Brian Theodore Tyler (born May 8, 1972) is an American composer, conductor, arranger and producer known for his film, television and video game scores. In his 24-year career, he has scored Transformers: Prime, Eagle Eye, The Expendables trilogy, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron with Danny Elfman, Now You See Me, and Crazy Rich Asians, among others. He also re-arranged the current fanfare of the Universal Pictures logo, originally composed by Jerry Goldsmith, for Universal Pictures' 100th anniversary, which debuted with The Lorax (2012). He composed the 2013–2016 Marvel Studios logo, which debuted with Thor: The Dark World (2013), which he also composed the film's score. He composed the NFL Sunday Countdown Theme for ESPN and the Formula One theme (also used in Formula 2 and Formula 3). He scored seven installments of the Fast & Furious franchise,[2] and the soundtrack for the Paramount TV series Yellowstone. For his work as a film composer, he won the IFMCA Awards 2014 Composer of the Year.
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Born | Brian Theodore Tyler (1972-05-08) May 8, 1972 (age 50)[1] |
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Years active | 1997–present |
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Also known as | Madsonik |
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Website | briantyler |
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His composition for the film Last Call earned him the first of three Emmy nominations, a gold record, and induction 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, putting him in the top 10 highest-grossing film composers of all time.[4]
Tyler was born and raised in Orange County, California. His grandfather was 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 dozens of musical instruments, including drums, piano, guitar, bass, cello, world percussion, synthesizer, charango and bouzouki.[7]
Tyler began scoring features shortly after graduating from Harvard. Robert Kraft, who was impressed with Tyler's music, encouraged him to pursue a career in film scoring. Tyler's first film score was for the independent film Bartender (1997), directed by Gabe Torres. The following year, he and Red Elvises composed the score for Six-String Samurai (1998).[8]
Tyler's breakthrough came in the early 2000s, 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] Director William Friedkin, impressed with Tyler's work on Frailty, engaged him to compose for The Hunted (2003), which earned Tyler a World Soundtrack Award in 2002 for Best New Film Composer of the Year. Starting in 2003, Tyler began working on big-budget films, including Timeline (2003), Godsend (2004), The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005), and Constantine (2005).[9] His score for The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) hit No. 1 on the iTunes soundtrack sales charts, and 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).[10] 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).[11]
In 2007, he was hired to compose for Partition (2007), where he integrated Indian and Middle Eastern music with orchestral writing. He conducted the orchestral portion of the score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony in Los Angeles.[12]
On September 5, 2011, Tyler announced that he was in talks to score the 2011 remake of Highlander, and pilot episodes for the animated series Transformers: Prime.[13] He scored four episodes of the latter.
In 2012, Tyler scored a new version of the fanfare of the Universal Pictures logo, originally composed by Jerry Goldsmith, in observance of the studio's 100th anniversary. The new score added a choir, a more majestic arranging style, and a closing drum cadence.[14] It made its debut alongside the logo with The Lorax on March 2, 2012.
In 2013, Tyler composed the fanfare of Marvel Studios, which made its debut alongside the logo with Thor: The Dark World, which he also composed the score of the film, on October 23, 2013, at the Odeon Leicester Square.
Tyler wrote and produced the song "Shell Shocked" with Kill the Noise, Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla Sign, Juicy J and Moxie, released in the summer of 2014 under his artist name Madsonik. It reached No. 2 on the iTunes hip-hop singles charts and has sold over 500,000 copies.
