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Bryce Dessner

Sound

Born April 23, 1976 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Also known as The National

IMDb

Biography

Bryce David Dessner is an American composer and guitarist best known for The Revenant (2015), The Two Popes (2019), Cyrano (2021) and C’mon C’mon (2021). He’s also a member of the indie rock band The National with his twin brother Aaron Dessner.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2026 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Original Song · nominated

Filmography28 titles

Love Story

2026Original Music Composer

The Two Popes

2019Original Music Composer

The Revenant

2015Additional Music

Sing Sing

2023Original Music Composer

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2013Songs

Train Dreams

2025Musician, Orchestrator, Original Music Composer, Songs

We Live in Time

2024Original Music Composer

C'mon C'mon

2021Original Music Composer

Mistaken for Strangers

2013as Self

The Accountant 2

2025Original Music Composer

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

2017Original Music Composer

A Good Person

2023Original Music Composer

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Musical Guest

Manhunt

2024Original Music Composer

Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

2022Original Music Composer

The Professor

2018Original Music Composer

In Waves and War

2024Music Producer

Widow Clicquot

2023Original Music Composer

Cyrano

2021Executive Producer, Music, Original Music Composer, Songs

She Came to Me

2023Original Music Composer

The Kitchen

2019Original Music Composer

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self

Irresistible

2020Original Music Composer

Jockey

2021Original Music Composer

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self

Transpecos

2016Original Music Composer

Amadeus

2025Music, Original Music Composer

Dandelion

2024Executive Producer, Original Music Composer