Nainita Desai
@nainitadesai.bsky.social
Emmy🏆Composer
🔳drama: #Nautilus #TheTower #crossfire #funnywoman
🔳doc: #ForSama #14peaks #TheReasonIJump #Nocturnes #TheDeepestBreath #TheContestant
🔳game: #immortality #callofduty #zau #tellinglies
🔳drama: #Nautilus #TheTower #crossfire #funnywoman
🔳doc: #ForSama #14peaks #TheReasonIJump #Nocturnes #TheDeepestBreath #TheContestant
🔳game: #immortality #callofduty #zau #tellinglies
Thank you to the HMMAs for the nomination for ‘Secrets Of The Penguins'
It was an incredible project to be a part of and I got to work with lovely people
Massively grateful to my awesome music team - this is for you too
@natgeotv.bsky.social
It was an incredible project to be a part of and I got to work with lovely people
Massively grateful to my awesome music team - this is for you too
@natgeotv.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Thank you to the HMMAs for the nomination for ‘Secrets Of The Penguins'
It was an incredible project to be a part of and I got to work with lovely people
Massively grateful to my awesome music team - this is for you too
@natgeotv.bsky.social
It was an incredible project to be a part of and I got to work with lovely people
Massively grateful to my awesome music team - this is for you too
@natgeotv.bsky.social
Honoured to have composed the music for Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip To Remember — a one-off special following Chris and his dad Craig on a deeply personal journey as they navigate life with Alzheimer’s.
A beautiful, emotional show to be part of. Premieres 23rd November on Disney+ and Hulu.
A beautiful, emotional show to be part of. Premieres 23rd November on Disney+ and Hulu.
October 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Honoured to have composed the music for Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip To Remember — a one-off special following Chris and his dad Craig on a deeply personal journey as they navigate life with Alzheimer’s.
A beautiful, emotional show to be part of. Premieres 23rd November on Disney+ and Hulu.
A beautiful, emotional show to be part of. Premieres 23rd November on Disney+ and Hulu.
I’m thrilled to share that my score for Tessellation is under GRAMMY®️ consideration for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media and Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media.
Tessellation is a permanent immersive interactive installation at Sensorio, California
Tessellation is a permanent immersive interactive installation at Sensorio, California
October 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I’m thrilled to share that my score for Tessellation is under GRAMMY®️ consideration for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media and Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media.
Tessellation is a permanent immersive interactive installation at Sensorio, California
Tessellation is a permanent immersive interactive installation at Sensorio, California
For your GRAMMY consideration!
Delighted to have entered two of my scores this year — Nautilus (Disney+/AMC) and Secrets of the Penguins (Disney+/Nat Geo)
Check out the soundtracks at all your usual streaming services
Delighted to have entered two of my scores this year — Nautilus (Disney+/AMC) and Secrets of the Penguins (Disney+/Nat Geo)
Check out the soundtracks at all your usual streaming services
October 9, 2025 at 6:50 AM
For your GRAMMY consideration!
Delighted to have entered two of my scores this year — Nautilus (Disney+/AMC) and Secrets of the Penguins (Disney+/Nat Geo)
Check out the soundtracks at all your usual streaming services
Delighted to have entered two of my scores this year — Nautilus (Disney+/AMC) and Secrets of the Penguins (Disney+/Nat Geo)
Check out the soundtracks at all your usual streaming services
Massive thanks to Erik Heine for his incredibly comprehensive score analysis of the score for Nautilus in the August and September editions of Film Score Monthly.
And huge appreciation to the entire music and film teams for all their work and support.
www.filmscoremonthly.com/daily/index....
And huge appreciation to the entire music and film teams for all their work and support.
www.filmscoremonthly.com/daily/index....
September 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Massive thanks to Erik Heine for his incredibly comprehensive score analysis of the score for Nautilus in the August and September editions of Film Score Monthly.
And huge appreciation to the entire music and film teams for all their work and support.
www.filmscoremonthly.com/daily/index....
And huge appreciation to the entire music and film teams for all their work and support.
www.filmscoremonthly.com/daily/index....
Thrilled to have scored Limitless: Live Better Now, the 2nd season of the @natgeotv.bsky.social series with Chris Hemsworth on his quest to live a better life.
