Laura Karpman

She studied composition at Juilliard with Milton Babbitt and spent years in documentaries and television, which brought her several Emmys, including one for the series Why We Hate in 2020. In 2023 came two big releases: The Marvels, for Marvel, and Cord Jefferson's American Fiction, which earned her first Oscar nomination. She was only the sixth woman nominated in that category.

Style

Jazz, piano and orchestra, with plenty of humour and irony.

Awards

Oscar nomination for American Fiction. Several Emmys, including for Why We Hate (2020).

Discography

• Taken (2002) Spotify · Apple Music
• Regarding Susan Sontag (2014) Spotify · Apple Music
• States of Grace (2014) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2014) Spotify · Apple Music
• Paris Can Wait (2016) Spotify · Apple Music
• Step (2017) Spotify · Apple Music
• Green Days by the River (2018) Spotify · Apple Music
• Inventing Tomorrow (2018) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Naked Option (2018) Spotify · Apple Music
• Why We Hate (2019) Spotify · Apple Music
• Senior Moment (2021) Spotify · Apple Music
• What If...? (2021) Spotify · Apple Music
• From Scratch (2022) Spotify · Apple Music
• Ms. Marvel: Vol. 1 (2022) Spotify · Apple Music
• Ms. Marvel: Vol. 2 (2022) Spotify · Apple Music
• American Fiction (2023) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Marvels (2023) Spotify · Apple Music
• Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2024) Spotify · Apple Music
• What If...?: Season 2 (2024) Spotify · Apple Music
• Captain America: Brave New World (2025) Spotify · Apple Music
• Down Cemetery Road: Season 1 (2025) Spotify · Apple Music
• Duster (2025) Spotify · Apple Music
• Marvel Zombies (2025) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2025) Spotify · Apple Music
• What If...?: Season 3 (2025) Spotify · Apple Music
• East Of Eden (2026) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Love Hypothesis (2026) Spotify · Apple Music

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Listen

• Boston, MA · American FictionSpotifyApple MusicYouTube
• Beautiful Family · American FictionSpotifyApple MusicYouTube

Full biography on Wikipedia