Julian Franklin Keith Nott (born 23 August 1960) is a British composer and conductor, mostly of

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films. He is known for his work on ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Biography

Nott was born in

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, and was educated at

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and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, where he studied Music and Philosophy, Politics and Economics 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

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, he enrolled at the British National Film and Television School. There, he met the creator of the ''Wallace and Gromit'' series,

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. 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 ''

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'' 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 Annie Award 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''. As a producer, he received a BAFTA nomination for the short film "Chicken" in 1990. Nott is a director of the Performing Right Society and the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society. He is the son of Sir

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, the British

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during the Falklands War.

Selected filmography

Film

TV

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nott, Julian 1960 births Living people British people of Slovenian descent British people of Jewish descent Equinox (TV series) 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 Musicians from London English film score composers English male film score composers Animation composers Annie Award winners Julian