Nami Melumad
Nami Melumad | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Naama Melumad |
| Born | December 5, 1988 (age 35) Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Genres | Film and television music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
Naama "Nami" Melumad (
HBO Max film An American Pickle, the Amazon TV series Absentia and the virtual reality video game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
.
Early life and career
Nami was born and raised in
Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California.[4]
Nami has scored over 130 projects, Her score for Over the Wall earned her a nomination at the XIV Jerry Goldsmith Awards in 2019.
She was one of the 12 composers around the world to make the cut for the acclaimed
In 2019, Nami created original music for Senior Love Triangle.[13]
Nami is a member of Women in Film (Los Angeles), a board member[14] of the Alliance for Women Film Composers and a voting member of the Television Academy.
Selected discography
As Composer
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) – in collaboration with Michael Giacchino
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022) (TV Series)
- The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window(2022) (TV Series)
- Far from the Tree (2021)
- Star Trek: Prodigy (2021–2022) (TV Series)
- Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond (2020) – (video game) in collaboration with Michael Giacchino
- An American Pickle (2020) – *based on original themes by Michael Giacchino
- Absentia (2019–2020) (TV Series, Amazon/Sony)
- Star Trek: Short Treks: "Q & A" (2019) (TV Episode, CBS/The Secret Hideout)
- Dead End (2019) (TV Series, Kan)
- Senior Love Triangle (2019)
- Before the Dawn (2019)
- Miss Arizona (2018) (Side Gig Productions)
- Subira (2018)
- The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer (2018)
- Trico Tri Happy Halloween (2018)
- Church & State (Documentary) (2018)
- This Day Forward (2018)
- Passage (Short Film) (2018)
- The Big Nothing (2017) (TV Series, Israel's YES Kidz Channel)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Won | The Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) Awards | David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds |
| 2023 | Nominated | Children's and Family Emmy Awards | Outstanding Sound Editing and Sound Mixing for an Animated Program (As Music Editor) | Star Trek: Prodigy |
| 2022 | Nominated | HMMA | Score – Sci-Fi Film | Thor: Love and Thunder |
| 2021 | Won | BMI Film & TV Awards | BMI Film Music Award- Film Festival Short | Colette |
| 2020 | Nominated | International Film Music Critics Association Award | Breakthrough Composer of the Year | |
| 2020 | Nominated | International Film Music Critics Association Award | Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | An American Pickle |
| 2020 | Won | International Film Music Critics Association Award | Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media | Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond |
| 2019 | Nominated | Jerry Goldsmith Awards | Best Score for a Short Film | Over the Wall |
| 2018 | Nominated | HMMA | Original Score – Independent Film[15] | Miss Arizona |
| 2018 | Won | HMMA | Original Score – Short Film[15] | Passage |
| 2017 | Nominated | HMMA | Original Score – Independent Film[16] | This Day Forward |
| 2017 | Won | Fimucité
|
Best Original Score – Short Film[17] | Luminaries |
References
- ^ "Meet Nami Melumad of Nami Melumad – Film Composer, HER Scores in Los Feliz". voyagela.com. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ^ "Nami Melumad". jamd.ac.il. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ^ "בידור - לא אומרים איכס על אוכל" (in Hebrew).
- ^ "Nami Melumad". uscscoring.com. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- user-generated source]
- ^ Pitt, Alison. "Nami Melumad is the First Woman to Score a Star Trek Episode, "Q&A"". Daily Star Trek News.
- ^ Xu, Linda (November 15, 2018). "Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Fimucité affirms its commitment to young talent and female composers". Archived from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ "Awards – IIFC 2018". Archived from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ "12 Composers From Around the World Make the Cut for Acclaimed ASCAP 2016 Film Scoring Workshop". ascap.com. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ^ "Hollywood Chamber Orchestra to Perform at The Future is Female: A Concert for Women in Film May 7". musicalamerica.com. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ^ "Logic". genius.com. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ^ Senior Love Triangle, retrieved 2022-08-13
- ^ "Leadership". Alliance for Women Film Composers.
- ^ a b "Complete list of 2018 HMMA Music In Visual Media Nominations". hmmawards.com. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ^ "The complete list of 2017 Music In Visual Media nominees". hmmawards.com. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ^ "Winners of Fimucinema 2017 - official competition of the Tenerife International Film Music Festival". fimucite.com. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
External links
- Nami Melumad at IMDb
- Official website