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Katharina Nuttall

Katharina Nuttall

Composer

Katharina Nuttall is a Norwegian-British conceptual artist and film composer whose work inhabits the intersection of cinematic storytelling, sound art, and experimental music practice. Based in Stockholm and raised between Norway and the United Kingdom, she has developed a distinctive musical language shaped by voice, acoustic instrumentation, and electronic manipulation. Her compositions are marked by a strong dramaturgical sensibility and an uncompromising artistic voice, often moving seamlessly between fragile intimacy and expansive sonic landscapes. Nuttall’s scores have received international recognition through films and television productions such as The King, Gudrun, Woman on the Roof, and Filmen om Siw, earning her multiple awards and nominations including the Camille Awards - The European Film Composers Award. Educated at SKH and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, where she completed Master’s degrees in Sound Art and Film Music Composition, Nuttall approaches film scoring as an extension of a broader conceptual art practice. Her work has been presented at international festivals including Tribeca, and she collaborates widely with filmmakers and visual artists across Europe. Alongside her work for screen, she has released four critically recognized solo albums and produced numerous recordings for other artists. Her ongoing projects continue to explore the narrative power of sound in contemporary cinema, including the upcoming Netflix production Trustor (2026).

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Composer
Titles
3 on Motif · 11 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 30% in 30 days

What are Katharina Nuttall's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
40%
Power
23%
Bonds
19%
Society
19%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Cold
2
Bittersweet
1
Melancholic
1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Katharina Nuttall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Katharina Nuttall's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

11 credits, 3 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Motif score: 69th percentile of all films
  • The Conquest of Space (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Sound

  • Kungen och jag (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • Kungen(2023)

    Composer · Music Producer · Musician

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Woman on the Roof (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer · Musician

  • An Army of Lovers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer · Music Producer · as Narrator

  • The Heart(2018)

    Composer

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films
  • My Gay Sister (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Dad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Debut (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Still Born (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as (voice)

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 2014 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 10: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleMusic8 of 10: 5 only music, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 10: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

10 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s6 · 2 acting · 5 crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Katharina Nuttall's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Motif score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Katharina Nuttall work with?

People who share at least 2 of Katharina Nuttall's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Karin af Klintberg shares the most, 2.

Directors

Producers