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name: "Samuel Scott"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/samuel-scott"
fi1m_id: "samuel-scott"
tmdb_id: 1671689
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:56:40.804646+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Samuel Scott

## Identity

Samuel Scott

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/samuel-scott
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** samuel-scott
- **TMDB ID:** 1671689
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1671689

Composer.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1671689

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Hunt for the Wilderpeople*](https://film.one/film/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople.md) (82)

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## Biography

Samuel Scott is a New Zealand composer, singer and guitarist. He is a founding member of the indie-rock band The Phoenix Foundation and works as one third of the composing collective Moniker alongside bandmates Lukasz Buda and Conrad Wedde.

Scott began scoring for screen in 2005 with the television series *Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby*. He has composed for numerous films and series, often in collaboration with director Taika Waititi. His credits include the scores for *Boy* (2010) and *Hunt for the Wilderpeople* (2016), the latter as part of Moniker. He has also worked on *Cleverman* (2017), *Wellington Paranormal* and other television productions.

Moniker’s score for *Boy* won Best Score at the 2010 New Zealand Film and Television Awards. The group has received further nominations and awards for its film and television work.

*Sources: imdb.com, monikermusic.net, nzonscreen.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hunt for the Wilderpeople* (2016), Fi1m 82, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople.md)

## Complete filmography (5)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Beyond the Known World* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Cleverman* (2016), series, Music Supervisor
- *Hunt for the Wilderpeople* (2016), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople.md)
- *Boy* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Separation City* (2009), Music

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