Nainita Desai
British composer of film, television and video game music
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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 Desai | |
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| Born | London, England |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website | https://nainitadesai.com/ |
Life and career
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]
Filmography
Selected films
- Little Terrorist (2004)
- Forced Confessions (2012)
- Molly (2014)
- Checkpost (2014)
- The Life After (2018)
- Anemone (2018)
- Untamed Romania (2018)
- //_sleeper (2018)
- Exit Eve (2019)
- Lab Rat (2019)
- Enemy Within (2019)
- Darkness Visible (2019)
- For Sama (2019)
- The Reason I Jump (2020)[10]
- American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)
- 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible (2021)
Selected televisions
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Video game
- Telling Lies (2019)
- Immortality (2022)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Season 3) (2023)[11]
- Tales of Kenzera: Zau (2024)[12]
Awards and nominations
| 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] | |
| 2025 | Won | ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards | Best Video Game Score | Tales of Kenzera: Zau | [20] |