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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 Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music in 2019. His scores for the second, third, and fourth seasons of Succession each earned the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series nominations in 2020, 2022, and 2023. His score for The Underground Railroad was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special in 2021.
His works, as described by Soraya McDonald of Film Comment, "seem to organically straddle accessibility and sophistication in a way that goes beyond the typical programming of a big-city pops orchestra...That might have something to do with the fact that Britell has long had one foot in the world of hip-hop and another in the world of classical music."
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Nicholas Britell is known for work in sound across film and television. New Release currently presents 24 verified screen credits connected to this profile.
Selected work includes Succession (2018), Andor (2022), Whiplash (2014), Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022), The Big Short (2015), Cruella (2021), Don't Look Up (2021), 12 Years a Slave (2013). The recorded credits span 2008 to 2025, including 20 movies and 4 TV shows.
The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.
Songs by Nicholas Britell
- 01 HomeFrom Mufasa: Der König der Löwen (Deutscher Original Film-Soundtrack) 1:48
- 02 KuqondileFrom Mufasa: Der König der Löwen (Deutscher Original Film-Soundtrack) 1:57
- 03 Find the WayFrom Mufasa: Der König der Löwen (Deutscher Original Film-Soundtrack) 1:07
- 04 Overture - La Vie ErranteFrom Carmen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2:51
- 05 Attack - Si tu m'aimais, tu me suivraisFrom Carmen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 5:31
- 06 Oasis - Quand je vous aimeraiFrom Carmen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 1:38
- 07 Arrival - Ta PromesseFrom Carmen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2:00
- 08 RooftopsFrom Carmen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2:53
- 09 Waltz TangoFrom Carmen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2:05
- 10 L'Oiseau s'envoleFrom Carmen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 3:25
Profile details
Known forSound
Movies20
TV shows4
Active years represented2008–2025
Place of birthNew York, New York, USA
Known for
TV ShowSuccession
TV ShowAndor
MovieWhiplash
TV ShowWinning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
MovieThe Big Short
MovieCruella
MovieDon't Look Up
Movie12 Years a Slave
MovieMoonlight
TV ShowThe Underground Railroad
MovieBattle of the Sexes
MovieVice
MovieThe King
MovieFree State of Jones
MovieJay Kelly
MovieNew York, I Love You
MovieShe Said
MovieIf Beale Street Could Talk
MovieMountainhead
MovieBlitz
MovieA Tale of Love and Darkness
MovieWhiplash
MovieTramps
MovieCarmen