Emmy award winner Nami Melumad is an Los Angeles–based composer whose credits span blockbuster films, television series, animation, documentary, and video games. Her work includes Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder (co scored with Michael Giacchino), Pixar’s Dream Productions, Paramount’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and Netflix’s thriller Absentia, as well as Netflix’s dark comedy The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, the VR title Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, Disney’s Far From the Tree, HBO Max’s An American Pickle, and the Academy Award–winning documentary Colette. Her body of work encompasses over 150 scored projects across mediums and genres.
Nami made history as the first woman to score an episode of the Star Trek franchise, beginning with Short Treks: Q&A, a milestone that propelled her to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and cemented her reputation for narrative depth and inventiveness. Her honors include the Society of Composers & Lyricists’ David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent (2023), multiple BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, and IFMCA wins and nominations, and an Emmy for Dream Productions.
Known for bold thematic writing and deeply character driven storytelling, Nami’s music blends sweeping orchestral scale with inventive textures and emotional nuance, creating distinctive sonic identities that shape narrative and dramatic momentum. Her work has been performed by the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Haifa Symphony Orchestra and more, and she has recorded at legendary scoring stages including Abbey Road Studios, the Fox Newman Scoring Stage, and the Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage, to name a few.
Nami is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Television Academy, serves on the boards of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers: ASMAC, and The Alliance for Women Composers, and initiated the mentorship programs at both organizations, reflecting her leadership and dedication to fostering the next generation of composers.