Julian Francis Kandahar Nott (born 24 November 1960) is a British composer and conductor, mostly of animated films. His credits include '' Wallace & Gromit'' and '' Peppa Pig''.

Biography

Nott was born in

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on 24 November 1960, the son of Miloska Nott and John Nott; his sister is Sasha Swire. He was educated at

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and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, where he studied Music and

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and was the college organ scholar. After a few years working for Arthur Andersen Management Consultants in the City (now Accenture) and writing freelance for The Economist Group, he enrolled at the British National Film and Television School. There, he met the creator of the ''Wallace and Gromit'' series,

Nick Park Nicholas Wulstan Park (born 6 December 1958) is an English filmmaker and animator who created '' Wallace & Gromit'', '' Creature Comforts'', '' Chicken Run'', '' Shaun the Sheep'', and '' Early Man''. Park has been nominated for an Academy ...

. They both received recognition for the work they did there, including Park's student film '' A Grand Day Out''. After leaving the National Film and Television School, Nott worked for some years as a documentary film-maker, making films for

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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 popular '' Lark Rise to Candleford'' and ITV's '' The Vice''. Nott has also directed and written one feature film of his own, a 2001 comedy entitled ''Weak at Denise''. In 2006, he won an

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for his score on '' Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'' and an

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in 2009 for the Wallace and Gromit film ''

A Matter of Loaf and Death ''Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death'' is a 2008 British stop-motion animated short film produced by Aardman Animations. Directed by Nick Park and written by Park and Bob Baker, it is the fifth installment in the '' Wallace & Gromit'' ...

''. As a producer, he received a BAFTA nomination for the short film "Chicken" in 1990. Nott is a director of the

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and the

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Selected filmography

Film

TV

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nott, Julian 1960 births Living people British people of Slovenian descent British people of Jewish descent Musicians from London People from Marylebone People educated at Summer Fields School People educated at Eton College Aardman Animations people Alumni of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Alumni of the National Film and Television School English film score composers English male film score composers Animation composers Annie Award winners Julian