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 scores include the Apple TV+ hit series HIJACK starring Idris Elba; the high-octane space thriller I.S.S. starring Ariana deBose (Tribeca Film Festival); and MOTHERS' INSTINCT, a psychological drama starring Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway due for release in late 2023.

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She is currently scoring ONE DAY, a 14-part NETFLIX series based on David Nicholls' novel; and SCOOP, a NETFLIX film starring Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell. She has been announced as composer on FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE, starring Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter and Gabriel Byrne; and the Paramount+ movie LITTLE WING starring Brian Cox and Brooklynn Prince, directed by Dean Israelite.

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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 an Ivor Novello nomination for Best Score. Other movie credits include Matt Palmer’s CALIBRE, which starred Jack Lowden and was lauded by Stephen King; FOUR KIDS AND IT a family fantasy movie based on Jacqueline Wilson's novel starring Sir Michael Caine and Russell Brand; LOST GIRLS starring Amy Ryan and Gabriel Byrne; THIS BEAUTIFUL FANTASTIC starring Jessica Brown Findlay and Andrew Scott; and UNTOUCHABLE: THE RISE AND FALL OF HARVEY WEINSTEIN which received an Emmy nomination for Best Score.

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Recent television credits include the Emmy-winning series THE DROPOUT (Hulu/Disney+) starring Amanda Seyfried as Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes; 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 and encouraged 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 and Brian Cherney, 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.

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