On October 12, 2016, Tyler was hired to score the 2017 action-adventure film XXX: Return of Xander Cage.[15] He has also contributed to the soundtrack by his stage name Madsonik, in a collaboration with Tom Morello and Kill The Noise entitled "Divebomb".[16]
On March 2, 2018, he announced on Twitter[17] that he had been hired to write a new theme for Formula One; it was released on March 23.[18] The theme was also used in both Formula 2 and Formula 3. In August 2018, a 27-track soundtrack composed by Tyler for the cable TV series Yellowstone was issued in CD format and as an MP3 download on Amazon.[19]
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1997 | Bartender | Gabe Torres | — |
1998 | Six-String Samurai | Lance Mungia | Composed with Red Elvises |
1999 | The Settlement | Mark Steilen | — |
The 4th Floor | Josh Klausner | — | |
Simon Sez | Kevin Alyn Elders | — | |
2000 | Panic | Henry Bromell | — |
Shadow Hours | Isaac H. Eaton | — | |
Four Dogs Playing Poker | Paul Rachman | — | |
Terror Tract | Lance W. Dreesen Clint Hutchison |
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2001 | Plan B | Greg Yaitanes | — |
Frailty | Bill Paxton | First collaboration with Bill Paxton Nominated- Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Score Nominated- IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film | |
2002 | Bubba Ho-tep | Don Coscarelli | — |
Vampires: Los Muertos | Tommy Lee Wallace | — | |
2003 | Darkness Falls | Jonathan Liebesman | First collaboration with Jonathan Liebesman |
The Hunted | William Friedkin | First collaboration with William Friedkin | |
The Big Empty | Steve Anderson | — | |
Timeline | Richard Donner | Replaced Jerry Goldsmith | |
2004 | The Final Cut | Omar Naim | Nominated- IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film |
Godsend | Nick Hamm | — | |
Perfect Opposites | Matt Cooper | — | |
Paparazzi | Paul Abascal | — | |
2005 | Constantine | Francis Lawrence | Composed with Klaus Badelt Nominated- IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film |
The Greatest Game Ever Played | Bill Paxton | Second collaboration with Bill Paxton | |
2006 | Annapolis | Justin Lin | First collaboration with Justin Lin |
Bug | William Friedkin | Second collaboration with William Friedkin | |
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift |
Justin Lin | Second collaboration with Justin Lin | |
2007 | Finishing the Game | Third collaboration with Justin Lin | |
Partition | Vic Sarin | — | |
War | Philip Atwell | — | |
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | The Brothers Strause | Original Alien themes by James Horner, Elliot Goldenthal & John Frizzell and original Predator themes by Alan Silvestri | |
2008 | Rambo | Sylvester Stallone | Original Rambo themes by Jerry Goldsmith |
Bangkok Dangerous | Pang Brothers | — | |
Eagle Eye | D. J. Caruso | First Collaboration with D. J. Caruso | |
The Lazarus Project | John Patrick Glenn | — | |
2009 | The Killing Room | Jonathan Liebesman | Third collaboration with Jonathan Liebesman Nominated- IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film |
Dragonball Evolution | James Wong | — | |
Fast & Furious | Justin Lin | Fourth collaboration with Justin Lin | |
The Final Destination | David R. Ellis | Original Final Destination themes by Shirley Walker | |
Middle Men | George Gallo | — | |
Law Abiding Citizen | F. Gary Gray | First collaboration with F. Gary Gray | |
2010 | The Expendables | Sylvester Stallone | BMI Film Music Award |
2011 | Battle: Los Angeles | Jonathan Liebesman | |
Fast Five | Justin Lin | ||
Final Destination 5 | Steven Quale | — | |
2012 | John Dies at the End | Don Coscarelli | — |
Columbus Circle | George Gallo | — | |
Brake | Gabe Torres | — | |
The Expendables 2 | Simon West | BMI Film Music Award | |
2013 | Iron Man 3 | Shane Black | BMI Film Music Award Nominated- Saturn Award for Best Music Nominated- IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film |
Standing Up | D. J. Caruso | Second Collaboration with D. J. Caruso | |
Now You See Me | Louis Leterrier | Nominated- Saturn Award for Best Music | |
Thor: The Dark World | Alan Taylor | Themes by Patrick Doyle | |
2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Jonathan Liebesman | — |
Into the Storm | Steven Quale | — | |
The Expendables 3 | Patrick Hughes | — | |
2015 | Furious 7 | James Wan | — |
Avengers: Age of Ultron | Joss Whedon | Composed with Danny Elfman Themes by Alan Silvestri BMI Film Music Award Nominated- Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi Film | |
The Disappointments Room | D. J. Caruso | Third Collaboration with D. J. Caruso | |
Truth | James Vanderbilt | — | |
