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Logan Nelson
Nelson in January 2018
Nelson in January 2018
Background information
Born (1996-11-11) November 11, 1996 (age 28)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
GenresFilm score, electronic, ambient, orchestral
Occupation(s)Composer, producer
Instrument(s)Piano, viola
Websitelogannelsonmusic.com

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.

Life and education

Nelson 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

Logan 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

References

  1. ^ a b "Young Wichita native's music named best in the world at international festival". kansas. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  2. ^ Dalton, Ben (2018-10-17). "Kendrick Lamar, late Jóhann Jóhannsson win at 2018 World Soundtrack Awards". Screen. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  3. ^ "Senior Logan Nelson finalist for World Soundtrack award". music.usc.edu. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  4. ^ a b "Music Artist for October 2018: Logan Nelson". Oklahoma Film and Music Office. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  5. ^ Oganesyan, Natalie (2018-09-21). "Senior selected as World Soundtrack Awards finalist". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  6. ^ Ordin, Olivia (2017-03-08). "Choreographers and composers to perform together". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  7. ^ a b "Logan Nelson". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b c "Flaunt Premiere | LightHouse "Bonnie & Clyde"". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  10. ^ "Premiere: LightHouse Share Uplifting, Ethereal Pop-tronic on "Nebula"". NEST HQ. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  11. ^ "2024 ASCAP Screen Music Awards". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  12. ^ "Johann Johannsson Wins Posthumous World Soundtrack Award for Best Film Composer of the Year - Soundtrack.Net". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  13. ^ STF. "World Soundtrack Awards 2018 – Winners". SoundTrackFest. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  14. ^ "2016 YoungArts Winners" (PDF). National YoungArts Foundation. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  15. ^ "2015 YoungArts Winners" (PDF). National YoungArts Foundation. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
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