Justin Hurwitz

Justin Gabriel Hurwitz (born January 22, 1985) is an American film composer and television writer. He is best known for his works with director Damien Chazelle, scoring each of his movies: "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench" (2009), "Whiplash" (2014), "La La Land" (2016), "First Man" (2018), and "Babylon" (2022).
For "La La Land", Hurwitz won two Academy Awards, Best Original Score and Best Original Song, as well as the Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music. He won two more Golden Globes for Best Original Score for "First Man" and "Babylon".
Early life.
Hurwitz was born in Los Angeles, California to Ken Hurwitz and Gail Halabe. His parents are Jewish.
Influences.
Hurwitz stated composers like Christophe Beck, Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, Alan Menken, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Rodgers, Jerry Goldsmith, Elmer Bernstein, Danny Elfman, Maurice Jarre, Hans Zimmer and Patrick Doyle as influences.