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Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie (born September 17, 1969, New York City, NY)[1] is a composer and sound engineer based in Brussels, Belgium.[2]

Adam Wiltzie
Background information
Birth name	Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie
Born	(1969-09-17) September 17, 1969 (age 53) New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Neo-Classical, Drone
Occupation(s)	Musician, Composer, Sound Engineer
Instrument(s)	Piano, Guitar
Labels	Kranky, Erased Tapes, Ninja Tune
Website	www.artificialpinearchfailures.org

Early life

Wiltzie was born in New York City, NY. Originally a champion youth tennis player, a knee injury sustained when he was 16 ended his career.[3] Wiltzie then moved to Austin, Texas, where he lived for 10 years, before moving to Europe.[4]

Career

Wiltzie is best known for his work as a founder of seminal ambient classical projects Stars of the Lid,[5][6] The Dead Texan, Aix Em Klemm and A Winged Victory for the Sullen. He scored A Winged Victory for the Sullen's 2021 album "Invisible Cities", the score to the critically acclaimed theater production directed by Leo Warner.[7][8]

He has also recorded, played with, and worked as a live sound engineer for artists such as The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Labradford, Bedhead, The Bad Livers, Windsor for the Derby, Iron & Wine, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Hauschka and Sparklehorse.

He has written the original scores for several film and television productions including Salero, The Yellow Birds and Iris.[9] He also collaborated with Jóhann Jóhannsson on his scores for The Theory of Everything and Arrival, and wrote two of the main themes with Dustin O'Halloran in the 2016 Oscar-nominated film Lion.[10][11][12]

Discography

Solo

• Travels in Constants Vol. 24 (Temporary Residence Limited, 2015) [13]

Stars of the Lid (with Brian McBride)

Sleepingdog (with Chantal Acda)

• Naked in a Clean Bed (Muze, 2006)
• Polar Life (Gizeh, 2008)
• With Our Heads in the Clouds and Our Hearts in the Fields (Gizeh, 2011)

Aix Em Klemm (with Robert Donne)

• Aix Em Klemm (Kranky, 2000)

The Dead Texan (with Christina Vantzou)

• The Dead Texan (Kranky, 2004)

A Winged Victory for the Sullen (with Dustin O'Halloran)[14]

• A Winged Victory for the Sullen (Erased Tapes, 2011)
• Atomos VII [EP] (Kranky, 2014)
• Atomos (Erased Tapes, 2014)
• Iris (Erased Tapes, 2016)
• God's Own Country (2017)
• The Undivided Five (Ninja Tune, 2019)
• Invisible Cities (Artificial Pinearch Manufacturing, 2021)

Film Score Albums

• Salero (Erased Tapes, 2016)[15]
• American Woman (Artificial Pinearch Manufacturing, 2019)

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2016	Iris	Jalil Lespert
2017	The Yellow Birds	Alexandre Moors
2018	American Woman	Jake Scott
2022	H4Z4RD	Jonas Govaerts	[16]

Documentaries

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2009	The Passage	Alexander Douglas
2010	Submission	Stefan Jarl
2013	Godheten	Stefan Jarl (2)
2015	Salero	Mike Plunkett

Short Films

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2010	Want to See Something ?	Tomas Jonsgården
2018	Blight	Raphaël Crombez

Television

Year	Title	Production Company	Notes
2018	Forever	Amazon Studios	Season 1, Episode 8 - "Goodbye Forever"

References

External links

• Adam Wiltzie at IMDb

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