Brian Tyler

Brian Tyler is a composer of over 50 films and was recently nominated for "Film Composer of the Year" by the International Film Music Critics Association. He composed and conducted the scores for "Eagle Eye“ for producer Steven Spielberg, the box office hit “Fast and Furious” for director Justin Lin, "Law Abiding Citizen" starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler, "Rambo,” and the thriller “Constantine" for director Francis Lawrence starring Keanu Reeves and Rachel Weisz. Tyler began composing music at an early age, and by his teens he was performing his own concert pieces around the United States and Russia. During that time he became a studio drummer, pianist and guitarist in Los Angeles. He began scoring features shortly after received his bachelor's degree from UCLA and his master's degree from Harvard University. Tyler’s score for Bill Paxton’s “Frailty” won him a World Soundtrack Award in 2002 and he was awarded Cinemusic's designation as Best New Film Composer of the Year. The following year he received an Emmy nomination for his score for “The Last Call” and has since won 5 ASCAP Film Music Awards. After composing the score for ”The Hunted” for Academy Award®-winning director William Friedkin, Tyler found himself on the cover of Film Score Monthly Magazine dubbed as "The Future of Film Scoring." He then composed the score for Disney's “The Greatest Game Ever Played” starring Shia LaBeouf and later received ASCAP Film Awards for "Eagle Eye," “Fast and Furious,” “Law Abiding Citizen,” “The Final Destination,” and “Constantine.” His score for "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" hit #1 on the iTunes soundtrack sales charts while his soundtrack for “Children of Dune” was the #4 best selling album on Amazon.com during March of 2003. Other credits include 20th Century Fox’s science-fiction film "Alien vs Predator: Requiem", "The Final Destination," “Timeline" directed by Richard Donner, the quirky guitar driven score for "Bubba Ho-tep," and “Star Trek: Enterprise." His music has been used in a multitude of film trailers including "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," "The Departed," and "The Chronicles of Narnia." He also scored the upcoming science fiction war epic “Battle Los Angeles” for Sony Pictures.

representation: The Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency.

written by Chasen and Associates, May 2007