Emile Mosseri (born August 11, 1985) is an American composer, pianist, singer and producer based in Los Angeles. He has scored films including ''

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'' (2019), ''

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'' (2020), and ''

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'' (2020), and composed for television shows like HBO's ''

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,'' and season 2 of Amazon's ''Homecoming''. He received an

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nomination for Best Original Score for ''Minari''. Mosseri is a member of the indie-rock band

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, as well as a recording artist and touring musician.

Early life and education

Mosseri was born in

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to an

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- Israeli

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father, a psychotherapist, and an

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mother, an architect. He was raised in

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and is the younger brother of

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. He studied film scoring at

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Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosseri, Emile 1985 births Living people American film score composers American people of Egyptian-Jewish descent Berklee College of Music alumni American male film score composers