Julian Nott | |
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| Born | Julian Francis Kandahar Nott (1960-11-24)24 November 1960 (age 65) Marylebone,London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, producer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Julian Francis Kandahar Nott (born 24 November 1960)[1] is a British composer and conductor, mostly ofanimated films. His credits includeWallace & Gromit andPeppa Pig.
Nott was born inMarylebone,London on 24 November 1960, the son ofMiloska Nott andJohn Nott; his sister isSasha Swire. He was educated atEton College andLady Margaret Hall, Oxford, where he studied Music andPhilosophy, Politics and Economics and was the college organ scholar.[2] After a few years working for Arthur Andersen Management Consultants in the City (nowAccenture) and writing freelance forThe Economist Group, he enrolled at the BritishNational Film and Television School. There, he met the creator of theWallace and Gromit series,Nick Park. They both received recognition for the work they did there, including Park's student filmA Grand Day Out.[3]
After leaving theNational Film and Television School, Nott worked for some years as a documentary film-maker, making films forChannel 4 and other broadcasters until he gradually switched to a career in television and film composing.
His credits include many dramas for BBC such as the popularLark Rise to Candleford and ITV'sThe Vice.[4]
Nott has also directed and written one feature film of his own, a 2001 comedy entitledWeak at Denise.[5]
In 2006, he won anAnnie Award for his score onWallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and anIvor Novello Award in 2009 for the Wallace and Gromit filmA Matter of Loaf and Death. As a producer, he received a BAFTA nomination for the short film "Chicken" in 1990.
Nott is a director of thePerforming Right Society and theMechanical-Copyright Protection Society.
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
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| 1988 | Rarg | Tony Collingwood | Thanks |
| Queen Sacrifice | Julian Richards | Short film | |
| Water's Edge | Suri Krishnamma | ||
| 1989 | A Grand Day Out | Nick Park | |
| Perfect Image? | Maureen Blackwood | ||
| The Hill Farm | Mark Baker | ||
| The Child Eater | Jonathan Tammuz | ||
| The Candy Show | Peter Hewitt | ||
| 1990 | Lorna Doone | Andrew Grieve | TV movie |
| 1992 | Springing Lenin | Andrey Nekrasov | Music arranger |
| Swords at Teatime | David Freeman | Short film | |
| 1993 | The Wrong Trousers | Nick Park | |
| Not Without My Handbag | Boris Kossmehl | ||
| The Village | Mark Baker | ||
| The World of Eric Carle | Andrew Goff | ||
| 1994 | Les quatre lieutenants français | Patrick Jeudy | Documentary |
| A Man of No Importance | Suri Krishnamma | ||
| 1995 | Mothers Courage [de] | Michael Verhoeven | |
| A Close Shave | Nick Park | Short film | |
| 1996 | Reef Encounter | Unknown | |
| 1997 | The Place of the Dead | Suri Krishnamma | TV movie |
| Flatworld | Daniel Greaves | Short film | |
| Stage Fright | Steve Box | ||
| 1998 | T.R.A.N.S.I.T. | Piet Kroon | |
| 1999 | Jolly Roger | Mark Baker | |
| Weak at Denise | Julian Nott | Also director, co-writer and producer | |
| 2000 | New Year's Day | Suri Krishnamma | |
| 2001 | Christmas Carol: The Movie | Jimmy T. Murakami | |
| Gentlemen's Relish | Douglas Mackinnon | TV movie | |
| 2002 | War Game | Dave Unwin | Short film |
| 2003 | Gifted | Douglas Mackinnon | TV movie |
| 2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Nick Park and Steve Box | score produced byHans Zimmer |
| 2006 | Shoot the Messenger | Ngozi Onwurah | |
| Anna and the Moods | Gunnar Karlsson | Short film | |
| 2007 | Confessions of a Diary Secretary | Andy Wilson | TV movie |
| Heavy Petting | Marcel Sarmiento | ||
| 2008 | A Matter of Loaf and Death | Nick Park | Short film |
| 2009 | Ingenious | Brian Kelly | TV movie |
| 2011 | The Decoy Bride | Sheree Folkson | |
| 2012 | Jubilee Bunt-a-thon | Nick Park | Short film |
| 2014 | On Angel Wings | Dave Unwin | |
| The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm | Sandy Johnson | TV movie | |
| 2015 | A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman | Richard Mears and Merlin Crossingham | Documentary, appears as himself |
| 2024 | Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl | Nick Park and Merlin Cossingham | withLorne Balfe |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1991–1994 | Equinox | TV documentary, director |
| 1996 | Tales from the Crypt | 1 episode ("Confession") |
| 1997–1998 | The Grand | |
| 1997 | Original Sin | Mini-series |
| 1998 | A Respectable Trade | |
| Out of Hours | ||
| The Grand | Theme music | |
| 1999 | The Vice | 6 episodes |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | 1 episode ("H-E Double Hockey Sticks") | |
| 1999–2000 | Sunburn | |
| 2001 | The Cazalets | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Outside the Rules | |
| Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions | ||
| 2003 | Death in Holy Orders | Mini-series |
| 2004–present | Peppa Pig | |
| 2008–2011 | Lark Rise to Candleford | |
| 2009–2013 | Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom | |
| 2010 | Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention | |
| 2011 | The Royal Bodyguard | |
| 2012 | Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels | |
| 2014–2019 | Bing | |
| 2015 | Britain's Got Talent | 1 episode ("2015: Live Semi-Final 4") |
| 2018 | Rick and Rat go to Thailand | Director |
| 2019 | Ink Rookies | Documentary series, producer |
| Three Chords | TV documentary, director and producer | |
| Dick in Ibiza | Mini-series, writer | |
| Chained Attraction | Executive producer | |
| Meet Puppets | Director (2 episodes), executive producer (4 episodes) | |
| 2020 | The Compendium of Shitty Men | Mini-series, writer and executive producer |
| Student Cooking Challenge | Executive producer | |
| Infatuation – Island of Love | ||
| 2021 | Liars | Director (1 episode) |
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