Huge thanks to my music team @jonnypilchermusic.bsky.social Thom Robson Hilgrove Kenrick Robert Treves Javier Blanco-Lago & Emelye Moulton
Huge thanks to my music team @jonnypilchermusic.bsky.social Thom Robson Hilgrove Kenrick Robert Treves Javier Blanco-Lago & Emelye Moulton
August 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Thrilled to have scored Limitless: Live Better Now, the 2nd season of the @natgeotv.bsky.social series with Chris Hemsworth on his quest to live a better life.
Huge thanks to my music team @jonnypilchermusic.bsky.social Thom Robson Hilgrove Kenrick Robert Treves Javier Blanco-Lago & Emelye Moulton
Huge thanks to my music team @jonnypilchermusic.bsky.social Thom Robson Hilgrove Kenrick Robert Treves Javier Blanco-Lago & Emelye Moulton
Lovely to see EARTHSOUNDS has been nominated for some awards at the Green Screen film festival, including a nomination for BEST SCORE for ‘The Pacific’ episode.
Congratulations to Offspring Films and to the other nominees
Thank you also to my music team for their brilliant contributions.
Congratulations to Offspring Films and to the other nominees
Thank you also to my music team for their brilliant contributions.
June 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Lovely to see EARTHSOUNDS has been nominated for some awards at the Green Screen film festival, including a nomination for BEST SCORE for ‘The Pacific’ episode.
Congratulations to Offspring Films and to the other nominees
Thank you also to my music team for their brilliant contributions.
Congratulations to Offspring Films and to the other nominees
Thank you also to my music team for their brilliant contributions.
THE CONTESTANT is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer and is also showing tonight at 10pm on BBC Four!
The story is so bizarre it can only be real!
Catch it here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The story is so bizarre it can only be real!
Catch it here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
June 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
THE CONTESTANT is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer and is also showing tonight at 10pm on BBC Four!
The story is so bizarre it can only be real!
Catch it here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The story is so bizarre it can only be real!
Catch it here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Honoured to have been included in the lineup for this Saturday’s @deadline.com SOUND & SCREEN debut concert at the @sxsw.com London festival!
I’ll be playing 2 pieces from SECRETS OF THE PENGUINS and LOVE & RAGE: MUNROE BERGDORF to coincide with the film’s premiere!
deadline.com/2025/06/dead...
I’ll be playing 2 pieces from SECRETS OF THE PENGUINS and LOVE & RAGE: MUNROE BERGDORF to coincide with the film’s premiere!
deadline.com/2025/06/dead...
June 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Honoured to have been included in the lineup for this Saturday’s @deadline.com SOUND & SCREEN debut concert at the @sxsw.com London festival!
I’ll be playing 2 pieces from SECRETS OF THE PENGUINS and LOVE & RAGE: MUNROE BERGDORF to coincide with the film’s premiere!
deadline.com/2025/06/dead...
I’ll be playing 2 pieces from SECRETS OF THE PENGUINS and LOVE & RAGE: MUNROE BERGDORF to coincide with the film’s premiere!
deadline.com/2025/06/dead...
Thrilled to have won the #ascapcomposerschoiceawards for #bestvideogamescore for #talesofkenzerazau !!
Congrats to all the nominees and winners on the night and
huge thanks to ASCAP for their support, and the music and game team
@abubakarsalim.bsky.social @surgentstudios.bsky.social
Congrats to all the nominees and winners on the night and
huge thanks to ASCAP for their support, and the music and game team
@abubakarsalim.bsky.social @surgentstudios.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Thrilled to have won the #ascapcomposerschoiceawards for #bestvideogamescore for #talesofkenzerazau !!
Congrats to all the nominees and winners on the night and
huge thanks to ASCAP for their support, and the music and game team
@abubakarsalim.bsky.social @surgentstudios.bsky.social
Congrats to all the nominees and winners on the night and
huge thanks to ASCAP for their support, and the music and game team
@abubakarsalim.bsky.social @surgentstudios.bsky.social
My new album TESSELLATION, the soundtrack to F.O.S.O. [Fibre Optic Symphonic Orchestra] is out now on streaming, with vinyl coming soon! F.O.S.O. the art installation has also launched today in Paso Robles, California! Here's a BTS video of the title track: vimeo.com/1073205171/5...
