort
The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer

On the Basis of Sex
On the Basis of Sex (2018)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Storks
Storks (2016)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

The Good Dinosaur
The Good Dinosaur (2015)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Transcendence
Transcendence (2014)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer

The Captive
The Captive (2014)
GoodWatch score 41

Original Music Composer

Life of Pi
Life of Pi (2012)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

Moneyball
Moneyball (2011)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

Chloe
Chloe (2010)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

2000s

42 titles · average score 63
(500) Days of Summer
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You (2008)
GoodWatch score 47

Original Music Composer

Lakeview Terrace
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Music Composer

Surf's Up
Surf's Up (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Fracture
Fracture (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

Capote
Capote (2005)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

Where the Truth Lies
Where the Truth Lies (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Music Composer

Shattered Glass
Shattered Glass (2003)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

Hearts in Atlantis
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

1990s

30 titles · average score 63
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

8MM
8MM (1999)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer

Ride with the Devil
Ride with the Devil (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

The Confession
The Confession (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

Felicia's Journey
Felicia's Journey (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
GoodWatch score 85

as Live Band Harmonium Player (uncredited)

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

Regeneration
Regeneration (1997)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Lilies
Lilies (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

Johnny Mnemonic
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
GoodWatch score 39

Original Music Composer

Exotica
Exotica (1994)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

1980s

7 titles · average score 50
Termini Station
Termini Station (1989)

Original Music Composer

One Man Out
One Man Out (1989)

Original Music Composer

Cold Comfort
Cold Comfort (1989)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Murder One
Murder One (1988)
GoodWatch score 41

Original Music Composer

Blood Relations
Blood Relations (1988)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Music Composer

Caribe
Caribe (1987)

Original Music Composer

Family Viewing
Family Viewing (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

1970s

1 title
Metal Messiah
Metal Messiah (1978)

Original Music Composer