In 2008 , Britell gained wide notice performing his own work " Forgotten Waltz No. 2 " in Natalie Portman 's directorial debut Eve . He collaborated again with Portman , writing music for the film New York , I Love You . In 2011 , Britell performed on piano with violin virtuoso Tim Fain in " Portals . " The multimedia project also featured performances by Craig Black , Julia Eichten and Haylee Nichele and featured music by Philip Glass and Nico Muhly , poetry by Leonard Cohen and choreography by Benjamin Millepied . Vogue Magazine called Britell among " ... the most talented young artists at work ... " As a film composer , Britell created the music for the movie '' Gim me the Loot '' directed by Adam Leon . The film would go on to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival . It won the Grand Jury Prize at the SXSW Film Festival in 2012 . The music for the film garnered special praise from New York Magazine and Variety . Britell 's film composing career continued in 2012 with the scoring of Michele Mitchell 's PBS documentary '' Haiti : Where Did the Money Go ? '' The film , which aired over 1,000 times in the United States on PBS stations and was screened at the Oakland Film Festival and the Bolder Life Film Festival in 2012 , is the winner of the 2013 National Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Documentary and winner of a 2012 CINE Golden Eagle Award and a CINE Special Jury Award for Best Investigative Documentary
2012 Cannes Film Festival
2012 Cannes Film Festival
Nicholas Britell