Carsten Nicolai (* 18 September 1965 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, now Chemnitz) is a German artist, musician and label owner.

As a member (and co-founder) of the Raster-Noton label he was responsible for the acclaimed CD series 20 to 2000 that went on to win the Golden Nica prize at Prix Ars Electronica, 2000.

Nicolai co-scored the music for Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant, along with Ryuichi Sakamoto.

The score was nominated for a Golden Globe, BAFTA, Grammy and Critics' Choice Movie Awards.

[6] In 2018 he created the sound design for Iñárritu’s groundbreaking VR project "Carne y Arena" Flesh and Sand.