Nicholas Britell (born October 17, 1980) is an American composer, pianist, and film producer based in New York City. He has scored both of Barry Jenkins' studio films, "Moonlight" (2016) and "If Beale Street Could Talk" (2018), both of which received nominations for Best Original Score at the Academy Awards. He has also worked with Adam McKay, scoring his two most recent films, "The Big Short" (2015) and "Vice" (2018). The HBO original series "Succession" (2018–present) marked Britell's entry into television. Britell scored every episode of the first and second season, earning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music and the Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score – TV Show/Limited Series. His score for the second season of "Succession" was nominated in 2020 for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series. His score for "The Underground Railroad" is nominated for Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score) at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, which will air in September 2021.