April 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
My new album TESSELLATION, the soundtrack to F.O.S.O. [Fibre Optic Symphonic Orchestra] is out now on streaming, with vinyl coming soon! F.O.S.O. the art installation has also launched today in Paso Robles, California! Here's a BTS video of the title track: vimeo.com/1073205171/5...
I’ve spent nearly 18 months involved in arguably the most joyous, heartwarming series I’ve had the opportunity to be a part of; Secrets Of The Penguins from exec producer Nat Geo and James Cameron.
Premiering April 20 on Nat Geo and April 22 on Disney+. Thanks to my music team and Talesmith TV
Premiering April 20 on Nat Geo and April 22 on Disney+. Thanks to my music team and Talesmith TV
March 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I’ve spent nearly 18 months involved in arguably the most joyous, heartwarming series I’ve had the opportunity to be a part of; Secrets Of The Penguins from exec producer Nat Geo and James Cameron.
Premiering April 20 on Nat Geo and April 22 on Disney+. Thanks to my music team and Talesmith TV
Premiering April 20 on Nat Geo and April 22 on Disney+. Thanks to my music team and Talesmith TV
Honoured to have received 2 noms for the ASCAP 2025 Composers Choice Awards. NAUTILUS is up for TV Theme & TALES OF KENZERA: ZAU for Video Game Score.
Congrats to my fellow nominees and thanks to my ASCAP friends & colleagues. Members can vote by 7th March: ascap.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Congrats to my fellow nominees and thanks to my ASCAP friends & colleagues. Members can vote by 7th March: ascap.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
February 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Honoured to have received 2 noms for the ASCAP 2025 Composers Choice Awards. NAUTILUS is up for TV Theme & TALES OF KENZERA: ZAU for Video Game Score.
Congrats to my fellow nominees and thanks to my ASCAP friends & colleagues. Members can vote by 7th March: ascap.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Congrats to my fellow nominees and thanks to my ASCAP friends & colleagues. Members can vote by 7th March: ascap.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
They were one of the most successful boybands of all time – but behind-the-scenes, conflict, rivalry, betrayal and tragedy led to their falling apart.
It was great to create the score for BOYZONE: NO MATTER WHAT.
A huge thanks to my music team. You can catch the 3-part series now on Sky & Now TV
It was great to create the score for BOYZONE: NO MATTER WHAT.
A huge thanks to my music team. You can catch the 3-part series now on Sky & Now TV
February 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
They were one of the most successful boybands of all time – but behind-the-scenes, conflict, rivalry, betrayal and tragedy led to their falling apart.
It was great to create the score for BOYZONE: NO MATTER WHAT.
A huge thanks to my music team. You can catch the 3-part series now on Sky & Now TV
It was great to create the score for BOYZONE: NO MATTER WHAT.
A huge thanks to my music team. You can catch the 3-part series now on Sky & Now TV
Still having a pinch-me moment because Zau has been nominated for the SCL Award for OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
I’d love it if my SCL friends and colleagues would consider voting for the score. Final voting closes on Monday 3rd Feb and good luck to everyone else nominated
I’d love it if my SCL friends and colleagues would consider voting for the score. Final voting closes on Monday 3rd Feb and good luck to everyone else nominated
January 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Still having a pinch-me moment because Zau has been nominated for the SCL Award for OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
I’d love it if my SCL friends and colleagues would consider voting for the score. Final voting closes on Monday 3rd Feb and good luck to everyone else nominated
I’d love it if my SCL friends and colleagues would consider voting for the score. Final voting closes on Monday 3rd Feb and good luck to everyone else nominated
Delighted to say that Tales of Kenzera: Zau has received an SCL nom for Outstanding Original Score For Interactive Media. Honoured and very grateful that I got to be involved in this wonderful game. Thanks to all my friends and colleagues at the SCL
variety.com/2024/music/n...
variety.com/2024/music/n...
December 19, 2024 at 8:52 AM
Delighted to say that Tales of Kenzera: Zau has received an SCL nom for Outstanding Original Score For Interactive Media. Honoured and very grateful that I got to be involved in this wonderful game. Thanks to all my friends and colleagues at the SCL
variety.com/2024/music/n...
variety.com/2024/music/n...
