Julian Nott

British composer
the British balloonist of the same name

Julian Francis Kandahar Nott (born 24 November 1960) is a British composer and conductor, mostly of animated films. His credits include Wallace and Gromit and Peppa Pig.

Nott was born in Marylebone, London, 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.

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 movie1992Swords at TeatimeDavid FreemanShort filmSpringing LeninAndrey NekrasovMusic arranger1993The Wrong TrousersNick ParkShort filmNot Without My HandbagBoris KossmehlThe VillageMark BakerThe World of Eric CarleAndrew Goff1994Les quatre lieutenants françaisPatrick JeudyDocumentaryA Man of No ImportanceSuri Krishnamma1995Mutters CourageMichael VerhoevenA Close ShaveNick ParkShort film1996Reef EncounterUnknown1997The Place of the DeadSuri KrishnammaTV movieFlatworldDaniel GreavesShort filmStage FrightSteve Box1998T. R. A. N. S. I. T. Piet KroonShort film1999Weak at DeniseJulian NottAlso director, co writer and producerJolly RogerMark BakerShort film2000New 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 BoxWith various others2006Shoot 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 himself