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Justin Hurwitz

1985 - Today

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Justin Hurwitz (born January 22, 1985) is an American film composer and television writer. He is best known for his longtime friendship and 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 one for Best Score Soundtrack For Original Media. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Justin Hurwitz is the 1,426th most popular composer (down from 1,398th in 2024), the 14,737th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,171st in 2019) and the 143rd most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Justin Hurwitz ranks 1,428 out of 1,451. Before him are Judith Weir, Inon Zur, Muslimgauze, George Benjamin, Jeremy Soule, Shoji Meguro, Hitoshi Sakimoto, and Ola Gjeilo. After him are Abdurehim Heyit, Brett Dean, Ezio Bosso, and Marc Shaiman.

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Among people born in 1985, Justin Hurwitz ranks 403. Before him are Mayra Andrade, Tsuneyuki Ueda, Junichi Misawa, Saad Lamjarred, Jan Smit, and Dame N'Doye. After him are Hong Jin-young, Lê Công Vinh, Raffael, Aura Dione, Fidji Simo, and Teófilo Gutiérrez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Justin Hurwitz ranks 14,741 out of 20,380. Before him are John LeCompt (1973), Bill Cartwright (1957), Mark Z. Danielewski (1966), Vanessa Carlton (1980), Jewel (1974), and John Boles (1895). After him are Ariana Greenblatt (2007), Stephen Bowen (1964), Brad Silberling (1963), Laura Tyson (1947), Margaret Heckler (1931), and The D.O.C. (1968).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Justin Hurwitz ranks 143. Before him are Robert Ashley (1930), Walter Murphy (1952), Steve Roach (1955), Vivian Kubrick (1960), Meredith Willson (1902), and Jeremy Soule (1975). After him are Marc Shaiman (1959), Rhys Chatham (1952), Christopher Tin (1976), Eric Whitacre (1970), Trevor Dunn (1968), and Nicholas Britell (1980).

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