Brian Tyler
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Born | (1972-05-08) May 8, 1972 [1] Orange County, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1997–present |
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Also known as | Madsonik |
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Website | briantyler.com |
Brian Tyler (born May 8, 1972) is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, conductor, arranger, DJ and producer. Tyler scored Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron with Danny Elfman, Now You See Me, Patriots Day, and Crazy Rich Asians, among others. He also composed the current fanfare of the Universal Pictures logo (adapted from Jerry Goldsmith's), the updated Marvel Studios logo, which debuted with Thor: The Dark World (2013), as well as the NFL Theme for ESPN, and five installments of The Fast and the Furious franchise.[2] In 2018 Tyler also composed the main theme music for Formula One. He is also the composer of the Paramount Network's television series Yellowstone.
For his work as a film composer, he has won the IFMCA Awards 2014 Composer of the Year.
His composition for the film Last Call earned him the first of three Emmy nominations, a gold record, and was inducted into the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[3] As of November 2017, his films have grossed $12 billion worldwide which puts him in to the top 10 highest-grossing film composers of all time in the category of worldwide box office.[4] Tyler has scored 3 of the top 10 films of all time in global box office.
Contents
1 Life and career
2 Discography
2.1 Film
2.2 Television
2.2.1 Television film
2.2.2 Television series
2.3 Video games
3 Awards and nominations
4 References
5 External links
Life and career
Tyler was born and raised in Orange County, California. His grandfather was Academy Award-winning art director Walter H. Tyler. One of his first major influences was his pianist grandmother.[5] He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master's from Harvard University.[6] Growing up, he taught himself to play at least 30 different types of musical instruments, including drums, piano, guitar, bass, cello, world percussion, synthesizer, charango and bouzouki.[7] Tyler is an atheist.[8]
Tyler began scoring features shortly after graduating from Harvard. Robert Kraft, who was impressed by Tyler's music, encouraged him to pursue a career in film scoring. He began his career by composing the film score for the independent film Bartender (1997), directed by Gabe Torres. The following year, he and Red Elvises composed the film score for Six-String Samurai (1998).[9]
Tyler's breakthrough came in 1995, after composing for Frailty (2001). His work on Last Call (2002) earned him an induction into the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[3]William Friedkin, after being impressed by his work on Frailty, called Tyler in to begin composing for The Hunted (2003), which went on to earn Tyler a World Soundtrack Award in 2002 for Best New Film Composer of the Year. Starting in 2003, he began working on big-budget films, including Timeline (2003), Godsend (2004), The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005), and Constantine (2005).[10] His score for The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) hit No. 1 on the iTunes soundtrack sales charts, while his soundtrack for Children of Dune reached No. 4 on the Amazon.com album charts.[citation needed]. His cues for Children of Dune were used in multiple other theatrical film trailers, including Master and Commander (2003), Sahara (2005), Cinderella Man (2005), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), and Star Trek (2009).[11] The track "Summon the Worms" was used as a leader for the Dutch show Peking Express, and in the first leaked promotional reel for The Golden Compass (2007).[12]
In 2007, he was hired to compose for Partition (2007), where he had to integrate Indian and Middle Eastern music with orchestral writing. He conducted the orchestral portion of the score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony in Los Angeles.[13]
On September 5, 2011, Tyler announced that he was currently in talks for scoring the 2011 remake of Highlander, as well as pilot episodes for the animated series Transformers: Prime.[14] He went on to score four episodes of the series.
In 2012, Tyler also scored a new version of the fanfare of the Universal Pictures logo, originally composed by Jerry Goldsmith, coinciding with the celebration of the studio's 100th anniversary. The new score added elements such as a choir, a bigger emphasis on the movement of the music underneath and a drum cadence at the end.[15]
In addition to working as a composer, Tyler also wrote and produced the song "Shell Shocked" with Kill the Noise, Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla Sign, Juicy J and Moxie that was released in the summer of 2014 under his artist name Madsonik. The track went on to peak at No. 2 on the iTunes hip-hop singles charts and has sold over 500,000 copies.
