Nainita Desai

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Nainita Desai
Born
London, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationComposer
Years active1998–present
Website https://nainitadesai.com/

Nainita Desai is a British composer of film, television and video game music. [1] [2] [3] She is known for her scores for the films For Sama , The Reason I Jump and American Murder: The Family Next Door , and video game Telling Lies . [4] [5] [6] In 2016, Nainita was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit. [7]

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Life and career

Nainita was born and raised in London by her Indian parents. She holds a degree in mathematics and studied sound design at the National Film and Television School. [8] She started her career as a sound designer on the films Little Buddha , Lessons of Darkness and Death Machine . [9]

Filmography

Selected films

Selected televisions

Video game

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2019Nominated British Independent Film Awards Best Music For Sama [13]
Won NaturVision Film Festival Best Score Untamed Romania [14]
Won International Film Music Critics Association Breakthrough Composer of the Year [15]
Nominated International Film Music Critics Association Best Documentary Score Untamed Romania
2020Won Royal Television Society Best Music - Original Score For Sama
Nominated Ivor Novello Awards Best Original Film Score For Sama [16]
2021Nominated British Independent Film Awards Best MusicThe Reason I Jump [17]
Nominated Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Original ScoreThe Reason I Jump [18]
Nominated Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Original Score in a Documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible [19]

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