In Conversation with Natalie Holt, composer (Loki, Obi-Wan Kenobi)

WFTV members are invited to this online Q&A with Natalie Holt, a multi-award winning British composer who trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the National Film & Television School. She is the first woman to score a live action Star Wars project. 

Natalie will discuss her process and work on projects including Obi-Wan Kenobi, Loki, Wallander, Paddington, Deadwater Fell and the award-winning BBC drama Three Girls. There will be an opportunity to ask Natalie questions during the last 15 minutes of the session.

Event Schedule

13:55: Please join the webinar waiting room

14:00: In conversation with composer Natalie Holt

14:45: Audience Q&A

15:00: Finish

Natalie Holt

Natalie Holt is a multi-award winning British composer who trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the National Film & Television School. She is the first woman to score a live action Star Wars project.

Her numerous film and television credits include the Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+) with John Williams, the Marvel television series Loki (starring Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson), the Netflix film Fever Dream (Dir: Claudia Llosa) the BBC’s Wallander (starring Kenneth Branagh), Knightfall (starring Mark Hamill), Paddington (starring Hugh Bonneville), Deadwater Fell (starring David Tennant) and the award-winning BBC drama Three Girls.

She co-scored the WW1 film Journey’s End with Oscar winner Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker), The Honourable Woman and Victoria with Martin Phipps (The Crown) and composed additional music for Hans Zimmer and Martin Phipps on the film Woman in Gold.

An accomplished violinist and violist, she has performed at the Royal Albert Hall and the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. She is known for her experimental string-based scores, on which she plays violin, piano and vintage synthesizer, as  well as for her large orchestral music which she records at London’s Abbey Road Studios.

She won the prestigious Ivor Novello award in 2015, was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2017, was nominated for an Emmy award and won the Best International Score at the Beijing International Film Festival in 2018 for her score on Journey’s End with Hildur Guðnadóttir. Natalie is also a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science.

Natalie moves between London and Los Angeles.

How will the online event work?

This event will be live streamed via Zoom.us. Viewing details will be sent via your confirmation.

Attending participants will not be visible to others and will be muted throughout the session. After the talk, there will be an opportunity for audience members to ask their questions to the panel by using the Q&A feature.

This event is for existing WFTV members only.

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