Honoured to share that I’ve been nominated for the ASCAP Composer’s Choice Awards in the category 2025 Documentary Series Score of the Year for the Disney+ series “Secrets of the Penguins.” Congrats to the other nominees - great company to be in.
If you’re an ASCAP/PRS member, voting is open now.
I’m thrilled to share that Secrets of the Penguins is in the running for this year’s SCL Awards for Outstanding Original Score – Television and Outstanding Original Title Sequence – Television
This series was a delight to work on, full of heart, humour, and some truly unforgettable penguin moments
I’m excited to share that my work on Nautilus has been submitted for this year’s SCL Awards in the category Outstanding Original Score – Television
This series was such an inspiring world to compose for — from deep-sea mystery to big adventure — and I’d be incredibly grateful for your consideration
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
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.
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
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
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Jessica Curry, Winifred Phillips and Nainita Desai discuss breaking down barriers and why 'the revolution begins here'.
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Snapshot of the videogame "Tales of Kenzera: Zau" showing Zau (the protagonist) and Kalunga in front of a tree. Kalunga is saying: "You are smiling" in Spanish.
Snapshot of the videogame "Tales of Kenzera: Zau" shooting the info for Amandla, one of the regions visited during the game.
Just finished "Tales of Kenzera: Zau" from @surgentstudios.bsky.social and I loved the journey!! The story, the characters, the gameplay, the amazing OST (wonderfully composed by Nainita Desai), the art, the Echos, the folklore that made me want to know more about Bantu culture!
#TalesOfKenzera
Could be fun!
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....
"A person can be art, if they're packaged right."
After some waiting, the IMMORTALITY original soundtrack by @nainitadesai.bsky.social has arrived from @lostincult.co.uk! A must-play game, and a must-play OST.
Composed by the inimitable and Emmy Award-winning @nainitadesai.bsky.social, IMMORTALITY’s haunting and complex soundtrack is available for the first time on cassette, within The complete works of the IMMORTALITY Design Works & Sounds Across Time Music Collection.
Had a lovely time chatting with Daniel Schweiger about making the music for the AMC / Amazon Prime show NAUTILUS for Film Music Live last night!
You can catch the interview now on YouTube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wy8...
Plus watch out for a very special guest appearance from Oscar the cat!
💜🎶💜🙏🏼🥳
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
Next up in the series of videos highlighting the themes, soloists and orchestras that performed on the NAUTILUS score is Humility’s Theme.
Check out this BTS video of the track in episode 5, featuring the solo cello, beautifully played by Joe Zeitlin:
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Another Sunday, another Nautilus night on AMC and AMC+
The awesome Symphonic Brass of London played on the Giant Squid vs Whale fight, and here they are at Masterchord Studios
Thanks to the entire team
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Having a blast at @developconference.com this year and really enjoyed the panel on building a sustainable career as a composer in games! Some wonderful insights from @nainitadesai.bsky.social and @alphachromeyayo.com, hosted by Graham Best. I left with lots to think about! 🎶🎵#music#games#indiegames
Thankyou for coming and your kind words! 🙏🏼🎶🙏🏼
Check out some of my music that never gets released anywhere else. You’ve found my alternate musical home. First off is the music on Tessellation which you can order on Vinyl! I hope you enjoy what I share on here and let me know your thoughts. Nainita x
nainitadesai.bandcamp.com
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.
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...
Really looking forward to this chat with @lornebalfe.bsky.social - free to attend whether you're a member of @ivorsacademy.bsky.social or not!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers...
What a fun evening.
I’m so inspired by this lot.
@nainitadesai.bsky.social
@luciholland.bsky.social
@megancarnes.bsky.social
And thanks to the handsomely talented and generous @lewisthompsound.bsky.social and Greg Lester for their contributions and running a tight ship!!
See you all tomorrow!
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!
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Live from Amsterdam: our #CreatorsTalks panel at #BMIMspecial!
@nainitadesai.bsky.social, Jesper Hansen (BFM, ECSA), Hans Everling (BCMM) and Marc du Moulin (ECSA) discuss buyouts, pseudo-publishing and other harmful contractual practices for audiovisual composers.
Thankyou !!!
