Natalie Holt facts for kids

Natalie Ann Holt (born 29 June 1982) is a British composer. She writes music for movies and TV shows. You might know her work from Paddington (2014) or the Loki TV series (2021–2023).

Natalie studied music at the Royal Academy of Music. She also went to the National Film and Television School. Before becoming a film composer, she was a classical violinist. In 2017, she was honored by the Royal Academy of Music for her great work.

Natalie Holt's Career

Early Music Work

Natalie Holt started her career helping with music for films like Stardust. After finishing school, she wrote music for short films. One of these, Friends Forever (2008), won an award. At the same time, she worked as a professional violinist.

In 2007, she joined a group called RaVen Quartet. This group played their own music arrangements. RaVen Quartet even performed with the band Madness. This was during the 2012 London Olympics closing ceremony. The group also played for Prince Harry at Buckingham Palace. They were part of George Michael's Symphonica tour too.

Big Breakthroughs in Composing

Natalie's big chance in composing came in 2012. She worked with Martin Phipps on Great Expectations. This work was nominated for a BAFTA award. Later, she worked with Phipps again on The Honourable Woman. For this, they won the 2015 Ivor Novello Award for Best Television Soundtrack. They were also nominated for another BAFTA.

In 2017, she worked with Phipps on Victoria. For this, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. This award was for "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series."

Composing for TV Shows

Natalie Holt has written music for many popular TV dramas. She created the award-winning music for Three Girls. She also worked on My Mother and Other Strangers and the last series of Wallander.

Other TV shows she scored include The Boy With The Topknot. She also worked on two BBC series by Mike Bartlett: Press and Sticks and Stones. In 2018, she scored Gurinder Chada's series Beecham House. In 2020, she was nominated for an award for her music in Deadwater Fell.

Composing for Films

Natalie has also composed music for several films. She worked on Journey's End. For this film, she won Best Score at the Beijing International Film Festival. She shared this award with Hildur Guðnadóttir. Critics said her music for the film was "suspenseful" and "created a sense of horror."

She wrote extra music for Paddington. She also scored Pin Cushion, which was shown at the Venice Film Festival in 2018. In 2019, she worked on Infidel and Herself.

Her recent work includes the Marvel Studios series Loki for Disney+. Her music for Loki was called "suspenseful and mysterious." In 2022, it was announced that Natalie would compose for the Obi-Wan Kenobi series. This made her the first woman to score a live-action Star Wars project. She also worked on the music for the Batgirl film, which was later canceled.

Natalie Holt's Personal Life

Natalie Holt was born in Worthing, West Sussex. She studied violin and composing in London. She lives in London and has a daughter.

In 2013, Natalie was performing in the orchestra for Britain's Got Talent. During a performance, she walked on stage to protest. She felt that one of the judges, Simon Cowell, had a bad influence on the music business. Later that year, she appeared on Big Fat Quiz of the Year. The show's panel had to guess who she was, known as the "egg thrower."

Music Natalie Holt Has Composed

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