Atticus Ross

Atticus Ross is proof that the most influential person in a film is sometimes the one you never see. The English composer, longtime partner of Trent Reznor, helped redefine what a modern score sounds like, all cold synth textures and dread, starting with that unnerving music for The Social Network, which won them the Academy Award. They have since scored Soul and won again. What I find fascinating is how anonymous he stays for someone shaping the emotional spine of huge films. No showmanship, just an obsessive craftsman building atmosphere in the dark. The whole sound of prestige cinema shifted partly because of him.

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Name (English)

Atticus Ross

Name (Japanese)

アッティカス・ロス

Reading

あってぃかす・ろす

Born

January 16, 1968 (age 58)

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

composer / record producer / film score composer / film producer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

University

Eton College

Awards & achievements

• 2011 Academy Award for Best Original Score
• 2013 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
• Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atticus%20Ross
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q520346

Tags

• composer
• record producer
• film score composer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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