Julia Michels is a Grammy-winning Music Supervisor who has helped shape the sound of modern pop‑culture cinema, guiding the music for films that have become global cultural touchstones.
Most recently, Julia reprised her role as Music Supervisor for The Devil Wears Prada 2, continuing her work from the original iconic film The Devil Wears Prada, nearly 20 years later.
In 2016, she earned her first Grammy nomination for Pitch Perfect 2, followed by her first Grammy win in 2020 for A Star Is Born, where she collaborated closely with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper on the film’s soundtrack and original songs. She is also a two-time Hollywood Music in Media Award winner and a five-time Guild of Music Supervisors Award winner, with 16 GMS nominations overall.
As a Music Supervisor, Julia’s work extends beyond selecting and licensing music. She partners with artists to develop original songs and works directly with actors to bring on-screen performances to life, collaborating closely with A-list talent such as Lady Gaga, John Legend, Hugh Jackman, Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani, and Anna Kendrick.
Across her career, Julia’s films have generated more than $2 billion (USD) in worldwide box-office revenue, spanning some of the most successful and culturally influential films of the past two decades. Her notable credits include A Star Is Born, the Pitch Perfect trilogy, The Greatest Showman, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Sex and the City 1 & 2, Trolls, and August Rush, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song and a Grammy nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.
Her credits further include The Accountant 2, Back in Action, Jerry Seinfeld’s Unfrosted, Cocaine Bear, The Old Guard, The Blind Side, Bad Moms, and all four Diary of a Wimpy Kid films.
Coming up, Julia is music supervising The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, starring Mckenna Grace, Elle Fanning, Ralph Fiennes, and Kieran Culkin; and Children of Blood and Bone, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Idris Elba, Viola Davis, and Cynthia Erivo.
Renowned for her skill working closely with directors, actors, music artists and their teams, Julia has built long-standing creative partnerships with filmmakers including Elizabeth Banks, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Francis Lawrence, David Frankel, Rebel Wilson, and many more.
Julia began her career as Director of Soundtracks at Capitol Records before becoming Vice President of Music at Twentieth Century Fox. She later led soundtrack operations across the EMI Records family of labels and oversaw music for MGM Pictures before establishing herself as an independent Music Supervisor.
Beyond her film work, Julia is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a current Trustee of the Recording Academy. Her long‑standing leadership with the Recording Academy includes more than 12 years on both the national and local boards, where she also served as President of the Los Angeles Chapter. She further contributes her leadership on the advisory soundBoard for We Are Moving the Needle, an organization dedicated to empowering women, non‑binary, and trans music creators, and also serves on the advisory board for Girls Make Beats, a nonprofit working to expand female representation across music production, DJing, and audio engineering.
Sharing her experience with the next generation has always been a defining passion, reflecting her deep commitment to supporting and shaping the future of the music and entertainment industries.