Emile Mosseri

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Emile Mosseri
Born (1985-08-11) August 11, 1985 (age 38)
Occupations
  • Composer
  • musician
  • songwriter
Relatives
Musical career
Genres Film score, classical music, indie rock
Website emilemosseri.com

Emile Mosseri (born August 11, 1985) is an American composer, pianist, singer and producer based in Los Angeles. He has scored films including The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), [1] Minari (2020), [2] and Kajillionaire (2020), [3] and composed for television shows like HBO's Random Acts of Flyness, and season 2 of Amazon's Homecoming. [4] He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score for his work in Minari. [5] Mosseri is a member of the indie-rock band The Dig, as well as a recording artist and touring musician. He studied film scoring at Berklee College of Music. [6] He is the younger brother of Adam Mosseri. [7]

Contents

Filmography

As composer
YearTitleDirectorNotes
2018 Random Acts of Flyness (HBO) Terence Nance [8]
2019 The Last Black Man in San Francisco Joe Talbot [1] [6] [9]
2020 Homecoming (Season 2) (Amazon) Kyle Patrick Alvarez [4]
Kajillionaire Miranda July [3]
Minari Lee Isaac Chung [2]
2022 When You Finish Saving the World Jesse Eisenberg [10]
Stutz Jonah Hill [11]

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References

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  10. "Finn Wolfhard As Ziggy Katz Performs "Pieces Of Gold" From 'When You Finish Saving The World' Soundtrack: Listen" . Stereogum. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
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