---
name: "Rob Thorne"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rob-thorne"
fi1m_id: "rob-thorne"
imdb_id: "nm11051291"
tmdb_id: 4975332
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-21T02:13:37.007063+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."
---

# Rob Thorne

## Identity

Rob Thorne

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rob-thorne
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rob-thorne
- **IMDb ID:** nm11051291
- **TMDB ID:** 4975332
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11051291/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4975332

Composer.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11051291/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4975332

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Mārama*](https://film.one/film/marama.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Rob Thorne is a New Zealand Māori composer, performer and improviser specialising in taonga pūoro, the traditional instruments of Māori music. He holds an MA in Social Anthropology and has over 25 years of experience blending ancient instrumentation with contemporary techniques, including looping and electronics. His solo album *Whāia Te Māramatanga* was released in 2013.

Thorne has contributed to several screen projects. He composed the music for the television series *Black Coast Vanishings* (2023) and provided taonga pūoro for the score of the feature film *Mārama* (2026), co-composed with Karl Sölve Steven. The soundtrack incorporates traditional Māori instruments alongside orchestral elements.

*Sources: imdb.com, sounz.org.nz, moveablefest.com, robthorne.co.nz.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mārama* (2026), Fi1m 77, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/marama.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

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

- *Mārama* (2026), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/marama.md)
- *What Will I Be Today?* (2024), series, Original Music Composer

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