---
name: "The Haxan Cloak"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bobby-krlic"
fi1m_id: "bobby-krlic"
imdb_id: "nm6438644"
tmdb_id: 1580941
wikidata_id: "Q16223599"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "20 December 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 61
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-03T21:26:52.562045+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# The Haxan Cloak

## Identity

The Haxan Cloak

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bobby-krlic
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bobby-krlic
- **IMDb ID:** nm6438644
- **TMDB ID:** 1580941
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16223599
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haxan_Cloak, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16223599, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6438644/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1580941

Composer. Born 20 December 1985 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 20 December 1985, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2019–present
- **Also known as:** Bobby Krlic
- **Frequently works with:** [Ari Aster](https://film.one/person/ari-aster.md), [Lars Knudsen](https://film.one/person/lars-knudsen.md), [Joaquin Phoenix](https://film.one/person/joaquin-phoenix.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 79 (1), 2020s 58 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 61 to 62 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Horror 2, Mystery 2, Action 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $234m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haxan_Cloak, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16223599, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6438644/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1580941

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Midsommar*](https://film.one/film/midsommar.md) (79), [*Eddington*](https://film.one/film/eddington.md) (64)
- **Netflix:** [*Anemone*](https://film.one/film/anemone.md) (50), [*HIM*](https://film.one/film/him.md) (48)
- **Tubi:** [*Beau Is Afraid*](https://film.one/film/beau-is-afraid.md) (60)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Bobby Krlic, also known as The Haxan Cloak, is a British composer, musician and record producer. Born on 20 December 1985 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, he studied music and visual arts at the University of Brighton. He first gained recognition releasing two albums under his stage name, The Haxan Cloak (2011) and Excavation (2013).

As a composer he is known for his film scores, including Ari Aster’s Midsommar (2019), Beau Is Afraid (2023) and Eddington (2025, co-composed with Daniel Pemberton), as well as Blue Beetle (2023). His television credits include Beef, Snowpiercer and The Alienist. He has also worked as a producer with artists including Björk, Goldfrapp and Father John Misty. Krlic won the Ivor Novello Award for his score to Midsommar.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, filmmusic.com, filmmusicreporter.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Anemone* (2025), Fi1m 50, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/anemone.md)
- *Eddington* (2025), Fi1m 64, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/eddington.md)
- *HIM* (2025), Fi1m 48, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/him.md)
- *Beau Is Afraid* (2023), Fi1m 60, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/beau-is-afraid.md)
- *Blue Beetle* (2023), Fi1m 63, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/blue-beetle.md)
- *Snowpiercer* (2020), Fi1m 63, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/snowpiercer-2020.md)
- *Midsommar* (2019), Fi1m 79, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/midsommar.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Optimus Prime Awakening* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *The Wrecking Crew* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Anemone* (2025), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/anemone.md)
- *HIM* (2025), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/him.md)
- *Eenie Meanie* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Eddington* (2025), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/eddington.md)
- *Blue Beetle* (2023), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/blue-beetle.md)
- *Beau Is Afraid* (2023), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/beau-is-afraid.md)
- *BEEF* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World)* (2022), Producer, Original Music Composer
- *Invasion* (2021), series, Original Music Composer
- *Calls* (2021), series, Original Music Composer
- *Snowpiercer* (2020), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/snowpiercer-2020.md)
- *Midsommar* (2019), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/midsommar.md)
- *Seven Seconds* (2018), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Alienist* (2018), series, Original Music Composer
- *Triple 9* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Almost Holy* (2015), Original Music Composer

## Gallery

- ![The Haxan Cloak](https://film.one/media/person/8104/gallery-e832244c66ce.jpg) The Haxan Cloak — swimfinfan from Chicago, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/The_Haxan_Cloak_live_at_2014_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg/1280px-The_Haxan_Cloak_live_at_2014_Pitchfork_Music_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The Haxan Cloak 2023](https://film.one/media/person/8104/gallery-05f2980bff39.jpg) The Haxan Cloak 2023 — Bobby Krlic, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Bobby_Krlic.jpg/1280px-Bobby_Krlic.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bobby Krlic, musician, at the 63rd annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in 2025 for the film Anemone](https://film.one/media/person/8104/gallery-839e454e83a8.jpg) Bobby Krlic, musician, at the 63rd annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in 2025 for the film Anemone — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Bobby_Krlic_Anemone-09.jpg/1280px-Bobby_Krlic_Anemone-09.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bobby Krlic at the 63rd annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in 2025 for the film Anemone](https://film.one/media/person/8104/gallery-735eddd141ba.jpg) Bobby Krlic at the 63rd annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in 2025 for the film Anemone — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Bobby_Krlic_Anemone-11.jpg/1280px-Bobby_Krlic_Anemone-11.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![performing at Pitchfork Music Festival on July 18, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois.](https://film.one/media/person/8104/gallery-f8165791f110.jpg) performing at Pitchfork Music Festival on July 18, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. — swimfinfan from Chicago, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/The_Haxan_Cloak_%40_Pitchfork%2C_Chicago_7_18_2014_%2814566787750%29.jpg/1280px-The_Haxan_Cloak_%40_Pitchfork%2C_Chicago_7_18_2014_%2814566787750%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![performing at Pitchfork Music Festival on July 18, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois.](https://film.one/media/person/8104/gallery-6152ef8cbc92.jpg) performing at Pitchfork Music Festival on July 18, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. — swimfinfan from Chicago, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/The_Haxan_Cloak_%40_Pitchfork%2C_Chicago_7_18_2014_%2814566821228%29.jpg/1280px-The_Haxan_Cloak_%40_Pitchfork%2C_Chicago_7_18_2014_%2814566821228%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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