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Justin Hurwitz

Justin Hurwitz

Sound1985Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Justin Hurwitz (born January 22nd, 1985) is an American film composer and television writer. He is best known for his longtime collaboration with director Damien Chazelle, scoring each of his films: Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009), Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016), First Man (2018), and Babylon (2022).

For La La Land, Hurwitz won two Academy Awards, Best Original Score and Best Original Song (for "City of Stars"), as well as Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music. He has won two Grammy Awards for La La Land, one for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media and another for Best Score Soundtrack For Original Media. He won two additional Golden Globes for Original Score for First Man and Babylon.

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Acting History

Future
Untitled Prison Film
Original Music Composer
2025
METRALLETA
Compositor
2023
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee1 eps
Life Is the Greatest Odyssey
Original Music Composer
2022
Babylon
Original Music Composer
Piano Cinéma
Original Music Composer
2020
Amazing Grace
as Himself
2018
La La La
as Self - Music Composer
First Man
Original Music Composer
2016
La La Land
Orchestrator
La La Land
Original Music Composer
2014
Whiplash
Original Music Composer
2009
The League
TVWriter
1989
The Simpsons
TVWriter

Social Media

Personal Info

Known For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/22/1985(41 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA