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Justin Hurwitz

Composer / Screenwriter / Television Producer | * 01/22/1985 (39) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
Justin Hurwitz (born January 22, 1985) is an American film composer and a television writer. He is best known for his longtime collaboration with director Damien Chazelle, scoring each of his films: Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009), Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016), First Man (2018), and Babylon (2022). For La La Land, Hurwitz won two Academy Awards, Best Original Score and Best Original Song (for "City of Stars"), as well as the Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music. He won two more Golden Globes for Best Original Score for First Man and Babylon. ()
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Justin Gabriel Hurwitz (born January 22, 1985) is an American film composer and a television writer. He is known for being a frequent collaborator with filmmaker Damien Chazelle, having scored all of his feature length films thus far: Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009), Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016) and First Man (2018). For his work on La La Land, Hurwitz won two Academy Awards: Best Original Score and Best Original Song for "City of Stars". He has also won three Golden Globes, two Grammys, and one BAFTA.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Music

Known for these Movies & Shows

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced w ...

La La Land

FSK: 0+ years

2016 | 4.0/5 | 2h 9min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love, Music
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A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969. ...

First Man

FSK: 12+ years

2018 | 3.5/5 | 2h 21min
History, Drama
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Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity. ...

Whiplash

FSK: 12+ years

2014 | 4.2/5 | 1h 47min
Drama, Music
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After connecting with the shy Madeline, a jazz trumpeter embarks on a quest for a more gregarious paramour, but through a series of twists and turns punctuated by an original score, the two lovers see ...

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

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2010 | 2.7/5 | 1h 22min
Drama, Music, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Justin Hurwitz

Academy Award for Best Original Score Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score 2x Academy Award for Best Original Score
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Movies with Justin Hurwitz as Actor(2)

as himself2020 Amazing Grace
as Himself - Music Composer2018 La La La

Movies with Justin Hurwitz as Crew(7)

Sound/Original Music Composer2022 Babylon
Sound/Original Music Composer2018 First Man
Sound/Orchestrator2016 La La Land
Sound/Original Music Composer2016 La La Land
Sound/Songs2016 La La Land
Sound/Original Music Composer2014 Whiplash
Sound/Original Music Composer2010 Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

TV Shows/Series with Justin Hurwitz as Crew(3)

Writing/Writer2009 The League
Writing/Story2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm
Writing/Writer1989 The Simpsons

Born: Tuesday, 01/22 1985 (January) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 39 years + 85 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Harvard University, Nicolet High School
Other names for Justin Hurwitz (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"저스틴 허위츠"
"Justin Gabriel Hurwitz"
Justin Hurwitz frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Kevin Michael Richardson (17x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Damien Chazelle (17x, Crew)
Jeff Schaffer (9x, Crew)
Phil Hartman (9x, Actor)
Chris Edgerly (8x, Actor)
Larry David (7x, Actor)
Al Jean (7x, Crew)
Mike Reiss (7x, Crew)
Dawnn Lewis (7x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:729460, Added: 10/31/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024