Emile Mosseri

Emile Mosseri
Born
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Composer
  • musician
  • songwriter
Years active2003–present
Relatives
Musical career
GenresFilm score, classical music, indie rock
Websiteemilemosseri.com

Emile Mosseri is an American composer, pianist, singer and producer based in Los Angeles.

Early life and education

Mosseri was born in New York City to an Egyptian-Israeli Jewish father, a psychotherapist, and an Irish Catholic mother, an architect. He was raised in the suburb of Chappaqua, New York and is the younger brother of Adam Mosseri.

He studied film scoring at Berklee College of Music.

Career

Mosseri has scored films including The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), Minari (2020), and Kajillionaire (2020), and composed for television shows like HBO's Random Acts of Flyness, and season 2 of Amazon's Homecoming. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score for Minari. Mosseri is a member of the indie-rock band The Dig, as well as a recording artist and touring musician.

Filmography

Year Title Director Notes
2016 How to Tell You're a Douchebag Tahir Jetter
2017 Coin Operated Nicholas Arioli
2018 Random Acts of Flyness (HBO) Terence Nance
2019 The Last Black Man in San Francisco Joe Talbot
2020 Homecoming (Season 2) (Amazon) Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Kajillionaire Miranda July
Minari Lee Isaac Chung
2022 When You Finish Saving the World Jesse Eisenberg
Stutz Jonah Hill
2025 Preparation for the Next Life Bing Liu
2026 How to Make a Killing John Patton Ford
The Debut Jesse Eisenberg
TBA Cut Off Jonah Hill

References

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  2. 1 2 Greiving, Tim (December 5, 2019). "Emile Mosseri's lush 'Last Man' score swirls over a fairy-tale-like story". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 2165-1736. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Emile Mosseri delivers big, lush score for 'Last Man'". NPR. December 5, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Minari". Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Kajillionaire". Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Green, Steve (January 14, 2020). "'Homecoming': Season 2 Will Be 'More Expansive' as Janelle Monáe Takes Over the Lead". Indiewire.
  7. ↑ France, Lisa Respers (March 15, 2021). "Oscar nominations 2021: See the full list of nominees". CNN. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ "'How to Tell You're a Douchebag': Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. January 25, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Coin Operated". Brooklyn Film Festival. Brooklyn Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Emile Mosseri's Oscar-Nominated Score for Minari Evokes Dreamlike Memory". Berklee. May 27, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ Steinberg, Charles (August 16, 2019). "Keeping Score – Emile Mosseri on His Score for "The Last Black Man in San Francisco"". Under the Radar magazine. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Finn Wolfhard As Ziggy Katz Performs "Pieces Of Gold" From 'When You Finish Saving The World' Soundtrack: Listen". Stereogum. January 11, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  13. ↑ Kennedy, Lisa (November 15, 2022). "'Stutz' Review: An Actor's Tribute to a Therapist". The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  14. ↑ Feinberg, Scott (September 6, 2026). "'The Debut' Features Seven Original Songs, All Written by Jesse Eisenberg, and One Is Getting an Oscar Push (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 20, 2026.