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    Joe Kraemer

    Composer,sound Department,music Department·Active 2003–2015
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    Career at a glance

    12Hallmark films

    1 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.1 / 10

    across 12 rated films

    Weirdness3.4 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    McBride: Murder Past Midnight6.8

    Most recent

    Cloudy with a Chance of Love2015

    Everything Joe has done for Hallmark, from Mystery Woman (2003) right through to Cloudy with a Chance of Love (2015).

    Follow & about Joe

    • Facebook@joekraemer
    • Official sitejoekraemer.com
    From
    New York
    Joe Kraemer is an American composer and conductor of film and television scores. He has worked with director Christopher McQuarrie several times -- The Way of the Gun (2000), Jack Reacher (2012), and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015).
    From Wikipedia

    Joe’s signature

    Across 12 films, Joe is often set in small towns.

    • small towns4 films
    • a social worker2 films

    12

    12 Hallmark movies over 13 years.

    Roughly 0.9 a year, every year.

    Known for

    Cloudy with a Chance of Love poster
    Cloudy with a Chance of Love6.3

    Composer · 2015

    Weirdness 4/10

    Mystery Woman poster
    Mystery Woman6.4

    Composer · 2003

    Weirdness 3/10

    Avenging Angel poster
    Avenging Angel5.4

    Composer · 2007

    Weirdness 3/10

    Our First Christmas poster
    Our First Christmas5.9

    Composer · 2008

    Weirdness 5/10

    McBride: Murder Past Midnight poster
    McBride: Murder Past Midnight6.8

    Composer · 2005

    Weirdness 2/10

    Hard Ground poster
    Hard Ground5.5

    Composer · 2003

    Weirdness 3/10

    On-screen partners

    William R. Moses headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Joe’s most frequent on-screen partner is William R. Moses, with 2 films together.

    • Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (2007)·
    • Mystery Woman (2003)

    Where Joe fits in

    The corners of the Hallmark universe Joe keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.

    • 🏘️Small-town movies
    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 🐶Dog & pet movies
    • 💢Enemies to lovers

    All 12 movies

    Newest first

    2010s

    1 film
    • 2015Cloudy with a Chance of LoveComposer · Big City6.3Weird 4/10

    2000s

    11 films
    • 2008Our First ChristmasComposer · Christmas5.9Weird 5/10
    • 2007Avenging AngelComposer · Rural/Farm5.4Weird 3/10
    • 2007Jane Doe: Ties That BindComposer · Big City6.0Weird 3/10
    • 2007Sacrifices of the HeartComposer · Suburb6.0Weird 3/10
    • 2006Where There's a WillComposer · Small Town6.2Weird 3/10
    • 2005McBride: Murder Past MidnightComposer · Big City6.8Weird 2/10
    • 2004A Place Called HomeComposer · Small Town6.4Weird 3/10
    • 2004The Trail to Hope RoseComposer · Small Town5.9Weird 4/10
    • 2003A Time to RememberComposer · Thanksgiving6.2Weird 5/10
    • 2003Hard GroundComposer · Frontier Town5.5Weird 3/10
    • 2003Mystery WomanComposer · Book Launch6.4Weird 3/10

    Joe’s standouts

    • McBride: Murder Past Midnight poster
      Highest ratedMcBride: Murder Past Midnight (2005)

      Best-reviewed of the 12, at 6.8/10

      6.8
    • Avenging Angel poster
      Most divisiveAvenging Angel (2007)

      Lowest-rated of the 12 — every filmography has one

      5.4
    • Our First Christmas poster
      WeirdestOur First Christmas (2008)

      The strangest of the bunch — 5/10 on our weirdness scale

      5.9

    In pictures

    A quick look at Joe’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.

    • Joe Kraemer headshotJoe Kraemer
    • Cloudy with a Chance of Love poster
    • Our First Christmas poster
    • Avenging Angel poster
    • Jane Doe: Ties That Bind poster
    • Sacrifices of the Heart poster
    • Where There's a Will poster
    • McBride: Murder Past Midnight poster
    • A Place Called Home poster
    • The Trail to Hope Rose poster
    • A Time to Remember poster
    • Hard Ground poster
    • Mystery Woman poster

    Joe’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • David S. Cass Sr.4 films
    • John Putch2 films

    Most written by

    • Dean Hargrove2 films
    • Frank Q. Dobbs2 films
    • William Sims Myers2 films

    Who Joe works with

    The cast and crew Joe keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next. Bigger circle, more films together.

    Joe Kraemer's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsAmy Beth Reece: 12 films togetherAmy Beth Reece12 filmsPenny Perry: 12 films togetherPenny Perry12 filmsDavid S. Cass Sr.: 5 films togetherDavid S. Cass S…5 filmsJennifer Jean Cacavas: 5 films togetherJennifer Jean C…5 filmsLincoln Lageson: 5 films togetherLincoln Lageson5 filmsMaximo Munzi: 5 films togetherMaximo Munzi5 filmsColleen Halsey: 4 films togetherColleen Halsey4 films

    Movies by year

    Joe Kraemer Hallmark movies by release year320032113112015

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.1 across 12 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.1Avenging Angel: 5.4Hard Ground: 5.5Our First Christmas: 5.9The Trail to Hope Rose: 5.9Jane Doe: Ties That Bind: 6.0Sacrifices of the Heart: 6.0Where There's a Will: 6.2A Time to Remember: 6.2Cloudy with a Chance of Love: 6.3A Place Called Home: 6.4Mystery Woman: 6.4McBride: Murder Past Midnight: 6.8

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Joe Kraemer been in?
    We have 12 Hallmark movies on file for Joe Kraemer, spanning 2003–2015.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Joe Kraemer known for?
    Joe is best known for romances set in small towns.
    What is Joe Kraemer's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    McBride: Murder Past Midnight (2005) is Joe's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 6.8/10 audience rating.
    What is Joe Kraemer's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Cloudy with a Chance of Love (2015) has more audience votes than any other Joe Kraemer Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Joe Kraemer usually star with?
    Joe has shared 2 films with William R. Moses, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Joe Kraemer still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Joe Hallmark credit we have is from 2015; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Joe Kraemer made?
    Joe Kraemer turns up in 1 Hallmark Christmas movie.
    What was Joe Kraemer's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Joe Hallmark title we have is Mystery Woman (2003).
    Where is Joe Kraemer from?
    Joe is from New York.
    What does Joe Kraemer do in Hallmark movies?
    Joe Kraemer works on Hallmark films as composer,sound department,music department.

    Data & sources

    Joe’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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