Logan Nelson (born November 11, 1996) is an American composer who has composed scores for films, video games, and modern dance productions.[1] In 2018, he received the SABAM Award for Best Young International Composer by the World Soundtrack Academy.[2] He composes music for The Morning Show with Carter Burwell.
Logan Nelson | |
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 Nelson in January 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | November 11, 1996 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Genres | Film score, electronic, ambient, orchestral |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, viola |
| Website | logannelsonmusic |
Life and education
editNelson was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. In his early years, he "fell in love with" the viola and studied piano and composition with local professors.[1] Nelson attended the University of Southern California[3] where he majored in Music Composition and minored in Cinematic Arts.[4] At USC, he studied music composition with Ted Hearne[5] and film scoring with Garry Schyman;[4] Nelson worked closely with the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and a solo violinist to "sample unique and interesting violin textures that he later produced into electronic elements" in collaboration with student choreographers, the project concluded with two performances.[6]
Career
editLogan Nelson has composed the music for Seasons 2 and 3 of the Emmy-winning Apple TV+ drama, The Morning Show, in collaboration with Carter Burwell. He also scored the romantic comedy, Straight Up.[7] The film was produced by Valparaiso Pictures and stars actress Katie Findlay.[8]
As a collaborator with Kris Bowers, Logan wrote music for Netflix’s critically acclaimed Dear White People,[9] as well as the Oscar-winning film, Green Book.[7] Additionally, Logan has worked at Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions.
Nelson also produces music for the synth-pop duo, LightHouse.[9] Their song, Nebula, was described by NEST HQ (Owsla) as "mature, highly-refined synth-pop brilliantly contrasting bright, summery sounds with ghostly, melancholy vocal harmonies and a dark, echoing flair to the production."[10] LightHouse was just featured in FLAUNT Magazine.[9]
Awards and honors
edit- Winner, ASCAP Screen Music Award for Top Rated Series (The Morning Show), 2024[11]
- Winner, SABAM Award for Best Young International Composer, 2018[12][13]
- Winner, National YoungArts Foundation, 2015 and 2016[14][15]
References
edit- ^ a b "Young Wichita native's music named best in the world at international festival". kansas. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ Dalton, Ben (2018-10-17). "Kendrick Lamar, late Jóhann Jóhannsson win at 2018 World Soundtrack Awards". Screen. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ "Senior Logan Nelson finalist for World Soundtrack award". music.usc.edu. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ a b "Music Artist for October 2018: Logan Nelson". Oklahoma Film and Music Office. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ Oganesyan, Natalie (2018-09-21). "Senior selected as World Soundtrack Awards finalist". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ Ordin, Olivia (2017-03-08). "Choreographers and composers to perform together". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ a b "Logan Nelson". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2018-10-02). "Valparaiso Pictures To Produce & Finance Rom-Com 'Straight Up' Starring 'Man Seeking Woman' Actress Katie Findlay". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ a b c "Flaunt Premiere | LightHouse "Bonnie & Clyde"". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ "Premiere: LightHouse Share Uplifting, Ethereal Pop-tronic on "Nebula"". NEST HQ. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ "2024 ASCAP Screen Music Awards". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Johann Johannsson Wins Posthumous World Soundtrack Award for Best Film Composer of the Year - Soundtrack.Net". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ STF. "World Soundtrack Awards 2018 – Winners". SoundTrackFest. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ "2016 YoungArts Winners" (PDF). National YoungArts Foundation. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ "2015 YoungArts Winners" (PDF). National YoungArts Foundation. Retrieved 2018-12-29.