Logan Nelson
Composer · Wichita, Kansas, USA
Logan Nelson scores compositions that blur the line between live instrumentalists and electronic atmospheres, evoking thrilling textures unique to each project. He was recently named the Best Young International Composer at the World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent, Belgium. Logan attended the festival with Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins who later named him a “must watch composer.” Logan has worked closely with Emmy-winning composer, Kris Bowers. With Kris, Logan wrote additional music on Netflix’s critically acclaimed Dear White People and ABC’s For the People. Following these projects, they worked on the Golden Globe-winning film, Green Book, compiling both the original score as well as many of the source tracks. Logan also worked on Monsters and Men which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and was a credited composer on Unstoppable, which premiered at Tribeca. Before Kris, Logan worked at Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions. Logan is currently scoring, Straight Up, a romantic comedy that is being produced by Valparaiso Pictures. When not scoring for film, Logan enjoys writing for other mediums, like dance; his piece Into and Out Through, conceived in collaboration with five choreographers, recently completed two sold-out performances. He also produces for the synth-pop duo, LightHouse which was described by Flaunt Magazine as "a seemingly flawless combination of various synthetics that not only pleases the ears but causes listeners to get up and dance.” Additionally, Logan is a signed composer with Score a Score and Found Objects Music. He has written on various commercials for Google, Nexus, IBM, and Prudential. He has scored over 40 short films, two web series’, and a video game. He attended the University of Southern California where he majored in Music Composition and minored in Cinematic Arts. Logan has played the viola in symphony orchestras across the midwest and enjoys incorporating it in his scores. He is also trained in classical and jazz piano. He loves 35mm photography, funky socks, and rewatching episodes of the Twilight Zone. Logan resides in Los Angeles, California.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Wichita, Kansas, USA
- Composer
- 14 on Motif · 20 credits in all
What are Logan Nelson's films like?
Across their 11 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous3
- Cyclical1
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 Logan Nelson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Logan Nelson's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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
20 credits, 14 with a Motif page.
Crows Are White (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
Trango(2025)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
Stationed at Home(2025)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Chef's Table: Noodles(2024)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
The Last Republican(2024)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Playing to Survive: Von Cramm vs. Hitler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Family(2024)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Nothing Lasts Forever(2022)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Sanctity of Space(2021)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Headlock (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
See You Soon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
Straight Up(2019)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Ashes to Ashes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)
David (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Chef's Table(2015)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 2015 to 2026.
How do Logan Nelson's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of the 8 of 9 with a score; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Loved with Detractors2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the sound and music 71/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
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 Midcredits 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 Logan Nelson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Logan Nelson's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nanette Burstein shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Nanette BursteinShared titles: Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff (2026), Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Nanette Burstein
Cinematographers
- David BolenShared titles: Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari (2025), Chef's Table: Noodles (2024)See all 2 shared titles with David Bolen
Producers
- Dani SloaneShared titles: Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari (2025), Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Dani Sloane
- Jason KohnShared titles: The Last Republican (2024), Nothing Lasts Forever (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Kohn
