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Yoann Lemoine

Yoann Lemoine, known professionally as Woodkid, is a French music video director, graphic designer, and composer who has built a dual career as both visual auteur and recording artist.

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Production company & representation
Primo
Production company · LATAM, EU · verified Jul 2026
Iconoclast
Production company · US, FR, DE · verified Jul 2026
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Recent press & creds
BAFTA Games Award nomination for Music (Death Stranding 2: On the Beach)
BAFTA Games Awards · 2026 · award
Four Cannes Lions for AIDES "Graffiti" campaign (Gold: Best Banner, Best Viral Film; Bronze: Best Film, Best Soundtrack)
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity · 2010 · award
The Game Awards nomination for Best Score and Music (Death Stranding 2: On the Beach)
The Game Awards · 2025 · award
Selected clients
Assassin's CreedKojima ProductionsLana Del ReyLouis VuittonNetflixRihannaUbisoftVacheron ConstantinBBCDior Homme

Bio & background

Yoann Lemoine, known professionally as Woodkid, is a French music video director, graphic designer, and composer who has built a dual career as both visual auteur and recording artist. He directed high-profile music videos for Katy Perry ("Teenage Dream"), Taylor Swift ("Back to December"), Lana Del Rey ("Born to Die," "Blue Jeans"), Drake and Rihanna ("Take Care"), Harry Styles ("Sign of the Times"), and FKA twigs. His 2010 HIV/AIDS awareness campaign "Graffiti" for AIDES won four Cannes Lions and accumulated over 10 million YouTube views. Lemoine has earned three Grammy nominations for Best Music Video and won the UK Music Video Award for Best Pop Video – International. His commercial work includes campaigns for Dom Pérignon and Samsung, ongoing creative partnerships with Louis Vuitton composing soundtracks for approximately ten fashion shows since 2017, and a multi-year collaboration with Vacheron Constantin composing original works for the watchmaker's brand events. He composed original music for the Paris 2024 Olympic handover ceremony, scored the video game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (earning BAFTA and Game Awards nominations), contributed songs to Netflix's Arcane, and collaborated with Ubisoft on multiple Assassin's Creed titles. His work is characterized by cinematic orchestral arrangements, mythology-driven visual storytelling, and multi-disciplinary creative direction spanning music, fashion, gaming, and film.

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Awards
  • BAFTA Games Award nomination for Music (Death Stranding 2: On the Beach)
    BAFTA Games Awards · 2026
  • Four Cannes Lions for AIDES "Graffiti" campaign (Gold: Best Banner, Best Viral Film; Bronze: Best Film, Best Soundtrack)
    Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity · 2010
  • The Game Awards nomination for Best Score and Music (Death Stranding 2: On the Beach)
The Game Awards · 2025
  • Grammy nomination for Best Music Video ("Goliath")
    Grammy Awards · 2021
  • Won Best Original Music for Desierto
    Havana Film Festival · 2016
  • Grammy nomination for Best Music Video ("The Golden Age")
    Grammy Awards · 2015
  • Won Révélation Scène
    Victoires de la Musique · 2014
  • Grammy nomination for Best Music Video ("Run Boy Run")
    Grammy Awards · 2013
  • Won Best Visual Effects and Best Pop Video – International for "Born to Die" (Lana Del Rey)
    UK Music Video Awards · 2012
  • Won Prix du Meilleur Clip for "Run Boy Run"
    Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur · 2012
  • Won Director of the Year for "Iron"
    MVPA Awards · 2012
  • Won Prix du Meilleur Clip for "Iron"
    Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur · 2011
  • Won Best Music Supervision in a Video Game for Death Stranding 2
    Guild of Music Supervisors Award
  • Won Best Main Theme for Death Stranding 2
    Game Audio Network Guild Award
  • Press
    • Interview: "I'm only 30, which is pretty young for an artist"
      The-Talks.com · 2014
    • Coachella performance named one of "50 Best Things We Saw at Coachella 2014"
      NME · 2014
    • Album The Golden Age praised as "filmic," "a grand alchemy" of dramatic orchestral pop
      The Guardian · 2013
    • "Graffiti" campaign named one of "30 Freakiest Ads of 2010"
      Adweek · 2010