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Nicholas Britell is credited as a film score composer, pianist and conductor. Nicholas Britell was born on October 17, 1980 in New York City, New York, United States. The age as of 2026 is 46. Education on record includes Harvard University.
My Take
Nicholas Britell may be the most emotionally precise film composer working today. His scores for Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Don't Look Up earned three Academy Award nominations, and there is a trembling, chopped-and-screwed tenderness to his strings that I find unmistakable. A Harvard-trained pianist and conductor, he brings classical rigor to deeply contemporary storytelling. Add an Emmy and you have an artist at the peak of his powers. What I love is how he amplifies a film's emotional core rather than decorating it. Britell is one of the few composers whose new projects I will follow blindly.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nicholas Britell
- Name (Japanese)
- ニコラス・ブリテル
- Reading
- にこらす・ぶりてる
- Born
- October 17, 1980 (age 46)
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation
- composer / film score composer / pianist / conductor / film producer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Monkey
2. Background
- University
- Harvard University
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.nicholasbritell.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nicholasbritell/
- Xhttps://x.com/NicholasBritell
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas%20Britell
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%86%E3%83%AB
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15429514
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Nicholas Britell born?
Nicholas Britell was born on October 17, 1980 and is 46 years old.
Where is Nicholas Britell from?
Nicholas Britell is from New York City, New York, United States.
What does Nicholas Britell do?
Nicholas Britell works as composer, film score composer, pianist, conductor, film producer.
Where did Nicholas Britell study?
Nicholas Britell attended Harvard University.
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