Aaron Dessner

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Aaron Dessner

Sound 50 April 23, 1976

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Aaron Brooking Dessner is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the indie rock band The National, with whom he has record…

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

7.4 2013 Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1 2015 TV Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8 2014 TV Show
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

6.9 1975 TV Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.3 2003 TV Show
The Professor

The Professor

6.8 2019 Movie
C'mon C'mon

C'mon C'mon

7.2 2021 Movie
Cyrano

Cyrano

6.3 2021 Movie
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

8.5 2020 Movie
Transpecos

Transpecos

5.6 2016 Movie
The Grammys

The Grammys

8.6 1959 TV Show
Live from the Artists Den

Live from the Artists Den

6.0 2009 TV Show

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Aaron Brooking Dessner is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the indie rock band The National, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums; a co-founder of the indie rock duo Big Red Machine, teaming with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon; and a collaborator on Taylor Swift's studio albums Folklore and Evermore, both of which contended for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2021 and 2022, respectively, with the former winning the accolade.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Gracie Abrams - Amazon Music Songline

    Movie Self

  2. 2026
    Switched On Pop

    TV show Self - Guest

  3. 2025
    FireAid Benefit Concert

    Movie Self

  4. 2024
    Dandelion

    Movie Executive Producer

  5. 2024
    The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival

    Movie

  6. 2024
    The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024

    Movie

  7. 2023
    Buke & Gase

    Movie Self

  8. 2023
    The National - Live at Bearsville Theater

    Movie

  9. 2022
    Really Good Rejects

    Movie

  10. 2021
    Jockey

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 2021
    Cyrano

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 2021
    C'mon C'mon

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 2021
    All of This Unreal Time

    Movie Music

  14. 2020
    Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

    Movie Self

  15. 2019
    The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon Theatre

    Movie Self

  16. 2019
    The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2019
    The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019

    Movie Self

  2. 2019
    Death is Elsewhere

    Movie

  3. 2019
    The Professor

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 2019
    I Am Easy to Find

    Movie Music

  5. 2017
    The National - Live at Elbphilharmonie 2017

    Movie Self

  6. 2017
    The National: Sounds from a Safe Harbour at Cork Opera House

    Movie Self

  7. 2017
    The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson

    Movie

  8. 2016
    Transpecos

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 2015
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    TV show Self

  10. 2014
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    TV show Self - Big Red Machine

  11. 2014
    The National - Live at Sydney Opera House

    Movie Self

  12. 2013
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    Movie Songs

  13. 2013
    Mistaken for Strangers

    Movie Self

  14. 2013
    A Lot of Sorrow

    Movie Self

  15. 2010
    The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

    Movie Self

  16. 2010
    Out of a Forest

    Movie Music

  17. 2009
    Live from the Artists Den

    TV show Self

  18. 2008
    A Skin, A Night

    Movie Self

  19. 2005
    The National - Live at El Castell Embruixat

    Movie

  20. 2003
    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    TV show Self - Musical Guest

  21. 1975
    Saturday Night Live

    TV show Self - Musical Guest

  22. 1959
    The Grammys

    TV show Self