Logan Nelson | |
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Background information | |
Born | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | November 11, 1996
Genres | Film score, electronic, ambient, orchestral |
Occupation(s) | Composer, producer |
Instrument(s) | Piano, viola |
Website |
logannelsonmusic |
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 is known for his work with Kris Bowers, where he composed additional music on the scores to Green Book, Dear White People and For the People. [3]
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 [4] where he majored in Music Composition and minored in Cinematic Arts. [5] At USC, he studied music composition with Ted Hearne [6] and film scoring with Garry Schyman; [5] 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. [7]
Nelson worked on over 30 original short film scores at USC. [5] His score for Pepper was named Best Original Score by the NYC Indie Film Awards. [8]
In his first summer in Los Angeles, Nelson was offered a prestigious position as an assistant for film composer Hans Zimmer's, Remote Control Productions. Following this, he began working as the composition assistant for Kris Bowers. [1] With Bowers, Nelson assisted on the scores to television projects like Dear White People and For the People. [3] Additionally, Nelson wrote additional music with Bowers on the Sundance Film Festival selection, Monsters and Men, as well as the Tribeca Film Festival selection, Unstoppable. [5] His most recent project with Bowers was Green Book. [9]
Logan just finished collaborating with documentary filmmaker Renan Ozturk on a piece with National Geographic and Sony about Mt. Everest. [10] He recently scored the romantic comedy, Straight Up. [9] The film was produced by Valparaiso Pictures and stars actress Katie Findlay. [11]
Nelson also produces music for the synth-pop duo, LightHouse. [12] 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." [13] LightHouse was just featured in FLAUNT Magazine. [12]