On October 12, 2016, he was hired to write and compose the musical score for the 2017 action-adventure film xXx: Return of Xander Cage.[16] He has also contributed to the soundtrack by his stage name Madsonik in a collaboration with Tom Morello and Kill The Noise entitled "Divebomb".[17]
On March 2, 2018, he announced on Twitter[18] that he had been hired by Formula One to write a brand new theme that was released on March 23.[19] In August 2018, a 27-track soundtrack composed by Tyler for the cable TV series Yellowstone was issued on August 17, 2018 in CD format and for mp3 download on Amazon.[20]
Discography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
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1997 | Bartender | Gabe Torres | Java Films | N/A |
1998 | Six-String Samurai | Lance Mungia | Palm Pictures | Composed with Red Elvises |
1999 | The Settlement | Mark Steilen | CineTel Films | N/A |
The 4th Floor | Josh Klausner | Millennium Films | N/A | |
Simon Sez | Kevin Alyn Elders | TriStar Pictures | N/A | |
2000 | Panic | Henry Bromell | Artisan Entertainment | N/A |
Shadow Hours | Isaac H. Eaton | Newmark Films Inc. | N/A | |
Four Dogs Playing Poker | Paul Rachman | N/A | N/A | |
Terror Tract | Lance W. Dreesen Clint Hutchison | Tomorrow Film Corporation | N/A | |
2001 | Plan B | Greg Yaitanes | Half Moon Entertainment | N/A |
Frailty | Bill Paxton | Lions Gate Films | N/A | |
Offside | Leanna Creel | Passion Films | Short film | |
2002 | Bubba Ho-tep | Don Coscarelli | Vitagraph Films | N/A |
Vampires: Los Muertos | Tommy Lee Wallace | Destination Films | N/A | |
2003 | Darkness Falls | Jonathan Liebesman | Columbia Pictures | N/A |
The Hunted | William Friedkin | Paramount Pictures | N/A | |
Last Stand | Gabe Torres | N/A | Short film | |
The Big Empty | Steve Anderson | Artisan Entertainment | N/A | |
Timeline | Richard Donner | Paramount Pictures | Replaced Jerry Goldsmith | |
2004 | Perfect Opposites | Matt Cooper | N/A | N/A |
The Final Cut | Omar Naim | Lions Gate Films | N/A | |
Godsend | Nick Hamm | N/A | ||
Paparazzi | Paul Abascal | 20th Century Fox | N/A | |
2005 | Clair obscur | Benjamin Charles-Lemaire | N/A | Short film |
Constantine | Francis Lawrence | Warner Bros. Pictures | Composed with Klaus Badelt | |
The Greatest Game Ever Played | Bill Paxton | Walt Disney Pictures | N/A | |
2006 | Annapolis | Justin Lin | Touchstone Pictures | N/A |
Bug | William Friedkin | Lionsgate | N/A | |
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Justin Lin | Universal Pictures | N/A | |
2007 | Finishing the Game | Justin Lin | IFC Films | N/A |
Partition | Vic Sarin | N/A | N/A | |
War | Philip Atwell | Lionsgate | Known as Rogue Assassin in other territories | |
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | The Brothers Strause | 20th Century Fox | N/A | |
2008 | Rambo | Sylvester Stallone | Lionsgate The Weinstein Company | N/A |
Bangkok Dangerous | Pang Brothers | Lionsgate | N/A | |
Eagle Eye | D. J. Caruso | DreamWorks Pictures | N/A | |
The Lazarus Project | John Patrick Glenn | Sony Pictures | N/A | |
2009 | The Killing Room | Jonathan Liebesman | ContentFilm | N/A |
Dragonball Evolution | James Wong | 20th Century Fox | N/A | |
Fast & Furious | Justin Lin | Universal Pictures | N/A | |
Middle Men | George Gallo | Paramount Vantage | N/A | |
The Final Destination | David R. Ellis | New Line Cinema | N/A | |
Law Abiding Citizen | F. Gary Gray | Overture Films | N/A | |
2010 | The Expendables | Sylvester Stallone | Lionsgate | N/A |
Skyline | The Brothers Strause | Rogue, Relativity Media, Hydraulx Entertainment, Transmission, Rat Entertainment | Executive producer only | |
2011 | Battle: Los Angeles | Jonathan Liebesman | Columbia Pictures | N/A |
Tattoo | Bill Paxton | N/A | Short film | |
Fast Five | Justin Lin | Universal Pictures | N/A | |
Final Destination 5 | Steven Quale | Warner Bros. Pictures New Line Cinema | N/A | |
2012 | John Dies at the End | Don Coscarelli | Magnet Releasing | N/A |
Columbus Circle | George Gallo | Lightning Entertainment | N/A | |
Brake | Gabe Torres | IFC Films | N/A | |
The Expendables 2 | Simon West | Lionsgate | N/A | |
2013 | Iron Man 3 | Shane Black | Marvel Studios | Nominated for:
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Now You See Me | Louis Leterrier | Summit Entertainment Lionsgate | ||
Standing Up | D. J. Caruso | Seven Star Pictures | N/A | |
Thor: The Dark World | Alan Taylor | Marvel Studios | N/A | |
