Justin Hurwitz

He has won two Grammy Awards for La La Land, one for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and another one for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. He won two additional Golden Globes for Original Score for First Man and Babylon.

Justin Hurwitz studied at Harvard University and Nicolet High School. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is film score. Peter Bernstein, Joel Goldsmith and Joseph Williams are recorded as an influence. Works named in the authority record are Whiplash and First Man. Distinctions recorded are Academy Award for Best Original Score and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.

• Name — Justin Hurwitz • Born — 22 January 1985 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Education — Nicolet High School • Alma Mater — Harvard University • Occupation — Composer, Writer

Hurwitz is the son of Gail Hurwitz (née Halabe), a professional ballet dancer turned registered nurse, and Ken Hurwitz, a writer. He is of Russian, Polish, Syrian and Lebanese Jewish descent. His family moved to Wisconsin in 1998, where he attended Nicolet High School. Hurwitz attended Harvard University, where he was roommates with director Damien Chazelle. They collaborated on a student film that would become Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, which was released in 2009. While in college, Hurwitz was a member of the Harvard Lampoon, and was an original member of the indie-pop band Chester French with Chazelle.

After graduating 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. After 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. The film was a box office success, grossing over $50 million on a $3.3 million budget during its original theatrical run. Hurwitz also scored Chazelle's 2016 film La La Land, for which Chazelle won the Academy Award for Best Director, and Hurwitz won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song. Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Hurwitz will return as songwriters for the upcoming stage musical adaptation of the film, directed by Bartlett Sher from a book by Ayad Akhtar and Matthew Decker, with Marc Platt and Lionsgate returning to produce.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2011 — Perfect Couples — Writer — Episode: "Perfect Exes" • 2011 — The Simpsons — Episode: "The Falcon and the D'ohman" • 2011–2015 — The League — 7 episodes • 2017–2024 — Curb Your Enthusiasm — Writer/Producer — 12 episodes

• Year — Title — Notes • TBA — La La Land — | * Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul * Book by Ayad Akhtar and Matthew Decker