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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.
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 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Monkey
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / film score composer / pianist / conductor / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Harvard University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Nicholas Britell born?
Born October 17, 1980 (age 45).
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.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.