2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Jonathan Liebesman | Paramount Pictures | N/A |
The Expendables 3 | Patrick Hughes | Lionsgate | N/A | |
Into the Storm | Steven Quale | Warner Bros. Pictures New Line Cinema | N/A | |
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King | Drew Pearce | Marvel Studios | Short film Caged Heat scenes composed by Mike Post | |
2015 | Furious 7 | James Wan | Universal Pictures | N/A |
Avengers: Age of Ultron | Joss Whedon | Marvel Studios | Composed with Danny Elfman | |
Truth | James Vanderbilt | Sony Pictures Classics | N/A | |
The Disappointments Room | D. J. Caruso | Relativity Media | N/A | |
2016 | Criminal | Ariel Vromen | Summit Entertainment Lionsgate | Composed with Keith Powers |
Now You See Me 2 | Jon M. Chu | N/A | ||
2017 | XXX: Return of Xander Cage | D. J. Caruso | Paramount Pictures | Composed with Robert Lydecker |
Power Rangers | Dean Israelite | Lionsgate | N/A | |
The Fate of the Furious | F. Gary Gray | Universal Pictures | N/A | |
The Mummy | Alex Kurtzman | Universal Pictures | N/A | |
2018 | The Amazing Saviour | Krishnakant | K STAR Digitals | Music Director |
The Unsung Hero | Kshitij | K Productions | Music Director | |
Crazy Rich Asians | Jon M. Chu | Warner Bros. Pictures | N/A | |
2019 | Escape Room | Adam Robitel | Sony Pictures Releasing | Composed with John Carey |
What Men Want | Adam Shankman | Paramount Pictures | N/A | |
Five Feet Apart | Justin Baldoni | CBS Films | Composed with Breton Vivian |
Television
Television film
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1998 | Final Justice | Tommy Lee Wallace | N/A |
1999 | Sirens | John Sacret Young | N/A |
2000 | Trapped in a Purple Haze | Eric Laneuville | N/A |
2001 | Jane Doe | Kevin Alyn Elders | N/A |
2002 | Last Call | Henry Bromell | N/A |
2003 | Thoughtcrimes | Breck Eisner | N/A |
2005 | Painkiller Jane | Sanford Bookstaver | N/A |
2014 | Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe | N/A | Television special |
Television series
Year | Title | Notes |
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1997 | Jenny | 17 episodes |
1998 | Living in Captivity | 8 episodes |
2000 | Level 9 | 13 episodes |
2001 | The Education of Max Bickford | 22 episodes |
2003 | Frank Herbert's Children of Dune | 3 episodes |
Star Trek: Enterprise | Episodes "Canamar" and "Regeneration" | |
2007 | Fear Itself | Episode: "The Sacrifice" |
2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | 84 episodes |
2010–2013 | Transformers: Prime | 66 episodes |
2011 | Terra Nova | 13 episodes |
2013–2017 | Sleepy Hollow | 36 episodes |
2014–2018 | Scorpion | 66 episodes |
2018 | Yellowstone | 9 episodes |
2019 | Teen Titans | TBA |
Video games
Year | Title | Developer(s) |
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2010 | Lego Universe | The Lego Group |
2011 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Infinity Ward Sledgehammer Games |
Need for Speed: The Run | EA Black Box | |
2012 | Far Cry 3 | Ubisoft Montreal |
2013 | Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel | Visceral Games EA Montreal |
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Ubisoft Montreal | |
2018 | Formula 1 2018 | Codemasters |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special | Last Call | Nominated | |
2003 | Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Score | Frailty | Won | |
2004 | International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film | The Final Cut | Nominated | |
2009 | International Film Music Critics Award for Film Composer of the Year | N/A | Nominated | [21] |
2009 | International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film | The Killing Room | Nominated | |
2010 | International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media | Lego Universe | Nominated | |
2011 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Transformers: Prime | Nominated | |
International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Nominated | ||
2013 | International Film Music Critics Award for Film Composer of the Year | N/A | Nominated | [22] |
International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Nominated | ||
International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Iron Man 3 | Nominated | ||
2014 | Saturn Award for Best Music | Iron Man 3 | Nominated | [23] |
Saturn Award for Best Music | Now You See Me | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Sleepy Hollow | Nominated | [24] |
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