2016 | Criminal | Ariel Vromen | Composed with Keith Power |
Now You See Me 2 | Jon M. Chu | — | |
2017 | XXX: Return of Xander Cage | D. J. Caruso | Fourth Collaboration with D. J. Caruso and Composed with Robert Lydecker |
Power Rangers | Dean Israelite | — | |
The Fate of the Furious | F. Gary Gray | — | |
The Mummy | Alex Kurtzman | — | |
2018 | Crazy Rich Asians | Jon M. Chu | Nominated- IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film |
2019 | Escape Room | Adam Robitel | Composed with John Carey |
What Men Want | Adam Shankman | — | |
Five Feet Apart | Justin Baldoni | Composed with Breton Vivian | |
Liberation | Danial Hajibarat | — | |
Ready or Not | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett |
First Collaboration with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett | |
Rambo: Last Blood | Adrian Grunberg | Original Rambo themes by Jerry Goldsmith | |
Charlie's Angels | Elizabeth Banks | — | |
2020 | Clouds | Justin Baldoni | — |
2021 | Those Who Wish Me Dead | Taylor Sheridan | — |
F9 | Justin Lin | Sixth Collaboration with Justin Lin | |
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions | Adam Robitel | Composed with John Carey | |
2022 | Scream | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett |
Second Collaboration with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett Original Scream themes by Marco Beltrami |
Redeeming Love | D. J. Caruso | Fifth Collaboration with D. J. Caruso and Composed with Breton Vivian | |
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Akiva Schaffer | — | |
2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Aaron Horvath Michael Jelenic | First score for an animated theatrical film; Additional implementations of the original Super Mario musical themes provided by Koji Kondo |
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2001 | Offside | Leanna Creel | |
2003 | Last Stand | Gabe Torres | |
2005 | Clair obscur | Benjamin Lemaire | |
2011 | Tattoo | Bill Paxton | Third and final collaboration with Bill Paxton |
2014 | All Hail the King | Drew Pearce | Composed with Mike Post |
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1998 | Final Justice | Tommy Lee Wallace | — |
1999 | Sirens | John Sacret Young | — |
2000 | Trapped in a Purple Haze | Eric Laneuville | — |
2001 | Jane Doe | Kevin Alyn Elders | — |
2002 | Last Call | Henry Bromell | Nominated- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series |
2003 | Thoughtcrimes | Breck Eisner | — |
2005 | Painkiller Jane | Sanford Bookstaver | — |
2013 | Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising | Vinton Heuck Scooter Tidwell Todd Waterman |
First score for an animated film |
2014 | Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe | — | Television special |
2015 | Edge | Shane Black | Television pilot |
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 |
2010–13 | Transformers: Prime | 66 episodes
Nominated- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition |
2011 | Terra Nova | 13 episodes |
2013–17 | Sleepy Hollow | 36 episodes
Nominated- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music |
2014–18 | Scorpion | 66 episodes |
2018 | Yellowstone | 19 episodes |
2019 | Swamp Thing | 10 episodes |
2021–22 | 1883 | 10 episodes |
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March 2018 – Present | Formula One, Formula 2, Formula 3 | Official theme tune for Formula One (also used in Formula 2 and Formula 3) |
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2010 | Lego Universe | |
2011 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | |
Need for Speed: The Run | ||
2012 | Far Cry 3 | Nominated- BAFTA Games Award for Best Audio Achievement |
2013 | Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel | |
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Nominated- BAFTA Games Award for Best Original Music | |
2019 | Lost Ark | Composed track "Bon Voyage"; Main score composed by Yong Kim |
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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 | — | Nominated | [20] |
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 | — | Nominated | [21] |
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 | [22] |
Saturn Award for Best Music | Now You See Me | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Sleepy Hollow | Nominated | [23] | |
2022 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) | 1883: 1883 | Nominated |
The original music is called "War Begins", from the Children of Dune miniseries score by film composer Brian Tyler.
Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a TV Show/Limited Series | |
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