Anne Nikitin is an Emmy and two time Ivor Novello nominated composer known for her versatility in creating bold and inventive sound worlds spanning a range of genres across film and television. She was named Classic FM’s “Composer to Watch” and Film 4’s “composer who should be on your radar”.
 

Recent TV scores include the Netflix hit series ONE DAY based on David Nicholls' acclaimed novel; the Apple TV+ thriller HIJACK starring Idris Elba; and the Emmy-winning series THE DROPOUT (Hulu/Disney+) starring Amanda Seyfried as Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.

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Recent movies include I.S.S., a high-octane space thriller starring Ariana deBose; MOTHERS' INSTINCT, a psychological drama starring Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway; LITTLE WING for Paramount+ starring Brian Cox and Brooklynn Prince; and the Netflix movie SCOOP starring Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell, co-scored with Hannah Peel.

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She has recently collaborated with Tom Hanks on THE MOONWALKERS, which has transformed London's LIGHTROOM into an epic immersive voyage to the Moon based on the NASA Apollo missions and future Artemis launches.  Anne's score was recorded at Abbey Road Studios with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Bulgarian Choir, with Hanks narrating to her music.  The exhibition runs in London's King's Cross until June 2024, before being shown Internationally.

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She is currently working on Polly Steele's FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE starring Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter and Gabriel Byrne.

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Anne is best known for her collaborations with director Bart Layton, scoring his BAFTA-winning film THE IMPOSTER and his critically-acclaimed heist movie AMERICAN ANIMALS, which received Ivor Novello and BIFA nominations for Best Score. Other movie credits include Matt Palmer’s CALIBRE, starring Jack Lowden, which was lauded by Stephen King; FOUR KIDS AND IT a family fantasy movie based on Jacqueline Wilson's novel starring Sir Michael Caine; LOST GIRLS starring Amy Ryan and Gabriel Byrne; THIS BEAUTIFUL FANTASTIC starring Andrew Scott and Jessica Brown Findlay; and UNTOUCHABLE: THE RISE AND FALL OF HARVEY WEINSTEIN directed by Ursula MacFarlane, which received Emmy nominations including Best Score.

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Other recent television credits include the nature series OUR UNIVERSE (NETFLIX); the young adult fantasy series FATE: THE WINX SAGA S1 & S2 (NETFLIX); the period drama DANGEROUS LIAISONS (Starz/Lionsgate+); the feature documentary THE MYSTERY OF MARILYN MONROE: THE UNHEARD TAPES (NETFLIX); and the drama series LITTLE BIRDS (Sky) based on the erotic stories of Anaïs Nin, for which she won a Music+Sound Award.

In 2017, Anne wrote the music for Damien Hirst’s breath-taking, critically acclaimed exhibition in Venice entitled TREASURES OF THE WRECK FOR THE UNBELIEVABLE and scored the accompanying feature documentary.

From sweeping orchestral scores to dirty guitars, mesmeric synths and delicate piano refrains, Anne enjoys writing in a variety of styles but has an affinity for dark, moody, atmospheric music, growing up on heavy doses of indie rock, goth, and 90s electronica such as The Cure, Sonic Youth, and Björk, as well as classical avant-garde composers such as György Ligeti and Arvo Pärt who have all inspired and influenced her music.

Anne was born in Canada to Romanian and Polish parents, and grew up in various countries around the world including South Africa, Taiwan, New Zealand and The Netherlands. She was introduced to the world of classical and avant-garde music by her school teacher Andrew Wright and composer Vanessa Lann who inspired her to pursue her dream.  She immersed herself in books, films and contemporary music while studying English Literature and Music Composition at McGill University in Montreal under the tutelage of composers John Rea, Brian Cherney, and Denys Bouliane, and was awarded a SOCAN prize for Young Composers of Canada.
She completed her Master’s in Composition for Screen at the Royal College of Music in London where she studied with Dario Marianelli, Gabriel Yared and assisted George Fenton.

Her lucky break came in 2006 when she won the BBC New Talent, New TV Composers scheme and went on to compose scores for major UK and US broadcasters, cutting her teeth on long running shows such as Nat Geo's LOCKED UP ABROAD and BBC's THE NATURAL WORLD.

Anne is a voting member of BAFTA, The Ivors, the Grammys, and The Academy of Motion Pictures.