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Nicholas Britell

Composer / Pianist / Film Producer | * 10/17/1980 (43) | New York, New York (United States of America (USA))
Nicholas Britell (born October 17, 1980) is an American film and television composer. He has received numerous accolades including a Emmy Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. He has received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score for Barry Jenkins' Moonlight (2016) and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), and Adam McKay's Don't Look Up (2021). He also scored McKay's The Big Short (2015) and Vice (2018). He is also known for scoring Battle of the Sexes (2017), Cruella (2021), and She Said (2022). The HBO original series Succession (2018... ()
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Nicholas Britell is an American composer, pianist, and film producer based in New York City. He is known for scoring both of Barry Jenkins' studio films, Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk, both of which received nominations for Best Original Score at the Academy Awards.

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

Known for these Movies & Shows

The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while g ...

Moonlight

R

2016 | 3.7/5 | 1h 51min
Drama
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After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence. ...

If Beale Street Could Talk

R

2018 | 3.5/5 | 2h
Romance / Love, Drama
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Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control. ...

Succession

TV-MA

2018 | 4.1/5
Drama, Comedy
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The tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor embarks on the path that is dest ...

Star Wars: Andor

TV-14

2022- | 4.1/5
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Nicholas Britell

2x Academy Award for Best Original Score
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Movies with Nicholas Britell as Actor(1)

as Charles Davenport2005 Domino One

TV Shows/Series with Nicholas Britell as Actor(1)

as Horn Nightclub Piano Player2022 Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

Movies with Nicholas Britell as Crew(25)

Sound/Original Music Composer2024 Mufasa: The Lion King
Sound/Original Music Composer2023 Carmen
Sound/Original Music Composer2022 Italian Studies
Sound/Original Music Composer2022 She Said
Sound/Original Music Composer2021 Cruella
Sound/Original Music Composer2021 Don't Look Up
Sound/Original Music Composer2021 The Gaze
Sound/Original Music Composer2019 The King
Sound/Original Music Composer2018 If Beale Street Could Talk
Sound/Original Music Composer2018 Vice
Sound/Conductor2018 Vice
Sound/Original Music Composer2017 Battle of the Sexes
Sound/Original Music Composer2016 The Uncondemned
Sound/Original Music Composer2016 Tramps
Sound/Original Music Composer2016 Free State of Jones
Sound/Original Music Composer2016 Moonlight
Sound/Original Music Composer2015 The Big Short
Sound/Original Music Composer2015 The Seventh Fire
Sound/Original Music Composer2015 A Tale of Love and Darkness
Sound/Original Music Composer2015 The Real American
Production/Co-Producer2014 Whiplash
Production/Producer2013 Whiplash
Sound/Original Music Composer2012 Gimme the Loot
Sound/Original Music Composer2008 New York, I Love You
Sound/Music2005 Domino One

TV Shows/Series with Nicholas Britell as Crew(4)

Sound/Original Music Composer2022 Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Sound/Original Music Composer2022 Star Wars: Andor
Sound/Original Music Composer2021 The Underground Railroad
Sound/Original Music Composer2018 Succession

Additional Information

Full Name: Nicholas Britell
Born: Friday, 10/17 1980 (October) in New York, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 43 years + 189 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Harvard University, Hopkins School
Nicholas Britell frequently works together with these people:
Adam McKay (14x, Crew)
Barry Jenkins (11x, Crew)
Nick Louvel (10x, Crew)
Francine Maisler (9x, Crew)
Natalie Portman (8x, Actress)
Brad Pitt (7x, Actor)
Adam Leon (7x, Crew)
Max Borenstein (6x, Crew)
Jeremy Kleiner (6x, Crew)
Dede Gardner (6x, Crew)
Jamund Washington (5x, Crew)
John Finklea (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1134299, Added: 12/24/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024