Nainita Desai | |
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Born | London, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Composer |
Years active | 1998–present |
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]
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]
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Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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2019 | Nominated | 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 | ||
2020 | Won | Royal Television Society | Best Music - Original Score | For Sama | |
Nominated | Ivor Novello Awards | Best Original Film Score | For Sama | [16] | |
2021 | Nominated | British Independent Film Awards | Best Music | The Reason I Jump | [17] |
Nominated | Cinema Eye Honors | Outstanding Original Score | The 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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