Justin Hurwitz is an American music composer and writer. At age 6, he started playing the piano, and at age 10, Justin started composing songs. Hurwitz attended Undergraduate college at Harvard University, where he met Damian Chazelle, the American movie director, as they played in the same band. It was in college where Justin seriously considered becoming a film composer. His friendship with Chazelle lead to notable collaborations such as the movies Whiplash and La La Land. Hurwitz was nominated the Grammy Awards for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for the movie Whiplash. later on, he won many awards for his composition in the movie La La Land, and the track “City of Stars” won the Golden Globe award for Best Original score.

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