Biography

Nathan Halpern is an Emmy-nominated composer, named a 'Composer to Watch' by both Classic FM and Indiewire for work that encompasses both narrative and documentary, elevated horror and realist drama. His score for 'Will & Harper' (Netflix) has been nominated for "Best Score" by The Critics Choice Awards, the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, and the ASCAP Screen Awards. Films he has scored have premiered and won prizes at Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, Venice Film Festival, and the New York Film Festival, with many going on to be Oscar-shortlisted and/or Oscar-nominated. Barack Obama has named three films he scored as his "Best Films of the Year:" 'The Rider', 'Minding the Gap', and 'Emily the Criminal'.

Recent scores include 'Emily the Criminal' (Aubrey Plaza); Chloe Zhao's 'The Rider' (Cannes/Directors Fortnight Grand Jury Prize / "A plaintively lovely score" - LA Times / #3 in New York Magazine's '10 Best Movies Scores of The Year') ; 'Watcher' (praised for "Nathan Halpern's fine, suspenseful score" - Variety); the Oscar-nominated 'Minding the Gap' ("An achingly beautiful score" - Wall Street Journal); 'Swallow' ("Nathan Halpern's retro-thriller score is a highlight of the film" - Indiewire / HMMA nomination for "Best Original Score - Horror"); Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner 'Rich Hill' ("One of the best nonfiction scores we've heard in years" - Indiewire); the Oscar-nominated 'Martha Mitchell Effect' (Netflix); Oscar-shortlisted 'Camp Courage' (Netflix / HMMA nomination for "Best Original Song"); 'Coup!' (starring Peter Sarsgaard / Venice Film Festival); and limited series 'The Sing Sing Chronicles' (NBC Studios).

His first film score was the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning 'Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present' (HBO Films). His music has accompanied new dance works by the London Royal Ballet and the New English Ballet Theater. He was commissioned to create '1913' a three hour-music performance/installation presented by Halpern at The Armory in New York City, commemorating the first International Exhibition of Modern Art.

Award Nominations: Critics Choice Awards " Best Score (Documentary) : Will & Harper Emmy Awards : Best Music (Documentary): Soundbreaking Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Best Score (Horror) : Swallow Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Best Score (Documentary) : Will & Harper Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Best Song (Documentary) : "Behind the Sky" from Camp Courage Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Best Song (Independent Film) "Calling to Me" from One Percent More Humid

Oscar-Nominated And/Or Shortlisted Films: *Minding the Gap *The Martha Mitchell Effect Hooligan Sparrow The Witness One Child Nation Camp Courage
- IMDb mini biography by: LL Kent PR