New York, 1980
Nicholas Britell
Moonlight, Succession and Andor: three Oscar nominations and an Emmy for the Succession theme.
A classically trained pianist, he studied at Juilliard and at Harvard, where he also made hip hop. Barry Jenkins hired him for Moonlight and then If Beale Street Could Talk, and Adam McKay brought him onto The Big Short, Vice and Don't Look Up. In television he has scored Succession, whose theme won him an Emmy, and Andor.
- Style
- Piano and classical strings with hip hop beats, and slowed-down versions of his own music.
- Awards
- Oscar nominations for Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk and Don't Look Up. Emmy for the Succession main title theme (2019).
Essential films
- Moonlight (2016) Search Spotify
- If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) Search Spotify
- Succession (series) (2018) Search Spotify
- Don't Look Up (2021) Search Spotify
- Andor (series) (2022) Search Spotify
Awards counted up to the 2026 Academy Awards. Facts reviewed in October 2026.