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Elliott Wheeler is a film composer, music producer, and the founder of Turning Studios. Immersed in both classical and contemporary, Wheeler has the unique ability to bring disparate talents, personalities, eras, and idioms into unison with an overall vision. He has been crossing musical boundaries for over a decade, from his work in 2011 on the Ship Song Project for the Sydney Opera House and the subsequent 2023 50th birthday celebration with Tim Minchin, to his various collaborations in film and TV with the likes of Jay-Z, Bryan Ferry, Florence Welch, Rahiem of the Furious Five, Sia, Dianne Warren, Emile Haynie, Mike Dean, Emily Warren, Duncan Sheik, members of the Dap-Kings, and so many more. 

Wheeler is best known for his expansive work with legendary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, which has spanned a wide range of iconic American stories and the many musical genres that defined them. This collaboration with Luhrmann began on the era-defying film The Great Gatsby, where his talents as an arranger and producer helped form a stylish and elegant melding of Jazz, Pop, and Hip-Hop. Wheeler’s time as Executive Music Producer and Composer on the beloved Netflix sensation The Get Down saw him working with an array of music legends in Hip-Hop and beyond, from Nas and Grandmaster Flash to Christina Aguilera and Nile Rogers. The latter two joined forces for 2016’s No. 1 Billboard Dance Club hit “Telepathy” produced by Wheeler and Luhrmann. 

His scores capture a diverse landscape of sounds, from the frenetic energy of 1970s New York and the emergence of Hip-Hop and Disco in The Get Down to the heartwarming feeling of first love in 2018’s indie romance Every Day (directed by Michael Sucsy), or the 80’s infused heartbreak of In Our Blood. At the core of his compositions is a tremendous focus on storytelling and a disciplined attention to detail. Nowhere is this more clear than in Wheeler’s recent role as Composer and Executive Music Producer for the Grammy nominated biopic of Elvis Presley, directed by Baz Luhrmann.

  • Elvis (2022) poster

    Executive Music Producer & Composer

    Elvis [2022]

  • Every Day (2018) poster

    Composer

    Every Day [2018]

  • The Get Down Part 2 poster

    Executive Music Producer & Composer

    The Get Down (Part 2) [2017]

  • The Get Down Part 1 poster

    Executive Music Producer & Composer

    The Get Down (Part 1) [2016]

  • The Great Gatsby (2013) poster

    Additional Music Producer & Arranger

    The Great Gatsby [2013]

  • The Great Gatsby Jazz Recordings album artwork

    Executive Music Producer

    The Great Gatsby: Jazz Recordings [Album, 2013]

  • The Long Time album artwork

    Artist, Producer, & Writer

    The Long Time [Album, 2013]

  • Restraint (2008) Soundtrack album artwork

    Composer

    Restraint [2008]