Hurwitz, Justin

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Justin Gabriel Hurwitz (*1985) is an American film composer and a television writer. He is best known for his longtime collaboration with director Damien Chazelle, scoring each of his films: Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009), Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016), and First Man (2018). For La La Land, he won two Academy Awards: Best Original Score and Best Original Song (for "City of Stars") many other awards ...