Immensely proud of Surgent Studios and these FIVE nominations at the G.A.N.G. awards for the audio and music for Tales of Kenzera: Zau! It's humbling to be alongside some phenomenal games of 2024. Thanks to the music team, studios and all the musicians and singers for their beautiful contributions
December 18, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Immensely proud of Surgent Studios and these FIVE nominations at the G.A.N.G. awards for the audio and music for Tales of Kenzera: Zau! It's humbling to be alongside some phenomenal games of 2024. Thanks to the music team, studios and all the musicians and singers for their beautiful contributions
To the entire SCL friends and colleagues, thank you for considering my score for the video game TALES OF KENZERA: ZAU in the
‘Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media’ category.
You can find my submission on the SCL Awards Portal. Voting is now open and happy FYC-ing to all of you
‘Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media’ category.
You can find my submission on the SCL Awards Portal. Voting is now open and happy FYC-ing to all of you
December 8, 2024 at 4:32 PM
To the entire SCL friends and colleagues, thank you for considering my score for the video game TALES OF KENZERA: ZAU in the
‘Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media’ category.
You can find my submission on the SCL Awards Portal. Voting is now open and happy FYC-ing to all of you
‘Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media’ category.
You can find my submission on the SCL Awards Portal. Voting is now open and happy FYC-ing to all of you
Time for a little throwback to when I worked on IMMORTALITY - you can now pre-order the soundtrack on vinyl, CD, AND cassette along with a unique hand crafted book, beautifully created by Lost In Cult. I hope you’ll enjoy the magic as much as I enjoyed working on it:
www.lostincult.co.uk/immortality
www.lostincult.co.uk/immortality
December 5, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Time for a little throwback to when I worked on IMMORTALITY - you can now pre-order the soundtrack on vinyl, CD, AND cassette along with a unique hand crafted book, beautifully created by Lost In Cult. I hope you’ll enjoy the magic as much as I enjoyed working on it:
www.lostincult.co.uk/immortality
www.lostincult.co.uk/immortality
November 28, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Getting ready for my Wildscreen webinar 'Composition in Natural History' today at 4pm, where William Goodchild and I are going to be chatting all things music and wildlife!
£5 or free for members: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-co...
#webinar #composing #filmscores #naturalhistory #wildscreennetwork
£5 or free for members: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-co...
#webinar #composing #filmscores #naturalhistory #wildscreennetwork
November 28, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Getting ready for my Wildscreen webinar 'Composition in Natural History' today at 4pm, where William Goodchild and I are going to be chatting all things music and wildlife!
£5 or free for members: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-co...
#webinar #composing #filmscores #naturalhistory #wildscreennetwork
£5 or free for members: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-co...
#webinar #composing #filmscores #naturalhistory #wildscreennetwork
The Contestant has its UK cinema release tonight. Hooray! It’s showing across the country so just follow this link for all the screening times:
www.metfilmstudio.com/distribution...
“An Astonishing Story” – The Hollywood Reporter
"Downright Gut-churning" - Variety
"Mind Blowing" - Rolling Stone
www.metfilmstudio.com/distribution...
“An Astonishing Story” – The Hollywood Reporter
"Downright Gut-churning" - Variety
"Mind Blowing" - Rolling Stone
November 27, 2024 at 3:47 PM
The Contestant has its UK cinema release tonight. Hooray! It’s showing across the country so just follow this link for all the screening times:
www.metfilmstudio.com/distribution...
“An Astonishing Story” – The Hollywood Reporter
"Downright Gut-churning" - Variety
"Mind Blowing" - Rolling Stone
www.metfilmstudio.com/distribution...
“An Astonishing Story” – The Hollywood Reporter
"Downright Gut-churning" - Variety
"Mind Blowing" - Rolling Stone
Today is the day. The Original Soundtrack Album for NAUTILUS is released today and streaming now: lnk.to/EwSHVDR7
It was a composer’s dream to bring this epic story to life.
To my amazing music team, I couldn’t have done it without your support and help over the 18 months working on this show
It was a composer’s dream to bring this epic story to life.
To my amazing music team, I couldn’t have done it without your support and help over the 18 months working on this show
November 22, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Today is the day. The Original Soundtrack Album for NAUTILUS is released today and streaming now: lnk.to/EwSHVDR7
It was a composer’s dream to bring this epic story to life.
To my amazing music team, I couldn’t have done it without your support and help over the 18 months working on this show
It was a composer’s dream to bring this epic story to life.
To my amazing music team, I couldn’t have done it without your support and help over the 18 months working on this show