Nicholas Britell
Known for
Music and sound
Born
October 17, 1980 (age 45)
Birthplace
New York, New York, USA
Biography
Nicholas Britell (born October 17, 1980) is an American film and television composer. He has received numerous accolades, including an 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's Moonlight (2016), 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), The King (2019), Cruella (2021), and She Said (2022).
The HBO original series Succession (2018–2023) marked Britell's entry into television. Britell scored all four seasons, earning the Em...
Best known work
Whiplash
2014
12 Years a Slave
2013
Cruella
2021
The Big Short
2015
Don't Look Up
2021
Moonlight
2016
Vice
2018
The King
2019
Andor
2022
Battle of the Sexes
2017Filmography
2025
The Making of Jay Kellyas Self - Composer
2025
Jay KellyOriginal Music Composer
2025
MountainheadOriginal Music Composer
2025
2024
BlitzSongs
2023
CarmenOriginal Music Composer
2022
She SaidOriginal Music Composer
2022
2022
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers DynastyTVas Horn Nightclub Piano Player (1 episode), Original Music Composer
2022
Italian StudiesOriginal Music Composer
2021
Don't Look UpOriginal Music Composer
2021
CruellaOriginal Music Composer
2021
2021
The GazeOriginal Music Composer
2019
The KingOriginal Music Composer
2018
ViceConductor, Original Music Composer
2018
If Beale Street Could TalkOriginal Music Composer
2018
2017
Battle of the SexesOriginal Music Composer
2016
MoonlightOriginal Music Composer
2016
The UncondemnedOriginal Music Composer
2016
TrampsOriginal Music Composer
2016
Free State of JonesOriginal Music Composer
2015
The Big ShortOriginal Music Composer
2015
A Tale of Love and DarknessOriginal Music Composer