Anne Nikitin is an Emmy and two time Ivor Novello nominated composer known for her bold versatility and inventive sound worlds spanning a range of genres across film and television.

 

Recent movies include feature documentary PANGOLIN: KULU'S JOURNEY for Netflix; FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE based on Niall Williams' novel starring Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter and Gabriel Byrne; the political drama SCOOP starring Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell; and MOTHERS' INSTINCT, a dark thriller starring Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway.
 

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

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She has recently collaborated with Tom Hanks on THE MOONWALKERS, which 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 Tom Hanks narrating to her music. The exhibition is now on permanent display at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston as well as touring internationally.​​​

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She is currently scoring the Agatha Christie series THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY starring Helena Bonham Carter, Martin Freeman and Mia McKenna-Bruce as Bundle.

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Past movie credits include her collaborations with Bart Layton on THE IMPOSTER and AMERICAN ANIMALS (starring Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan), which received Ivor Novello and BIFA nominations for best film score; Matt Palmer’s CALIBRE (starring Jack Lowden); the family fantasy movie FOUR KIDS AND IT based on Jacqueline Wilson's novel (starring Sir Michael Caine); the crime thriller LOST GIRLS (starring Amy Ryan and Gabriel Byrne); the rom-com 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 an Emmy nomination for Best Score.

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Past TV 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 mockumentary.

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.