Julian Francis Kandahar Nott (born 24 November 1960) is a British composer and conductor, mostly of animated films. His credits include Wallace & Gromit and Peppa Pig.
Biography Nott was born in Marylebone, London on 24 November 1960, the son of Miloska Nott and John Nott; his sister is Sasha Swire. He was educated at Eton College 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 The Economist Group, he enrolled at the British National Film and Television School. There, he met the creator of the Wallace and Gromit series, Nick Park. 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 Channel 4 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 Lark Rise to Candleford 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 Ivor Novello Award 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.
Selected filmography
Film YearTitleDirector(s)Notes1988RargTony CollingwoodThanksQueen SacrificeJulian RichardsShort filmWater's EdgeSuri Krishnamma1989A Grand Day OutNick ParkPerfect Image?Maureen BlackwoodThe Hill FarmMark BakerThe Child EaterJonathan TammuzThe Candy ShowPeter Hewitt1990Lorna DooneAndrew GrieveTV movie1992Springing LeninAndrey NekrasovMusic arrangerSwords at TeatimeDavid FreemanShort film1993The Wrong TrousersNick ParkNot Without My HandbagBoris KossmehlThe VillageMark BakerThe World of Eric CarleAndrew Goff1994Les quatre lieutenants françaisPatrick JeudyDocumentaryA Man of No ImportanceSuri Krishnamma1995Michael VerhoevenA Close ShaveNick ParkShort film1996Reef EncounterUnknown1997The Place of the DeadSuri KrishnammaTV movieFlatworldDaniel GreavesShort filmStage FrightSteve Box1998T.R.A.N.S.I.T.Piet Kroon1999Jolly RogerMark BakerWeak at DeniseJulian NottAlso director, co-writer and producer2000New Year's DaySuri Krishnamma2001Christmas Carol: The MovieJimmy T. MurakamiGentlemen's RelishDouglas MackinnonTV movie2002War GameDave UnwinShort film2003GiftedDouglas MackinnonTV movie2005Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-RabbitNick Park and Steve Boxscore produced by Hans Zimmer2006Shoot the MessengerNgozi OnwurahAnna and the MoodsGunnar KarlssonShort film2007Confessions of a Diary SecretaryAndy WilsonTV movieHeavy PettingMarcel Sarmiento2008A Matter of Loaf and DeathNick ParkShort film2009IngeniousBrian KellyTV movie2011The Decoy BrideSheree Folkson2012Jubilee Bunt-a-thonNick ParkShort film2014On Angel WingsDave UnwinThe Incredible Adventures of Professor BranestawmSandy JohnsonTV movie2015A Grand Night In: The Story of AardmanRichard Mears and Merlin CrossinghamDocumentary, appears as himself2024Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlNick Park and Merlin Cossinghamwith Lorne Balfe
TV YearTitleNotes1991–1994EquinoxTV documentary, director1996Tales from the Crypt1 episode ("Confession")1997–1998The Grand1997Original SinMini-series1998A Respectable TradeOut of HoursThe GrandTheme music1999The Vice6 episodesThe Wonderful World of Disney1 episode ("H-E Double Hockey Sticks")1999–2000Sunburn2001The Cazalets3 episodes2002Outside the RulesWallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions2003Death in Holy OrdersMini-series2004–presentPeppa Pig2008–2011Lark Rise to Candleford2009–2013Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom2010Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention2011The Royal Bodyguard2012Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels2014–2019Bing2015Britain's Got Talent1 episode ("2015: Live Semi-Final 4")2018Rick and Rat go to ThailandDirector2019Ink RookiesDocumentary series, producerThree ChordsTV documentary, director and producerDick in IbizaMini-series, writerChained AttractionExecutive producerMeet PuppetsDirector (2 episodes), executive producer (4 episodes)2020The Compendium of Shitty MenMini-series, writer and executive producerStudent Cooking ChallengeExecutive producerInfatuation – Island of Love2021LiarsDirector (1 episode)
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