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Music Director
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Washington, United States
Edit pageMateo Messina
Biography
Mateo Messina is an American composer perhaps best known for his soundtrack to the 2007 film Juno. The film won a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media.
Messina has scored over 50 feature films, short films, documentaries, and over 150 television episodes.
Messina’s diverse musical styles have been heard in film and on television alike. He provided a folksy, guitar-led score for Jason Reitman’s Juno, contributing to the soundtrack album’s Grammy win.
He lifted the spirits of the dramedy The Angriest Man in Brooklyn. He turned to funk-flavored music for the dark comedy Butter, and muzak versions of ’90s hits for Young Adult. Messina’s most recent work includes the action comedy Barely Lethal.
Messina regularly works on Reitman’s films; in addition to Juno and Young Adult, he contributed to Thank You For Smoking and Up in the Air, the R-rated comedy Life Happens, and the sports drama From the Rough.
Messina’s television work includes the comedy series Growing Up Fisher, the high-seas adventure Crossbones, the lawyer comedy Fairly Legal, the mini-series Harley and the Davidsons, and the series Perfect Couples.
Messina is currently working on season 3 of Jason Reitman’s comedy series Casual, as well as season 2 of the comedy, Superstore. He will also be coming back for a second season of the political comedy, Graves.
