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Justin Hurwitz
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Justin Hurwitz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Reckless Edge - Talent as a Double-Edged Sword
Forty years after Top Gun roared into cinemas, Maverick's need for speed still feels as exhilarating as ever. But Pete Mitchell is part of a much bigger movie t...
7 films
The Path to La La Land & Its Legacy
A decade on from its 2016 debut, La La Land remains a landmark achievement in modern cinema: a dazzling, bittersweet love letter to big dreams and hard choices....
7 films
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