Justin Hurwitz

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Justin Hurwitz
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Hurwitz in 2016
Born Justin Gabriel Hurwitz[1]
(1985-01-22) January 22, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.[1]
Education Nicolet High School
Alma mater Harvard University
Occupation Composer, screenwriter
Parent(s) Ken Hurwitz
Gail Hurwitz

Justin Gabriel Hurwitz (born January 22, 1985)[1][2] is an American film composer and a 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), and First Man (2018).[3][4][5][6]

He won two Academy Awards: Best Original Score and Best Original Song (for "City of Stars") as well as the Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song (for "City of Stars") for La La Land, and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.[7] For First Man, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.

Early life

Hurwitz was born in California,[1] the son of Gail (née Halabe),[1] a professional ballet dancer turned registered nurse, and Ken Hurwitz, a writer.[8][9][10] He is of Jewish heritage (from Russia, Poland, Damascus in Syria, and Beirut in Lebanon).[11][12][13][14][15] His family moved to Wisconsin in 1998[9] where he attended Nicolet High School.[16][17]

Hurwitz attended Harvard University, where he was roommates with director Damien Chazelle.[18] They collaborated on a student film that would become Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, which was released in 2009.[9][6] While in school, Hurwitz was a member of the Harvard Lampoon and was an original member of the indie-pop band Chester French with Chazelle.[19]

Career

After college, Hurwitz and Chazelle moved to Los Angeles where Hurwitz wrote comedy for the sitcom The League and one episode of the animated comedy TV series The Simpsons.[9] Thanks to the success of Guy and Madeline, they were able to obtain financing for their next collaboration, the 2014 film Whiplash – with Hurwitz scoring the film and Chazelle writing and directing.[9] Hurwitz also scored Chazelle's 2016 film La La Land, for which Chazelle won the Oscar for Best Director and Hurwitz won two Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Original Song.

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role
2009 Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench Composer
2014 Whiplash Composer
2016 La La Land Composer
2018 First Man Composer
2022 Babylon Composer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Simpsons Writer Episode: "The Falcon and the D'ohman"
2011 The League Writer 7 episodes
2017–2020 Curb Your Enthusiasm Writer/Producer 11 episodes

Awards and nominations

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Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Justin Hurwitz

References

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  12. ↑ Times of Israel: "La La Land: Who knew it was so Jewish" by Francine Wolfsiz February 27, 2017
  13. ↑ Jerusalem Post: "HOW DID JEWISH TALENT FARE AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES?" January 9, 2017
  14. ↑ Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Oscars 2017: 7 unexpected Jewish facts" By Gabe Friedman February 23, 2017
  15. ↑ Connecticut Jewish Ledger: "La La Land's Jewish composer nominated for Oscar" January 25th, 2017
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  17. ↑ TMJ4 News: "Nicolet HS graduate Justin Hurwitz wins 2 Golden Globes for 'La La Land'" by Brandon Rook January 9, 2017
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External links

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