The Big Short Movie Soundtrack

Nicholas Britell is a three-time Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning American composer, pianist, and producer renowned for his highly distinctive, elegant, and genre-defying musical voice that seamlessly fuses classical orchestration with modern hip-hop beats, electronic textures, and jazz. Raised in New York City and educated at Harvard University and the Juilliard School, Britell has established himself as one of the most sought-after and influential composers of his generation.

Britell is widely celebrated for his acclaimed partnerships with visionary filmmakers Barry Jenkins—earning Oscar nominations for Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk—and Adam McKay, composing the scores for Vice, Don't Look Up (Oscar-nominated), and The Big Short. In television, Britell created the iconic, viral theme and score for HBO's cultural phenomenon Succession, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music. His other notable scores include Star Wars' Andor and Jenkins' The Underground Railroad. For Adam McKay's 2015 financial drama-comedy The Big Short, Britell crafted a sharp, driving, and eclectic score that combines propulsive piano motifs, frantic jazz drumming, and modern electronic textures to match the frantic pacing and high-stakes greed of the housing market collapse.